Open (read: gender-neutral) housing at CU–it could happen! (Spec) Columbia Professor Marc Lamont Hill is suing a Philadelphia police officer in a civil rights lawsuit. Though the police have yet to comment, Bwog suspects that, like Bill O’Reilly, the police officer may have thought Professor Hill looked a bit like a cocaine dealer. (ABC News) The […]

In sports, Columbia Rugby is ranked thirteenth in the nation! (American Rugby News) Columbia gets commended for recycling lots of furniture, keeping it out of landfills! (Technorati) Bloomberg aims to prevent people from spending food stamps on sugary drinks. (The Week) A Long Island Rail Road former engineer is accused of letting a passenger drive […]

Havana Central owner Jeremy Merrin is profiled by the Post for his outrage at a City Council proposal that would require him to offer all his employees paid sick days. Whether the proposal would affect Senior Night is unclear. (NYP) Two British men face sentencing today for running an illegal, DIY sperm bank out of […]

Way back in 1492, Columbus landed in the New World. Fun fact: Columbus never actually set foot in North America. He only got as close as the Bahamas (History.com).  And remember the Downie Diatribe? Politicians hurl Italian-American slurs and “bring the buffoonery of Jersey Shore” to the Governors race. Perhaps the fist pump is the […]

First Google wanted you to ride a futuristic monorail; now they want your car to drive itself. (BBC) Amtrak has been sending stones hurtling down from the Hell Gate Bridge and onto the road below. (Gawker) A Columbia research team found that America has its health care system to blame for low life expectancy relative […]

Two teenagers and one 30-year old man are attacked for being gay in the Bronx. (NYT) The next “Harry Potter” film won’t be in 3D. Everyone is sad. (Hollywood Reporter) Oil exploration in the Gulf can be seen as an echo of the current financial crisis. Who would’ve thought? (WSJ) A drill finally reaches Chilean […]

It sucks, but we all knew it was coming. The MTA continues to ruin your life and has officially raised subway fares to $2.50/single ride. (City Room) Columbians know how to use the interwebz. Who knew? (The Eye) If see more law enforcement agents on your subway commute today, don’t be alarmed. An Operation Railsafe […]

Not everyone appreciates Kravis’ $100 million donation to the B-School…like bitter journalists and starving babies in Africa. (Gawker) The New Haven police are crazy! Their riot-appropriate raiding methods are a tad harsh for a Yale off-campus party. (NYT) James Franco. In drag. Need we say more? (TVGuide) Though the 1 train has failed us many a […]

Trojan ranked us number one in safe sex among universities. (Gothamist) Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture and Planning and Preservation students win contest, redesign Long island. (Inhabitat) New York Public Schools get Google Apps, before we do. (WSJ) Next year, you can text your friends from some subway stations. (Telegraph) Financial aid forms are […]

Another college ranking! CU ranks #2 on Forbes’ list (of America’s Most Expensive Colleges)! Cause for celebration? You decide! (Forbes) Wireless carriers have formed a deal with the city to bring cell phone service to the subway, maybe. (NYT) The enterprising performer known as the Naked Cowboy, a.k.a. Robert John Burck, is expected to announce […]

Oprah makes dreams happen: Columbia crew kids turned chocolatiers snagged an Oprah endorsement and hit it big. Grab your Salsabol and Chocomize bar, and you’ll have a veritable feast courtesy of Columbia’s culinary innovators. Plans for community garden at Frederick Douglass Houses thwarted by management. Bureaucracy: it’s not just at Columbia! Gerald Lesser, chief Sesame […]

Do you really enjoy celebrating New Year’s Eve in Times Square and wish you could do it more often? Well, you’re in luck because the “Times Square Midnight Moment” will be happening 365 nights a year! (Gothamist) Park51 recently gave the public a first look at its intended design. (NYT) When journalism isn’t working out, […]

Drama on 123rd Street. (NYT) Three terrible words we’ve all grown far too accustomed to: planned service changes. (Gothamist) Happiness comes to those who rarely carry cash. (Spec) This is what happens when you tag subway cars. (Daily News) Photo via Wikimedia Commons

A former St Johns’ dean takes the term “scholarship” to a whole new level. Dean Shollenberger would never enslave us…right? (Gothamist) This rain is some serious business. Good luck leaving your rooms, let alone the bubble, this weekend. (City Room) The Spec editorial board thinks you’re a bit of a pig. (Spec) Seniors, take note. The […]

Grab your umbrellas and put on your rain boots! It’s going to be a wet and windy day. Before you watch The Social Network, take note of a little Columbia history. Remember CU Community? Started by SEAS alum Adam Goldberg, it was what Facebook was to Harvard — except ours was better and came first. On […]