Hark! UEM has free cookies and cider until 3, Stressbusters is giving out free massages until 2, there’s something DDR-related in the Piano Lounge, Habitat for Humanity is selling (!) cookies and has a petition, and people from the B-School are giving away free snacks. IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR SOUL. Sike. Just go eat. It’s […]

Tonight at 8pm in 702 Hamilton, CQA is hosting Straight Up, a discussion on what it means to be an ally. Expect free pizza and refreshments! Meanwhile, get classy at the CC 2012 class dinner. Head to the Lerner Party Space at 8 pm for (get this!) Dino BBQ take out! Chicken and mac ‘n cheese […]

Today until 3p the Barnard/Columbia Earth Coalition is on the ramps.  They’re passing out free reusable shopping bags and serving up free food. They’re supporting bagthebagnyc.com‘s bag tax initiative with petition signing.

Why gorge yourself on over-priced Butler Café scones when you can eat for free? Bwog presents two opportunities to satisfy your stomach without sparing a dime: First, head to the Broadway Room in Lerner at 6:45 for delicious Albanian pastries courtesy of CIRCA (Columbia International Relations Council and Association). You’ll be in good company: Representative of Albania […]

The Flute Choir is giving a performance on the 2nd floor of the Diana Center right now. And there is free food! Image via Wikimedia Commons

Break out of your pre-finals slump and head over to Hewitt Dining Hall for WBAR’s Winter Formal for free unidentified giveaways, in addition to the free music and fun. Featured artists include Amen Dunes, Sweet Bulbs, Sleepies, Mr. Dream, and Midnight Magic. The Facebook event promises lots of dancing, so for all those tired of […]

CU Dance Marathon and Student Global AIDS Campaign are sponsoring a screening of the movie Philadelphia and a free dinner tonight from 7pm to 10pm in the Satow Room in Lerner. Cuisine details remain a mystery, but the movie is a “1993 American drama inspired by the true story of Geoffrey Bowers, an attorney who sued […]

It’s freezing outside, everyone’s getting sick, and finals loom near… which can only mean that it’s time to light up the trees, surround ourselves with song and dance, drink warm drinks and have MiMoo try to make everyone feel happy, sane and loved again! It’s worth braving the cold for some hot cocoa, cider, cookies, […]

Hark! Get coupons for free hummus from Westside– go to Hamilton now to investigate.

Just because Thanksgiving is past doesn’t mean there can’t be a cornucopia of free food to graze on! From 7:30-8:30 p.m., enjoy the Campus-Wide Candle Lighting, which celebrates the first night of Chanukah. Free Dunkin’ Donuts!  You can get in on the action in the lounges in Broadway, Carman, Hartley, Schapiro and Sulz, and in […]

From 5-7 p.m., despite the weather, Chabad will be lighting a giant Menorah on College Walk. Head over there for free donuts, cider, Menorahs, candles and other give-aways. Update: Attendees were happy the rain had passed, and gamely fought against the night chill with hot cider and friendly company. The group of 40 or so […]

Right now, until 3pm, the Student Global AIDS Campaign is hanging out on the Lerner Ramps, spreading info about testing, stigma reduction and policy updates.  Free Starbucks coffee as well as desserts/baked goods are there too too!  While you’re there you can sign a petition and make calls to Obama asking him to come through on […]

As part of World AIDS Week 2010, Student Global AIDS Campaign presents 30 Years and Counting: The HIV/AIDS Pandemic. They promise to serve you free dinner from Long Grain Thai and free dessert from Kitchenette. Plus, Sociomedical Sciences Professor Robert Fullilove, will feed you words of wisdom. It’s all going down at 8:00 pm in […]

The Culinary Society is having a study break featuring seasonal pies at 9 PM in Lerner Ramp Lounge East. Reported flavors include cranberry-blueberry, macadamia-coconut, apple-sour cream, pumpkin, and pecan. You know it’s gotta be good cause it’s the Culinary Society, right? Right. See you there. Update, 6pm: Also, the Columbia University Photography Society is holding […]

The Barnard Bulletin will give you unspecified snacks in the Saint Anna Quindlen Room at 8:00pm. Then stop by the Lerner Ramps at 9:00 pm for a free Havana Central empanada, courtesy of the POTUS project. You don’t have to shell out any cash, but this pastry comes at a price: you have to write […]