ESC master Finn Klauber covers the final meeting of the semester this week! Professional Development and Hunger Awareness Week ESC met for the final time this semester last night in their old haunt on Lerner 5. Once again ESC had a brief discussion on the Professional Development and Leadership programs, which aim to provide fun […]

With the weather turning colder and the sun setting at 4 PM, sipping your favorite warm drink both warms you up and puts a little pep in your step as we trudge toward finals. But with all the options in and around Columbia’s campus, finding the best option of putting liquid light in your life can […]

You looking for SGA news? We got it! Barnard Bureau Chief Dassi Karp went to Barnard’s Student Government Association Representative Council meeting last night, and she really did her best to pay attention the whole time. Read on to find out what (if anything) went down. We’ve made it. We’ve been trying not to get […]

The words my parents left me with when I got on the plane from London to the Big Apple were: “Work hard, play hard Liv. You deserve it.” And I felt I did deserve it, as many of us college kids do. We’ve survived high school, hauled our grades up to the point that we […]

Happening in the World: Members file through the Capitol early Tuesday to see the coffin holding late president George W. Bush, who passed away late Friday at his home in Houston after a battle with Vascular Parkinsonism. On Monday, Bush was eulogized at a ceremony in the Capitol. Happening in the US: A top European […]

As the 2018 fall semester comes to an end and the threat of finals loom in the distance, Bwog still finds time to do fun things. Send in your weekend adventures to tips@bwog.com to be featured! Bwog explores NYC Went to the MoMA for a sociology project. Found out a year and a half too […]

Picture this: it’s Friday night, you and your friends are drinking vodka from a huge plastic bottle. You each take a swig of the cranberry juice you snuck out of Ferris. You put on as little clothing as you can get away with, and you make the infamous walk to the hottest club in NYC: […]

Ah, once again, cuffing season has come to MoHi. Here are some ideas suggested by Bwog’s staff to make the most of your first date with the least amount of money.  Museum Trip to the Whitney Take a trip to one of the foremost museums of American art, which is easily accessible by subway and […]

  Need motivation to study for finals? Each year, Columbia College inducts 10 percent of the senior class to be inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Society which celebrates those who excel in the liberal arts and sciences. Today, 24 students have been announced as inductees, with more students being inducted in the spring […]

Overheard on last night’s CCSC livestream: “So why didn’t Bwog decide to show up today?” Because of the magic of technology! Nadra is out this week, so Social Media Editor Zack Abrams brings you this CCSC update from his bed. Last night’s CCSC meeting began with the usual updates, quickly led into a discussion over co-sponsorship […]

Did Brown dye its pool Pantone 292? Sports Editor Abby Rubel is pleased to bring you the latest dispatch from the wild Pantone 292-blue yonder. Men’s and Women’s Squash: Both the men’s and women’s team went 3-0 this weekend, triumphing over Williams, University of Virginia, and Cornell. The women went 9-0 against Williams on Friday, […]

We’re back with Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly curated list of interesting STEM-related talks, symposiums, and events happening on campus. For science and non-science majors alike, our list will bring you events that will satisfy your scientific curiosity for everything from astronomy to zoology, and everything in between. For anyone, related-majors and non-majors alike: Ome Yasuni: […]

While some of us might’ve wished upon a hopeful star for just one more holiday break before reading week, the inevitable end of the fall semester has come. To relieve your finals dread, Columbia University Marching Band has released its first round of Orgo Night flyers! Some revolve around the university’s recent drastic reduction of the band […]

Happening in the World: After a dinner between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires, the two leaders have announced a 90 day ceasefire over the trade dispute that has rattled economic growth. The truce buys time for both countries to decide on a verdict concerning Beijing’s aggressiveness on the U.S.’s […]

Editor’s note: this article contains descriptions of physical hazing. Bwog has received a detailed report about the initiation process of Columbia’s chapter of Lambda Phi Epsilon which details the extreme hazing pledges are forced to endure. According to an anonymous student who pledged the fraternity in the Spring of 2018 and disaffiliated this semester (Fall […]