Despite campus-wide rumors, it appears Bacchanal has been approved for the coming year. This news comes with the official announcement of the incoming Bacchanal board. While we are sure much can be made of the return of Ben Kornick as Co-President, and though we are certain the administration will handle this upcoming year with anything […]

The Senior Wisdoms just keep on coming. Sharing some insight from one of the Blue and White’s very own, Will Holt imparts his wisdom upon Columbia. Name, School, Major, Hometown: William Holt, Columbia College, Political Science, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Claim to fame: Unless you wrote for the Blue and White during the Wagner-Skelding years or currently […]

Behold this year’s Orgo Night promotion. For public opinion, try the comment section, where we are sure it will be expressed eloquently and respectfully as always. As for Bwog’s view, well, we will say only that this is the first semester we are scheduling in a regular slot what we have always considered breaking news. We […]

Dadbod! It’s the latest thing! It might not be! Whatever, it’s here. Read about it in the Atlantic and enjoy your life! The New Yorker is thrilled that GE is moving out of finance to focus on its industrial operations. Read their article so you can more angrily articulate your opinion on Columbia finance guys […]

Our Senior Wisdoms keep on coming. Today’s wisdom is brought you by Juicy Juice Jared. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Jared, Columbia College, History (proudly) and Political Science (grudgingly), Plantation, Florida (it’s not what it sounds like!) Claim to fame: University Senator, one-time class of 2015 president, WTF Columbia founder, Eva Longoria for President campaign manager, and Malina […]

For our last offering from our dearest Mother Magazine, The Blue and White, we present Senior Editor Channing Prend’s, CC ’17, look into Columbia’s Community Scholars Program. Like any other student, Eric Washington has a CUID, logs in using his UNI, and takes courses at Columbia. Yet he’s not enrolled in any of the university’s 20 […]

Yesterday the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox played for an empty stadium. The current riots in Baltimore lead to the closure of the park to the public. The players were left to play in an incredibly somber environment. The Orioles prevailed for their city winning 8-2. (Bleacher Report) Uber is suing the city […]

Up next for Senior Wisdoms, we bring you V119 alum and current CA for East Campus, Jess Chi. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Jessica (Jess) Chi, Columbia College, Sociology and English, Closter, New Jersey Claim to fame: Former Panhellenic Council President, current East Campus Community Adviser, and “that Asian girl” from The 119thAnnual Varsity Show. You’ve probably bumped […]

Tuesday Daily Editor Briana “Badgalbribri” is back on this Wednesday afternoon to share some music that she’s been “thinkin about a lot lately.” Most of these songs were made years apart from one another, but their messages remain thematically consistent and particularly relevant right now. Hopefully, the lyrics and messages of these songs will inspire […]

Student-Worker Solidarity has released a statement on the responses they have received from Scott Wright, the Vice President for Campus Services, concerning their petition addressing certain Columbia Dining policies that apparently restrict workers from speaking Spanish and eating around students. Despite these assertions from various Columbia Dining workers, Wright claims that these incidents were “isolated.” […]

This sunny and warm morning has blessed us with another gift: 2016 Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived on campus to give her keynote address at the 18th Annual David N. Dinkins Leadership Forum earlier this morning. Students en route to class have stopped to take pictures with or of the former First Lady, and her […]

For this issue’s ATSL, The Blue and White endeavored to grapple with the most pressing question concerning the Columbia community (or, perhaps, just Bwog readers): should you read the comments? While we obviously think you should, Features Editor and magazine contributor Tatini Mal-Sarkar, CC ’17, tells you why, and staff writer Mabel Taylor, BC ’18, tells […]

According to various news sources, Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont will be launching his presidential campaign tomorrow. Although he is considerably behind Hillary Clinton in the polls, his candidacy will be sure to divide moderate and progressive democrats. (Huffington Post) Yet another Bravo show about housewives: the network is coming out with a new series called […]

This afternoon, Columbia College released their full list of Phi Beta Kappa inductees for the class of 2015. According to the announcement, PBK inductees are chosen based on “the breadth, depth and rigor of their academic programs, as well as recommendations from faculty members who have worked closely them.” You can find the full list […]

It’s the last week of classes and the semester is coming to a close, which means that things are gonna get weird. And nostalgic. Fast. Your professor may straight up inspire you with a a heart-wrenching speech to send you off, or he/she may have reached the tipping point (think senioritis) and go totally off the […]