Bwog’s Francophone Correspondent Jon Edelman reports from last night’s Read-In/Speak-Out on Haiti at the Maison Française: As Associate Professor of French Madeleine Dobie stepped to the microphone to begin Friday evening’s “Read-In/Speak-Out on Haiti,” the room was primed for a selection of Haitian poetry or prose, or perhaps a discussion of Haitian history or culture. […]
Bwog’s Late Night Dining/Procrastinating Correspondent Carolyn Ruvkun asked the staff of JJ’s Place to compile “celebrity playlists.” As follows is what they returned with great excitement; Bwog proudly presents you with enough conversation starters to last you through the semester. Procrastinate on, friends. Willie Clear Touch, “Freestyle” Noel, “Silent Morning” Michael Jackson, “Beat it” Cynthia, […]
New York wants you to eat better. (NY Post) Women’s basketball defeats Yale! (Spec) Kyle Merber CC ’12 breaks Ivy League record. (CU Athletics) A tipster reports that fire alarms blared in Schapiro last night/this morning at approximately 3:14 a.m. Turns out that there was no fire, but only a flooded urinal.
Does that poster say ‘Free Fruit Fondue’? You bet it does. Get yours with the Hapa Club from 8-10 tonight in the Satow Room in Lerner. And remember to send it your free food tips, kids. There’s enough for everyone (usually).
Hillel sponsored a kosher cooking class two nights ago. Bwog’s Chief Culinary Correspondent Catie Lynch was there. The vegetarian aspect of Wednesday night’s three-course kosher dinner was largely economic, it was admitted. But rabbinical intern Dina Rosenberg said said she also wanted to be inclusive of everyone’s dietary needs. “Food blends the barriers of Judaism,” […]
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is promising free chips and salsa, as well some vague “dancing.” It starts at 4 p.m. in Brooks Parlor on the first floor of Brooks Barnard (building). Don’t double dip.
The Heyman Center continued its exceptional series of lectures on Thursday night with a presentation by Professor Steven Shapin of Harvard. Bwog’s Academic Exceptionalism Correspondent Dane Cook was there. Steven Shapin indulged an overflowing audience of (presumably) Ivory Tower affiliates at the Heyman Center last night with a presentation of his most recent work entitled, […]
During his senior year of high school, Dustin Martin (CC ’11) was out for a run when he had the idea to start creating t-shirts with a new logo he had designed. Unlike most of us, who probably would have just gotten back from the run and gone to band practice or whatever we were […]
Grant D’Avino sought to learn more about political image-making from Joshua King, former Director of Production for Presidential Events during the Clinton administration. Self-proclaimed political dinosaur Joshua King gave attendees of Wednesday night’s lecture a glimpse into the murky waters of modern political image-making. He endeavored to help deconstruct the images of politicians seen in […]
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