Finals are a trying time – not only for our minds, but also for our hearts, bodies, and souls. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still have fun on the weekend … right? We’re stressed and we’re distressed, but we’re hanging on. At least, we’d like to think we are. And, as always, if you’d […]

With finals bearing down so heavily upon our backs, we could all use a little humor and a little wisdom. J.C. Salyer, term assistant professor in the anthropology department at Barnard, offers both. Also, cats. Justify your existence in 30 words or fewer: I reject the cynical econometrics of your neoliberal biopolitics and its implication that […]

Finals is a time of searching frantically back through your notes, fervently hoping that something you scribbled down in a lecture two months ago will help you pass your exam tomorrow. Bwog has been doing the same thing, but unfortunately, instead of stumbling upon useful insights, we only found strange doodles and barely-decipherable comments. Here, […]

Back in October, three Baker Bwoggers made “special” brownies – special in the sense that they contained pretzels and caramel. Two months later, after a semester at college and in the midst of finals, other Bwog staff writers decided it was high time to make some really special brownies. And by “really special,” we mean with oregano. It’s […]

Yes, we know, it’s Monday. And not just any Monday – the Monday of finals week. To get through this trying time, you’re going to need courage, perseverance, and the kind of ridiculously positive attitude that will make all the cartoon villains resent you. Unfortunately, Bwog can’t give you an epic training montage, but we can […]

As finals season comes to a close, the fall term is wrapping up in typically horrifying fashion. For this semester’s final installment of Dark Night, Bwog is bringing you the good, the bad, and the ugly. But, as usual, mostly just the ugly. Notes from the field of darkness: “Sat next to a girl in East Asian this […]

Things get philosophical in today’s Senior Wisdom. This time we sat down with Shai Dollin to discuss rationalization of existence, regrets, and the real world. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Shai Dollin, joint program between Columbia School of GS and JTS, Neuroscience and Behavior major at Columbia and pre-med, and Talmud and Rabbinics major at JTS. I’m […]

Last night, Bwog was tipped about an incident that occurred in one of the Butler study rooms. It seems as if a freshman Snapchat enthusiast happened to look out of their dorm window and document a particularly interesting scene through the windows of the library. Now, we know what you’re thinking – “But Bwog, everything that happens in […]

This is a reminder to all y’all out there with something to get off your chest: Primal Scream is happening tonight at midnight! For all those who are unaware of the tradition: Each semester on the Sunday night of finals week, Columbia students open their windows at midnight and scream as loudly as they possibly can. This tradition, […]

Oh, the beauties of Sunday morning. Whether you prefer Maroon 5 or Velvet Underground, there’s No Doubt about it: Sunday mornings are the best. Although, if you’re in the majority and still have more finals looming overhead, it probably doesn’t feel like the best morning. But you can do it! Only three more days (at most) before […]

Shrey Jasani brings us our next Senior Wisdom, and he has some pretty timely advice. As many of us trudge through our last few finals, dying from excess consumption of Redbull and other stimulants, take a moment to absorb Shrey’s words of wisdom. He might save you from destruction. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Shrey Jasani, […]

We made it to the weekend! We’ve left the worst behind! Rejoice! Oh… what’s that? You still have your hardest final to go, and it’s on Monday? You poor soul. Well, don’t you fret – as usual, Bwog in Bed has your back.  Bwogline: Finals week – what a time to hate America! A recent poll found […]

Our next Senior Wisdom comes from Radhika Gupta, and she shares your deep affection for HamDel’s grilled cheese sandwiches. This seems like an excellent way to judge a person’s character. So go ahead, read her wisdom and bond over sandwich preferences!  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Radhika (Rads) Gupta, Columbia College, Economics, Orlando, FL Claim to […]

Nothing better than your professors telling you, among other things, to get drunk, send nice emails, or vote for them in the future. Thanks for responding to our call and submitting direct quotes and/or descriptions of actions. A Bwog tradition, we once again bring you end-of-the-semester closing remarks! Alexis Soloski, LitHum: “Last week I threw […]

Ahh, the gingerbread house. A symbol of holiday traditions, and also of Hansel and Gretel’s near-death experience at the hands of a witch. Bwoggers Lila Etter, Mia Lindheimer, and Phoebe Newton decided to get into the holiday spirit this weekend by making (or attempting to make) a gingerbread house. But this house has an added […]