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)

The Times recounts last night’s Fashion’s Night Out. New MTA service change signs prove just as useless as before. (Gothamist) The New York City Ballet wants you (to give them money). (WSJ) Citibank helps their female employees avoid sabotaging their careers. (Gothamist) Terry Jones graces the Today Show with his presence this morning. (WSJ) Image via Wikimedia Commons

The friends and students of one of Bwog’s favorite professors, Karl Kroeber, have started a blog in his remembrance. Send in your favorite memories! LA prison unveils new zapper to control rowdy inmates. Florida pastor Terry Jones may or may not burn Korans. Artist Amir Baradaran discovers that cab drivers don’t want to be on […]

This year, Club Sports teams might find it harder to foot their bills with this surprise change in University policy. (Spec) Dabashi is optimistic and defends civil liberties, freedom and building of the Cordoba House. (CNN) Columbia is smart and buys land for the future. But we already knew that. (USA Today) Feeling hot? At least […]

Jenny Slate, a CC alum, is apparently not being asked back to the SNL Cast. Analysts speculate the move may be related to her decision to drop the F-bomb in her debut performance. (NYT/HuffPo) Irrigation may help to mitigate the effects of climate change, according to an Earth Institute study. (Sify) The B-School takes 3rd […]

Columbia University health economist says weight gain in pregnancy can predispose you to obesity, opens a whole new realm of “yo mama” jokes. Columbia’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse claims that 27 percent of public high and middle schools are just cesspools of gang activity and drug trafficking. In other news, street cred […]

A profile of GS student John McClelland II, who was an Army medic in Afghanistan and Iraq, in Warrior Forge. He says that he’s working on his first novel, The War in Glorious Technicolor. Reason 10,343 to be happy you don’t go to NYU: the Times takes a look at college life in the city, […]