A tipster walking by the lawns overheard the following, very scientific exchange between a “scooter kid” and his mother: Mom: don’t walk on the grass. Do you see it’s all muddy with no grass. Why do you think there isn’t any grass? Kid: because a vegetarian was BROWSING!     Grassfed beef minus the beef […]

Last night, we received the following picture, captioned (edgily) by a tipster: From another anonymous tipster: Three first-years on Broadway and 114th: F1: …then we found out that he’s the son of the diplomat to Belgium. F3: Good thing it wasn’t Libya! Ohhh! An awkward silence. F2: Too soon? Too soon. More anonymous eavesdropping from […]

A tipster overheard this not-sure-if-endearingly-cute-or-just-outright-creepy exchange outside the Mathematics building. Boy: I am going to drop Chinese. Girl: Why? Boy: Because I spend the whole class staring at you and can’t focus. Girl: That’s not my fault! Chinese via Wikimedia Commons

A tipster overheard the start to what will be a very, very long year for a new Columbia student: “Wait… The Odyssey is a whole separate book?” Another bout of sudden clarity was overheard later that day: Girl on phone: Wait… I heard that Ferris Booth is the same as Ferris.  You finding the syllabus […]

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 […]

Submissions are still coming in for our contest, which ends on Sunday.  So just keep your mouth shut till then and you won’t be embarrassed. Italians, cover your ears.  From Helen K. A group of elitist freshmen monopolizing the Westside cheese aisle: “Mozzarella?! No! That’s peasant food.” Sounds about right, Alex J. Drunk girl counting […]

NSOP may have come to an official close, but the orientation is only beginning for some. Luckily for you guys, we’ll be documenting it through tipsters’ submissions to our Overseen/heard Contest. Don’t forget to vote for your favorites in the comments! Here’s the next batch of the best of the best… A true Columbian welcome, from […]

We’re still running our contest for NSOP Overheards (and Overseens! but no one has sent any pictures yet) and these are another batch of the best submissions. Because we’re sure that people don’t only say funny things during NSOP, we’re going to run the contest through this week until next Sunday. Reminder: the first prize […]

Freshmen say the darndest things. It’s hard to walk around this campus (or read its blogs) without coming across something rather strange/funny/sad/privileged/offensive/squirrel-y. NSOP often times provides the most diverse selection of these overheard statements or overseen events, and so we want you to send them to us! The best submission will win a free boxset […]

Every year news students arrive to campus a week early with spirits full of hope and minds primed for molding. Unfortunately, the earnest innocence doesn’t last long, as NSOP presents the first social and narcotic barriers to entry for the academic market, and that’s where we come in. Bwog loves observing the full spectrum of […]

At Le Monde’s bar, a portly man—apparently a manager of sorts—blowing haute air with two old, midwestern friends who were visiting the city. They ask him about working so close to Columbia, with the students and all. Yeah, but we keep it too expensive for the kids. Mostly professors and faculty in here. They agree: That […]

Two, twenty-something co-workers—a plain, yet handsome, white man, and an Asian woman with good enough English—unexpectedly meet as they board at 96th street. They talk. On the train, as is the case with most train cars at 7:45 am, silent contemplation of the impending work day, one’s success in life, or unmet hopes and dreams […]

Filed under things that make your $162 summer gym membership worth it: Person at the gym: “I’M PERFECT! I’M A COLUMBIA STUDENT! *Punches something* Opportunity to use a sports term that we had to Google via Wikimedia Commons

Sometimes the best way to study is to act out your notes, whether they are for drama, film, or human anatomy. One tipster oversaw/heard a precocious 7 year old—dancing on the graduation bleachers whilst rubbing his chest—doing just that… Kid: [Singing] Look at my peeeeeniiiss! Look at my peeeeniiiss! Mom: Jack, get down from there! […]

Live from Ruggles, a tipster reports overhearing the following coming from somewhere in the shaft: A few isolated and disjointed shrieks from maybe three voices, and then, “IT’S NOT PRIMAL SCREAM YOU STUPID FUCK!” Update (Friday, 11:30 am): Our correspondent, who has not moved since submitting this tip last night, reports that the exact same […]