With this season’s first Winter storm just a couple of days behind us, snow stereotypes still surround us. Amara Banks continues the new campus archetype series, Snow Stereotypes, as a MoHi child’s account of the Winter’s return. After hitting up each floor in your apartment building for candy, Bonnie & Clyde style, in October, your […]

If you were like us last week, you had no idea why Deluxe suddenly closed down. Even stranger was how it quickly reopened, with almost no notice in between. We had sadly given up on our old restaurant-friend, so imagine our joy when it came back, like a phoenix from the dead. However, not all […]

Last night in Pupin, the Astronomy Department opened its doors to both the Columbia community and the public for its regular Stargazing and Lecture series event. Bwog has sent writers to cover the last few starry Friday night programs, and this week staffer and Friday Night Lights fan Amara Banks was lucky enough to check […]

Random flyers and littered pizza crusts are usually the things we don’t notice scattered along Broadway, but the quotes displayed on the black and white marquee sign on 114th seem to catch all of our eyes. They’re usually short and simple, yet simultaneously thought provoking and sometimes inspiring. But, in the words of Justin Bieber, […]

On the evening of November 17th, Schermerhorn’s typically spooky vibe was replaced with that of strongly opinionated women ready to discuss a heavily loaded question: is feminism Jewish? A panel comprised of Michelle Goldberg, Vivian Gornick, and Catha Pollitt deliberated on the topic before an audience of about twenty women, most of them elderly. Although […]

Although Halloween is dead and gone, spooky vibes continue to surround us– especially in Lehman. Barnard’s dying library continually leaves students feeling uncomfortable and nervous. If you’re too scared to go inside and look for yourself, you can check out these photos, provided by brave Bwogger Amara Banks, instead.

Bwog sent investigative Staff Writer Amara Banks to discover the true identity of Morningside Heights’ elusive Chess Boy. What she found might surprise you. (Or perhaps even checkmate you.) You may or may not have noticed the chess lesson flyers decorating Morningside Heights’ street lamps and ATMs. The person posting them claimed to be a […]

We have all noticed Ferris’s inconsistent music patterns—from soul-soothing piano acoustics to baby-making R&B, you have spent countless hours in the pasta line thinking, “how the hell did they come up with the playlist today?” Wonder no more. Sandy, the Ferris kitchen manager, has recently revealed the mysterious DJ’s identity to me in a short […]

Bwogger Amara Banks brings you the scoop on last night’s lecture with sociologist Michael Kimmel on how to engage men in the fight for gender equality. With the recent debates on campus about gender issues in society, Michael Kimmel’s lecture yesterday could not have arrived at a more perfect time. Simply titled “Engaging Men in […]

Budding music reviewer Amara Banks swung by the first Pop Up Concert of Miller Theatre’s 2015-16 season. Miller Theatre hosted a Pop Up Concert last night featuring, as usual, talented musicians with unconventional styles. There were three performers, each demonstrating an unusual mastery of a different instrument. Inside the theatre itself, the main light source […]

Staff Writer Amara Banks reports from yet another World Leaders Forum event. President Marie-Louise Preca of Malta presented a talk on inequality and the state. The Columbia University community was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to hear from one of the world’s greatest leaders on Thursday, September 23rd. Her Excellency Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of […]