As anyone who has stepped outside in the past hour might have noticed, there are swarms of over-studied, over-worked kids piling out of Butler and Lerner who are descending en masse on the Candyland BBQ. Lines stretch around the quad, with students at the beginning of the line providing Bwog with estimated wait times ranging […]

A tipster alumnus/ice cream enthusiast brings the following to Bwog’s attention: In honor of the ice cream chain’s 30th birthday, today is free cone day at Ben & Jerry’s. Luckily, Columbia is only ten or so blocks away for one of four Ben & Jerry’s Manhattan locations. 

Tipster Lucy Sun brings Bwog’s attention to a clever Facebook group created by Rosalyn Shih. As the group explains, Broadway Presbyterian gives out a free lunch to the homeless, and could use donations of milk, juice, and food. A great place to throw your extra dollars, which would no doubt go to waste? Sounds good […]

The sun has drained you, but in an hour Columbia Men Against Violence will restore you with pizza. And some dubious coffee-flavored energy beverage which the kids (men) call Slap. Bwog is befuddled by why men against violence are advocating slapping, but may hit the Lerner Piano Lounge at 8PM nonetheless.

Tipster Faith Chang informs Bwog of free lasagnas—both of the meat and vegetarian varieties—are currently up for grabs in the Lerner lobby courtesy of Blue Key Society.  BONUS: There’s also free Famiglia in the EC lobby. Supposedly it’s only for seniors, but we didn’t have trouble snagging a slice.  

Tipster Rebecca Salley informs Bwog of the various (free) food activity on College Walk today: 1. The South East Asian League is sponsoring a free fried-rice and shaved-ice give-away. “There arent many people out there right now so I kind of felt like I was crashing a party, but it’s all up for grabs,” she […]

Possibly in response to the recent “Kick Coke off Campus” event, the Coca-Cola corporation has pulled up an old-school truck to Broadway Between 115th and 116th, and is playing lively music (Rakim at one point) and giving away vintage 8.5-ounce glass bottles (the rep says it’s the 1901 design) of their main product.  Find your […]

Happening right now: CCSC’s Do it in the Dark! Energy Challenge is providing free pizzas in the Carman lounge. Though the pies are technically reserved for residents of Woodbridge, Carman and Hartley—the winners of the energy conservation challenge—President Diamond informs Bwog that CCSC will “not turn anyone who’s hungry away.” Diamond also boasts of “those […]

Tipster Jason Patinkin writes to us with two tips. The latter is a complete schedule of  Earth Week, which begins today. The week of activities includes tons of free food, tours of environmentally-friendly buildings, and a ton of lectures. Check out the full schedule after the jump. Patinkin also direct our attention to what he […]

Free bagels outside of Butler til 2 PM courtesy of Bacchanal! Hurry before all the Days on Campus kids snatch them up.   UPDATE: According to enthusiastic commenter #3, “there is all kinds of cream cheese imaginable!”

There’s a lot of talk about  Columbia students being too fortunate for our own good.   That may or may not be true.  But  there is no question, we got lucky today.  Columbia students could not have asked for a more ideal afternoon for Relay for Life.  The event began at noon and will continue until […]

A reminder to ice cream-enthusiasts that today (until 2:30 PM) CU Snacks is holding a free Ben & Jerry’s tasting on the first floor of Lerner. “We are *literally* handing out 42 pints of Ben & Jerry‘s, hoping only that you’ll help finish it before it melts,” the email reads. Emphasis theirs, excitement everyone’s. 

Yes, it’s free money to buy food! According to two eager-to-email passersby, Starbucks representatives are giving away $5 gift cards in front of Lerner. Bwog remains perplexed, and skeptical of tipster Ben Isham’s explanation that this “string-free free money” is “part of a promotion to ‘educate’ students about how their parents can reload them monthly.” […]

  Currently, a guitarist and a bald tenor are singing outside of the Lerner Piano Lounge, attracting onlookers from all around.  Upon approaching the scene, the fragrant smell of free food grows and one finds uniformed Housing and Dining people sitting around trays of deliciousness. So far the troubadour has serenaded Fair Alma with “A […]

Columbia College, never one to be outdone by Domino’s Pizza, is going to be throwing a free pizza party too. Only this time, the pizza will not be won over without a fight. In order to receive the cheesy treat, one must participate in a hour and a half long focus group geared toward improving […]