In the aftermath of the Beyonce lip sync scandal, Republicans are calling for Obama to resign from office. “If Beyoncé lip-synched the national anthem, how do we know President Obama didn’t lip-sync his oath of office?” asks Republican Senator Rand Paul. Or so believed the entire Twitter population. (International Business Times) The NAACP and the […]

School is harrrddd… Take a shot for… every seminar you can’t get into every class where the teacher actually taught every terrible icebreaker you had to endure in your discussion sections every hundred dollars you’ve spent on books this week Drink a glass of wine (so intellectual) for every shopped class you end up dropping.

Bwog isn’t really clear on exactly what Basketball Mania is, but we hear there will be free things in a heated building so we’re interested. Head to Dodge tonight to pick up a free long sleeve T-shirt, see performances by groups like the hip hop dance crew, Raw Elementz, and most likely partake in some […]

Looking out over the vast array of toppings at the Westside salad bar can feel overwhelming. It doesn’t help that everyone in line has a crazy-specific order that sounds oodles more delicious than your own generic bowl of Caesar. If you have yet to perfect your special Westside order, here are some Bwog staff suggestions […]

If we were to guess the temperature outside, we would estimate that the thermometer reads “too fucking cold.” Although the sun has been peeking through the clouds just enough to drive us insane (goddamn tease), we’re still a long way away from being able to go outside without a million and one layers. It’s getting […]

Many of Columbia’s grad students have now joined the undergrads on LionMail. As of about two weeks ago, we’re all one big, happy LionMail family. Here is the press release from CUIT: CUIT is pleased to announce that many graduate schools are now using LionMail, Columbia’s Google-powered email and calendar solution. On January 15, over […]

Get ready to shake yo’ groove thang because this Saturday (and Sunday!) is an 18 hour dance marathon! CUDM is partnered with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (try saying EGPAF five times fast), which strives to stop mother-to-child transmission of HIV through research, advocacy, prevention and treatment programs. While the signup to dance for […]

A “cheese fire” closed off a tunnel in Norway yesterday (yes, you read that right), cementing the idea that Scandinavia is a hilariously strange place. (New York Times) Alright, alright, we all know that the bus can be a little sketchy at times. We can only hope that you don’t use it as an excuse […]

Welcome back to school, and please let me be the first to insincerely ask you, “Hey, how was break?” and reply “Sounds cool, must have been relaxing!” To be honest, like most other people on campus, I don’t care what you got up to in your free time; how awkward or enjoyable your high school […]

The Convent on 113th and Wallach 2C will be available for Special Interest Communities and “other populations with specific needs” come this fall, so it’s time for applications. The Convent is newly renovated, so we’re talking hardwood floors, a multi-purpose room in the basement, a full kitchen, two RAs, a Public Safety guard, and other […]

Before the semester sucks away all of your time for doing things you actually enjoy, why not take advantage of the city we live in?  Bwog has compiled a list of upcoming and ongoing arts events that we’re interested in, so maybe you will be too.  Take out some of that left-over Christmas money and […]

Your professors are still in that cute “let’s make the class like me” phase, saying the darndest things to get a laugh during the first few days of class. Before they actually assign homework and their jokes become less endearing, send the inspiring/crazy/out-of-context stuff they say to tips@bwog.com or comment on this post. Here are some […]

File this one under “your peers doing productive things while you were re-watching The (whole) West Wing on Netflix with your cat over break.” Econ major and Italian minor Ajla Karajko, BC ’14, a One Young World Ambassador, is one of seven young women eligible to win Glamour magazine’s Top Ten College Women Readers’ Choice Contest for her […]

A tipster overheard these two whining speaking about the weather today. You know you were all thinking it. 1: ”Dude, it’s so cold. I’m not going to classes today. I’m just gonna email all my teachers and ask them to send me the syllabus..es.” 2: ”Dude you’re so lazy.” 1: ”It’s so cold they should just cancel […]

The Unexpected: A large boulder crushed a Utah woman who was in her bed. (BBC) The Expected: Blockbuster also continues its path downhill. (Digital Trends) The Unexpected: After a relatively mild winter so far, it’s pretty damn cold. (NBC) The Expected: The UN’s resolution against the country’s rocket launch didn’t faze North Korea a bit. (Australian) […]