Late last night, we reported that the Hungarian Pastry Shop would soon be offering Flex.

Well, about that: It turns out that it's actually Sip that is going to be soon accepting Flex--a fact that's been confirmed to Bwog by Michael Novielli of Student Auxiliary and Business Services--and the Hungarian was accidentally mislabeled in our tipster's email. We're very sorry for the error.

Still, Sip is offering Flex! Which is arguably just as exciting as a few hours ago when you thought the Hungarian was doing so.


Late-night news in "Giant Inflatable Penis-gate," as the queer community has moved quickly to respond to the controversial editorial published in Wednesday's Spectator. In addition to the factual errors, the editorial is also attracting controversy for alleging that Queer Awareness Month "must be sure to focus on awareness and education before revelry." The "revelry" in question was Genderfuck, the underwear-only party held this past Saturday night.

Word of the editorial spread quickly through queer organizations on campus. About 20 students (including several leaders of the queer community) commented on the original editorial, and the Spectator uploaded Thursday's letters to the editor before the rest of the site was updated. In addition, seven student groups have sent a letter to the Spec editorial board, calling the editorial "inaccurate, sensationalized, misinformed, and malicious" and demanding "sufficient space be given in the immediate future to concerned groups and individuals to offer editorial responses." Finally, plans are already in place for a "kiss-in"/protest at the Spec's offices tomorrow at 12:15 PM.

In addition to publishing Thursday's letters early, the Spec is considering a meeting with queer groups on campus, and a source tells Bwog that editor-in-chief Tom Faure will be penning an explanation of the editorial process in the same issue. The letter from the student groups to the Spec editorial board is posted after the jump.

UPDATE 3:26 AM: Faure's aforementioned letter is also posted after the jump.


An amused tipster -- who has thoughtfully already coined the phrase "Giant Inflatable Penis-Gate" -- has just pointed Bwog in the director of Spec's recent correction to this morning's staff editorial on Queer Awareness Month. The correction reads:

"Because of an editorial mistake, the original version misstated that Columbia Queer Alliance was responsible for Queer Awareness Month. While CQA and QuAM collaborate on some programs, QuAM is its own unique group. The editorial also misstated that a giant inflatable penis was part of QuAM's opening tabling. It was in fact part of a different campus event."


Shocking Report from Bwog tipster Hillary Busis: The fire alarm in East Campus has gone off three times in about thirteen hours.

According to Public Safety, it's not a fire drill, just a malfunctioning alarm. And they have "people working on it."

Stay strong, EC.


Cupcakes: The all-purpose graphic! Perfect for film reviews.

And articles about cupcakes.

Barnard flooded with drawings of stick figures burning bras

Also: an actual flood

GSSC VP resigns, explains "I have an off-campus apartment now [...] I can only do so many things at once."



See also: Mistakes, Quickspec

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