People are poor, nonprofits are in crisis. Project(RED) is paternalistic; Bono maintains that “Africa is sexy.” Global warming is a real problem. Cuba’s Castros are no match for teh Internets! But nostalgia utopian ex-commune Vermont farms are still nice.
Death (or rather, injury) from above in Central Park. (NYT) Cornell prof sues Wesleyan University for accidentally tainting his image. (AP) No need to stroke your ego, Hermione (and this article) will stroke it for you! (Times) What not to do on your junior year abroad. (Daily Intel) Eminent Domain’s most outspoken critic “wouldn’t call […]
Lerner Ramp East Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Come join the Culinary Society for the tastiest of study breaks: Our Christmas Cookie Study Break! Get your Holiday cheer on as you try homemade gingerbread and other delicious holiday treats. Bring your friends and come ready to have a sweet time! Who knows? The man in […]
Good evening you lucky, lucky Columbians–tonight you’ve got not one, but two opportunities to get happy on free food. Here’s the scoop: 1) Need a little wisdom? The Emerging Leaders Program will be hosting the advICE CREAM SPEED MEETING tonight from 5:30-6:30 in Lerner Party Space. Basically, you speed-date for wisdom nuggets while chowing down on […]
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Othello is not by any means an easy play to perform. The lines are long, the characters change dramatically over the course of the play, and the bloodiness is abundant. King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe’s attempt at it was therefore definitely something to rave about, especially considering the tightness of the group’s budget. The audience laughed, […]
Tipster Lauren Weiss informs us that there’s an odd odor permeating room 303a in Butler’s Milstein Reading Room. That smaller room has been vacated but the main room is full of people, who seemed unperturbed when Bwog went to investigate. Public Safety assured Bwog that there is no gas leak. Two NYPD officers and Butler […]
As the last autumn of the decade comes to a close, celebrate the season’s bounty with the November issue of The Fed. It’ll be nice and alternative. The MLB is all kinds of wacky! What do Socrates, St. Augustine, and Sigmund Freud have in common? They’re all featured prominently in the CC curriculum. Writing a […]
Bwog Oldie Justin Vlasits endured enormous lines winding throughout IAB in order to bring you this report on Linguist/Political Activist Noam Chomsky’s speech last night. In today’s intellectual climate, with its emphasis on tight specialization, it is uncommon to see someone excel in more than one field. Noam Chomsky is a member of this rare […]
Underperforming public schools—Bloomberg’s on the case. Natural History Museums that don’t grant PhDs in comparative biology—but Manhattan doesn’t have one of those anymore. Anything involving the New Jersey Nets—literally, anything. Being Hofstra and having a football team… wait, really? Drinking your alcohol. UPDATE: A commenter has notified us of a Columbia-related news item – James […]
North Tower, 17th Floor of Barnard Quad Industries include: finance, consulting, non-profit, publishing, and marketing/advertising/PR. Freshmen, sophomores, & juniors! If you are interested in acquiring an internship or full-time position in any of these industries, this is a MUST attend event for you. Not too long ago, these seniors were in your shoes and they […]
301 Uris Hall Dr. Steven Zhu, Senior Vice President at Bank of America; Attilio Meucci, former Senior Vice President at Lehman Brothers; Ninghui Liu, Director of Risk Management at Bloomberg; and Peter Cai, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley. “Credit in China: Dream or Reality?” include Citigroup Senior Portfolio Manager Dapeng Guan, Mike Balaban of Balaban Associates, […]
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