A former Columbia biology Ph.D. candidate’s lawsuit against the city for wrongful prosecution has been thrown out. He had previously been charged with the kidnapping and rape of a Barnard student. (WSJ) Columbia’s history program ranks first in a tricky-to-follow ranking of Ph.D. programs by the National Research Council. (Inside Higher Ed) Gothamist loves Batenawi […]

Our own econ professor, Jagdish Bhagwati, won the Nobel Prize for Economics–on the season premiere of The Simpsons, that is. It’s in the first minute. (Fancast) Because we still care a tiny bit (even if we don’t want to admit it), James Franco says he wasn’t sleeping through class that one time he was sleeping […]

Federal Officials want to wiretap teh interntz. Columbia computer science prof, Steven Bellovin calls this “a disaster waiting to happen.” As if Google isn’t invading our privacy enough already…. (NYtimes). Business Week (yep, Business Week is on Bwog) addressed the plight of the Hellevator with cartoons (Business Week). According to New York Magazine’s Gangs of […]

The owner of Tom’s is being sued by a former employee. (NY Post) Big Business wants to know if we should all be eating like cavemen. (Gawker) Google wants the whole country to look like Epcot. (Wired) Columbia researchers have come out with the first independent estimate of the volume of the Gulf oil spill […]

History professor Samuel Moyn’s book gets reviewed by the Times. Barnard commencement may take place at Grant’s Tomb. (Spec) The Mailman School of Public Health bashes bodegas. (UPI) The MTA tries to ruin your weekend. Again. (Gothamist) Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Should ROTC come back to campus? The Ivies debate. (Yale Daily News) What was all that fuss about? Here’s what the Ethiopian PM had to say. (Spec) Real people appreciate Milano too! (Serious NY Eats) Mark Zuckerberg is too cute! He’s giving $100 million to Newark’s failed public school system. (Gawker) See the aftermath of last night’s […]

The appearance of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi at the WLF today has drawn some protest online. Will we see political activism on campus? (Various) Why you skip class (kind of) and what to do about “anxiety-related school refusal”. (WSJ) Not that this affects the vast majority of you campus-loving college students, but it looks […]

Morningside may get a historic district, so watch out for higher real estate values and lots of older people looking pensive. (Spectator) Choreographer Luca (not Luka) Veggetti finds a home for his ballet Maa this season at Miller. (Capital) Don’t you wish your permanent shelter could look this trendy Tishrei through Elul? (Curbed) Gov. Paterson […]

Etthiopian Prime Minister Zenawi, who allegedly detained political opponents and intimidated voters at the polls, is coming here. Some get offended; others say it opens up “academic space” for discussion. Tensions ensue in the Spec comment thread. (Spec) Ahmadinejad, Take Two. (NyPost) Divided Dems plan to go all out against the G.O.P by focusing on […]

Columbia ranked as the 19th most dangerous college in the country. (DNAinfo) Friday’s Tornados murder New York’s trees. (Times) More money, more problems. (ai5000) Waitlist woes. (Spec) Photo from Wikimedia Commons

If you thought Columbia bureaucracy was frustrating, think again. Several Columbia international students still have yet to arrive on campus due to delayed visas. (Spec) France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Twitter account is hacked, and Sarkozy tells the Romanian people how he really feels. Prezbo, on the other hand, only seems to be worried about […]

We beat Harvard — at least our investment portfolio did with a reported 17.3% return, bringing our endowment to $6.5 billion. (NYT) World Leaders Forum drama! Columbia praises Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, then takes it back. (Spec) The CC-Barnard relationship: things are still complicated. (Spec) Take a lunchtime break a la Music Hum. (NYT) […]

If you want to make money after college, you should already be in SEAS. (Newsweek) Unless you can sing. Hey! Columbia beats Harvard again! (Spinner) Acquaint yourself with the language of the future. (NY Times) Learn how to use those newfangled electronic voting machines: no hanging chads! (Gothamist) And a comprehensive guide to today’s New […]

House G.O.P Leader, John Boehner, open to compromise on tax cut. (NY Times) At last night’s VMAs, Kanye and Tay Swift resolved the Swiftboating incident—in song and over Twitter, the way celebs are supposed to do these things. (AP) “Tireless” Tasini charms voters with his adorable sense of humor, challenging embattled and ethically questionable Charles […]

The drones are coming! (NYPost) The hipsters are coming? (Gizmodo) Lady Gaga has arrived – in the classroom (HuffPo) Money buys less happiness in New York (WSJ)