It has come to Bwog's attention that the Federalist Paper (aka the Fed), Columbia's perennial bastion of jokedome, has published its second issue of the year. Bwog encourages you to have a laugh or two as you try to shake off that midterm angst by reading the new issue entitled First Years and Last Temptations.

Jesus, CC 20 AD, a quiet cool Columbia student that not too many people remember. Sound familiar?

Slackers host strike to make Core Curriculum easier. Nothing gets done.

The death of David Foster Wallace, a footnote by no means.

A Fed exclusive interview with Stephan Vincenzo. Yes, that "Stephan."

The definitive Obamacain liveblog. Are you sure you want to read it?

Bwog is currently livebwogging from the Low Steps, where we (like many of you) stumbled upon a rock concert. The music was loud (and catchy) as Bwog yelled around in vain trying to figure out what the concert was for. We first ran into Jeffrey Rodriguez, SEAS '10, of the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship who explained that the concert (which is called Praise on the Steps for Jesus) was to kick off Jesus Week. Bwog screamed a couple clarifying questions, but Rodriguez ran off to enjoy the show. Dejected, we resigned ourselves to Googling. Luckily, Jonathan Walton, CC 08, sat down next to us on the steps and began typing on Bwog's laptop. "Jesus Week is traditionally the week before Easter at Columbia University but because of Spring break this year we decided to have it later in the year. Each year the Christian fellowships come together to worship and reach out to campus through events and service," he wrote in our open Word document. "Thank you!" Bwog yelled. Walton smiled and ran off.

The participating Christian fellowships include Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Korean Campus Crusade for Christ, Campus Crusade for Christ, Remnant Christian Fellowship, and Kompass Christian Koinonia. "Are you ready to love God?!" the lead singer yelled to the crowd. The crowd replied affirmatively, enthusiastically.

- JNW

Jesus week starts today, kicking off five days of praise and prostration. This afternoon, Low Steps played host to easels on which passersby could at once declare and apologize for their direst sins. What do Columbia students feel sorry for?

"for thinking I'm better than non-Ivy students"
"for coveting my friends' money and looks"
"God led Bush to war"
"being a pretentious bastard"
"being a bitch sometimes"
"for hating you =)"
"ignoring the homeless guy"
"for treating women like objects rather than friends"
"for not being sorry"
"for judging homosexuals"
"lusting after women"

Bwog is sorry for a lot of things. We just cry in our rooms about them instead.

Nothing like the election holiday to get us talking about Jesus.

In McBain, Josh shares this tip:

Two security guards are talking at the swipe-in desk when I walk in.

Guard 1: Yeah, that's true.

Guard 2: (In a very matter-of-fact tone). You can't trust a man with a knife in one hand, a smile in the other, while he's trying to French-kiss you. Isn't that true?

Me: I don't know. People usually try to avoid French-kissing me.

He went on to explain that he was alluding to Judas' betraying of Christ. I said I understood, but was pretty sure most Christian theologians agree that Judas didn't go for any tongue.