Earlier this evening, Bwog received a tip from a “concerned student” about an upcoming speech by Tommy Robinson to the Columbia Republicans. Here’s what we know about Robinson and why the Republicans want him to speak. “Tommy Robinson” (born Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, who also goes by the name Andrew McMaster and Paul Harris) is a former […]

On Friday night, fire trucks swarmed outside Shapiro in response to a fire on the fourth floor. Since then, Bwog has received a tip saying that the fire started inside a soap dispenser (something that would not typically catch on fire accidentally), apparently leading RAs and other ResLife staff to believe that the fire was started […]

Being that spooky and sexy are positively correlated, things only heated up this weekend as we approach our favorite holiday of the year. While we weren’t exactly down to drown our books in the Hudson and livers in 1020, we get closer with every passing week… Body Spent a significant amount of money at Comic Con […]

Today at 6:oopm, Columbia will be honoring the Lenni-Lenape people by installing a plaque in John Jay Courtyard. The Lenape lived in this area before the colonization of the Americas, and the push for a plaque began last year when Columbia’s Native American Council started circulating a petition. This installation comes, of course, on Columbus Day, which […]

The second presidential debate kicked off last night amidst a controversial time for Trump as his remarks against women have warned much attain at the already heavily unqualified man. After apologizing and deflecting- as is Trump’s signature move- onto anything with a heartbeat, Trump at one point turned to an audience member to say, “It […]

Get that epiphany immediately after turning in your Calc midterm that you fucked it up? Are you preparing to stay up all night, barfing words (The author utilizes…) onto your computer just to finish your UWriting essay for tomorrow morning? Did you just wake up? 5:00p.m? Beside the rodent that you named after your best friend […]

Ever had a work-study job that you feel doesn’t quite put your Ivy League education to good use? Senior Staff Writer Nadra Rahman is here to tell you how to make copying paper, watching netflix one-volume-above-mute, look like you have single-handedly solved world hunger and achieved eternal world peace.  Your work-study job, to put it […]

Hurricane Matthew hit hard in the Caribbean, causing massive casualties, and destruction in some of the poorest areas of Haiti . According to Haiti’s Civil Protection Service, Joseph Edgard Celestin, at least 336 people have died after Hurricane Matthew landed on Tuesday. He further explained: “Four people are missing, 211 are injured and more than 60,000 […]

We’ve covered a number of different people in your core classes who have clearly done the reading (even in the language of the original text), but what about the people who haven’t? One Bwogger and soft scientist defines the classic figure representing this group through experience and research*. There is a pattern of behavior this student tends to […]

On Friday a video recording of Donald Trump was released, showing Trump bragging about groping, kissing, and trying to have sex with women. In this 2005 conversation, Trump spews even more controversial and sexist comments. Trump still claims that Hillary Clinton sinks lower, as she is “married to the single greatest abuser of women in the history […]

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 […]