Bwogger Sean Zimmerman sent along these pictures of a John Jay 13 room completely stuffed with newspapers. Why? Because, uh…why not? The room belongs to Billy, pictured below in the center with his hands on his hand. His partners in crime are, from left to right, David, Alex, Hefei, Jess and Gautam. Bwog would pay […]

To give students a taste of those delightful pre-plumbing days, the forces of Columbia have decided to withhold running hot water from residents of John Jay this morning.  Daily Editor Eliza Shapiro reports that it’s been gone for at least two hours.  People are wandering around with bath towels looking forlornly for an oasis and support groups […]

We’ve received several photos over the last half an hour of the now infamous John Jay Dinner Date. There are reports of a “table cloth, doilies, roses, and candles” currently being enjoyed by Columbia’s most romantic couple. Faces have been hidden to protect the adorable. UPDATE 7:28 PM: Our couple has given us permission to […]

Bwog’s “In Defense Of…” returns with a look at a first-year’s worst nightmare: the Freshman Fifteen.   Let’s get one thing straight: gaining 15 pounds doesn’t mean you’re suddenly fat. For all Bwog knows, you came to Columbia weighing 90 pounds: forgetting to eat and do your homework second semester senior year. You may have […]

Bwogger Sean Zimmermann has just sent us a picture of this seasonal birthday card, assembled from this year’s somewhat meager crop of fall foliage on the lawn outside John Jay. Happy Birthday!

Halloween was not the only celebration that got off to a premature start Thursday night.  Two nights ago, about forty students gathered in the John Jay Lounge to celebrate the start of Native American Heritage Month. Although a diverse mix of Native American, white, black and Latino students made up the audience, an interest in […]

Cooped up in the decidedly warm and dry comforts of its dorm room today, Bwog noticed on this most spooky and rainy of autumn afternoons that the jokesters at the Fed have published their third (and equally eerie) issue of the semester.  Prez-Bo-Hef likes Halloween parties, digs Kanye even more. Find yourself at Ricky’s? Not […]

In the coming hours you will receive an email asking for your participation in an annual survey that Dining Services is conducting on all on-campus dining institutions.  Do you like them?  Are they too expensive?  Those are the kinds of answers they are looking for!  To further motivate you, they’re offering to donate a total […]

The gods of free food have smiled happily upon Columbia University today. More tonight: hot chocolate, whipped cream and candy in the John Jay Lounge at 10 PM, and the Chinese Students Club & AAA are hosting a dumpling-fest in the West Ramp Lounge in Lerner at 11 PM.

True fact: Sarah Palin doesn’t eat babies. Cars don’t run into you in Riverside Park. The stock market crashed!  Now what? Fight Club was released nine years ago.  Don’t you feel really old?  Like, over nine years old? Columbia wants to demolish and rebuild in every direction!  Watch out Lincoln Center. Columbia students may not […]

Young Will Leonard’s report on the 12s’ Met excursion contained a Shocking Revelation, namely that John Jay Dining Hall would no longer be using trays. We called Dining just a few minutes ago, and the helpful woman on the phone confirmed that yes, there are no more trays. Apparently, this is because of “environmental concerns” […]

Our second series during Orientation is called “Bi-Partisan Dorm Reviews.”  The series seeks to show both the pros and cons of living in whatever residence hall that you (hopefully) chose. For non-freshman housing, we did reviews of many upperclassmen buildings during the Housing Lottery, which you can see here. First up is John Jay. As […]

UPDATE 10:03 PM: Fear not, commenters once fearful that our hero had up and left us forever. Tipster (and upcoming Senior Wisdom profile) Nat Gale has just spotted Hawkmadinejad and snapped a photo that we’re pretty sure Dining won’t be postering around John Jay.  Astute and protective tipster Jon Hill informed Bwog that he had […]

Prolific Bwog tipster Jon Hill has just notified Bwog of an enchanting electrical set-up in the bowels of the John Jay laundry room that would put the efforts of the Disneyland electrical parade to shame.  In the carefully crafted email seen below, it appears that the entirety of the dorm’s laundry machinery is hardwired to […]

A Bwog tipster recently piqued our interest with a note about the latest happenings in Columbia’s oh-so-fabulous (wink wink) on-campus dining scene.  A recent email from Housing and Dining below reveals that Columbia students need not wait any longer to satisfy their cravings for a whole lox of Kosher foods.  So get your fill today! […]