Make sure to treat yourself to the free event at the end after reading these unfortunate headlines.

A longing poem to the pre-pandemic days where we all wanted to touch and take free stuff.

In the age before Pinterest, some of the original DIYers were 19th-century soldiers who repurposed fabric from old military uniforms to create some unique, dynamic quilts. New York’s very own American Folk Art Museum, just a short hop on the One train from Columbia itself, currently hosts an exhibit displaying some of these recovered quilts. Bwoggers […]

This semester’s winding down. If you’re going away for the summer, you only have a few days left to snag some swag. If you’re a senior, this is your last chance ever to harvest all the stuff you can get with CUID and a UNI. While one option is to pester your RA into getting you some free […]

In a possible attempt to prevent the inevitable devolving morass of first year housing selection today, Columbia Housing along with CCSC, ESC, and GS announced in an email that all students will be granted free access to the New York Times Online. The unlimited access, available if you sign up an account here, to students of […]

Tonight, we celebrate the student body and the school as best we know with free (FREE!) pre-finals food and free (FREE!) offense given to everything and everybody! At exactly midnight, the Columbia University Marching Band will erupt into Butler 209 for the 62nd consecutive, 69th semi-annual Orgo Night. We don’t really know if the aim to […]

We recently discovered that there exists an entire world of free schwag that comes with being a Columbia student (and we’re not talking about those Freshman Step Up! shirts). All it takes is a .edu email address and you’re ready to go. Here’s a little list we’ve put together of free/discounted goods and services offered […]

Here we have Brian Driscoll with a shockingly actual honest Senior Wisdom.  Congratulations on your graduation today! Name, Hometown, School: Brian! Driscoll, Sandusky, OH, GS Claim to fame? GS Alumni Key award winner. I’m also a Visual Art major; we’re rarer than unicorns.  Also, for some reason people always remember my hair. Where are you going? I’m staying in […]

Bwog isn’t really clear on exactly what Basketball Mania is, but we hear there will be free things in a heated building so we’re interested. Head to Dodge tonight to pick up a free long sleeve T-shirt, see performances by groups like the hip hop dance crew, Raw Elementz, and most likely partake in some […]

The 1 line is back today, between 242nd Street (Bronx) and 42nd Street-Times Square. And, it’s free! Get out there and ride the rails.

Bwog’s favorite part of Homecoming, free stuff, continues today. Swing by Low Plaza from 5-7 for finger painting, hot cocoa, cupcakes, mini donuts, cookies, and, if you’re wearing Columbia blue, items from the student athletics advisory committee!  Five-finger painting via Shutterstock

Bwog’s new Constable of Culture, Kyra Bloom, spreads the word on arts-related events in the area, whether for your hot date or an evening alone. If you’d like us to know about a certain happening for next week, email events@bwog.com. Ongoing A free pair of tickets to any show at The Living Room. It’s a race, […]

Regress to your five year old psyche and grab some free snow cones at the Dexter and Homeland truck parked between 115th and 116th and Broadway. It has a big sign that says, “Chiller.” There is also free Showtime loot like laundry bags. Supplies are dwindling, so throw down your midterm review and rush over!

First Prize, a box set of Literature Humanities books from Book Culture, goes to Laura H.T.: At the consent workshop, coming up (no pun intended) with ways to proposition someone. One group has a Harry Potter fetish: “I’ll show you 9 3/4.” Second prize, a six-pack and a slice of Koronet pizza, goes to Tanay […]

What’s the only thing better than free? More free! In celebration of the last First Friday of the semester, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), Columbia Queer, and Lambda Phi Epsilon invite you to an awesome free dance party full of other awesome free-ness in Roone tonight from 11 pm to 2 am, complete with […]