This afternoon, the Activities Board at Columbia (ABC) released the allocation decisions for approximately 160 student groups from the 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 academic years in the form of a public Google Doc. This move comes on the heels of a decision made at ABC’s November Town Hall to “increase transparency” regarding the allocation of funds for […]

College came and went. That study abroad trip to Paris was a truly life-changing experience, you’ve made a tight-knit group of friends, and now you have an interview scheduled for your first job after undergrad. All seems to be well when you suddenly realize one minor detail: you have no worthwhile / important extracurricular activity on your résumé! […]

One of Paul Gauguin’s paintings of two Tatinis Tahitian Girls recently sold for a whopping $300 million, making it the most expensive piece of art ever sold. In other news, Bwog is selling our finger paintings to pay tuition. (BBC) A court recently ordered that the attorney to Casey Anthony, AKA our favorite baby killer, is to […]

And we’re back with your favorite weekly out-of-reality check! Destroy your life and look damn good doing it with our features editor Tatini Mal-Sarkar! This week, an atypical solution to a typical problem: the soph slump. Hi Tats, My life is just no good right now. I’m alright, but I’m not eliciting the same happiness and […]

Online registration for the easiest and cheapest way to leave campus began yesterday at 5 pm and continues on until Thursday, February 12th at 11:59 pm. Enter the Urban New York Lottery to get fr-fr-free tickets to all the cool events you said you’d go to when you told everyone you were going to college in the […]

The Matisse cut-outs are leaving MoMA on Tuesday. It’s too late to beat the crowds, but you can at least beat the clock. Alternatively, browse them from the comfort of your own toilet bed. (New York Times) Brian Williams is facing some challenges to the future of his career as a journalist following the revelation […]

And now, for those Bwog readers with nothing much to do this Friday evening, a quick story about elevators and the places they take you, by our correspondent and occasional elevator passenger. You never know what will happen when you’re not paying attention on the elevator ride back to your dorm room. I found myself […]

The fair First Lady, of the arms and (presidential) man, was seen in our very own community, dining at our very own Community. Along with daughters, Sasha and Malia, Michelle Obama enjoyed a nice lunch in the upper area of the restaurant.  Columbia students remained dignified, composed in the presence of American royalty. These photos likely came […]

As though you needed any more reason to attend the Athena Film Festival, now you have the chance to mingle with celebrity for free! Hoping to motivate you through your love of not spending money on things and people other people have seen on television, event organizers are offering a select number of free tickets […]

To start things off, Cornell University has been assisted in their plans for rampant imperialist aggression with a $50 million donation towards their proposed NYC tech campus, in exchange for certain naming rights. (Forbes) Meanwhile, the fight rages on against a planned 65 story office building that would stand adjacent to Grand Central Terminal, with a […]

You know how you always end up having conversations with random friends about books that neither of you have read? Bwog’s own cadre of wannabe intellectuals (Britt Fossum and Maddie Stearn) know that feel. They have dreamt up an imaginary conversation that could easily happen in real life. Warning: contains judgement, sass, and a bit […]

Reminder: Tomorrow, February 6, at 9 am is the deadline for Living Learning Center applications for housing during the 2015-2016 school year. There are many perks to living in this welcoming community, as outlined by the student affairs website. For example: The opportunity to interact with students across all four class years Interactions with distinguished faculty, focused on […]

If you find yourself free this evening at 8 pm head over to Lerner for Glass House Rocks: Snowed In 2015! There is a promise of many ice themed games, activities, treats, and good times. According to Facebook, Lerner will be getting a “Winter Mountain Ski Resort makeover” that will surely not disappoint. Get out of […]

Political Science professor Dorian Warren has failed to submit grades for the course Labor and American Politics from the fall semester. He has also ignored all attempts at contacting him from both his TAs and other members of the Political Science Department. To quote one frustrated student, “Professor Warren has apparently gone rogue.” The following […]

North Korea announced yesterday that they would no longer be negotiating with the “gangster-like” United States. (New York Times) Jeb Bush has indicated that he is possibly up for a 2016 presidential bid, although he admits he hasn’t always been interested in politics. He confesses that as a youth, while his friends talked about politics and […]