The National Institutes of Health awarded Columbia Professor Karolynn Siegel and her team $432,000 over two years to study participants’ arousal when using gay hookup apps like Grindr. (The Washington Free Beacon) Airline staple SkyMall‘s parent company, Xhibit, has filed for bankruptcy. The firm blames the popularity of electronics for its rapidly declining sales figures. The magazine’s […]

What better way to understand the minds of the great than through a diet consisting entirely of symbolic representations of their lifestyles? Inspired by this article at New York Magazine, we decided to apply the technique to true greatness: relatively well known Columbia campus celebrities. Correspondent and celebrity connoisseur Rachel Deal lived a (short) week on […]

President Bollinger has just announced in an email to Columbia students that a student-faculty advisory committee is being formed to focus on issues of “race, ethnicity, and equal justice in our society.” The committee will be headed by Suzanne Goldberg, the new Executive Vice President of student life. The full text of the email is […]

As you prepare yourselves for that rare weekend fueled by life and excitement (instead of the more typical desperation and pent up rage), take a moment to consult the following guide, lest you find yourself featured in our pages next Monday. Whether we have reached an age of new enlightenment, or have just discovered political correctness offers […]

Begin your day by considering the new cultural standard. Thanks to the design of a new hook-up app,  individuals, even regions, can now be graded on their skill at online dating. Enjoy that Manhattan received an A.  Enjoy that the Bronx received an F. Enjoy that this is the world now, thanks to you, the youth. […]

The add/drop period for Spring 2015 is upon us, and Bwog is here to help you in this trying time.  Here we provide for you a list of classes to avoid at all costs coupled with our very own CULPA-style reviews.  As always, feel free to leave additional suggestions in the comments. Keith Sanborn, Culture Through […]

This afternoon President Spar will host Barnard College’s first community forum on the potential implementation of a transgender admission policy. In response to the call from students for a transgender policy, President Spar announced this past December a series of community forums to address the issue. The first forum will be held this afternoon at 4:15 pm in the […]

This morning, Dean Harford emailed GS students with news of Matthew Serpa’s death.  Bwog sends its deepest condolences to all those affected. We remind you of the relevant on campus services in light of this saddening news: Counseling and Psychological Services, Furman counseling, the Office of the University Chaplain, and Nightline Peer Listening are all available for […]

Previously both a Law School professor and founder and director of the Center for Gender and Sexuality Law,  as well as President Bollinger’s Special Advisor on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, Professor Suzanne Goldberg is taking on a brand new role as Executive Vice President for University Life. She will retain her Law School positions, […]

A large fire destroyed an apartment complex in Edgewater, New Jersey last night.  You may have seen the inferno blazing for several hours across the river.  A few firefighters were hurt, and there were no additional injuries. (NJ.com) Sheldon Silver, speaker of the NY Assembly for more than twenty years, has been arrested on corruption […]

Rush season can bring out the worst in us, and here we remind you of the University of Maryland Delta Gamma email scandal of 2013.  We were recently tipped a similarly shocking email sent from Bwog’s rush chair.  You can read it below (and remember to #rushbwog!!!). If you just opened this email like I […]

“Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States!” boomed the Sergeant in Arms, who traditionally announces the President’s arrival into the House chamber to deliver his annual State of the Union address. Among the many invited guests of the President, First Lady, Vice President and the hundreds of Congressmen and women, was Columbia’s own Emma […]

Are you a freshman or sophomore who is into Jazz Music or sustainability (or some other “special interest”)? Want to live in the same dorm as Kerouac (or maybe just a nice brownstone)? Want to avoid the drama of the housing lottery and live with a bunch of other people who have similar passions as you […]

Whether by catching some rays and some waves, calling in a Netflix staycation, or being productive and getting the entire semester’s’ worth of reading done, you all hopefully enjoyed your too-short winter break. Now you’re back with endless stories to tell your friends over at drink at 1020. But before you do that, be sure to tell […]

Chipotle is still running low on carnitas after cutting ties with a supplier that wasn’t raising its pigs humanely (but the Chipotle on 110th still has it!!!). (Huffington Post) Did you binge-listen to Serial like most of our staff did over break? Asia McClain is now standing by her original testimony, providing Adnan with an alibi. (Time […]