Finals season–fun, or focus? What is it really about? We’d lean towards the former. You can study, and still have a lot of fun, too. Even if you aren’t winning the Kentucky Derby like this horse, you can *win* at finals season with our gnarly study tips below. Bwogline: A horse named Nyquist (Nyquil? no) […]

Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist, gave a lecture at the Julius S. Held Lecture Hall at Barnard on Thursday, where he spoke about his “nerdiness,” his decision to forgo becoming an internet billionaire in favor of “doing well by doing good,” his ambitions for craigconnects, his efforts with the Women in Public Service initiative, and […]

If you are over the age of three, and want to go to Commencement, you need a ticket. Graduating students are only allowed to claim four, and you have to pick them up in person. How surprising that Student Affairs has a centralized and sensible allocation process! Anyway, back in 2008, ESC set up this […]

Phew, now that we’ve gotten that Gossip Girl headline out of our (collective) system, we can go on Bwogging until the urge strikes again. No, but seriously—if you’re looking for a barely worn Columbia Masters Ceremony graduation gown, have we got the deal for you! Check out this overseen Craigslist ad to work out the […]

Sometimes Bwog hops lectures. Sometimes we hop rooms. This is an example of the latter, courtesy of Ariel Levin. If you think your swanky pad is worthy, email us at tips@bwog.com. There are three kinds of posters that attack your eyes and validate every cliché about college males as you enter their dorm rooms. They […]

[M]uch as with the escort or narcotics services advertised in stealth on the site, anonymous postings have just re-popularized ancient trades to a new market...we're no more devious now—just more efficient.

Found on Craigslist between “Skiing near Columbia and want to get plowed” and “Hot hole for dick”: Cook Poo Please Come Back! – m4w – 30 (Harlem / Morningside) Your seat has been so empty since you left. Oh, how I miss you so. Baby come back, any kind of fool could see There was […]

If this Craigslisting is to be believed, it appears as though Cafe Fresh on 121st and Amsterdam — the School of Social Work hangout known for its beautiful location and slow-as-molasses service — could be up for sale. UPDATE, 12:26pm: A call to Cafe Fresh reveals that it is not, in fact, selling itself. So […]

Terrible 12s, you haven’t even set foot on campus yet and already the whole Internet is abuzz with your goings-on. In fairness, this latest outburst comes not from a Terrible 12 himself, but from his embarrassing mother, who (according to Craigstlist via Gawker) is looking hire a babysitter for him, for “support” — “support” apparently […]

Fourth of July, the most romantic holiday of the year, is quickly approaching. Bwog would hate for you to celebrate America’s independence without a summer love, so we decided it was high time for another go-around at our own attempt to unite would-be couples. Not to mention that just last night, one tipster directed our […]

Bwog was stumbling around in the nether-regions of Craig’s List, a confusing place brimming with possibilities of love, sex, and felony. We’ve filtered out the best (and worst) of Columbia-related posts. Dear Professor Amazing The way you tear into a argument– you pounce on the main points, you toy with the subtleties– makes me weak. […]

Winter Break came to a crashing close today, but for some over the holiday weekend, waiting for human contact proved unbearable. In the spirit of helping these forgotten few find love, Bwog presents some of the lost souls from around our neighborhood who turned longingly to Craigslist in the twilight of their freedom… I. SM seeks […]

They go fish shopping! According to an anonymous tipster, a CC student ran into President Bollinger summering in Cape Cod, but didn’t recognize him until PrezBo had fled the scene. Saddened, she posted this Craigslist missed connection: Grey-haired First Amendment scholar at the fish store – w4m – 20 Reply to: pers-194280482@craigslist.org Date: 2006-08-14, 11:55PM […]

From the ever-amazing Craigslist casual encounters section: Columbia grad student seeking a girl who likes to get freaky in a LAB! – m4w – 22 “I am a very hot European grad student at Columbia and I always had a desire to mess around in some weird place like a library or a computer lab. […]

Cindy Horowitz, didn’t anyone ever tell you you can’t keep pets in dorms? Still, the Bwog is a big fan of baby animals so we’ll direct our readers to your Craigslist ad. Someone needs to adopt the hamlettes. Full text of ad after the jump.