Wouldn’t these midterms be bearable if the weather were at least half-way pleasant? Maybe. And where is the weather pleasant? South America. And what South American nation does Columbia have a kinship with? Colombia. That’s why we should move there. And that’s exactly what Anand Venkatesan pondered in this December 2002 Blue and White article: […]

To save further students the indignity of heading off to class, finding their favorite gate locked, and realizing class just isn’t worth the extra 10 yard walk, know that the following entrances onto campus have been closed since this morning: * 120th Street Gate * Earl Gate * Chapel Gate * Lerner Gate

Anna Corke reports that yesterday afternoon Dodge Hall had to be evacuated due to an electrical fire. The fire was caused by an art studio class on the fourth floor that had plugged in over a dozen electric heaters to keep their nudes from getting cold. No word on whether the nudes were allowed to […]

In dress reminiscent of Maggie Simpson’s blue starfish sleepclothes combined with the little brother from A Christmas Story‘s winter-wear, this baby stole hearts on college walk when her parents posed her for next year’s Christmas photo. Find a cuter picture. We triple dog dare you.

Gothamist points the way to some snow videos, including a time lapse one of College Walk. Poke around a little and you can find an entire page of Columbia time lapse videos, all seemingly shot from Butler, including a nice sunrise, and the fastest graduation you will ever see. Update: Thanks to “Seth Low” for […]

2006 beat 1947 by 0.5″.

After braving the mountainous snowfall to end up at the Manhattan Jewish Community Center on 76th St. at Amsterdam, one Bwog correspondent found her urge for ground chickpeas unsatisfied. The Center promised to set a Guiness World Record today with a 12 ft. wide, 500 lb. plate of hummus. Upon arrival, she was told the […]

As Manhattan gets ransacked by the biggest snowstorm of the year, College Walk is transforming into a stage for the surreal. Our correspondent reports: If someone has a digital camera…he or she should head over to the Low Steps…some CAVA kids are using stretchers to sled down that glorious snow… Also–in the midst of a […]