This is for a very narrow section of the population, namely for those of you bored in class, reading Bwog, and contemplating a shower on your return to your dorm in EC. Tough luck. There will be no running water in EC for an indefinite period of time. The reason? Only the delightfully intriguing "emergency repairs" was given.

Barnard Facilities is going to be sanitizing and scraping the interior of the water tanks that supply many of BC's dorms and buildings with water. While Bwog still can't quite get past a few burning questions (Was the water unsanitary before? Scraping what off the tank? GUNK?) the real news is that Barnard isn't going have running water during certain designated times over winter break.

But who's showered anyway in the past week? And who's sat down with a glass of unsanitary, gunky water—who even has that kind of time? Not Bwog, and certainly not the students who chose to live at Barnard over break to work on their senior theses, or hold a job or internship.

- JNW

See also: Barnard, Water

waitingPassengers are still stranded, sweaty, and discontented along nearly every subway line, as the city recovers from this morning's as-of-yet unconfirmed tornado. People are still waiting in droves for buses and taxis or walking across the city's bridges and Mayor Bloomberg has canceled his entire morning to no doubt assess damage to homes and trees in Brooklyn.

Send Bwog the story of your wacky commute! We want to hear it!

UPDATE 12:59 EST - Wacky commute stories after the jump.

UPDATE 10:58 PM EST - Act of God correspondent Zach van Schouwen has photographic evidence of the Brooklyn Tornado here.


A few Schapiro residents are regretting they stayed at Columbia to party last night.

From Ben Isham...

flood A urinal on the 8th floor opened up some time close to midnight, putting about two inches of water on the eastern double tower there, and sending water cascading down the building (all the way to the second floor) Rooms on the floors below had water literally raining from the ceilings. The fire alarm was sounded to evacuate the building due to the risk of electrical fire (the water was flowing down around the recessed lighting on some floors) and eventually people were let back in. Hopefully everyone will be able to move out tomorrow successfully.

Bwog welcomes tales from the flood.

See also: Schapiro, Water

If you're looking for quick 45 minute study break, Bwog wholeheartedy suggests you hop on the 1, head down to Lincoln Center, and check out "magician" David Blaine in his giant water bubble. The plan is to stay submerged for nine days, then get tied up in chains, set a new world record by holding his breath for nine minutes while he breaks out of the chains, and avoid being DROWNED ALIVE. Whatever other kind of drowning there is we don't know.

The man will be on display 24 hours a day through Monday.

And, for all our Gawker Stalkers out there, here's a creepy picture of Courtney Cox and David Arquette leaving after holding up their pink tutu'ed child as an offering to the Blaine himself.

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Bwog correspondent Yelena Shuster reports:

There is an emergency water shutdown in Carman today from 10:30 AM-2:30 PM (see official email after the jump). Some unidentified suitemates, hauling their shower gear in Duane Reade bags, are stealthily walking over to Furnald to shower in the hall bathrooms. "What if someone has bladder problems?" muttered one girl angrily, after using her Poland Spring to brush her teeth and wash her hair in the sink.

Thank god for Columbia students and their ingenuity.

See also: Carman, Ingenuity, Water

Bwog correspondent Sara Vogel reports that the Southeast Asian League's Water Festival has been moved due to rain.

No further comment is necessary.

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