What’s Halloween at Columbia without a reference to Vampire Weekend? Bwog is here to inspire another last minute costume: Ezra Koenig! You will need: Sweater and oxford shirt (preferably from somewhere pseudo-prep like J. Crew or Uniqlo) Sperrys Ray-Bans A copy of Edward Said’s Orientalism Takeout from Jerusalem on 103rd and Broadway Fangs Execution: Step 1: Layer that sweater over […]

Get to know the people behind that weird class of 2020 GroupMe from April! They are now, for the most part, well-adjusted, productive members of the Columbia community, trying to keep up with Lit Hum readings, like any other normal student. We had a frank conversation with two of the members of Lion Order [lion […]

Halloweekend is upon us and in full swing. To celebrate, Deputies Lila Etter and Mia Lindheimer decided to do a gruesome Baking With Bwog. Hopefully their baking is not the most frightening thing about it.  We were feeling spooky this Friday. Maybe it was the beginning of Halloweekend. Or maybe it was the fact that […]

The FBI is currently looking through Hillary Clinton’s emails that could be connected to former NY Congressman Anthony Weiner who is known for his sexting scandal. With the investigation so close to the upcoming presidential election, the emails could potentially help Trump’s poll ratings. (NY Times) The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a transender-rights case. […]

Next up on the Halloween costume beat: Sexy Ivy League! What’s the point of missing your junior year high school prom to study for the SATs if you can’t at least brag about the fruits of your labor? You will need: Ivy leaves Tape Appropriately revealing green leotard/tank top Arrogance Privilege, probably Execution: Step 1: […]

Last night, Staff Writer and avid Shakespearian-theatergoer Paola Ripoll took a few hours out of her Thursday night to take in the King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe’s production of “Julius Caesar.” Here are her thoughts on last night’s performance of the bloody fall of Caesar and Rome. (Content warning: this play does contain fake blood and depictions of violence/murder, […]

The E: Apple has introduced new models of the 13-inch and 15-inch Macbook Pros. The models are thinner and lighter, and while the function keys have been replaced for a new feature called the “Touch Bar,” the models still have our beloved headphone jack. (Ars Technica) The Activist: As of 8:15 p.m. yesterday, 117 protestors […]

Desperately need a Halloween costume idea (especially because we can’t escape for Fall Break this year)? Bwog’s Costume Closet is back just in time! For this year’s first installment, we bring you a guide on how to achieve the ultimate Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure look. It’s up to you how much clothing you wear under […]

The Pentagon, which earlier this month asked many Coast Guard and Army veterans to repay their enlistment bonuses, has reversed their position and is no longer attempting to reclaim that money (New York Times). On Wednesday, Wikileaks released files that included a memo from a Bill Clinton aide. The memo suggests that there may have […]

Columbia’s controversial Manhattanville campus is open for business! Bwog headed (a little farther) uptown to check out the newest Jerome Greene Science Center. Columbia is finally moving into its new home in Manhattanville this week, with the opening of the Jerome Greene Science Center. The building is the first of about six to establish Columbia’s […]

Manhattan is getting its most ambitious subway expansion in half a century! Starting from December, the Second Avenue Line (an extension of the Q Train) will serve the Upper East Side with brand new stations at 72nd, 86th, and 96th streets. (The New York Times) The nation of Gambia announced on Tuesday its immediate withdrawal […]

One of the events featured on last weekend’s “Where Art Thou” list is a performance by Ensemble Signal, tonight at the Miller Theatre, of music by Steve Reich, an American composer well-known for his work in the genre of minimal music. At first glance, we didn’t think much of this event; most of us aren’t interested in “four […]

This morning, President Bollinger sent out an email to the Columbia community with the news that Peter Awn, the Dean of the School of General Studies, is leaving his position at the end of this academic year. Dean Awn has been the dean of GS for the past twenty years, and has “been responsible for […]

On the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Ricky Gervais, participating in a game forcing all participants to answer random questions from audience members, overshared when faced with a question pertaining to what it was like getting older. I think discussing your ‘pendulous testicles’ was a little much, Ricky. (Yahoo) In other news, Apple Watch sales have […]

With mid-terms coming to a close, the cool air blowing in and everyone desperate for Fall Break, Bwog reflects on a weekend of paying debts and placing bets on who is over class work the most.  Too bored for real work: I also joined a men’s shaving club while procrastinating a paper. Pregamed homecoming at 8am at […]