Dame Angela Landsbury, famed British-American actress, celebrated her 90th birthday on Friday. To borrow a phrase from Rookie, Damn, girl, ya look good! (The Guardian) The J. Edgar Hoover Building, the FBI’s headquarters, is falling to pieces, and has been for the past ten years. Now, plans for a new building are months behind schedule. […]

Bwog provides a run-down of Homecoming 2015: “International tourists asked for photos with me at the pep rally.” “Students drinking out of open containers on college walk.” “My friend lied that she was in SEAS to get a scarf. And just misspelled her name really badly.” “They ran out of beer.” “Friend compared homecoming bus […]

A few unpopular presidential candidates voiced their thoughts this past week about their low poll standings. Our fave was Governor Chris Christie’s optimistic outlook regarding Iowa and New Hampshire results: “I don’t necessarily think you have to win either state.” (New York Times) Some NYU students are living in $300/night hotel rooms because the university […]

We have just received news that there have been significant changes made to the Columbia College Student Council board. Benjamin K. Makansi, Columbia College Student Body President claims that not only has Oluwaseun Omotunde celebrated his official resignation with “an absolute banger,” but also that Dean Valentini, more affectionately known as “Deantini,” will now be […]

In this edition of A Night In The Life, a staff writer captures what it is like to be treading the thin line between tortured chemistry TA and borderline alcoholic. 10:43 pm I’ve finally finished checking all those ridiculous limiting reacting equations… Who knew that undergrads actually had to know things? Back in my day, we […]

This week, Georgia Tech’s Phi Delta Theta chapter has been accused of using racial slurs against a fellow female student. While the fraternity insists the allegation is false, the fraternity has received disciplinary action. Luckily, Columbia’s greek life would never be that problematic, right? (Huffington Post) Ashes, ashes, we all fall down! After months of […]

If you were anywhere in the vicinity of Low Steps yesterday around 5pm, you probably could probably hear Columbia Divest for Climate Justice’s (CDCJ’s) protest. The protesters spent almost a full hour continuously shouting songs and chants, describing why it is Columbia’s social responsibility to divest from the fossil fuel industry. Nearby, CDCJ representatives handed […]

Starting today, all new Tesla Model S cars will be receiving a new software update that includes – get ready for this – autopilot. The upgrade could cost up to $3,000 for older vehicles, but many drivers who bought their cars in the last year have already purchased a package including the exciting new feature. […]

There’s a lot of free food being handed out tonight, and Bwog is here to make sure you know about it. For dinner, join Barnard’s McIntosh Activities Council in their annual Big Sub tradition. That’s right, you can claim a piece (or many pieces) of the 715 foot long sub at Lehman Lawn tonight at […]

Take some time out of this hump day to enjoy some cool tunes at Live at Lerner. Come to the Lerner Hall Piano Lounge between 1 and 2 PM to see Side Saddle live. Who are Side Saddle? They’re a cool indie folk/pop band, according to their Facebook page, from Astoria. Lunch will be served when […]

You definitely watched first Democratic debate last night, right? Well, we did. If you didn’t you should definitely see it here. Our Benghazi count: three. (CNN) SABMiller brewer accepted a bid from the largest brewer AB Inbev, meaning every one in three pints downed world wide will be from AB Inbev. Damn. (WSJ) President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, quoted […]

It’s here. Your academic advisor’s least favorite day of the year: the Drop Deadline. Today’s the hard deadline to drop a class, so start composing those frantic emails to your dean that will inevitably be met with a kind but firm reply of “No, sorry, you can’t drop all your classes except Strength Training and […]

Apparently no one in New York knows who Chris Pratt is, and if New York doesn’t know you exist, do you really exist at all? Poor guy. (CBS) Bwog favorite Paul Ryan may or may not run for Speaker of the House of Representatives. If he doesn’t, anarchy may ensue, with a dozen or so […]

Remember our College Walk archetypes? This time, Bwog tackles East Campus—a dream within a nightmare within a dream, the buildings that dominate your daytime musings and inform your party-seeking behavior/senior entitlement complex. In this edition, an unrepentant Sarah Dahl delves into the mind of the imminently mockable EC smoker.  There’s no better place to light up a […]

From a week of incessant testing (“midterms”), indecisive weather, and widespread incredulity over the first Columbia football victory in three years (!!!), emerge love, sex, disappointment, and Butler (always in the backdrop)—just don’t go as far as the dead bird we found, gone too soon from the NYC skyline. Congrats to all first-years for surviving their […]