Tom Hanks, hosting SNL this past weekend, gave America the pre-election pep talk it needs and assuring folks that everything will be alright. Hanks acts as the dad America needs right now as he fist bumps his way into America’s hearts once more. (Huffington Post) As President Obama prepares to leave office, his name withstands […]

When you saw this, you probably wondered “What are ‘Dante’s Laurels?” And if you’re SEAS or Barnard, you probably just analyzed that vague name “Dante”. And just to lap the entire Columbia circle, if you’re GS, you’re probably analgesic over us kids talking naughtily about your old Patroclean buddy. Regardless, during stressful times like these it’s often easy to forget that Columbia […]

Once upon a time, Bwog stopped writing about the f-word. Since last year, though, we are once again recognizing that the football team exists. We took to Butler tonight to ask the library-dwellers what they think about Columbia’s homecoming win yesterday (more comprehensive homecoming coverage to come tomorrow–our resident bandies/sports writers are still recovering). Butler […]

AT&T made a deal to buy Time Warner for $84.5 billion yesterday. The companies expect to finalize the deal by the end of 2017. Trump commented that because of his view on the consolidation of major media companies, he wouldn’t have approved the deal. (The Wall Street Journal) Major websites such as Twitter, Airbnb, Spotify […]

The European Space Agency stated that a European spacecraft, named “Schiaparelli” might have crashed on Mars on Friday, leaving a dark spot on Mars’ surface. (The New York Times) Airbnb lost major lawsuit battle in New York State. Its Head of New York Public Policy, Josh Meltzer, wrote in a statement, “A majority of New […]

Spooky things, scary things, Russian black-ops teams who take your professors away. Bwog continues the horror stories with a fresh addition from Staff Writers Jennifer Nugent and Paola Ripoll.  It was a dark and stormy midday on November 9th, 2016. The students of Professor Adelbert’s Soviet Interventions class slowly shuffled in, excitement in their eyes […]

Ah, love—how it comes and goes with the wind. We have a few tips to help you avoid the more tense moments in your lives. Find out where they live on the directory and don’t go to those dorms. Figure out their dining hall pattern (a trial and error process, admittedly), and avoid Ferris when you […]

At a Beijing economic forum yesterday, President Rodrigo Duterte announced “my separation from the United States… both in military and economics also.” (Chicago Tribune) Yesterday in Miami, President Obama compared the Affordable Care Act to Samsung. If a phone has flaws, he said, you fix it and don’t throw it away. “Unless it catches fire, […]

The final presidential debate happened on Wednesday night, and that’s about enough said about that. (New York Times) California’s attorney general has begun an investigation into Wells Fargo after the company received allegations of identity theft. Apparently, many customers had accounts opened in their names that they did not authorize. (LA Times) The Obamas hosted […]

Earlier today (or, technically, yesterday), Bwog received the following tip: Caught a close up of the feasting hawk responsible for the rain of feathers in front of butler today. A former staffer suggests that this is the same hawk dubbed “hawkmadinejad” back in the 08 09 era. Pic attached. Same bird? The bird in question […]

Ever gone to International totally overwhelmed by the abundance of options and settled for something less than satisfactory for a pregame or a Wine Wednesday? In Bwog’s newest weekly column, we give you the wine recommendations that won’t break the bank and are guaranteed to please even the most juvenile of taste buds. Yellow Tail, the Australian wine […]

Between International and Liquors on La Salle, Columbia students have limited options when it comes to where they can buy their alcohol. Enter the three self-titled ‘Mead Meisters’: homebrew enthusiasts and free-spirits set on providing the Columbia community with the opportunity to join a ‘mead club’ for a small monthly ‘contribution.’ Two Bwoggers sat down with the […]

Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature. Awarded for his lyrics that influenced sociopolitical change from the 1960s onwards, Bob Dylan is the first rock lyricist to ever be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Disneyland recently announced that the Tower of Terror ride would be remodeled and reopened next May as a new […]

And just when you thought the Trumps couldn’t possibly disparage the Bush family anymore after this election cycle, Melania went public today blaming Trump’s ‘boy talk’ remarks from the leaked tape on Billy Bush. In response, the internet made the hashtag, #billybushmademedoit, trend. (CNN) To the two environmental biology majors out there, you can take heart in […]

With fall looking more like an extended summer or California winter right now, it’s easy for us all to slip into oblivion to avoid the heat and mid-terms. We just want to wear our oversized sweaters in peace! Too hot to handle Boyfriend and I accidentally ordered a huge pitcher of sangria at 6:30pm. Ended our evening […]