The latest Fro-Sci extra credit assignment was a quite cultural one; diligent yet jaded Fro-Sci pupil Dylan Cooper tells of his Sunday afternoon with his Fro-Sci class at Miller Theater.  The Trials of Galileo. Sounds riveting, right? Well…what if the chair of Frontiers of Science urges all Fro-Sci students to attend the Special Event, which […]

Always willing to quench, Bwogger on the prowl Robert Sheardown downloaded not one, but four dating/hook-up/wtf apps designed to deliver maximum relief from thirst. Here is a brief summary of two weeks spent getting comfy with each app.  Cuddlr: The new app on the block, Cuddlr introduces itself with a charming warning that it exists […]

Ebola in Dallas, conjoined twins in Houston – Texas just can’t get enough coverage of medical anomalies. (Reuters) The Twin Cities of Minnesota are getting a spread in the next edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. Minnesota: home to America’s largest mall and the world’s largest zombie pub crawl crowd. (Pioneer Press) The […]

It’s the least wonderful time of the year (again) and Bwog ventured into the depths of Butler to ask how Midterms are treating Columbia’s students. Judging by the disgruntled answers and the atmosphere of anxiety and cigarette smoke, y’all are barely hanging on. Lobby “Don’t care, not really stressed because I’m a Creative Writing major” […]

Bwog music guru Shreyas Manohar brings you his coverage of the world’s first Hindi a cappella group, Penn Masala. The Penn Masala concert organised by club Zamana was a difficult concert to sit through because of all the important life choices I had to make. Do I get up on my chair and cheer like a […]

Still looking to attend the hottest social event of the weekend? Have we got the solution for you. Presenting: our weekly Bwog meeting! It’s taking place tonight at 7PM in the SGO on the 5th floor of Lerner. There will be food, friends, and fun, all free of charge. Fear not friends, we’ll make sure our appetizers aren’t shitty. An actual social […]

Seasonal samplers Maia Berlow, Christina Clark, and Robert Sheardown recently set out on a mission to find the best edible pumpkin spice option in the neighborhood. We now present their findings: An Open Letter to Basic Betch Haters (namely those of you who hate on Pumpkin Spice), Us Basic Betches get a lot of crap around this […]

Just in time for Halloween: You can now watch every episode of “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” on YouTube. (Huffington Post) The search for a Minnesotan boy continues 25 years after his disappearance with a new billboard campaign. (CBS Local) Hitler broke bad? Apparently, he was secretly addicted to crystal meth. (Daily Mail) Amanda Bynes […]

Overhead in Lerner from one student affairs admin to another: “Do students live in John Jay?” Good question! No, John Jay’s only purpose is JJ’s Place. Just ask the athletes who eat there 3  4 times a day…The other 15 stories are just used as storage space and other random rooms for PrezBo to do, […]

Feeling stressed about midterms? Feeling sad about that midterm you know you didn’t do too hot on? Just feeling down in general? LOOK! DOGS!! All cuteness courtesy of Christina Clark

Columbia had its second annual garden party yesterday. Does anyone remember the first? Pseudo-snob Shreyas Manohar was sent to report on the scene. The CU Garden Party was a refreshing change of pace from the usual Columbia social scene. Instead of the crowded, dark aesthetic of a dorm party, the Garden Party was spacious and […]

Governor of Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee came to speak to Columbia’s student body of poly-sci/econ joint majors, and political junkie Christina Clark was there to check it out. One of events hosted by Columbia’s Voting Week was a conversation on Wednesday titled “Dilemmas of Campaigning and Governing in the United States”. Governor Lincoln Chafee of […]

Columbia’s favorite new girl Amanda Bynes has been placed in the psych ward after accusing her innocent father of verbal and sexual abuse on Twitter. Guess we won’t be running into her on College Walk next September? (USA Today) The Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and the Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi have been jointly awarded […]

With three(ish) weeks to go before Halloween, Morningside is getting a little spooktacular. For your viewing pleasure, we’ve compiled some pretty mediocre pictures of our favorite decorations around Columbia. Just look at how spooky Book Culture’s pumpkins are! And John Jay’s bowl of leaves! Because nothing is scarier than going to get goldfish and realizing that they’ve […]

While the graduate student lounge in Philosophy was renovated quite a long time ago, it took Bwog a while to find a way in. A coffee loving Bwog writer, who has asked to go by the alias Agent Dale Cooper (obviously in honor of the return of Twin Peaks), found a way to sneak in […]