Minutemen speak. Fire alarm goes off- possibly in a dorm. Supporters start blaming protesters, complaining about being deprived of free speech. Man struck by falling plaster at the Apollo Theater. PrezBo pops out of the wall to say, “Sorry, just making out preliminary structural changes before we turn this into a laboratory.” Gather round, children, at […]
In which S. Alex Kudroff tells us what makes B&W staffer Will Snider’s play different from all other plays… “Everything Different” is college compressed into 85 minutes. Will Snider manages to capture the essence of a night of drunken mayhem in a dorm suite where conversations roam from love to sex, depression, drugs, revolution, and […]
Bwog Personals receives countless testimonials. “I met my future spouse on Bwog!” “My date was great!” “It’s tough on grease and fights germs too!” “It cuts the fat!” Well, if anything we’ve had a pretty good track record lately! So if one of these two strikes your fancy, email bwgossip@columbia.edu and let us know. If […]
Every semester, President Bollinger brings about 40 students off the street into his swanky abode at 60 Morningside Drive to find out what’s going on in the collective student consciousness. Registration is competitive, and as Bwog mounted the cushy staircase to PrezBo’s elegantly appointed receiving room, we realized why: the snacks are phenomenal. During a […]
ABC’s Six Degrees has been filming near here all day, and we’ve managed to locate their food tent! Walk on by Nussbaum, wear a baseball cap, and say you’re the best boy! In other news, it seems as if people on the sets of TV shows do a lot of standing around, and not much […]
“Modern Physics and Ancient Faith”: The 2006 Thomas Merton Lecture, delivered by Professor Stephen Barr in St. Paul’s Chapel, October 30th. “Science and Religion,” “Faith and Reason” – buzzword dichotomies for the sound-bite arguments of our polarized political discourse. Given this, the absence of publicity surrounding Stephen Barr’s lecture “Modern Physics and Ancient Faith” – […]
Guy: I think I’m going to write my essay on the prompt that doesn’t have to do with imperialism. I feel like that’s all people talk about at Columbia. Girl: Yeah, that and girls. Guy: They’re kinda the same thing. Thanks tipster Anna Corke!
It’s the village bicycle, every campus pub’s had a go! Might be worth clicking on! This is funny! Columbia Football Team Worse Than You Thought Everybody Loves Body Hair
Outside Hamilton, at about 8:59 PM last night: Guy 1: “Ayn Rand, you really need sex, but not with me!” Guy 2: “Help! Help! I’m being raped by Ayn Rand!” What’s terrible is that the hero of The Fountainhead actually does rape his love interest. Bwog shudders. Thanks to Bwog tipster Jason Patinkin for overhearing. […]
Come on, get with it. The world is changing right before your very tired, over-studying eyes. Isn’t it time for a core class in digital cartography? Dear God: It’s me, politically active student. Why God, have no famous politicians come to my school? What am I going to tell all my friends? What have I […]
More stuff you shouldn’t have saved on a public computer. Questions for On the Waterfront 1. The film answers the question of location with the first shot. The film opens with a shot of the waterfront; the viewer can see ships and boats parked in a harbor in the background. The shot conveys to […]
Overheard in Ferris Booth: Guy 1: “Was he up?” Guy 2: “No, I don’t think so.” Guy 1: “If you’re going to fuck a chicken on stage, get hard.” Thanks to tipster Lars Dabney and his sharp ears.
If you’re like Bwog (and John Jay dining hall) you don’t like waste. So we introduce to you a new Tuesday feature: Bwog Giveth, and Bwog Taketh Away, to share the wealth you don’t want anymore, or to help you reclaim what’s yours so you don’t have to buy a new one, just to find […]
Bizarrely dressed administrators — including one in a chicken suit — are handing out sweets in the lobby of Hamilton RIGHT NOW. It doesn’t happen that often, kids.
A frantic ALL CAPS subject line from CUArts, just in! Go see a FREE discussion with the Turkish Nobel Prize winning writer Orhan Pamuk (who’s sorta kinda associated with Columbia, maybe). Quick, there are only 50 tickets left! CUArts warns us they’re opening up admissions to the general public as we speak. Hurry! OH NO! […]
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