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 […]

Relay For Life at Columbia wants you to come by for free food in John Jay Lounge from 10-11 PM. Homemade candy apples, homemade pumpkin cupcakes, popcorn, and candy will be served in honor of Relay For Life’s 2011 theme – Candyland Carnival. Image via Wikimedia Commons

Head over to Low Plaza anytime between now and 4:00 p.m. for free food and giveaways from the V117 Creative Team. The Facebook event advertises free V117 ping pong balls (the perfect addition to your Thursday night!) and Monster (it’s Four Loko minus the fun part!). Bwog suggests you check it out, especially if you’re […]

There will be a Slavic Study Break from 6pm to 7pm in the Lerner East Ramp Lounge with free pastries, candy, music, matryoshka dolls and tote bag decorating. The Birch, the Russian International Association, the Ukrainian Students’ Society and the Polish Club will be hosting the event. Update, 7:10: Also, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and Columbia/Barnard […]

Nom^3 is giving out mini sweet potato-coconut (!) cupcakes in Lerner right now, promoting their Thanksgiving lunchbox next Nomday (Monday in layman terms).

Heads up for some events tonight with free food: From 7:30-9:30pm in 203 Diana Center there will be a screening of My Architect: A Son’s Journey.  This film by Nathaniel Kahn is about his travels visiting the architectural works of his father.  It won an Academy Award!  And there will be free food. From 9-10pm […]

CU Photography Society is hosting an event in Kent 403 at 5:30 featuring the portfolios of photographers Lois Conner and Leilei Meng, with discussions of their work and the practice of photography in East Asia. There will be free food. CCSC 2012 is hosting a study break with refreshments at 10:00 in the Piano Lounge […]

Teams of Schapiro floors are competing tonight in a coin war to see who can raise the most money to support Pakistani flood victims. All the proceeds go to UNICEF to supply clean drinking water for 2.5 million flood victims. Reslife will award the winning team a fully funded study break, but everyone gets free […]

The Columbia Neuroscience Society’s Annual Symposium is today from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Satow Room in Lerner. In addition to chatting with professors, researchers, and grad students, you can snag some free pizza. Image via Wikimedia Commons

Head to the Lerner ramps NOW for free samples of NOM^3’s NOMdays menu! Update, 2:43 pm: NOM^3 is moving to Alma on account of the wonderful weather.

11/11 is Senior Day! Seniors of CC/SEAS, here’s what you need to do: Step 1: Go to Roone before 2pm and apply for your degree (you need it to graduate… who knew?). In case graduation isn’t incentive enough, there will be free Korilla tacos and 2011 t-shirts, and advisors and grad school admin officers for […]