The belongings of Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff went to auction yesterday, even his boxers. (Gothamist) Students from around the country “swooped” in to NYC for yesterday’s Quidditch World Cup. (CBS) Brooklyn Law School isn’t too pleased with the results of a Diesel photo shoot in their library. (NY Post) Mayor Bloomberg’s pick for new schools […]

The University Senate debates a resolution to ban smoking within 50 feet of all buildings on Columbia’s Morningside campus. (Spec) A new housing option is introduced. (NYT) Why, Camel, why? (NY Post) It’s about that time… (Gawker) Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Columbia ROTC members end ban on campus military activities and perform a flag-raising ceremony in honor of Veterans Day. (Spec) SoHo hipsters artists blamed for NYC real estate slowdown. (NYT) Japanese robot actress Geminoid-F takes to the stage. We couldn’t make this up if we tried, folks. (Gawker) Middle school boys have feelings, too. (The […]

The Google Street View car is the cops’ new BFF. (Gawker) Hold on to your phone. A “group of hoods” is wanted for its cell phone-snatching crime spree around Columbia. (Daily News) The Four Loko banning saga continues. Washington’s ban on caffeinated alcohol drinks begins next week. (Seattle Times) Get the flu vaccine from Health Services […]

CTV goes to the Jon Stewart rally, speaks with Ariana Huffington, and asks a small child, “What’s your greatest fear? Is it public speaking?” Be sure to watch the video. (CTV) Board of Trustees chair William V. Campbell is advising on a new web browser called RockMelt, which is designed to better incorporate social media […]

Greek life recognition poll opens today. Let the games begin! (Spec) Yesterday, a bunch of super fit people ran around New York City in the annual Marathon. If you know any Columbians who crossed the finish line, leave their names in the comments. Kudos everybody! (NYtimes) PrezBill (Clinton) will hang in Harlem for another 10 […]

Nicaragua accidentally invaded Costa Rica due to a problem with Google Maps. Oops! (Gawker) The Feds don’t know if they want you to eat more cheese or less, so they’re helping you do both. (NY Times) Mayor Bloomberg flew all the way to China to have a look around. While there, he said people elected […]

Who needs personal interaction when you can just watch lectures from your dorm? (NYT) Google and Facebook clearly did not learn to share as children. (Gawker) Manhattanville building manager pleads guilty to stealing over $870,000 in rent payments! (Spec) Four Loko: “Bring it back, bring it back. Don’t take it away from me.” (NY Daily […]

In case you’ve been living under a rock, the love of Bwog’s life rapper Lil Wayne, was FREED from jail yesterday! (MTV) Harlem is hip again! Check out where all the cool cats are eating these days. (Eater) There’s lead in your drinking water, but it’s not quite as bad as it sounds. (CBS) The […]

Morningside property owner Luis Nunez just got busted for posing as a landlord and stealing $879,000 in rent money from CU students and other people. Naughty naughty! (DNAinfo) Word to the wise: don’t do drugs! Or rather, don’t do drugs and run around naked in a parking lot. (Gawker) The accreditation process was the hot topic […]

Give me Four Loko, or give me death!  Or at least don’t ban it. (Spec) In case you haven’t heard yet, we have a Five Guys coming!  Their burgers taste good. (DNAinfo) Peek into the lives of Jake and Marty La Salle CC ’07 under the big-top, on a new PBS series. (NYT) Democracy happened […]

The New York Times blogs from the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in D.C.! The Medical Center and Harvard have discovered that women who drink large quantities of alcohol are at greater risk for mouth cancer. (Health News Digest) Crime in Central Park almost doubles this year. (NY Daily News) Honor-system? What’s dat? (Gothamist) […]

Stressed? Perhaps it’s not the midterms but the lethal noise levels in 98% of Manhattan’s public spaces that’s making us all a little foufou. (NY Post) As bedbugs ravage the city, some go to extreme (and crazy) measures to deal with infestation. (NY Daily News) In case you missed it, watch Obama vs. Jon Stewart and get […]

Sheen was found drunk and naked in an NYC hotel room–and he was rushed to our very own Columbia Presbyterian Hospital! (People) Check out this Bhagavad Gita piece by PBS, with our own Professor of Sanskrit Sheldon Pollock and Gadadhara Pandit Dasa, Hindu chaplain the Bhakti Club. (Learner) Todd Combs, CBS grad, is slated to […]

Todd Combs, a 39-year-old Connecticut hedge fund manager and an alum of the B-School, will manage a “significant portion” of Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio. (Bloomberg) Lisa Anderson, formerly the dean of SIPA, has been named the President of the American University in Cairo. (PR Newswire) The molester of a “Morningside Heights toddler” has been convicted on […]