Addition: Seemingly positive Columbia football coverage in the local paper. Coach Bagnoli is also bringing something new to the program: a philosophy of fun. (New York Times) Subtraction: Media magnate James Dolan and his family announced they will sell Cablevision to European firm Altice for $17.7 billion, including the assumption of debt. Knicks fans, don’t […]

On a brisk end-of-summer afternoon, two evenings ago, two Barnard first-years eschew dinner at Hewitt to get some cultural exposure. Crossing Broadway, Bwog correspondents Asya Sagnak and Sarah Dahl attended a talk at Columbia’s Miller Theatre by Dominican-American artist Scherezade Garcia, whose murals are currently on display. Given the quirky title of the show (In […]

Disappointed with the variety of John Jay already? The lines for ‘good’ food in Ferris too long? Or are you just craving a taste of Italian food but spent too much on your meal plan to afford real Italian food? In this special edition of Cooking with Bwog, a first-year staffer  shows you how to […]

Late Night Television! We may read about it the next day, but we won’t be tuning in to “the Stealthy Humanism of Colbert.” (Atlantic) Relationships on your own terms! This woman pulled her dating life completely offline. Yeah, we suspect that won’t really work for us. (Washington Post) Your own dog! And wondering why it’s […]

We here at Bwog hold certain principles. Among these: nothing brings people closer together than drinking. But as a Columbia kid, you are well aware of an even higher principle: there is nothing better than being the smartest person in the room. Not even community. In honor of that last principle, we here at Bwog offer […]

Update, 8:55 pm: Read the statement Columbia Divest read to ASCRI below. Students involved with Columbia Divest for Climate Justice held a protest on Columbia’s campus this afternoon. In response to the today’s Advisory Committee for Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI) meeting, students organized a protest to call for divestment from fossil fuels and work against “Stand Up […]

Skype has released its own emoji/GIF hybrid that seems akin to trying to make “fetch” happen. Be prepared for your parents’ questions about what that new button on The Skype does. (Tech Crunch) Spotify wants to make Music Snobs even more unbearable by giving them the power to prove that they discovered a musician first. We […]

If you aren’t quite ready to toss your apple products yet but don’t want to seem like you’re buying into the hype, feel free to mock the new “Rose Gold iPhone” as just another symptom of late-stage capitalism. (New Yorker) Bwog does not condone the man bun, but we at least refrain from taking drastic […]

Dear Bwog, What do you do if your roommate doesn’t want you to keep drugs/alcohol in your room but you don’t have anywhere else to put them and your system of morality allows for illegal substances but not lying to a perfectly decent person? asking for a friend. Dear Asking for a Friend, Random roommates […]

When the Columbia social scene gets tough, look to the escape tactics of these found first-years: retreat to glass-filled local establishments so that people know you’re out, but that you’re above whatever is happening in Mel’s. And make sure you bring snacks! But more about Mel’s below, and we want to hear more about your […]

Novak Djokovic, who took the US Open title last night instead of Roger Federer. Though a tough match, it’s not nearly as dramatic as the sister-sister match we saw earlier. (NY Times) Fatherhood, as people are actually debating the positive (or potentially) negative effect of Mark Zuckerberg becoming a father will have on his company’s […]

Come one! Come all! Join us in ringing in the new (school) year at our first open Bwog meeting of the semester! We will be meeting tonight from 7:00 to 8:00PM in Lerner 505. We’ll be discussing posts for the week as well as new writer opportunities. Bring any ideas you have and you might get the […]

Celebrate the start of this Fall season by getting lost in a corn maze in Maryland. Oh, and did we mention that maze is shaped like Taylor Swift’s face? (MTV) Now that Brosé season is officially over, here is a list of wines for you to enjoy this autumn. (The Guradian) New York Fashion Week […]

Clear your calendars–tomorrow evening (following the Bwog meeting in the SGO) is Passport to Columbia, our favorite yearly event for inhaling food from all over the globe. There will also be performances (if that’s your kind of thing) from groups like CU Gen and Bhangra, and the MCs of the event are Luis Rivera (he probably […]

The first week of classes is over, and the opening remarks by your professors are in. We hope your profs stay in such good spirits (especially when they’re grading your papers.) If you hear/see your profs doing any other ridiculous things this semester, tell us about it by sending an email to tips@bwog.com! Anna Caterina Musatti, […]