“My! People come and go so quickly here!”… It was a quiet afternoon in Jay Lounge. Literally: no music played until the administrators closed shop for the day, at which point the speakers boomed Faith Hill’s “This Kiss” and that unbelievably annoying Enrique Iglesias song which is currently deeply wedged in this Bwog correspondent’s head. […]

Suite selection this morning was, in a word, boring. It was sparsely populated, there were no tears, no entreaties, no suspicious doctors notes requiring entrance into Hogan–for health reasons, of course. The Famous Amos and Mrs. Fields cookies competed on either end of the banquet table, but no one jumped for the Pomegranite Naked juice. […]

When one sits in John Jay Lounge for any significant length of time during housing season–and there is nothing else that Bwog would rather do–it becomes evident just how big a calculated mindfuck the entire thing actually is. Tensions run high, futures are decided, relationships forged and broken–all to the soothing strains of Josh Groban […]

Need a break from the harsh rigors of the housing lottery? Try Chinese mysticism! Using the power of the I Ching, the Bwog is empowered to give you a meaningless, random fortune based on your lottery number and the powers of our ancestors. Try it! Enter your lottery number:

As a service to you, dear reader, Bwog has devised a brilliant tool that will visually demonstrate your diminishing housing options. The map will be updated regularly, so check back often. Click here to see today’s housing map.

Seniors with bad lottery numbers just discovered whether redemption could be found in Senior Regroup. Regroup was subdued this year; everyone had planned out their responses to a low number beforehand, in an attempt to gain entry into one of the coveted remaining two Hogan 5-person suites and four remaining EC 5-person high-rises. Tammi Lee […]

2:50 p.m. Girl to her female friend in line: “I’m actually glad we’re not in Hogan, I wasn’t really into the idea. My ex-boyfriend lived in Hogan.” Friend: “Wait, didn’t he graduate like two years ago?” Girl: “Yeah, he did, but there’s still, like, sex in the walls.” 3:12 p.m. Four guys in a huddle, […]

As of noon, all 6-person, all-single EC townhouses are gone. Who got the last EC townhouse? The Blue and White‘s very own editor-in-chief and publisher, with number 1836. 6 person all-single high rises are still available. Booyakasha!

Do you fondly remember Housing’s older, uglier, purpler website? Do you yearn for its collection of residential hall floor plans? Have you been trying to compare the nuances of the Woodbridge C line and the Woodbridge F line, but only in vain? Well, we have dug up the virtual tours for you! (We’re nice like […]

Worried about your lottery number? In that case, let the Bwog make your worries just a little greater. Our correspondent Sumaiya Ahmed roamed through campus to find out just how odd views from dorm rooms can be. This could all be yours. Many more photos after the jump.

The Josh Groban CD is still playing. The Bwog had a huge 12th grade crush on him. So lame. Reasons to come by John Jay Lounge even though you’re not in group selection: 1) You have a whiteboard fetish. 2) You have a light blue table skirt fetish. 3) Famous Amos cookies have been for […]

Bed bugs run wild at Columbia, and MSNBC is on the case. Money Quote: “Just last week freshmen at New York’s prestigious Columbia University had to leave their rooms because a room nearby was infested with bed bugs. And they’re worried about what other students think.” Columbia students: Finding new reasons to feel insecure since […]

Bwog correspondent Yelena Shuster reports from the group selection frontlines in John Jay Lounge. Josh Groban’s Closer CD sets the tone for today’s first housing selection. The operatic singing seems somewhat appropriate. “I’m surprised Columbia’s giving away free stuff,” muttered a frustrated member of a four-person group, in reference to the bowls of Famous Amos […]

According to an article in The Villager, Dean Yatrakis’s daughter and her husband are fighting with the city over the right to evict their tenants. This development may make Yatrakis’s Contemporary Urban Issues Colloquium a little more interesting.

Res Life has declared today RA Appreciation Day! Remember that time your RA stopped your roommate from urinating all over your chest while you were passed out in the hallway? Well, you might not remember, but it happened. So, you better give your RA a hug! …or a Complete New Yorker book and DVD set!