The swallowing of pride: Hurricane Matthew, which has killed more than 280 people in Haiti and has developed into a Category 4 storm, has led Governor Rick Scott of Florida to call for the evacuation of around 1.5 million people. “This storm will kill you,” he warns those who wish to stay. “Time is running […]

Update (10/8/2016 at 2:50pm): Administration has asked SWS to remove their Facebook post that says an invitation wasn’t extended to the organization to meet with Provost Bell, as they reached out to two seemingly random students in the organization. According to the caption of the email screenshot, one student was barely involved with SWS and the other never […]

Awakening our Democracy is Columbia’s lunchtime conversation series about race and ethnicity disparities, justice, and other issues affecting CU and the rest of the world. Bwogger Amara Banks went in support of Jelani Cobb, but left with a new idol.  Jelani Cobb, a professor at the School of Journalism and renown writer for The New Yorker, […]

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets in the National League wild card game to advance to the National League Division Series. With this win, the final eight MLB playoff teams have been determined, and the first division series will begin on Thursday. (ESPN) Tennis player Maria Sharapova, who tested positive for […]

Are you feeling hangry today? Fear not – today is Barnard’s Big Sub Day! Bwog tells you everything you need to know about the event: What: Big Sub Day – a.k.a Barnard’s free sandwich giveaway! Each year, Barnard’s dining services and activities committee, McAc, creates a mega-sub (this year’s sub is 715 feet long) exclusively for […]

Happy (pink) Wednesday! In celebration of it being Mean Girls Day last Monday, we’ve compiled our bwoglines under a very special Mean Girls theme. Screw midterms and Butler all-nighters. Get in loser – we’re going shopping! “You could try Sears.” Chances are, you weigh the least this time of year! Researchers recently completed a survey […]

Considering this election cycle’s heavy dose of drama, the universe seems to have listened by providing us Millenials with a healthy dose of nostalgia in the form of a return to Halloweentown and Lohan headlines. Lindsay Lohan is making headlines again, but surprisingly not for another stint in rehab. The Parent Trap star lamented almost […]

While some things at Columbia can be taught (like remembering Ferris is closed on Sundays), other things are harder to pick up on, like knowing the difference between a Deantini and a martini. Recognizing this frustration, we have put together a short list of important buzzwords & slang to know at Columbia. If we’ve missed […]

October has officially brought in the frigid air as everyone shifts indoors to their favorite bars and joints to avoid being cooped up in a library stocked with people you know aren’t studying either. So why not toast to the fact that another semester will go by and you will still have no idea what you’re doing… When […]

Junzi Kitchen, a business started by Yale alums, will be bringing Northern Chinese cuisine in a fast-food format to MoHi in early 2017. The restaurant will be in Deluxe’s former location on Broadway between 113th and 112th. The menu consists of bings (which are wraps) or noodle bowls which can be topped with meat, vegetables, […]

Trump reacted to a New York Times article calling out his tax evasions…and he didn’t deny it, in fact, he and his campaign said it made him a “genius”. Well, he just secured the vote of every fiscally conservative (and blind) American. Does this mean normal folks can now say “screw taxes, I don’t gotta pay […]

You are hungover. The prospect of three midterms next week roams in the back of your mind. You wander about life, contemplating cosmos (but then deciding not to because Columbia has been forcing you to do that already). It isn’t really raining, but it sprinkles to mock you. If you are feeling (you probably are) anything like […]

What does it feel like when even your running mate thinks your opponent is more qualified for the office than you? In an interview with MSNBC, Bill Weld, the libertarian vice presidential nominee, accidentally spilled the wrong cup of tea: “I’m not sure anybody’s more qualified than Hillary Clinton to be president of the United […]

Remember our EC Archetypes? This time, Bwog is taking a look at the personalities in your core (or “foundations” or “nine ways”) classes. In this edition, Staffer Youngweon Lee (who admits to being that kid in her Lit Hum class) tells you about being in class with someone who already read the texts’ original un-translated versions. As rosy-fingered […]

Creepy clown sightings have spread along the east coast as clowns continue to frighten communities . Clowns in North Carolina, Wisconsin and New Jersey have been seen standing near apartment buildings, public facilities, and have attempted to lure small children into the woods. A school lockdown  has occurred on Long Island after a clown sighting was reported near a high […]