Don’t worry, loyal base of commenters and trolls alike, your recognition during the new year and semester wasn’t limited to our birthday post. We are forever grateful to the aesthetic you add to the Bwog experience (re: our attempt at flyering this semester) and are here to present you with some of the best comments your […]

Barnard’s famed Athena Film Festival returns this Thursday for its fifth year with a luring lineup of films, documentaries, panels, and award nominees. As the lucky Columbia/Barnard students we are, we’ve been blessed with the college student budget-conscious price of $20 for an All-Access Pass to the entirety of the weekend’s events; or, if you’re feeling […]

We’re so great that we’ve even successfully infiltrated the world of professional football: a former Brown football player joined his fellow Patriots to victory. But don’t worry, every other Ivy alum mentioned here is on the business side of the NFL. (Ivy League Sports) Though known for its highest Ivy admission rate creative spin on […]

Tonight’s the night, the mood is right Anything I choose he buys I observe by his shoes and ties He prefer the exclusive kind Converse over booze and wine That’s right. Tonight is another Bwog meeting. After a very difficult recruitment process, #RushBwog is over. It is now time to initiate our new candidates into […]

Today is the day of the Super Bowl, which can mean only one thing: people are pissed off at something. Whether that something is Katy Perry as the halftime show or the two teams in the actual superior bowl itself (which teams are they again?) varies on a person-by-person basis. However, a lot of people are pissed […]

Want some really god-awful advice that will probably ruin your life? Never fear, Tat is here! Our trusty features editor is back with another installment on the many trials and tribulations of the average college student. Man, you guys have interesting problems!! Dear Bwog, Seeker of advice from “Tats” here. I appreciated the advice on […]

The latest installment in the 2Girls1Snack series continues the Bwog tradition of ignoring the patriarchal limitations of the original concept. Read on for two boys’ take on cinnamon rolls, especially if the last 2G1S left you feeling disappointingly healthy. In a continuing effort to make dorm food look like real food, Columbia made a number of […]

The Application Development Initiative (ADI) wants YOU to come build an app with them at DevFest 2015! From Saturday, January 31st (today!) to Saturday, February 7th join ADI for: A hackathon Workshops Demos Free food Free swag $2000+ in prizes People of all experience levels (including no experience) are welcome to join in on the fun. DevFest will […]

The NYPD has announced plans to form a new group to handle both counterterrorism and protest control. The group will consist of 350 officers and will be equipped with “long rifles and…machine guns,” according to Police Commissioner Bill Bratton. No word on what sort of protests would necessitate the aforementioned long rifles and machine guns, but […]

Nine years ago, a beautiful god from above gave birth to an awkward and lazy child and sent it on its way to Columbia. This little tike was unlike the rest; with a knack for causing trouble and making a mistake here and there, the baby grew into a beautiful flower that hasn’t quite learned […]

Enjoying a night at the Metropolitan Opera, audiences were no doubt thrilled when when a man climbed on stage during the curtain call to protest Russian President Vladimir Putin. Why? Because as every Columbian knows, politics is everywhere. Even where maybe it shouldn’t be.  (New York Times) As part of a sweeping effort to reform campus […]

Earlier this month, Barnard was listed along with 93 other colleges and universities on a list of institutions undergoing federal investigation for their handling of sexual violence reports.  As part of a continuing response, SGA held an open forum today and Bwogger Henry Litwhiler attended. In response to the investigation, Barnard SGA organized a community discussion […]

If you have spent the last two weeks shopping classes, today is the day to settle, and choose your official spring 2015 course load. Tomorrow, January 30th, is the last day to receive advisor approval on your program, for both Columbia and Barnard students. So, weigh the pros and cons of all your classes, and decide […]

Who you gonna call? The new Ghostbusters movie, set to be released in the summer of 2016, has announced the female dominated cast. Funny gals Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, and Kate MicKinnon are negotiating their contracts as we speak. (Time) Stepping up the traditional Girl Scout cookie selling game, Alyssa Carter, an eight year-old girl […]

Earlier this week, we were tipped a document stating that an alleged Russian spy was recruiting at a “major” NYC university…perhaps Columbia? Inspired by this McSweeney’s column, our top conspiracy theorist describes the double life of a Columbia student turned secret agent. You begin preparing for your life in the shadows in the second week […]