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Breaking News: Hawk Takes Pigeon

Right this minute, on the lawn in front of John Jay, the hawk that's been spotted near Lewisohn and the LLC is lunching on a pigeon. It swooped down and snatched it in dramatic fashion. Onlookers, please send in your photos and stories. Bored studiers, please suggest names for our hawk. Apparently, they're territorial, so he/she may be around for a while.

- ACM


Posted by hmmm: #1 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 2:12 PM
Someone has to suggest a lame columbia name, so i guess I will. Why not name him Hamilton?
Posted by how bout: #2 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 2:15 PM
Mahmoud?
Posted by obvious metaphor: #3 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 2:16 PM
lets name him 'exams'
Posted by how about: #4 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 2:17 PM
197c?
Posted by I like Ike: #5 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 2:17 PM
How about a more hawkish Columbian?

We could call it Eisenhower, or Dwight D. or just Ike

Or Teddy, as Theodore Roosevelt was a CULaw Dropout

Posted by More Hawkish Still: #6 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 2:19 PM
Pierre, as in Pierre LaBranche.
Posted by ARR: #7 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 2:21 PM
I gotta say, that bird is pretty badass.
Posted by oohh: #8 (in reply to #3) · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 2:42 PM
i like "exams" ... and we're the pigeons, right?

i see what you did there
Posted by yikes: #9 (in reply to #8) · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 2:48 PM
They're really fast-tracking the "Our Favorite Comments" these days. That was like a 4-minute turnaround.
Posted by Nathan: #10 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 2:53 PM
someone put on their facebook it was an eagle. I was a little surprised that there would be an eagle in nyc. Hawk makes more sense.
Posted by Name: #11 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 3:22 PM
Mike. Mike Hawk.
Posted by mahmoud: #12 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 3:27 PM
mahmoud mahmoud mahmoud mahmoud.

our own petty and cruel dictator.
Posted by dictator: #13 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 3:45 PM
dont worry the 8 foot menorah will return to scare off the cruel dictator. I heard Bollinger is will be at the lighting on Tuesday night.
Posted by How about: #14 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 3:48 PM
Hawkmadinejad?
Posted by How bout: #15 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 3:55 PM
Ichthor, avian deity of pigeon slaughter? If it's female, then Ichthoria.
Posted by hmm: #16 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 3:57 PM
It needs an honorary drink:

the red-tail = bottle of red stripe + 1 shot yellow tail, mixed in the gizzard of a pigeon, and shotgunned from its punctured carcass
Posted by Well: #17 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 3:59 PM
How about Bwack? Bwog could have its very own mascot.
Posted by re#14: #18 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 4:06 PM
I vote for Hawkmadinejad
Posted by agreed: #19 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 4:21 PM
Hawkmadinejad
Posted by Lee Bollinger. : #20 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 4:24 PM
similar haircut. equally badass.
Posted by I'd call him: #21 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 4:32 PM
Stephen. And I know all my fellow nerds are chuckling right now.
Posted by concur: #22 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 4:36 PM
clearly it must be named Hawkmadinejad.
Posted by Why not: #23 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 4:38 PM
Hudson?
Posted by obviously: #24 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Hawkmadinejad. Don't even think about disagreeing.
Posted by Jay Buhner: #25 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 4:42 PM
I'd call him Stephen Ng, so he could be Stephen "Hawk" Ng
Posted by another: #26 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 4:53 PM
vote for hawkmadinejad. can bwog do a poll?
Posted by hahah, yes: #27 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 5:17 PM
hawkmadinejad is brilliant. poll, bwog, poll!
Posted by I agree: #28 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 5:34 PM
Hawkmadinejad. No question. And whoever came up with that...well done.
Posted by how about: #29 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 5:38 PM
Hunger Striker
Posted by john heff: #30 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 5:49 PM
he's from st john the divine

ilike ike or hammy
Posted by oohh: #31 (in reply to #14) · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 6:12 PM
i retract my previous statement and also vote for hawkmadinejad ... and gays are the pigeons, right?

i see what you did there.
Posted by 197c: #32 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 6:51 PM
is clearly the best choice. 197c.
Posted by Juli (Site staff): #33 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 7:14 PM
Hawkmadinejad it is!
Posted by Awhile ago: #34 (in reply to #30) · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 8:44 PM
Last Thanksgiving I saw a fairly large bird of prey (mighta been this one) perched on the wingtip of the statue of Archangel Michael at the cathedral.

As it peered down at the suddenly-rodent-free courtyard, a mockingbird dive-bombed out of nowhere and buzzed the damn thing. Left a broken feather sticking out of his back. The hawk didn't even flinch.
Posted by mike: #35 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 9:51 PM
poor columbia pigeons!
Posted by alexw: #36 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 10:51 PM
I just want the Internet to know that I just received a nasty shock to the head via my iPod headphones.
Posted by 10 bucks: #37 · reply · track
December 10, 2007 at 11:44 PM
says the hawk was sent here by Simcha Felder.
Posted by CML: #38 (in reply to #25) · reply · track
December 11, 2007 at 12:12 AM
You balded, tobacco-chewing demigod of the rightfield grass. How the hell have you been since 1995!
Posted by YES!: #39 · reply · track
December 11, 2007 at 5:00 AM
that's such a great pic
Posted by butler boi: #40 · reply · track
December 11, 2007 at 10:11 AM
HAWKMEDINEJAD
Posted by Alum: #41 · reply · track
December 11, 2007 at 3:20 PM
If this is one of the hawks from St. John the Divine then it probably has a name already.

Then again, I doubt the hawk knows or cares what people call it.
Posted by Go Pale Male: #42 · reply · track
December 11, 2007 at 10:19 PM
and scion, it's time to teach this pidgeons a lesson
Posted by anon: #43 · reply · track
December 13, 2007 at 3:23 AM
Xerxes
Posted by areacode212: #44 · reply · track
February 2, 2008 at 6:22 PM
The hawk was in front of Lewisohn/Earl today at 3:00 munching on a little squirrel, in front of many onlookers. It was awesome. Go hawk!!
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