Anyone sauntering into Levien yesterday afternoon to shoot some hoops got a little more than they bargained for: a gym full of high-tech paper airplanes.  Red Bull’s Paper Wings Contest gathered a crowd of 20 or so engineering-types who spent an hour and a half battling it out for a free trip to Salzburg, […]

Bwog knows that you are “writing” your 25 page papers and “studying” for your heap of exams, so we came up with a little procrastination contest (and you don’t even have to open any extra Firefox tabs).  Just search your professors on Facebook (yes, we know you have it open) and post your favorites on […]

Weather.com is forecasting that the Columbia campus could see the season’s first snow showers early Tuesday morning. According to their hour-by-hour forecast, snow showers could begin around 3 a.m. and continue into the early afternoon, becoming mixed with rain. Now Bwog has been let down by snow forecasts many times over the years, so don’t […]

Bwog received some rather impressive Costume Contest submissions, the but the unanimous forerunner thus far is from Ms. Caroline Corley, CC ’12, who dressed us as “an NYU student.”   Think your costume is better? Send in a picture today, during this Extended Contest Time, and prove it. In the meantime, check out two other […]

Tonight, many of you will be affixing costumes or cardboard or facepaint to yourselves, sacrificing sartorial control to the great Gods of Halloween. So, Bwog’s announcing our annual Halloween Costume Contest, in which you are invited to send us photographs of your chilling and charming outfit this evening. For historical background, note that last year’s […]

This is just one of the first in what Bwog assumes will be a veritable onslaught of Halloweenish events.  We’ll keep you posted. Bacchanal is hosting an event on the steps today, some sort of crazy Halloween/study break mashup entitled “A Ghoulish Day on the Steps” today from 3:00PM – 7:00PM. The free highlights include: […]

A few days ago, when campus welcomed the returned of local hero Hawkmadinejad, Bwog couldn’t help but notice how handsome your Hawk looked! Bwog Culinary and Sciences Bureau Chief Jon Hill agreed, but asked, somewhat rhetorically, “More handsome than even in his 1977 prom photo?” Hill had gone back into the Hawkmadinejad family archives and […]

Elizabeth Rice, SEAS ’11, is the champion.  

Will the artist responsible for creating the pint-sized Jack McGourty please identify themselves as such in an email to bwgossip@columbia.edu? Be honest, and don’t forget to include a Mii designed to resemble your likeness. Congratulations, and a special mention to whoever submitted Sunil Gulati.  

We received many submissions in our first annual Mii-creation contest. The following represent the top of the class. Show your support by announcing your favorite in the comments. Winner gets to make a Mii of themselves for a Bwog post with the of title “CHAMPION.” Representing SEAS: Associate Dean/reported life-ruiner Jack McGourty

It’s another lazy Friday, and Bwog’s mind inevitably turns to the Wii, and a weekend of whiplash and wrist injuries. In that vein, we’re opening up a contest for the best Faculty Miis. Create one here, post the link in the comments, and we’ll award an exciting prize to the winner. And we’ll post the […]

Bwog is proud to announce the winner of our Valentine’s Day candy heart contest, in which we asked you to provide the best slogan to emblazon on one such heart. We’ve tallied all the votes, and we’re proud to announce the winning entry: YOU’LL DO Bwog congratulates Rob Trump for his ingenious wit and ability […]

Like it or not (and you probably don’t), the unstoppable frustrated mess that is Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. And with it, bags of pink and pretty candy have already hit stores. The most iconic mid-February sweet is perhaps the Candy Heart, the mostly gross and chalky tiny hearts with zeitgeist-y sayings like “Page Me” […]

Vote for Bwog as U.S. News and World Report’s Best College Alternative Media Outlet. Right now we’re a few points behind the Michigan blog. But the Michigan blog is making campaign promises it can’t fulfill. The blog from Michigan said, “If I win, I’ll buy everyone a puppy. That’s a promise.” Bwog’s not about to […]

Make sure to send Bwog pictures of yourself in all your costumed glory before you go out trick-or-treating tomorrow night. The winner will receive an outgoing voicemail message recorded on their phone by Andrew Flynn! And eternal fame and accolades!