This morning, Dean Valentini sent out an email to the Columbia community with regard to the passing of Joshua Villa, CC ’18. In the email, Villa is asked to be remembered as a “caring and valued member of the community.” In order to offer support to Villa’s peers and members of the community, Counseling and Psychological Services (212-854-2878) will be […]

Reserve your table at Meow Parlor the cat cafe! Reservations open today (Gothamist). A report was issued by the Obama Administration accusing the Cleveland police department of “unreasonable and unnecessary use of force” in violation of citizen’s constitutional rights (Washington Post). Alicia Keys released a new song in wake of NYC, Ferguson protests (TIME). Check out […]

During this year’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on College Walk, students staged a protest in the form of a die-in. This action is in continued response to the recent rulings on the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases. Students were spotted carrying signs saying “we can’t breathe” prior to the ceremony. We received a tip earlier tonight about the die-in, […]

Classes are ending. That’s either a very good thing or a very bad thing, depending on how you look at it. On one hand, classes are ending! On the other hand, finals. Either way, one thing is sure: Your professors are going to start saying things on a spectrum of downright weird to incredibly inspiring, […]

Latenite Theatre’s fall performance premieres this weekend! If you’re interested in student-created theater, be sure to get a ticket for one of the performances. You can go tonight or Friday at 11pm or Saturday at either 8pm or 11pm. Check out this teaser below:

Just in time for the release of the December issue of our beloved Mother Magazine, The Blue and White, Bwog is proud to present this overview of recent campus sexual assault activism written by Senior Editor Hallie Nell Swanson, CC ’16. If you haven’t already, be sure to read former Managing Editor Anna Bahr’s two-part […]

It is time for one of those rarest of all Columbia activities: a cherished school tradition! What they lack in frequency, and indeed historical legacy, these events more than make up in enthusiasm and good feeling, so put on your ugliest Christmas sweater, try to convince your roommate who is always working to enjoy himself just […]

Speaker of the House John Boehner, fearing the political effects of a another government shutdown, has proposed a ‘largely symbolic’ vote on legislation that would dismantle President Obama’s Executive Order on immigration, in order to more easily pass this years budget. (New York Times) This Congressional failure to embrace the legislation has been estimated to cost the government $37 […]

Protest of the Eric Garner case decision released tonight, focused on Amsterdam and 113th, was met with rapid police action. There have been swarms of news helicopters, emergency vehicles, and cop cars in the area. We began to receive tips just before 11 PM tonight, and will continue to update with photos and video from […]

It is easy, when facing finals, to feel as though you are all alone. Now, more than ever though, we must not forget what is perhaps our greatest resource: the collective wisdom of the Columbia student body. As a reminder of the quality of this wisdom, tonight, we at Bwog feature an apparently anonymous act of […]

Have you been interested in trying out a course in Clam Engineering for a while? We spotted this course listing on a bulletin board in Wallach. The course, taught by Professors Autumn Plumbo and Blake Cecil and held in the Mollusk Center, offers an “interdisciplinary exploration of subcultural linguistic and narrative formation as mediated by the […]

Take some time out of this dreary/dismal/depressing/(should we keep going?) day, and head on over to the Lerner Piano Lounge for the last Live at Lerner Sounds event of the semester! As always, the show is from noon to 1, and you can check out the Facebook event here. The band this week is Neighbors, […]

Scary stuff: Check out this article about forced medical leave from colleges due to struggles with mental health. (New Yorker) It has now gotten a lot easier to report abusive tweets from assholes, though it was great watching this woman contact the moms of her online harassers. (Jezebel) It could also become a lot easier to […]

CUMB is releasing its Fall 2014 Orgo Night posters soon! According to one Bwogger/CUMB member, a “big flyering effort is scheduled for tonight.” Catch a sneak preview below, and be sure to get to Butler 209 for Orgo Night next Thursday!

One tree, bare in anticipation of the winter to come, stands lit on College Walk…   Is it a beacon? Or is it just a sad tease? We might never know.