Happening in the World: Five bridges in London were forced to close yesterday due to climate protests. The organizing group, Extinction Rebellion, rallied against the city government to amend inconsistent policies and stay on track to zero net emissions by 2025. Happening in the US: Air quality in Northern California has become among the worst […]

Tuesday Daily Vivian Zhou really considered staying at home to watch the live stream of this event from her bed because there was a snowstorm outside and she didn’t want to walk one block to the Columbia Journalism School. But she sucked it up and walked there and did not regret a single second of […]

Every year, Columbia College honors one of its most prominent alums with its most notable award through the Alexander Hamilton Dinner, an event in Low Library featuring President Bollinger, Dean Valentini, the entire Board of Trustees, a three-course meal, and various speeches. Tickets range from $425 for a “Young Friend Seat” to $100,000 for “Platinum […]

Bwog’s semi-regular science advice column, Science 101, is back this week. In today’s edition, Science Editor and junior biology major Alex Tang provides tips on asking for (and getting) good recommendation letters, a skill that STEM students will need to utilize for summer programs, grad school applications, etc. For many students, there’s something inherently awkward […]

New York City is packed with amazing culture and inspiring art, but sometimes it’s difficult to break the Morningside-bubble and experience it all first-hand. “Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined on campus. On Campus: Miller Theater’s Pop-Up Concerts series continues with Isabel Lepanto […]

Happening in the World: On Thursday, two of Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet ministers “quit her government.” This included Dominic Raab, the chief negotiator on the withdrawal from the European Union. These decisions not only predict doom for Brexit, but also for her leadership. Raab’s departure has the ability to damage May’s authority, as it […]

Anyone who has been following Columbia football knows that after their first winning season, a series of injuries has plagued our boys in blue, leading to a less-than-spectacular 5-4 record (2-4 in the Ivy League) as they go into their final contest against Cornell. It’s also left them unsure as of Friday, who their starting quarterback […]

The opening night of CMTS’ The Addams Family was last night. Staff writer Ezra Lerner attended and documented the highs and lows.  The Addams Family is cool. Or, more accurately, some of the Addams Family is cool. Specifically, Morticia (Chantel Woo, BC ‘20) and Wednesday Addams (Joanna Berkowitz, BC ‘22). Armed with pithy one-liners, and […]

On Thursday at the Columbia Journalism School, NBC’s Lester Holt spoke with The New York Times Magazine’s Nikole Hannah-Jones, a.k.a. Ida Bae Wells, who was recently honored with the 2018 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism. Staff Writer Andrew Wang reflects on the event through Hannah-Jones’ groundbreaking investigative work on school segregation in New […]

Appropriately, the first snow of the season took place on the opening night of KCST’s production of  The Winter’s Tale. Bwogger Sarah Harty attended last night’s performance and is here to tell you why you should trek through the slush and go to the Glicker-Milstein Theatre.  The director’s note in the program for The Winter’s […]

As you could probably tell from the masses of snow-covered students crowding the lobby of John Jay last night, Columbia Dining hosted their annual Thanksgiving Feast this Thursday in John Jay Dining Hall. One Bwogger decided to attend this event solo yolo, using this opportunity to try some new foods, see some new sights, gain some new […]

Sports Editor Abby Rubel doesn’t have to leave her nest to bring you the latest from Columbia Athletics. And you don’t have to leave your nest to read it! Women’s Cross Country: The Lions will head to Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday for the NCAA Championships after taking first place at Regionals last weekend. They enter […]

Happening in the World: One of Walt Disney’s seven lost films has resurfaced in Japan. An anime historian apparently had the film in his collection for the past 70 years and had not realized what it was until now (BBC). Happening in the US: A New Jersey couple and a homeless have been accused of […]

Bwogger Sophie Murphy explains why students are protesting Barnard’s food service provider, Aramark, and provides the administration’s response to the Barnard No Aramark Boycott so far. This past Wednesday, a group of Barnard and Columbia students boycotted Aramark, Barnard College’s food service provider. Lead organizers of the Barnard No Aramark protest include Tanisha Aggarwal, BC […]

On Wednesday, November 14th, Barnard alumna and guitarist, lyricist, and vocalist of Speedy Ortiz, Sadie Dupuis ’11 returned to campus to discuss the release of her new book of poetry, Mouthguard. The event was co-sponsored by Women Poets at Barnard and Dupuis was joined on stage by her college mentor Saskia Hamilton, Professor of English […]