The second day of housing passed with most of Claremont, Ruggles, and Woodbridge disappearing into the hands of (somewhat unlucky) rising seniors and juniors. But never despair, Broadway is still entirely open, and that’s a pretty good gig for an unlucky rising junior. Watt has a bunch of studio doubles, too, and those can be […]

River Phoenix fan? We’ve got you. River is one of Columbia’s hottest dorms, at least in our opinion. This dorm may have a simple name, but it’s got big plans. Read about its cool features. Location: 628 West 114th Street between Broadway and Riverside Drive. Nearby dorms: Shapiro, Broadway, Hogan, St. A’s, those Barnard 116 dorms. […]

Whether Columbia is good at real sports is debatable, but here is a list of fake sports that Columbia would be good at. Walking quickly through a wind turbine half-awake wearing nothing except a Canada Goose vest. Elbowing your way through Ferris at peak dinner hour. Sprinting across Broadway with 2 seconds left on the […]

Did you have a terrible experience with your roommate and are desperately searching for a single? Don’t worry, you’ve want plenty of options. Bwog takes you through Wien Hall in this Housing Review.  Location: 411 West 116th Street, between Amsterdam and Morningside Nearby dorms: East Campus Stores and restaurants: Arts and Crafts Beer Parlor, Hamilton Deli, Strokos Deli, […]

Hogan is gone. EC is almost gone. Sophomores are beginning to despair. But don’t lose hope yet – there are still plenty of suites left! Sure, Ruggles, Woodbridge, or Claremont might seem subpar right now, but in many ways, those dorms pale in comparison to their EC counterparts. Good luck, juniors! Choose wisely! Below, you […]

Worrying about where you’re gonna live next semester as beautiful dorms are slowly taken from you? Don’t fret, Bwog has got you covered with another Housing Review: Broadway Hall! Location: 556 West 114th Street Nearby dorms: Hogan, Carman, Ruggles, 114th Brownstones Stores and restaurants: Amir’s, M2M, Sweetgreen, Nussbaum and Wu, anything on Broadway pretty much. Cost: Now following the standard […]

This weekend was, quite frankly, just plain weird. I’m honestly struggling to find any cohesive theme from all these field notes except that they’re all just. plain. weird. Anyways, check ’em out. Y’all were up to some wacky shit.  Weird shit: Took a picture of a middle-aged Asian man in front of an out of […]

Today is the first day of Columbia’s most cutthroat competition: housing selection. Salty juniors and naive freshmen alike will battle it out to determine who gets the party suites and who’s left stuck in the shaft. And, of course, Bwog will be there to document the action. As we’ve done in previous years, we’re providing […]

Good morning, Columbia! Will this be the week? Has spring finally sprung? We sure hope so. One more day of cold cloudy rain and I’ll be ready to move to Cabo. But until then, check out today’s Bwoglines.  Happening in the nation: Violent weather is taking over the south right now—tornadoes, flooding, you name it. We’re […]

Housing selection starts tomorrow for Columbia seniors, and the EC townhouses will be some of the first suites to go. Here’s a Bwog review of them, for those of you deciding between a townhouse and a highrise suite. Location: 70 Morningside Dr. Nearby dorms: EC tower, Wien, Prezbo’s house. Stores and restaurants: Hamilton Deli, Arts and […]

The place that actually lets you feel like you’re an adult with your own studio apartment, where you can imagine having cute smokes on the fire escape and getting in arguments with your landlord: Watt!  Location: 549 W. 113th St. Nearby Dorms: McBain, the brownstones Stores and restaurants: Symposium, Amigos, Tom’s, Community, and Bernheim & Schwartz […]

The Columbia University Marching Band is the most despicable group of heathens to ever walk the hallowed halls of this educational institution. To list all of the Band’s offensive qualities would take more words than War and Peace, Les Misérables, and Infinite Jest combined. This organization is the physical manifestation of the institutionalized patriarchal norms […]

Rising seniors, this is one of the dorms you have been waiting for. In preparation for in-person selection this Monday, we present the only building that houses only seniors: Hogan! Location: 566 W. 114th Street, but if you want to order food use the Broadway address (556 W. 114th Street) Nearby dorms: Broadway, Ruggles, Carman, […]

Continuing Bwog’s hunt for housing, we now present Harmony Hall, in all of it’s far-off mystery. Location: 544 W. 110 St, between Amsterdam and Broadway Nearby dorms: Carlton Arms, 110. Stores and restaurants: Rite Aid, Westside Market, Duane Reade, V&T’s, Chipotle, Five Guys, Koronet, Mel’s Burger Bar, Insomnia Cookies, 1020. Cost: The cost for upperclassman housing is […]

This year, Columbia College and the School of Engineering and Applied Science received 37,389 applications. This is the largest applicant pool in Columbia’s history. Of this number, 2,185 students were admitted, dropping the school’s admission rate to 5.8%. Barnard continues to grow more competitive as well; about a week ago, the college announced a 14.8% […]