Last night, the annual Take Back The Night march, demonstrating against sexual violence and raising awareness of the oft-neglected or trivialized issue, wound its way through Morningside Heights for the 22nd time. Bwog’s Mark Hay was on the streets following the march step by step throughout the night. Rolling out from the Barnard Gates at […]

Tipsters tell us there’s a free barbecue on the Schapiro patio (behind the security desk) from 5:30 to 7:30 for “Schapiro residents and friends.” Food hasn’t been specified, but is reportedly plentiful. Bwog bets that it will probably include hamburgers and hot dogs though. Activities will include jump rope, sidewalk chalk, and Skeeball. ’90s music […]

Last night curious students packed into Lerner Cinema to see Princeton professor and celebrity Cornel West talk on “how we can engage in activism that is characterized by faith, perseverance, courage and hope” in Haiti. Bwog’s Semi-Secretly Christian Organizations correspondent Derek Huang reports that students got more consideration of spirituality than of Port-au-Prince. In a […]

The B-School admissions office answers U.S. News’s questions, unintentionally letting the entire world know how to get in. (U.S. News) University researchers find a link between a healthy diet and a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease. (CBS News) More research finds a gene that causes the growth of “peach fuzz hair”. (Business Week) Local New […]

ESC Secretary Heidi Ahmed has just informed Bwog of the results of this year’s new engineering student council. Congratulations, friends! Class of 2011 President–Amanda Tan Vice President–Eric Hirani Class Representative–Alice Hu Class Representative–Albert Miller Class of 2012 President–Judy Kim Vice President–Mailing Wu Class Representative–Spencer Almen Class Representative–Nate Levick Class of 2013 President–Mary Byers Vice President–Shudipto […]

The IEEE and the Ferris Reel Film Society are co-hosting a screening of District 9 in Lerner cinema at 10 PM, preceded by free pizza, subs and free IEEE t-shirts, bags, electronics and more EE things at 9:15 PM in the piano lounge. The movie’s free if you’re an EE student. If not, you’ll have […]

The countdown is on.  Nothing will get done. Just get out there with insidenewyork. Last Bummer Summer (ha!) PARTY! Come bounce to Indie-Electronica group MKNG FRNDZ, trip on visual Art by Death Bear, and bask in the wit and talent of performing host Ojay Morgan. Open bar and kissing booth all night for the cost […]

Last night, President Lee Bollinger invited members of the various graduate schools to visit his palatial estate for an intimate chat on this, that, and just possibly everything. Bwog’s Conspicuously Young Bureau Chief Mark Hay was in attendance to check in on the heartbeat of the University. If you’ve made it this far into your […]

Night March starts at 8pm, Barnard gates. Speakout starts at 10pm, LeFrak Gym. We’ll see you at the march. Expect pictures later tonight!

Overheard on College Walk: Guy 1 to Guy 2: “These buildings were built in, like, 1403.” Photo via wikimedia

Last night a star-studded panel featuring PrezBo, David Ignatius, Salman Rushdie, Michael Schudson and Michael Doyle, convened in the Rotunda for a discussion titled “Free Speech in a Globalized World,” which focused on PrezBo’s lastest book, “Uninhibited, Robust and Wide-Open: A Free Press for a New Century.” Ridiculously-famous-academic-to-be Sam Schube gives us the low down […]

Foote’s Stand Columbia won a close three-way race with Issac Lara’s ReNew CU and Eugenio Suarez’s Naked Party. Stand Columbia received just over 47% of the vote in the first round of runoff voting, increasing to 52% in the second round. Foote told Bwog, “I’ve learned a lot, and seen sides of Columbia I’ve never […]