In looking at the proposed agenda for the University Senate plenary scheduled for this afternoon, Bwog noticed one particular proposed resolution that stood out. As part of new business, the senate plans to address a proposed resolution affirming the University of Chicago’s report on freedom of expression. It is important to note that this report […]

Yahoo announced that, two years ago, hackers stole data for 500 million user accounts. This info included passwords, phone numbers, and addresses, so… watch your back (and change your passwords)? (New York Times) Hillary Clinton made an appearance on Zach Galifianakis’s “Between Two Ferns”, where she continued her quest to appeal to millennials. We’re not […]

On Wednesday night, Bwog neophyte Lexie Lehmann attended the Megacities ShortDocs NYC Festival, hosted by Columbia’s Maison Francaise. The festival, sponsored by Air France and the U.S. French Embassy, consisted of 15 mini-documentaries portraying megacities as well as the problems which plague urban citizens around the world. It’s not every night that you get the chance to attend an […]

Staff Writer Elana Rebitzer takes us back 100 years to the Barnard Course Catalogue of days long gone. Elana found much more than course lists, however. She shares with us tuition fees, the only residence hall on campus, and some eyebrow-raising course names.  One-hundred years ago, many things that we now take for granted didn’t exist […]

What’s better (wayyyy better) than Columbia Homecoming? Student Organization of Latinos (SOL)’s Homecoming Picnic, tomorrow at 5 pm on Hamilton Lawn! Delicious food and snacks will be served. We don’t know the food specifics yet, but the red-and-white checkered tablecloth photo on the Facebook event page is appetizing. So is the promise of new friendships, […]

North Korea slipped up, and now the rest of the world knows that it only has 28 websites. Soon after, Switzerland and Japan were overheard in the bathroom whispering, “Like we’d ever think they were cool.” (NPR) In an effort to make millennials even more anxious about their appearances, Tinder has launched a new iMessage app […]

Here at Bwog HQ (a.k.a. tips@bwog.com), we receive a constant stream of requests to feature new apps. These apps are usually made by Columbia students for Columbia students, and tend to have varying degrees of usefulness (from none to “eh, maybe”). A few examples include: Exactly 1 million apps for first-years to find parties during […]

Yesterday evening, new writer Constance Blumenthal headed over to Butler lawn, hoping to take advantage of some free, stress-relieving yoga. What she found was not as stress-relieving as she’d hoped. After a long day of classes, running across town, and getting yelled at by security guards at the Met, I was looking forward to University […]

Tired of only hearing about arts and politics in campus news? Then welcome to BunsenBwog (occasionally Bunsen Bwog), our go-to conglomerate source for the scientific happenings of the world. Think of it like Bwoglines, but for science. In this edition, first-year Bwogger Nora McNamara-Bordewick takes you through Columbia’s health research in the news over the […]

While we at Columbia have been pretty quiet about the Chelsea explosion, the country is still struggling to find out why and how. Yesterday, the main suspect’s father claimed that he had reported his son to the FBI two years ago. (New York Post) The Hillary Clinton Email Extravaganza continues to have its secrets revealed. Some pretty […]

Barnard’s Glicker-Milstein Theater hosted a reading of the Core-Curriculum-friendly play Dido of Idaho last night, and Bwog sent first-year Sarah Kinney to tell you about it. Last night, the New York Stage & Film (NYSAF) Company performed a reading of Dido of Idaho at Barnard’s Glicker-Milstein Blackbox Theater. Dido of Idaho, written by Abby Rosebrock, is […]

This Monday, a panel of experts on the topic of displaced scholars gathered in Low Library to discuss how institutions of higher learning around the globe can support scholars in war torn regions whose work has been endangered. Although not quite as popular as Ralph Nader’s speech on why we need to dispose of our […]

This year’s fall candidates for CCSC and ESC have been released! Below are the candidates for the 2020 Class Council, as well as various other representative positions and the controversial Sandwich Ambassador position. Notably, the ESC University Senator position is also up for grabs because the Senator elected last spring, Luis Rivera, is taking a year […]

Kate McKinnon CC ’06 won the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Saturday Night Live on Sunday night. (Entertainment Weekly) Yesterday, police apprehended the man believed to be responsible for the explosions in Manhattan and New Jersey this past weekend. (New York Times) Amal Clooney spoke at the United Nations […]

It’s the beginning of week three, and we’re already tired of acting all serious to impress our shopping-period professors. Some spent the weekend channelling their inner kid, from Harambe Night at Mel’s (why) to playing dress up. Others spent the weekend trying to move on up, past university, and trying their hands at typical adult behavior. It […]