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 […]

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 […]