US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced that the government will be investigating the arrest of Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old boy who crafted a homemade clock. (TIME) Saturday morning, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announced the birth of their baby boy. No word from the parents yet about the name, but investigations on social media have […]

You have seen the pine trees ornamented with buoys on islands off  the coast of Maine–but have you seen a pine (Christmas)  tree ornamented with empty beer cans? Neither had we, until we were tipped this lovely pic from Beta house. Great beer-infused holiday cheer. Thanks, brothers! Also–that looks like a live tree, not one […]

Illegally lighting up your menorah is one thing, but what about sneaking a Christmas tree into your dorm? Bwog knows just how important holiday traditions are, and we’ve got you covered. Rite Aid on 110th has the trees, we have the answers. Here are five easy solutions we’ve compiled, à la WikiHow, on how to […]

College walk isn’t the only thing that’s lit (decorations-wise). Campus fixtures and local businesses are getting into the holiday spirit, too. Bwog rounded up some of our faves.

Starting tomorrow, Port Authority Bridge tolls will cost drivers anywhere from $11.50-$15 to cross from Jersey into New York. That’s about the price of a Sweetgreen salad. (NBC) In Russia, new tolls are also being introduced, and long-distance truckers responded in protest by blocking a large portion of road encircling Moscow. (NY Times) ‘The most […]

Latenight Theatre returned last night with their Fall Anthology performance. We sent a new Staff Writer to see his first Latenite at Columbia and review the show. Shows will also be held tonight at 11 PM and Saturday night at 8PM and 11PM. Tickets are free and available through TIC. Despite being warned numerous times […]

In an email sent earlier today, Carman Hall Residence Director Aaron Hukari responded to the ongoing vandalism of a trans awareness bulletin board on floor 13. The email announces a safe space discussion tomorrow in Carman Lounge from 4-6 pm, LGBTQ@Columbia tabling in Carman Lobby, and pending mandatory weekly floor meetings as well as trans/LGBTQ […]

We obviously love some good video content and gossip at Columbia, and both of these things are perfectly represented in the Columbia student produced series Drama@CU. While RA drama and messy relationships may have been the theme of last season, the first episode for season 2 introduces a whole new cast of pretentious and moody Columbia students, including […]

Italy’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupted for the first time since 2013, sending lava and ash into the sky in a spectacular show. The ash from the eruption caused lighting to strike through the clouds and covered the nearby cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria, where the airports have been closed. Etna’s twitter account provided […]

The weather might still insist we’re stuck in that awkward, mid-fall phase (fifty degrees in December? what is happening?) but Columbia’s student government is going to push us straight into the colder season anyway. CCSC, SGA, GSSC, ESC and the Blue Key Society are pushing us not on ice skates or sleds, but on the wheels of […]

After the mass shooting yesterday in San Bernandio, California at the county’s regional center, Governor Jerry Brown canceled the annual tree lighting ceremony at the Capitol. Instead, the tree was lit in a much more subdued fashion by nine-year-old J.J. Paris. The Capitol flags were also lowered to half-mast in honor of the victims. (Sacramento Bee) Meanwhile, […]

Early this morning, Bwog received several tips about ongoing vandalism to the Carman 13 bulletin board. The board’s decorations in honor of Trans Awareness Month have been destroyed a total of four times now. It is unclear how many people are responsible for the vandalism. In response to the destruction of the first three bulletin boards, […]

Lin-Manuel Miranda—writer, composer, and lead of the hit musical about everyone’s favourite Columbia alumnus, Alexander Hamilton—is working with J.J. Abrams (director of Lost, the new Star Trek movies, and the soon-to-be-released Star Wars VII) on new music for another cantina scene. Bwog is rooting for you, Lin-Manuel! (Deadline) The newest and largest round of global climate-change talks, the United […]

Our loyal commenters: you’ve been working hard this semester, presenting us with food for thought, provoking our self-hatred, and providing fodder for Bwog inside jokes since September. We figured we’d give a little back to you by honoring the best comments on Bwog posts in Fall 2015 (so far). Keep on commenting and you too could have […]

Is it true that in the long run, this physical/mental/spiritual test of endurance we call “school” will make us more successful than our non-Ivy educated peers? We sure as hell don’t know, but in keeping with the masochistic tendencies Columbia instills in its students, we forced two Bwoggers to stay on campus over break and eat Thanksgiving […]