“Four score and seven years ago…” – (Former) President Abraham Lincoln, 1863 “Imma let you finish…” – (Future) President Kanye West, 2009 These are just some of the great opening lines of our great history.  Who knows what might be penned among them during this remarkable time: the beginning of 2015 fall classes at Columbia. […]

Queen vs. Queen: Today, Queen Elizabeth II surpasses her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria to become the longest reigning English monarch.   Congratulations you old bag! (Wall Street Journal) Sister vs. Sister: Serena Williams totally unexpectedly beat her sister Venus Williams in the U.S. Open last night and now moves on to the semi-finals. Christian vs. Christian: The Westboro […]

Real people Upperclassmen are back on campus and first-years have survived the insanity of NSOP. Bwog hopes everyone is making it through the first day of classes, but if you barely struggled through, re-live the highs and lows of the long weekend with field notes. Firsts for non-first-years: Got thrown up on for the first […]

In honor of first-years beginning their experience of taking Lit Hum, we bring you a piece from the latest edition of The Blue and White featuring an interview between B&W writer Miriam Elzonahy and Christia Mercer.  Christia Mercer, Gustave M. Berne Professor of Philosophy, has been at Columbia for 20 years, and served as chair […]

The beginning of the school year can feel a bit overwhelming as you decide what clubs you want to join or how you want to get involved in the Columbia community. At Bwog, we offer multiple ways to get involved with our site as a first-year, including being a Daily. Dailies (or Daily Editors) are responsible […]

Up: Bernie Sanders continues to lead Hillary Clinton in the polls in NH. We truly are feeling the Bern (and it’s not from a VD) (Politico) Down: The infamous Kim Davis is requesting that the Kentucky Governor frees her from jail (CNN) Up: Abel used to be unknown when he dropped The Trilogy, so find out how […]

While casually checking our courses on SSOL/my.barnard tonight, we came across a startling change to one of our courses this fall. The professor for the Freedom of Speech and Press course (famously taught each fall by PrezBo) has been changed to Anita Dwyer. To confirm, we also found that the CU Directory of Courses also […]

A classic feature in The Blue and White, we bring you some Campus Characters from the latest issue of the mag! Virginia Fu brings us a profile on Columbia’s coolest twins—Alex and Grayson Warrick. Check out more campus characters and pieces about NSOP in the mag out now! At one point during my interview with […]

You’re in the homestretch, kiddies–it’s almost the weekend (and the end of NSOP!), which means you only have a few days left of boring lectures and gyrating at Cannon’s before classes start! Be sure to send us accounts of your adventures at tips@bwog.com. Today’s Highlights: Green Sale. Wien Lounge, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Pick up some […]

We’ve arrived at the onset of Labor Day Weekend, which means that the flock of returning Columbia students is just starting its first wave. Official move-in begins on Saturday, but we know people are finagling their way back to campus earlier to do something productive…like bask in the upcoming weekend nights that precede days of […]

Reminder: Columbia EcoReps will be holding a Green Sale for first year students Friday morning at 10:00 in Wien Lobby. This sale is specifically for first years, but there will be a second sale on Monday for everyone else. More information from the facebook event below: Need school supplies, appliances, kitchenware, or room décor? Save […]

Welcome to Thursday! The week is officially half over for which you should be grateful. Today is pretty light on required activities for non-transfer students so maybe it’s time to venture out into the city! Send an account of your adventures, whether they be officially sanctioned or off the beaten track, to tips@bwog.com Today’s Highlights: […]

Some lazy student must have been praying to the Chipotle Gods (or goddesses–we see you, DSpar) because the popular chain located on 111th St. and Broadway will deliver to Columbia dorms starting this fall. In order to get your fav Chipotle order delivered, you must use the app called Tapingo. You’ll be able to place your […]

We seem to be really into making playlists lately. Sorry bout it. However, we know y’all need a good playlist to put on during your NSOP pre-games, so we bring you our official NSOP pre-game playlist! Press play and live your truth. Hotline Bling, Drake– We all know how to feels to sit in bed […]

The Blue and White just came out with their NSOP edition of the magazine, and we are going to be posting some of our favorite pieces from the issue this week. To begin, we bring you an At Two Swords Length piece on going out (or staying in) during NSOP. Read through both sides to decide whether you […]