It snowed yesterday, which makes it officially almost winter break. That and looming finals. Which is why Live at Lerner and Ferris Reel Film Society are bringing you dinner and a movie. Not that it won’t be hard to find a friend with extra swipes in case you miss out on the free ones: ‘Tis […]

Tonight, a new student-driven series called “Last Lectures” will be having its first Last Lecture–you know the concept, that super depressing book by Randy Pausch that your aunt made you read a few years ago. Tonight’s lecture will feature Professors Akeel Bilgrami (Philosophy), Michelle Smith (Political Science) and Gary Okihiro (Race and Ethnicity Studies) in […]

Bwog loves the Columbia Culinary Society for many reasons, but actually mostly if in part for their many wonderful and often festive free food opportunities. Today, at 9 PM in the East Ramp Lounge, we will be having our annual holiday pie competition! Come on over to have a taste of some delicious sweet treats, vote for […]

Thanksgiving just kicked off the entire holiday season, which means Morningside is about to get a lot more festive. Tonight is the first of many events, campus-wide Hannukah celebrations. The Jewish Festival of Lights is finally here! Join in on a festive communal candle-lighting ceremony in your dorm, or a dorm nearby, complete with candy, […]

Sad that Thanksgiving break is already over? Sad that that means it’s almost the end of the semester? Even sadder that the end of the semester means finals? Come mourn/eat snacks with Bwog tonight at 7:00PM in the SGO on the 5th floor of Lerner.     Distressed woman with blunt cut front bangs mourning […]

Enjoy some free food via Columbia Rotaract today, and that means free Starbucks, Insomnia Cookies, and Chipotle with good purpose. Lerner Ramps from 11AM to 5PM, Rotaract will be holding an event called Giving Thanks 2013, in which students will be able to write ‘thank you cards’ to any staff member they want. There will be TONS of free food – […]

The Columbia Neuroscience Society will be having a research symposium today from 1:00 to 3:00 in the Satow Room, and there will be food (of the free variety). If you’re looking to find some potential research opportunities (not just in the Neuroscience Department) or looking for brain food lunch, stop by! Things got really out […]

There are two free food events today, and Bwog wants to attend both, too. Thanks to plenty of tips, the first is at 9:00pm tonight in the Dodge Room of Earl Hall: The Columbia Neuroscience Society will be hosting a talk with Dr. Carl Hart. There was recently a New York Times article about him […]

Columbia Women’s Rowing is recruiting for spring 2014 today at 3:00 PM. They’re meeting at the 116th Street and Amsterdam gate, and they’ll take you to the Gould-Remmer Boathouse. The women’s rowing team is coming off of it’s best spring racing season in program history and is currently looking for new members to make this […]

If you haven’t seen them the last couple of days, Lion Credit Union Initiative is handing out free coffee outside of Butler tonight!  Double your credit production by caffeinating before your assignment, and learning how you can get even more credit through LCUI! That non-dead rockstar thing Seattle is famous for, via Shutterstock

The Columbia Culinary Society extends their best grilled cheese to you tonight: at 9 PM in the East Ramp Lounge, the Culinary Society will be hosting a Grilled Cheese Faceoff between us and the grilling masters of Feelgood. Although we will have this event judged by a panel, each team is responsible for making 80+ tasting portions for […]

Not one, not two, but THREE free food opportunities await you on this gloriously freezing Friday. Pick your poison, or go to all three. It’s totally doable. First, you can enjoy both free food and free talent at tonight’s CoffeeHouse Sessions: The Autumn Show at 7 pm in the Diana. Jubilation! and CU Red Cross […]

If you’re not a freshman, sophomore, or junior, you can get free food tonight! From 7:30 to 10:00 tonight, seniors can get eat, drink, and be merry with Dean Valentini in Lerner Party Space at the Senior Fund Giving Day Kickoff—your dream come true! Eat Dino BBQ, drink beer, and talk about Columbia University’s 2nd […]

Maybe we’ll never be royals but we can still see Kings at noon in the Lerner Piano Lounge. That’s right, folks, we’ve got another Live at Lerner today, featuring a selection of miso soup, rice noodles with vegetables, kimchi fried rice, assorted dumplings, and even some fortune…cookies.  The band, Kings, is promised to have “tight vocal harmonies, […]

Remember those glorious times when puppies came to John Jay to comfort us all during finals hell? Well, you won’t have to wait until finals for your next dose of furry love. That’s right. They’re back (again). Recognizing the power that dogs have over well-being and general happiness level, Carman RHLO is hosting a midterm study […]