February is the shortest month of the year, but somehow, it always manages to feel the longest – four full weeks, no days off, and midterms piling up on top of each other like some kind of atrocious academic avalanche. There are, of course, a variety of ways to face your midterms: you can work […]

Sophomore year is a time of motivation slumps, apathy towards classes, and fervent wishing that you could just snap your fingers and be 21 already. Unfortunately, it’s also the time in which you’re going to have to make the most important decision of your college career: what is your Hungarian order? Wait, no, sorry – the second most […]

Researchers at the University of Toronto have demonstrated what they’re calling “quantum surrealism.” Not only can you not predict a photon’s location and speed at the same time, your calculations might be inaccurate because these particles can have “surreal trajectories” influenced by other particles nearby. (Phys.org) Speaking of Canada: Tim Hortons is trying to get […]

Did your friends do something fun without you this weekend? Try that new brunch spot you’ve been eyeing? Happy hour in Harlem? Karaoke in Koreatown? Do you have a bad case of FOMO? Come cure that FOMO with some people who will never let you down! In Lerner 505 at 7pm, we’ll be serving up snacks, […]

As if preparing for midterms, planning for break, and (for some) drafting a thesis weren’t enough to multitask, Columbia adds another side dish to our plate: the high schoolers. That’s right, it’s March. Model UN, overnight open house events, and the regular local brats will all be loitering on campus in the next coming weeks, […]

Donald Trump called on the public to boycott Apple, then tweeted from his iPhone later that day. (The Washington Post) What is reality, what is science, and also what is soda? This gross video shows what happens when Lithium is mixed with 7Up – but, like, who would do that. (TIME) Maybe we really are moving […]

It’s about that time again. Midterms are approaching… or they’ve already approached… or you’re neck deep and have already failed two this week. Whatever your current situation, music always helps. We’ve compiled an eclectic mix of songs, from a wide range of artists, spanning a vast assortment of genres. to guide you on your journey through […]

Manhattan Supreme Court judge denies Kesha grounds to terminate her contract with Sony despite being nearly required to work with her alleged rapist, Dr. Luke. (MTV News) Two girls used a wooden stick, a TV set, a computer printer and a coffee table to murder a British woman before asking cops to drive them home. […]

The management at Dodge Fitness center has undergone some significant changes during the 2015-2016 school year. New worker policies have accompanied the change in management, much to the frustration of the student workers. Bwog reports on the concerns of student workers at Dodge, and the overall effects of implementing these new policies. Last December, the Assistant Director […]

Pope Francis called Donald Trump a heathen –suggested Trump was un-Christian, due to the presidential candidate’s stance on Mexico, but we’re pretty sure most of Donald’s other opinions are also effed up. (NY Times) Apple is fighting the FBI, and might win. The feds possess a dead terrorist’s encrypted phone that they can’t unlock, and […]

Dear Columbia, You need to get your shit together. Like, okay, we understand that midterm season is approaching. Exams are stressful, grading curves are harsh and unyielding, you really just want to go to sleep. We feel the same way. But at the same time, isn’t midterm season pretty much always approaching? And should that […]

Apparently, studying in bars is something students at this university do–there’s nothing like reading St. Augustine’s Confessions over a Long Island Iced Tea, right (we’re kidding)?? We sent one of our staff writers to 1020 this past Sunday to check out what the ambience is like for doing homework. I made the icy trek to 1020 late […]

Do you like good food and good music? If you do, then congratulations, you’re normal, and you have a great opportunity today: from 1 to 2 pm, Live at Lerner will be showcasing the folk music of “Bird Dog.” Come to the Lerner Piano Hall for the promised jams and snacks. RSVP to the Facebook event […]

The Hubble Telescope recently captured a photo of a black hole! Cool, right? Also, the black hole happens to be about 21 billion times bigger than the Sun. Just in case you were thinking about having an existential crisis tonight. (Yahoo) South Dakota reminded everyone of its existence in the worst way possible–by introducing discriminatory legislature […]

We’re not sure how you could have missed it—the high-speed winds, the slanted rain, the overwhelming sense that you were fighting against nature and ultimately, would lose. At some point, while trudging along Upper Campus and courting your anxious umbrella (who really wanted to get away from you), you felt as though the wind was the […]