On Friday night, First-Years S$, L$, and Y$, chaperoned by a Senior Staffer (henceforth referred to as Editor), headed to 1020 for an open-to-close adventure: 4:00 pm to 4:00 am. In their bags were half-done homework assignments, the Iliad, Sappho’s “If Not, Winter”, a condom, and a single iPhone charger. The events that ensued are […]

After a free-tampon saga prompted by a Spec op-ed, Columbia College Student Council has announced new details regarding the program. There was a commotion after a student posted in the Columbia Class of 2017 group after Health Services refused to give them free tampons this fall. Last night, a source told Bwog that CCSC President Nicole […]

What’s hot, meaty, and feels soooo right? Fried chicken, of course! In our semesterly revival of 2girls1snack, first-year Bwog writers Alex Tang and Victoria Arancio sample various versions of our favorite guilty pleasure, available at places near you in uptown Manhattan. Sylvia’s Restaurant (Lennox Avenue & 127th, Harlem) It’s Thursday afternoon, and it’s been a long […]

29 people were injured by a seemingly intentional explosion last night around 9 pm in Chelsea. This came hours after a pipe bomb exploded in Seaside Park, New Jersey yesterday morning along the path of a 5K race. The device was set to go off via timer, but the race had been delayed due to registration […]

We refreshed and refreshed and never received your daily app! It’s okay. Between checking SSOL and picking apart Book Culture, you probably didn’t even have time to fill it out. But it’s Saturday now—no more excuses. We’ve decided to extend the deadline a week! Here’s the link to the application (you could do it while you’re in […]

Two weeks in, and feelin’ fine. Or maybe not so fine. Not sure how you’re all feeling at this point in the semester, but we thought it was high time for the first BWB of the year. In all honesty, we were feeling a little homesick this week, so we took one Bwogger’s advice. What […]

Donald Trump finally admits that he believes Barack Obama was born in the United States — thanks for the validation! Now it must be true. (New York Times) Zika threat in Miami grows as the area of infected mosquitos triples. (CNN) Lady Gaga’s new album will be released in October. While the cover is just […]

In the following academic year, CourseWorks will switch from using Sakai (the CourseWorks we all know and sometimes-not-really love) to Canvas, a learning management system created by Instructure. Some classes have already made the switch, providing students with a glimpse of what is yet to come. While the site itself is pretty, the impending future […]

Bwog is a fan of music, as you may tell from our frequent playlists. We don’t often include classical music on those playlists but, maybe we should? Last night, new bwogger Tamara Barriot headed to the Miller Theater to check out renowned American composer Steve Reich (soon-to-turn 80!) with the group Ensemble Signals. What she heard […]

With the start of the new year, professors are already starting to get under our skin. However, new staffer Paola Ripoll is particularly sick of an odd request professors have been making lately—and she is not alone. It’s a new year here at Columbia University and for many students, that means a new year of an exorbitant amount […]

You may (or may not) remember that we released the application to become one of our Daily Editors last weekend. We’re seeking seven for the coming semester, one for each day of the week. If you considered applying, maybe copied the app into a Word document then let it fester for a few days, now is […]

Whether you love the shopping period or think it was invented by malevolent spirits plotting to turn you to the dark side, you’ll soon be free of its clammy, insistent clutches. After tomorrow, there will be no more strolling into a new class, picking up the syllabus, and then surfing B@B for the entire lecture. […]

The internet access of thousands of LinkNYC kiosks installed in the city last winter (intended to provide New Yorkers with a place to check the map or the weather, make a phone call, or charge their phones) will soon be switched off. People have been taking advantage of the kiosks to play loud music, consume drugs, and watch […]

A “career criminal” with a meat cleaver was shot yesterday in Midtown by NYPD members after they confronted him and strapped a boot to his car, causing him to go into a “blind rage.” (NY Daily News) Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, narrated a short film, released yesterday, for the New York Times on […]

The second Senior Night of the year is tonight, and the add/drop deadline is on Friday. Now is the moment of truth: are you going to sleep through your 8:40 tomorrow? Might as well drop it before you actually have to do anything for the class. Here’s a playlist for the drudgery of the school […]