There was no ribbon-cutting and you won’t get any berets, but the Diana Center Café officially opens today, and people are trying their best not to accidentally make double entendres. The new cafeteria features a macaroni and cheese bar, a handful of different paninis, and a salad bar. It’s open from 11:30 to 3; students […]

Valentine’s Day is this Sunday, and we’re bringing back Bwog Personals just in time. For those of you who have friends that are less fortunate than others (or in some eyes, “luckier”) and are dreading a day of loneliness, don’t worry. We’ve got ’em covered. Bwog Personals allows eligible bachelors and bachelorettes a chance to […]

Coyotes were spotted on campus yesterday; local news channel seemed amused that we seem amused about it. (WABC-TV) Mayor Bloomberg receives over 8,000 letters a month, and every one gets a response. (NYPost) The G Train has talented conductors. (Gothamist) Your favorite economics professor Sunil Gulati was re-elected yesterday as the U.S. Soccer Federation president. […]

Lerner 569 Contact email: asa@columbia.edu Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/asa/ Come out and show your support for Haiti by participating in the African Students Association’s FIFA Xbox Video Game Tournament! Enjoy an intense and competitive FIFA tournament while providing food, water and shelter for the hundreds of thousands displaced by the earthquake. For only $4, you will have the opportunity […]

608 SCHERMERHORN Originally born in a small town in Louisiana and later moving with his family to Oakland, California as an infant, Huey P. Newton became the co-founder and leader of the Black Panther Party for over 2 decades. Director Spike Lee and Roger Guenveur Smith collaborated to bring Newton’s thoughts, philosophies, history and flavour […]

Middle Eastern Cultural Appreciation House (MECAH), recruiting members! We have spots in our suites in 47 Claremont, and would love to fill them with students with Columbia undergraduates who share our passion and interest in learning about, having fun with, and sharing our love for the unique cultures of the Middle East. MECAH is just […]

Bwog: Sartorialist! You: campus! Bwog found the most stylin’ students outside Hamilton, next to the 1 train, and on College Walk, and we asked them where we can get their clothes. This week on As Seen as College Walk: the coolest glasses we’ve seen in a while, plus lots of freshmen. Mini-Bill Cunninghams Contessa Gayles […]

Gearing up for tonight’s big game? Drop by the following joints for special Superbowl deals and steals: Havana Central $29.95 for assorted empanadas, all-you-can-eat shrimp salad, Cuban sandwiches, vegetarian stuffed peppers, rice and beans, and ropa vieja and all-you-can-drink mojitos, sangrias, draft beer, and soda Village Pourhouse $40 for all-you-can-drink Bud Lite and all-you-can-eat wings O’Connell’s […]

EcoReps are giving away free hot chocolate and cold cider if you sign up for their new energy challenge. Lerner ramps. Looks like you will also get a free SMILE!

Barnard’s Director of Public Safety Dianna Pennetti informed the community this morning that Frightening Animals were spotted on Columbia’s campus this morning. They weren’t hawks.  They were coyotes.  In front of Lewisohn.  Who says we’re too urban? Full email after the jump.

Spotted: passive aggression at the Barnard Quad eighth-floor laundry room. Yes, angry note-writer; karma is a bitch.

Teenage prostitutes. (CNN) The blobfish. (Daily Mail) New York accents. (Gothamist) New York mafia clubs. (NY Daily News) Male college students. (NYT)