Happening in the United States: The University of California, Berkeley reversed its decision to ban conservative author Ann Coulter from speaking on campus, rescheduling her talk on campus in early May. (The New York Times) Happening in New York City: Check out the Met’s latest exhibition: The Age of Empires. Explore artwork from ancient China […]

Happening in the United States: United Airlines‘ publicity nightmare just got even worse. Lawsuit experts have all but guaranteed a sound victory for the doctor dragged from the flight, if he decides to sue the airlines. (NBC News) Happening in New York City: New York State is unacceptably behind on its promise to resettle mentally […]

everyone get ready to partaaaaaay Happening in the United States: On Friday, California Governor Jerry Brown ended the drought emergency for the vast majority of the state. His announcement is a formal announcement that California’s six-year drought has finally ended. (The New York Times) Happening in New York City: The New York Police Department (NYPD) […]

Official Bwog Announcement: Due to the Columbia student body’s current lack of op-eds and a space for discourse, Bwog will be transitioning to an op-ed platform starting today. We hope that our new op-eds will bring fresh voices and new perspectives into our broader Columbia community. Happening in the World: Trump University agreed to a $25 million settlement […]

Happening in the World: Schools in Toronto are ceasing field trips to the United States. The Toronto District School Board cited concerns that its students might be turned away at the border due to President Trump’s immigration vetting procedures. (The New York Times) Happening in New York City: A resident of Trump Tower was fined […]

Happening in the World: A Mexican lawmaker climbed the border fence between Tijuana and San Diego as a message for Donald Trump. (CNN) Happening in New York City: The director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art resigned this week following concerns about the financial health and direction of the museum. (The New York Times) Happening […]

Happening in the Nation: Many major news organizations, including CNN, The New York Times, and BBC, were barred from a White House press briefing on Friday. This move by the Trump administration struck journalists as unprecedented. (CNN) Happening in New York City: The Waldorf Astoria, arguably New York’s most famous hotel, is shutting down on […]

Happening in the World: Meet the newly-discovered continent Zealandia! This week, scientists determined New Zealand and Australia to be separated by a continental crust large enough to place the two nations on distinct continents. (CNN) Happening in New York City: Addressing concerns that college tuition rates are becoming increasingly unaffordable, NYU is making changes that […]

Students at Columbia University represent the diversity of the nation and the world, bringing to campus traditions and customs from their own backgrounds. Bwog sent Daily Editors Alex Tang and Angelica Lagasca to review Lunar Gala: Harmony 2017, Columbia’s biggest celebration for the Lunar New Year. The gala featured musical and dance performances by Columbia […]

Happening in the United States: The March cover of the fashion magazine Vogue was criticized for not being “diverse” enough. The cover, consisting of a group shot of seven models, intended to celebrate “the modern American woman,” but was criticized for including too few women of different ethnicities and body types. (CNN) Happening in New […]

Happening in the nation: No other cabinet nominee has received as much protest as Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education. DeVos is a single swing vote away from a rejection, and the phone systems of potential-swing Republicans have been flooded by calls from DeVos critics. (Politico) Happening in NYC: The city has […]

Happening in the nation: According to many climate experts, the drought in California is nearly over. Record-setting rain and snowfall throughout California have replenished the state’s reservoirs and rivers in recent months. For the first time in more than a year, none of the state is designated as being in “exceptional drought.” (CNN) Happening in […]

Hello dear readers! This semester, Bwog is redesigning Bwoglines, in order to make this feature more relevant to the Columbia student experience. We hope you’ll enjoy our new format! Happening in the nation: Within hours of his inauguration, United States President Donald Trump signed his first executive order, directing the government to scale back Obama’s legacy […]

For most of us, tomorrow marks the end of midterm season! Now that our living nightmares are over, let’s pop open a bottle of champagne, and reflect on the types of midterms that we’ve encountered this season. Here, Bwogger Alex Tang documents the different types of midterms you may have taken recently. The Anti-Midterm Open […]

We’ve all been there. It always seems that whenever you urgently have a place to be, you inevitably find yourself trapped behind slow walkers. First-year staff writer Alex Tang writes about his take on this common experience. “MOVE!” I scream out, silently in my head of course. It’s 10:08am, and I have 2 more minutes and […]