The long-awaited fitness room in Carman is complete and opened under the radar and ahead of schedule, and Bwog was on the scene to give a quick tour. The room itself is small, probably no larger than 300 square feet and, for the time being, there seems to be quite a bit of empty space […]

What do ping pong balls, alcoholic beverages, and condoms have in common?  I’m sure a first year Carmanite can tell you—and now Duane Reade is using strategic (read: subliminal) marketing to save everyone a bit of time. [West Side Rag] Apologies to all lovers of anarchy, protests on Wall Street, and V for Vendetta; according to a law from 1845, […]

Survey your Carman double. Don’t let the stark cinder block and linoleum faze you—soon you too can cover your walls with cool kitsch. But in case you are daunted by all that space, or any other first-time conundrums, Bwog will answer your questions. We’re here to help, so ask away via tips@bwog.com. Dear Bwog, What’s the best way […]

Spotted this afternoon at the Carman gates by beady-eyed Alexandra Svokos. Update: It’s spreading!

Hey, 2015, we know you exist! And we know that you know that your housing deadline is May 1. You’re freaking out, wondering if you want a roommate, wondering if a single will cut you off from friends, wondering if the LLC is even a thing. Enter Bwog’s Freshpeople Housing Review. Here we’ll walk you […]

Hot on the heels of Housing entering rooms in EC, Harmony, Shapiro and 47 Claremont, Carman residents just received an email on “the intermittent heating concerns.”  According to Carman dwellers, heating noises and inconsistent temperature have been problems for weeks now.  The long and short of the email is that Facilities will “conduct an inspection […]

You spend a lot of time in elevators. You go up. You go down. You stare awkwardly at the door. You stare awkwardly at the ceiling. You try not to breathe too loudly. You scroll through your address book. You browse your music library, first by Artist and then by Genre. You…have a dinner party? […]

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Here is a very long letter signed by leaders of all the student councils about CU-EMS/CAVA’s request to move their HQ from Carman to 103 Broadway. The  councils have decided to support CU-EMS’ move to 103 Broadway, but not 103 and 102 Broadway, as CU-EMS had originally requested. The councils hope the CU-EMS will be […]

More playlists from Columbia’s most beloved figures. This week, Raph Debenedetti got fist-bumping, jammin’ Carman security guard Michael Layne, aka Sir Mike‘s, Top 10. Kind of Blue – Miles Davis Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan My Girl – Jackson 5 Buffalo Soldier – Bob Marley For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield Here […]

So we told you what it is, but here’s what it looks like. DUN DUN DUN!

Freshpeople: you’re learning. Found on Carman 8 by Conor Skelding. This has happened before.

The Core, it has been said, is good for cocktail party chatter and not much else. You’ll be able to schmooze with people about Woolfe and iambic pentameter, yadda yadda. This post supplements the rather specific knowledge Columbia bestows on you (hey, no snark alert: we kind of love the Core) with some genuinely useless […]

Tonight is the most important night of your life, the first night of college. You’ll probably do something sort of fun. Here’s what some of your elders did their first nights at Columbia. It gets much better from here. Don’t throw up! NB: Not every Bwog post has bullet points. When I got here I […]

This dude was spotted studying in the Carman service elevator the other day, sitting on his dorm chair stolen lounge chair (that’ll land you in Columbia prison, son) under an unplugged desklamp and with his trusty Nalgene at his side. Bwog gives up.