Though the weather outside may feel more like the beginning of Fall than Winter, December has officially begun, and with that comes Columbia’s annual Tree Lighting Ceremony! The ceremony, which is jointly hosted by CCSC, SGA, GSSC, and ESC, will begin at 6 p.m. on College Walk, but there will be cider, hot chocolate, and […]

Donald Trump has potentially appointed some members of the business elite to his cabinet, signaling that the interests of Wall Street will likely be important to his administration. (New York Times) Nancy Pelosi was reelected as the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives for the 2016-18 congressional turn. (The Atlantic) Police officers in North Carolina […]

Life at Columbia gets stressful. It is around one hundred times worse when you face a little problem that 50% of women will experience sometime during their life: a UTI. It begins the night after a crazy party that ended with some marathon sex in someone else’s room. Said someone falls asleep on you almost […]

Seniors, as of now, you’ve probably survived around 7 sets of finals, umpteen papers, multiple housing-lottery-induced anxiety attacks, and dozens of hangovers and sleepless nights. Now’s your chance to get the recognition you deserve from this vast institution and to become a real adult. If you’re graduating in May, remember to submit your degree application […]

Competing chess grandmasters Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin will move on to tiebreakers today at the World Chess Championship finals, hosted in Manhattan. In the past two weeks, chess fans all over the world have been enthralled by the 12 regulation games that have left the two grandmasters in a dead tie. (The New York […]

With the business school moving to Manhattanville, Uris Hall will soon be vacant. With no formal announcements on what the space will be used for (except that it will go to the “Arts and Sciences”), Bwog came up with some suggestions. Asian fusion dining hall Municipal airport Nordstrom Bar (to replace Cannon’s) Water park Cinema Hotel […]

Thanksgiving has passed, which means it’s time to get in the Holiday state of mind! This special edition of Bwog’s RoomHop features a room open to all, the Carman 7 Lounge. Residents of Carman 7 celebrated the beginning of Christmastime by transforming their lounge into a full out holiday party. The room is complete with […]

Niall Horan told a British outlet that the on-hiatus group, One Direction, will reunite in the near future. The extended hiatus that began earlier this year allowed individual band members to pursue solo careers. (Yahoo) Beyoncé has released a line of Christmas-themed merch. Unfortunately, the design depicting the pile of coal filling Jay Z’s stocking stuffer did […]

Yes, the time for thankfulness is over (but never truly over). We are officially back to ride out the rest of the semester on auto-pilot as most of us just want it to be over by this point. By while away, many fought off family political discussions and awkward encounters in favor of celebrating the […]

Earlier this afternoon, Tom Harford, Dean of General Studies, sent an email to the GS student body on the passing of student Nicole Orrtung. Nicole was a fourth-year student in the dual BA program between Columbia and Sciences Po. She studied Euro-American relations and political science. Details on a memorial service and making donations in […]

Unfortunately, the cheerful times of another holiday break are well behind us now as we crawl through these final weeks between the bliss of Winter Break and a holiday where most of us stuffed ourselves enough to hibernate. Sometimes it’s rough, sometimes those 10,000 papers you’re expected to write by mis-December are enough to drive you […]

Know any interesting and wise seniors graduating this semester? We want to hear from them! Please nominate any cool or fascinating people you know (who are graduating this December) to write a senior wisdom for us. Shoot us an email at tips@bwog.com with all their info–name, school, UNI–and a short description of why you think […]

HawkMa struck again this past weekend as a student on Columbia’s campus captured the predator devouring a pigeon on Saturday. The hawk ripped its prey to shreds as feathers were strewn across the lawn with HawkMa fearlessly towering above, amid the awestruck crowd. (Daily Mail) In more Trump news, the president-elect has recently claimed he […]

We did it! We made it to Thanksgiving Break! Whether you’re going back home or staying on campus, use these next few days to eat lots of good food (calories don’t count during Thanksgiving), and to spend some quality time with friends and/or family (bonus points if you refrain from talking about politics)! The writers […]

In this week’s Whine & Cheez, Bwog reviews one of the most aptly named bottles for this holiday season. Family Time Is Hard, a new Pinot Grigio from The Fat Jew, is delicious enough to block out your Trump-loving family. When the going gets tough, the wine starts flowing. Pinot Grigio, a light and crispy wine, may […]