“Columbus was a criminal,” bellowed Hakim from the Low Steps mere moments ago. Disagree!, reply the College Republicans, who are grilling burgers and hot dogs for their fellow Columbus Day celebrants. Yet CUGOP president Chris Kulawik, C ’08 emphasized that they are not “celebrating” Columbus per se: “we’re just recognizing it’s a national holiday” he said, […]

Various anti-colonial interests are currently gathered on Low Plaza in celebration of Decolonization Day, an anti-Colonial rejoinder to this most colonial of federal holidays. And if you think that sentence was redundant, today’s event brings back that most recurring (and most annoying) of Columbianisms: poor planning! Come 1 PM, the decolonizers will have to share […]

Now that 2011 elections are over, the Columbia College political machine is gearing up for Homecoming, initiating new members and even passing resolutions. First and foremost: this week’s Class-sponsored free food opportunities. Monday: At 1:00 PM on Low Steps, Seniors present Texas BBQ and Pie Your Favorite Senior (Spectator editor-in-chief John Davisson and Dems president […]

Armin Rosen was shocked to see PrezBo wearing a digital watch last night. He reports on the festivities at 60 Morningside. Although most of the attendees to last night’s fireside chat were excited just to set foot in the palatial and impeccably air-conditioned residence at the corner of 116th and Morningside, Rajash Ramakrishnan, SEAS ’07, […]

From 12:00 until 2:00, Columbia Coalition Against the War is willing to buy your petition signature with both normal cupcakes (the smallest type of cakes) and vegan cupcakes. The petition asks CU to divest from military contractors involved in the Iraq War. Those investments have probably paid off well so far, but now, says CCAW, […]

Blue Java is giving out free coffee until 11, and free cookies after that!

At 4 pm Sunday, JJ’s place is the launch spot for a student group with a name that cuts to the heart of student charity – the “Feel Good” project, through which grilled cheese sandwiches are sold in order to raise money for world hunger. It is a known fact that eating grilled cheese sandwiches, […]

For those of you who haven’t hit your 5th fruit or vegetable today, there are dozens of bananas in the Lerner lobby just waiting to be eaten. Not creepy anthropomorphic bananas, mind you, but bananas of the healthy, mushy-brown, delicious and edible kind. So go get one.

If you stopped out to pick up some apples at the farmer’s market (which, by the way, have raised from $1.00 last year to $1.25 per pound this fall at the stand closer to the bookstore) you won’t be able to avoid the sounds of fervent Christian music across the street, where a full-on revival […]

There’s a huge spread of food outside Roone Arledge that will probably go to waste if you don’t help eat it.

We’re not sure whether this Butler Lounge vandal has left us a bold political statement or a tasteless joke. What we’re sure of is that a small, mostly-desert country has nothin’ on a delicious falafel pocket…

Tipster Nishant Batsha Reports: “There’s a bunch of tents set up in front of Hamilton to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the building. I asked some guy dressed up in colonial-era clothing and he said it was open to “students, alumni, and donors.” Free pastries!” Sounds good.                   […]

Hurry! Until 8 PM, EC Plaza will have free BBQ followed by desserts from Kitchenette in the Wien Courtyard. Give your thanks to Residential Life (especially EC/Wien RAs).

Though today free food seems to be ubiquitous, such is not always the case. When this situation inevitably arises, one might want to resort to Christopher Morris-Lent’s final three commandments for finding and obtaining free food. 8. THOU SHALT STEAL SILVERWARE FROM JOHN JAY  Free food usually comes with the utensils required to eat it, […]

Located outside the piano lounge in Lerner, there are two delicious fruit plates and what appears to be a Caesar salad. People are tending to cautiously pick at the fruit, because it almost looks like it might be for something. But pick away, hungry masses, it’s free, free, free.