A defense of the Bluegrass state, from Kentucky partisan Carlton Travis Cone. As one of the few Kentuckians at Columbia University, I sat by and read Bwog’s coverage of the marauding CU Dems as they marched around the Commonwealth, visiting such cultural centers as the Tolly-Ho.  Any token mentions of the culture of Kentucky or […]

But wait! There’s more of them! You’ve never realized how much we take the Lerner elevators for granted, until now Ah, to look back on the years of basketball-playing youth. . . Suddenly, Mean Girls and Steinbeck define the essence of freshman year Something to consider adding to that list of demands, perhaps  

Sure it’s been out for a while, but Anton Corbijn’s Ian Curtis biopic Control is still screening. Bwog correspondent Jamies Johns reviews the film and philosophizes on the nature of the rockumentary. Most of us know the story by now: Ian Curtis, lead singer of post-punk outfit Joy Division, hung himself at the age of […]

1020 not cutting it on Friday nights anymore? Bwog nightlife correspondent James DeWille is your tour guide to a better weekend. Here, he provides a user-friendly guide to Every 2nd Friday in Williamsburg. Friday night is starting early this weekend, so prepare to don your dumpiest and head on over to the Bedford L stop […]

While you’re paying for drinks at 1020, or The Heights, or wherever, some people are actually being paid to go on dates at local Columbia bars. Lonely hearts, look to psych experiments for your next love. Who knew economics held the key to matters of the heart? Bonus points to anyone who can tell Bwog […]

In which Bwog correspondent Christopher Morris-Lent learns about the most over-referenced year ever at last night’s Historical Perspectives talk.  It’s 7:00 in 301 Philosophy, I’m well-fed by a catered spread, and before me sits an ensemble cast culled from the cream of the Columbia history department, each here to describe different aspects of the year […]

Dear Readers,  When writing to or about Bwog, many of you refer to us as BWOG. Although our logo is in all caps, we prefer to be written as “Bwog,” like a name, not an acronym. It’s not a big deal or anything, but sometimes it bugs us.  Love, The Editors  

And I’m not eating until Columbia changes the names engraved on Butler Library! Meetings with Professor Philip Kitcher and the Committee on CC vs. not eating. Yup, similar tactics. There are people starving in Africa who aren’t getting so much media coverage. In case you’re not hunger-striking… Animal house!

Bwog went far and wide this fall break. From Paris to New Jersey to Bear Mountain to Brooklyn… well it was only four days, but Bwog made the most of it. Five weeks ago, you were taking your first midterm examinations; I was shopping for classes. This Monday and Tuesday, you were taking a break; […]

At noon today, the Solidarity hunger strikers were in high spirits, hanging out and joking with their friends on the Steps like any other carefree students on a sunny autumn day. But by six that evening, darkness and a chill had set in. The five, still surrounded by friends and supporters, were hunkered down like […]

According to The Spine, a blog written by New Republic editor Marty Perez, Joseph Massad has been denied tenure. There’s no other source on the story so far and no official word on the reasons behind the decision, but Gil Ronen of Israel National news claimed yesterday that the decision to make Nadia El-Haj a […]

Bwog daily editor Alexandra Muhler endeavors to help students nap safely and effectively. As freshmen, many Columbia students recognize the deep fatigue that the frenzy of the last two years of high school has wrought in their bones. Well, now you have two years to select a major, so take a break (or many), relax […]

Bwog editor Lydia DePillis is finally back from Kentucky, with one last report.  LOUISVILLE, Ky.–The day Kentucky democrats had been awaiting for over four years dawned bright and cold. A poll the night before had their candidate up 29 points, with most other ticket members leading by similar margins. But election day is about bodies–on […]

Bollinger Heads South, Speaks About Our Plans to Move North Spec Demands Longer Thanksgiving Break, Part of a Kit-Kat Bar Even People Who Have Work on Election Day Get a Break To the Five Boroughs  Columbia Sports American Football Loss Rugby Football Loss Tennis Win, Loss Field Hockey Win Volleyball Triple Loss Women’s Soccer Win […]

Mulling over the merits and drawbacks of a hunger strike, Bwogger Sara Vogel G-chat with a striking member of Columbia Solidarity [link to strikers’ blog added 12:44 am] who wished to remain anonymous. It’s been edited a bit – IM conversations are always disjointed. SV: Sorry to bother you! I’ve just been thinking a lot […]