Save your pleas for a free swipe into John Jay for another day, and join celeb guests Dean Peter Awn and poet Staceyann Chin for a menu that sounds so good, we almost don’t want to share it with you. The Queer Awareness Month Opening Ceremony brings you free Dinosaur BBQ—ribs and grilled portobello mushrooms, […]

Then stop by the Bwog meeting tonight. Make your way to the Event Oval Entrance in the Diana at 7pm—not the SGO as usual!!! for warmth, company, and delicious snacks. We’ll talk of features, new pitches, and anything else you’d like to see cropping up ’round this part of the interwebs. And it’ll give you […]

This Saturday, Bwog embarked on an adventure through New York’s most exciting jungle, Central Park. And we didn’t just look at the foliage—we ate it! Bwog participated in an urban foraging tour led by famed naturalist “Wildman” Steve Brill. Bottom line is, if you enter “wildman” into Google, his name comes up first. Update: Watch […]

For all those tired out from today’s SlutWalk events, head over for to Stephen Donaldson Lounge in Furnald Basement (yeah, we didn’t know it was called that either) from 4 to 6 pm for dinner and discussion with the Columbia Women’s Organization. They promise free food from Indian Café, as well as free knapsacks, water […]

Show your appreciation of your friends’ fancy cameras in real life! Postcrypt Art Gallery (in the basement of St. Paul’s chapel) is celebrating the opening of their first show of the year, “Summer Photography,” at 7:30 this evening. It may not be Chelsea, but they do have snacks and beverages. The thing runs until 10, […]

Lerner Hall will present a series of free concerts throughout the school year as part of their Live at Lerner concert series. From 12pm to 1pm, come see the world famous beatboxing flutist, Greg Pattillo, and his not-so-traditional chamber ensemble, PROJECT Trio. Pattillo is best known for his series of YouTube videos “Beatboxing Flutist”, where […]

Update: If apples and honey aren’t enough to satisfy your sugar craving, scamper over to Barnard, where you can find free dessert until 1:30 in the Altschul lobby. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, starts tomorrow night, so the legendary nosh purveyors at Hillel are giving away apples and honey on the Lerner Ramps from […]

Talk politics over tea, but talk international relations over Indian food. There will be an abundance of Indian provisions at tonight’s meeting of the CU International Relations Forum in 602 Hamilton at 9 pm. Picture to the lame caption via Wikimedia

Barnard proves there IS such a thing as a free lunch. For the second day in a row, come celebrate the Barnard Center for Research on Women (BCRW)’s 40th anniversary! Head over to the Vag Lower Lobby and/or the Altshul lobby until 5pm.  The festivities last until 5 p.m., and feature some impressive lectures and presentations. […]

Forget tailgating, come celebrate with your community before the Columbia vs. Albany football game! Columbia is hosting a Northern Manhattan Appreciation Day at the Robert K. Kraft field at Baker before the 12:30 kickoff. Residents of Inwood and Washington Heights are also invited, and there will be free food and in-game performances. Columbia’s presence in […]

Barnard’s Center for Research on Women is holding its 40th anniversary celebration. Head over to the lower level of Diana (in front of the Event Oval) or Althschul Lobby to pick up free lunch boxes. We hear they have roast beef, chicken, and vegetarian options!  

As part of a Microsoft “meet the company” event, Columbia’s IEEE branch will offer free food, free t-shirts, and the chance to win an Xbox starting at 7:30 pm in Davis Auditorium. Be sure to mumble something about microprocessors while you’re pretending to be an engineer and nabbing all the goodies. Ghost of computers past […]

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship will be giving away free Häagen-Dazs and Ben & Jerry’s cream in front of Butler from 3 – 4:30pm. Stop by and get the scoop!

In case you missed it yesterday, Peace by Peace is holding another info session tonight from 8-9 pm in Diana. They will be giving out free Ice Cream Sundaes and there are unconfirmed reports suggesting an excess of sprinkles. Come for the sugar high, stay for the lessons on conflict resolution in elementary schools. Ice Cream Sundae […]

In case you were wondering why a large tent and tv screens have been set up on Hamilton Lawn, it’s for the Talk Israel initiative, “a program that fosters dialogue about the changing landscape of the Middle East by setting up tents in central areas on North American campuses.” They have lots of pizza and, […]