There's a large bowl filled with a well-chosen and surprisingly photogenic mix of candy (gum, mints, SweetTarts, Laffy Taffy, etc.) currently waiting for you by the western elevators on Lerner 5. Be sure to thank your friends in the Varsity Show, who are the benefactors of your sugar rush.

UPDATE 5:18 PM: Candy time's over. The bowl has disappeared.

Bwog kicks off Halloween early this year with a special guide to two of the neighborhood's best costume purveyors, Ricky's and Possibilities @ Columbia.

You can divide the world in two camps: Those who love Halloween and those who hate it. Bwog falls into the former camp and we hope you do too. But we understand, fun is not for everyone. If you're a Halloween hater, a self-conscious self-customer or just not in the spirit yet, Bwog's here to help. Today, we're guiding you through two of Morningside Heights' most unabashed Halloween haunts, the already infamous Ricky's and Possibilities@Columbia.

As anyone who has stepped outside in the past hour might have noticed, there are swarms of over-studied, over-worked kids piling out of Butler and Lerner who are descending en masse on the Candyland BBQ.

Lines stretch around the quad, with students at the beginning of the line providing Bwog with estimated wait times ranging from "thirty minutes" to "too fucking long" to "a while." Further documentation after the jump. (Bwog also apologizes for placing our thumb over the lens.)

Inexplicably, the Lions appear to be involved in a joint venture with Tic Tac at tonight's game (they don't say the sport in the hilarious press release, but Bwog will suppose it's basketball). Coming soon: corporate naming rights for Baker Field? "Swish Undergraduate Athletics Center" has a nice ring to it.

Long story made short: apparently you can win ten grand by dancing around with Tic Tac containers. On a Friday night. If you start binge-drinking right now, you might shed enough dignity to try to participate in -- we swear to God -- "one of Morningside Heights' more 'earth shaking' pop culture iconic moments." If you show up, they'll throw two or three more adjectives in that sentence. Just for you!

Bwog is proud to announce the winner of our Valentine's Day candy heart contest, in which we asked you to provide the best slogan to emblazon on one such heart. We've tallied all the votes, and we're proud to announce the winning entry:

YOU'LL DO

Bwog congratulates Rob Trump for his ingenious wit and ability to garner 21% of 573 votes, and humbly asks that he contact us to claim his special Valentine's treat.

Because there's only one day a year and one candy medium that legitimate the claim that "heart" is a transitive verb, Bwog is celebrating candy hearts. With a poll! Here are the staff-selected finalists from the call for slogans we opened last week. Vote away!

This sign was spotted atop the muffin display case in Cafe 212.

Coming soon: a crumpled piece of notebook paper tacked up next to the sandwich menu, reading, "Do u like me? Check box yes or no. Luv, Turkey."