Given the predisposition of 2015 to Facebook and the general madness that is a Columbia pre-frosh page, Bwog is profiling the famous and infamous stars of social media. In Top of Their Class, you can read about some of the people you met on the Internet, on the Internet. Name: Austin Akins Famous for: Planning […]

Professors say the darndest things. Sometimes it’s unintentional, and sometimes it’s a well planned line that they’ve used for years to break the ice. Either way, we find them funny, and Bwog collects the best quotes at the beginning and end of each semester. Here is a roundup of our favorites so far. Prof. Lambert, […]

Yesterday, Student Financial Services sent out an email clarifying the qualifications for tuition exemption. The clarification doesn’t introduce any new information that wasn’t in the original email, so that leads Bwog to wonder what sort of bogus exemption claims SFS must have received  encouraging them to send out another email to the entire student body. […]

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Live at Lerner has free cupcakes in the Lerner Piano Lounge. The culinary charity lasts from 12 till 2pm, but Bwog is highly skeptical that 500 cupcakes can last two hours. Temporary tattoos and foam lightning bolts will also be handed out. For more information, roll on over to the Live at Lerner facebook page. […]

Broadway between 114th and 116th (in front of Lerner) is the place to be today if you have yet to stock up on fridge fodder. If you want to stave off the freshman (or sophomore… or junior) 15, and you kinda dig supporting local farmers, then Columbia Greenmarket is your best bet every Thursday and […]

There was a big ol’ GOP debate last night. Brian Williams asked Gov. Rick Perry how the governor sleeps at night considering Texas’ well-exercised death penalty. Check out the link for a bipartisan reaction roundup. (Daily Dish) Columbia researchers conducted a massive quintuple blind super intensive experiment, and their conclusion might shock you: American doctors […]

Found on September 7. Email mjm2238@columbia.edu with brand name to claim.

Lost on September 2, somewhere between Ruggles and Hartley, or perhaps at Mel’s. If you find a pair, please contact eas2215@columbia.edu.

Tommy Hilfiger men’s wallet. Most likely lost somewhere on Barnard’s campus or in Ferris. Please contact tmc2154@columbia.edu if found.

The Hillel E-Board invites you to join them from 8-9 tonight for the “Once You Pop the Fun Don’t Stop” semester kickoff event. Word on the Facebook page is that there may be a Pop Lock & Drop It contest, so get yourself over to the Kraft Center (3rd floor terrace) pronto to partake in […]

Though Mill neither serves exclusively lunch nor combines various schools of thought, a framed article on Mill’s wall boasts this bizarre accolade: Sadly, Mill snatched this prestigious title in ’93. Those looking for the current Best Example of Cultural Syncretism in a Luncheonette are going to have to look elsewhere. Though, word on the street […]

If you saw free L’Oreal blush-bronzer combos being handed out today in the Diana, it was in preparation for this evening’s extravaganza: Update: The speakers included Meghan McCain and Taraji P. Henson. Bwog has obtained a picture of the gift bag. You may ogle the beauty products below.

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11, Columbia will host a series of lectures. Our recommendations for the week are below, and the full list is after the jump. We’ll post our weekly bucket list soon. “Science, Policy and Public Health: Looking Ahead to the Next 10 Years” Low Memorial Library Rotunda, Morningside Campus, Thursday, Sept. […]

“Performing these two tasks simultaneously, negating on the one hand and magnifying on the other, it [sic] the way open to the absurd creator. He must give the void its colors.” – Albert Camus “If you are only moved by color relationships, you are missing the point.” – Mark Rothko