On Low Plaza! Observers estimate 150 or so showed up for the midnight start, increasing to three or four hundred as the hour went on. And a panorama from our webmaster/photography specialist, Hans Hyttinen (click on it for a larger picture): Videos by John Kenney and Ron Gejman

Selling unwanted items via flyers is hard enough. It’s even harder when “commenters” on said flyers don’t actually read the notice. See here for more details. Photo by HEH.

Today at noon a group of activists (and a bunch of reporters) gathered at Floridita to celebrate the recent decision by the New York State Court to annul claims of eminent domain in the Manhattanville area. Speakers included Manhattanville landowner Nicholas Sprayregen, lawyer Norman Siegel, and state senator Bill Perkins. Bwog was there with a […]

You may notice that most of our posts involve photos of one sort or another. In the past, Bwog’s been content to draw on the resources of first Google Image Search and later (upon learning of a strange term known as “copyright”) Flickr. But not everything postable has had the good graces to be preserved […]

Hundreds of eager Columbians joined President Bollinger early this morning for the 8th Annual Fun Run, a spirited 5K jaunt through Riverside Park. The wannabe Olympians began the run on College Walk, headed south to the 96th street tennis courts, and turned back to the finish line where they were greeted by a resplendent view […]

With pictures snapping, campus safety patrolling and students and professors promenading en masse, this afternoon’s convocation began with all the fanfare of a red carpet affair.  After brief introductions given by Dean Kevin Shollenberger and Dehui Kong, CC ’11 and NSOP Coordinator in Chief,  faculty celebs took the podium to address students and parents of […]

– Photo by JYH

Maybe next time he/she will remember the robes. The evidence outside the IRC: – Photo by JYH

Outgoing Dean Austin Quigley is in the audience for tonight’s performance of the 115th Annual Varsity Show. Below, an eager audience member is disappointed to learn that his English accent is not, in fact, faked. – Photo by ACM

Bwog’s Associate Child Wrangler and Grassy Median Monitor Austin Brauser spotted a small person hiding in the brush on College Walk. Are the British back?  Is he a CUAssassin?  Don’t be alarmed – he’s probably just defending himself from stressed-out Columbians. After the jump: Young person threatens cameraman.

 – Photo by CEE Spotted outside of Carman: a flowering forsythia! The shrub, native to Asia, is known for its early flowering, considered a sign of spring. Even if the weather outside remains frightful, then, cheer up! Warmth may be just around the corner.

Bwog scavenger Eliza Shapiro spotted an interesting pair of discarded packets outside of John Jay last night: That makes three warning labels ignored. 

A tipster informs us that Law & Order (or possibly one of its spinoffs) is once again shooting around Union Theological Seminary, at the corner of 120th and Claremont. Unfortunately, the brilliant floodlights that are apparently completely necessary for filming have stymied attempts at a photo. Some things never change. Ever.

The official Bwog weather indicator currently reads 59 degrees, and students have certainly been taking advantage of the temperature spike. The forecast says New York’s back into the 40s after today, so enjoy the sun now! – Photo by LBD

City Room interviews Obama’s old roommate (whose own article Bwog linked to on Saturday) about the many savory details of their time together, including being forced to use Dodge’s showers, and their reliance upon Tom’s for breakfast. On the photography side of things, Bwog daily editor Jon Hill contributes some of his shots of Columbia […]