In a preview from the April issue of the Blue and White, Will Snider and Lauren Glover tackle this month’s At Two Sword’s Length pro/con debate: is it worth introducing yourself at a party? Just stand still and don’t say anything. No introductions necessary. All I need to do is stare at you and try […]

The Varsity Show and the Blue and White are looking for experienced graphic artists who are comfortable using Adobe Photoshop to clean up photos and make them illustration-quality (see examples at right).  Your skills will be put to use in designing the images in the Varsity Show program.  If you’re interested, please email bweditors@columbia.edu immediately.

The February/March issue of the Blue and White has hit newsstands, benches, and tables near you. In addition to the reports on hometowns from the issue, here are trips down memory lane from Jersey City, Hickory Hills, and the East Village. Jersey City, NJ Most Jersey City residents are in it for the cheap. Compared […]

The February/March issue of the Blue and White will be hitting newsstands, benches, and tables near you later this week, but until then, here’s the issue’s Conversation, in which Hannah Goldfield sits down with Minimalist/all-around chef Mark Bittman.  Though best known for his column “The Minimalist” in the New York Times weekly Dining & Wine […]

Tonight: Blue and White meeting, 9:30 PM, catacombs of St. Paul’s Chapel. We’ll be opening the floor to pitches for our upcoming April issue, meaning there will be many opportunities to claim and suggest article ideas. The meeting will, of course, also include the time-honored traditions of finger-jousting (pictured at right) and cookies. Writers, editors, […]

Tonight: Blue and White meeting, 9:30 PM, catacombs of St. Paul’s Chapel. We’ll be opening the floor to pitches for our upcoming April issue, meaning there will be many opportunities to claim and suggest article ideas. The meeting will, of course, also include the time-honored traditions of finger-jousting (pictured at left right) and cookies. Writers, […]

A reminder to all writers, editors, artists, poets and friends — both old and new (especially new) — tonight is the first Blue and White meeting of the new semester. 9:30 PM in the catacombs of St. Paul’s Chapel.  We’ll be discussing story ideas for upcoming issues, so if you’ve ever wanted to get involved […]

Here’s another one from the upcoming December issue of the Blue and White: staff writer Jon Hill sat down with Nobelist/Columbia professor Joseph Stiglitz.  Economist and Columbia Professor Joseph Stiglitz made a splash in the academic world with his pioneering work on information asymmetry, the problem of hidden surprises faced by used car buyers, eBay […]

The December issue of The Blue and White — our Denominational Domination issue — will be on stands (and online) later this week. In the meantime, here’s something to read besides your old class notes.  “O Ye of Little Faiths” by Alexandra Muhler While Columbia is an institution regularly accused of godlessness, our Student Governing […]

The Blue and White is in the market for a new publisher, who would begin in January and hold the position until January 2010. Applicants should ideally have some experience in production, sales, advertising, or PR (whether via an internship or working with campus publication/creative production/student group), but we’ll be considering anyone with an enthusiasm […]

The results of last week’s ROTC survey should be released later today. Before they are, Bwog encourages you to do some close-to-home back-reading on the issue–below, we’ve re-run Izumi Devalier’s article from the November 2005 issue of The Blue and White titled “Embedded in New York: Or, How I Learned to Stop Whining and Love […]

October’s Blue&White graces the World Wide Web today!  A few gems from this month’s issue: Columbia Republicans kick off the year with open arms A day of discovery and unsheathed broadswords at the Medieval Festival in Fort Tryon Park  Ever wanted to be a banker? Yeah, not anymore A run-down of Morningside’s ghosts  “When I […]

From the October issue of The Blue and White, we bring you Alexandra Muhler’s profile of the mysterious “Butler Marxist.” Or, as he wishes to be known, “The Author.” On Thursday nights, the crowd in Butler Café is small and dispersed. From a central table in the quiet lounge, one voice booms, fighting its way out […]

Tonight marks the second Blue and White and Bwog joint meeting of the year. Interested parties new and old are encouraged to attend — especially those with a knack for writing, artistry, business-savvy, editing, and technological know-how. We’ll be assigning stories and accepting pitches. 9:30 PM, in the basement of St. Paul’s Chapel. We look […]

From the Orientation Issue of The Blue and White, we bring you Rob Trump’s detailed account of the beginning of PrezBo’s summer sabbatical in Vermont. 8:00 AM: Here we are. Sunny Vermont. Sunny, sunny Vermont. Let the sabbatical commence. 8:21 AM: … 8:25 AM: Jesus, this is boring. 8:26 AM: What the hell am I […]