CC 2014’ers and 2013’ers are about to sit down for a taxing, excruciating three hours, in which they expound on the entire history of Western thought. Lit Hum and CC finals are happening today, which explains the flurry of flustered kids heading to Hamilton at 12:30. Bwog wishes you the best of luck, and gently […]

Bwog’s favorite Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz tells America like it is. His advice? Listen to the IMF. (Slate) The J-School recently awarded Al Jazeera English with the Columbia Journalism Award for “singular journalism in the public interest.” Bestowed in light of Al Jazeera English’s recent coverage of the 2011 revolutions in the Middle East, this is […]

Just because finals start tomorrow in earnest doesn’t mean you can’t have fun tonight! At midnight in 209, CUMB hosts Orgo Night. There will be music, shouting, school spirit, and Barnard jokes. Speaking of the ladies across Broadway, tonight is another Midnight Breakfast. There will be barrels of free food. Barnard seniors may start munching […]

It all began when Bwog overheard this conversation: Freshman Girl: Hey, so how did Pride and Prejudice end? Freshman Boy: Oh, they get married. FG: Really? Like her and Darcy? FB: Like yeah. How did you get into this school anyway? We realized that many of you Freshman and Sophomore types might not have had […]

In honor of Orgo Night, Senior Wisdoms continue with the marching band’s flautist extraordinaire. Name, school: Zoe Lubitz, Columbia College Claim to fame: CUMB Flutist, COÖP Leader (yeahhh bikers), Flute Choir President, former JJ6-er who indeed still takes the elevator Where are you going? Forward. You know those old people who say college was the best […]

Freshpeople, Bwog can’t believe you kids are already studying for your Lit Hum final! It seems like just yesterday when you were loading taxidermy rodents into your blue bins. In honor of the big test, we’re recycling this gem of a post, and adding a few updates. Below, Bwog presents a playlist of songs with references to […]

Hailed as one of the most successful female composers of all time, 3-time Grammy winner, Joan Tower, will be at our very own Miller Theatre tonight. The living legend spared some time to talk to Bwog’s ivory tickling enthusiast Carolyn Ruvkun about “DWEMs” and dead lettuce. Bwog: How would you describe your music? Joan Tower: […]

Hey kids, learn things from your elders… Name, school: Stephanie Riederman, CC Claim to fame: Sanctum editor, Hillel board member, Erstwhile hip-hop blogger, Honorary Swede, The girl who lost her purse Monday night and started sobbing in the middle of 1020. Where are you going? As of now unclear. I’m trying to get my Toby […]

Okay so you’re basically not allowed on campus again until after graduation, and now you’re all mopey because Snoop is gone from your life and you have nine papers due tomorrow. Good news, friends! Snoop may not be comin’ back, but we have it on the best authority that there are three (3) lovely destinations […]

Over the last few weeks, your correspondent has received a total of seven automatic reminders to fill out course evaluations (i.e. spam) and three personal emails from professors requesting that their evaluations be completed. And they are pretty important—filling out course evaluations lets professors know what works and what doesn’t in their classes. Unfortunately, course […]

“The kind of kid who always comes back with a story,” this wise senior got a whopping 6 nominations. Name, school: Rajib Mitra, Electrical Engineering – SEAS (took many of my friends 3 years to realize this) Claim to fame: No degree from any prestigious university will ever parallel with handing Snoop Dogg a cup of gin […]

The only way to truly take a study break is to eat some snacks. Consider that you are on your tenth study break and that there are local, farm-fresh, nutritional offerings at your door! HamDel will still be there tomorrow, but not the Farmer’s Market! Out there today: Many succulent representatives from the allium genus: […]

President Obama will make his first presidential visit to ground zero today. Unfortunately, even if you had spare time to go see him, he is only doing a quick wreath laying with no speech. (The Daily Beast, NY Times) Yesterday the President decided not to release photographs of bin Laden’s dead body. This news comes […]

Columbia Libraries are providing you with some hearty snacks from 10 to midnight in Butler Café. Their blog post proclaims “Starbucks Coffee & Bagels” But we know what you’re thinking: where are they sourcing these bagels? BlueJava (wherever that is)? Absolute? Nussbaum? Acme? Were they baked more than two hours ago? In this crazy town, […]

…Mill and Hegel are frat bros, Oh, and Luther is too. Spotted in an abandoned study room: