Obama’s announced commencement speeches include Hampton University and University of Michigan, but once again, not Columbia. (Politico) Every state in America has snow, except for Hawaii. (Daily News) Where’s the love for Honest Abe? (NYT) 300 employees, including 32 doctors, were laid off from St. Vincent’s. (Gothamist)

It says here that we’re in for a boatload of snow tomorrow–anywhere from 8-12 inches. JTS and Teachers College will be closed tomorrow, but you can chalk that up to their high percentage of commuting students and faculty. As of now, open on its regular schedule tomorrow, and things will have to get downright biblical […]

Our four-legged friends took a field trip to Central Park yesterday, and wound up all over the internet. (Urban Hawks) The Royal Shakespeare Company will ply the bard’s trade during a month-long residency at Lincoln Center in the summer of 2011. (NYT) The MTA figured out that the F train was slow, so, naturally, it […]

While you were studying and/or throwing snowballs, the members of John Jay 11 were making one of the better examples ever of winter overcompensation. Certainly more realistic than most of the stencils we’ve seen in past years.

The snowstorm blanketing much of the Mid-Atlantic kept a lot of your high school friends from flying home this weekend. (Times) The Parks Department officially invites you to go sledding in city parks; unfortunately, they will not be officially providing post-sledding hot chocolate with marshmallows. (Gothamist) While hosting last night’s episode SNL, James Franco french-kissed […]

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

Photo by Chris Jordan

How much snow will we see this weekend? Well, Bwog’s crack meteorology team has spent most of the day keeping an eye on the multiple forecasts pouring out of the National Weather Service, Accuweather, and Weather Underground computer models, and they report that the predicted amounts of snowfall keep climbing. What was a 1 to […]

JTS held a screening and panel discussion of “Inglourious Basterds” yesterday. Sample quote: “Wow, that was fun…I’m not supposed to feel that way, I know — I’m Jewish.” (Times) Three family members were killed by a career criminal in an Upper West Side apartment; the attacker then fell to his death while trying to escape. […]

…but the fire is so delightful. Congratulations to Brian Bené and Mark Stothers for tipping us off about the first flakes of the season. Sure, it’s mostly just rain, but as you settle down for a long winter’s nap in your Butler carrel, let these few flurries remind you that the end is in sight! […]

  Public Safety Officer Joseph Feyjoo confronts ski team captain Raphael Graybill Campus Public Safety put an end to the Columbia ski team’s effort to build a ski jump on the Low Library steps tonight. Citing the jump’s potential danger to “small children,” two officers dispatched from Public Safety’s main office ordered the team to “cease […]

After the sunsets on your snow-blanketed campus tonight, you can partake in a few winter wonderland-esque activities to celebrate the blizzard. Rachael McMillan cordially invites you to a “snow extravaganza” outside Butler tonight from 9-10, and we’ve been informed that the ski team is attempting to build a jump off of Low Steps at 10. […]

Just when you thought Winter might be over, snow seizes Morningside Heights. Bwog has witnessed more than a few tumbles down Low Steps and various Lerner ramps already this morning: easy does it on your way to class.  Photo by ECS

Hofstra and all NYC public schools are giving their students a snowday. Although Columbia is not joining in on the fun, there’s no better way to pretend you’re 7 and school’s canceled than a healthy dose of neighborhood sledding. You definitely can’t steal a dining hall tray and sled down a hill with your outdoors-y […]