Name, Hometown, School: Hannah Wilentz, Dirty Jerz, College ‘12 Claim to Fame: Dungeon Master of all knowledge related to Housing Services. Where are you going? New York for a while, New Orleans eventually. Three things you learned at Columbia: Avoid d... »
Though not quite as impressive as having a spaceship in your backyard, the Columbia Starcraft club will go head-to-head with rival Harvard in the playoffs of the year-long Collegiate StarLeague tournament; our team and Harvard are both contenders to wi... »
Name, Hometown, School, Major: Sara Lederman, Minneapolis, MN (home of the most genuine hipsters…we wear flannel because it’s cold/we are real-life lumberjacks). Barnard, Anthropology with a minor in Religion Claim to Fame? Purpled-nosed Reindeer with ... »
Name, Hometown, School, Major: Rohan Jotwani. Queens, New York aka ‘The Dirty 718′ aka ‘Nobody really calls it that…yet.’ Columbia College, Biology. Claim to Fame: Evidently, I remind people of this ”Kevin G, Badass MC” character. DJ Brohan has no comm... »
Mark Hay relates the story of the controversy surrounding the formation of new A Cappella group Sharp this past fall. Read this and more in the upcoming April issue of The Blue & White. When Columbia got a new a cappella group this past fall, most peop... »
Bloomberg Businessweek profiles PrezBo in a new light. (Bloomberg) A blind Chinese blind rights activist escapes “extralegal” house arrest in his rural village; American embassy may or may not be harboring him. (NYT) Ronald Breslow, author of space din... »
Last night, Spec published an official statement sent to them by the University to address “misinformation which we want to dispel” about the GS Class Day controversy. The statement is more notable for what it doesn’t say than what it says—neither the ... »
Here’s Will Brown, a Bwog veteran. To make your nominations, just click here. Name, Hometown, School: Will Haldean Brown. Antwerp, Belgium. Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Computer Science Claim to Fame: I’ve done props, light... »
Victoria Wills and Mark Hay engage in a battle of local subway stops. Read this and more in the upcoming April issue of The Blue & White. AFFIRMATIVE—116th or Bust by Victoria Wills Mark asked me to commit. He wanted me to pick a side, buy a ticket, an... »
And here we have Amin Ghadimi. To make your nomination, fill out the form. Name, Hometown, School: Amin Ghadimi; Kobe, Japan; Columbia College Claim to Fame: The ones from the 1950s who “sent their children to international schools and used shops that ... »
Andrew Delbanco’s new book about college shows certain fields to be under pressure of becoming obsolete. (WBUR) President Obama spoke at the University of Colorado about the rising pressures of student debt. And got pizza at a local bar. Here’s to ho... »
To close out the day, Bwog presents Rami Levi. Nominate wise seniors by going here. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Rami Levi (Ramson Van Der Levi IV), Teaneck, NJ, Anthropology Major/History Concentration Claim to Fame: When Chowdah (Columbia sketch c... »
Between the Varsity Show, KCST’s hallmark sundial performance and many more arts-related events, Columbia has much to offer you this weekend. If you would like to feature your arts event on Bwog, get at us at events@bwog.com. If we’ve missed you this w... »
David Rakoff just can’t get enough of his Alma Mater. After speaking with Andy Borowitz here last week, the CC ’86er returns for a Lit Night sponsored by Columbia Magazine, which will also include readings by professors Ed Park and Hannah Tinti. It all... »
Brit Byrd chats with Columbia’s (independent) branch of the Occupy movement. Find this and more in the soon-to-arrive April issue of The Blue & White. “Nothing will grind our gears like the words ‘head of the group,’” Elliott Grieco, CC ’12, corrected ... »
