This day in history: In 1905 on November 21. Albert Einstein published “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?” leading to the formula E=mc^2.  Did you learn that in FroSci? (PBS) China is delaying indefinitely the opening of the new Hunger Games movie and in Thailand several cinemas have cancelled showings […]

Tonight Capital published an email from PrezBo sent to the football alumni calling for  M. Dianne Murphy to commission a review of the f***ball program. Considering the unsurprisingly horrible past season for the team, PrezBo is finally ready to figure out what’s wrong with the program and why we suck. The review is asking former coach Rick […]

A thorough account of sexual violence at the University of Virginia. TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault and may be triggering to some people (Rolling Stone) A fierce debate on what constitutes sexual consent at Harvard University (The Boston Globe) An account of the price paid by survivors of sexual assault in college (The Washington Post) […]

At this week’s SGA meeting, hot topics included alumnae relations and diversity, and Dean Hinkson made an appearance. Passionate politico Joe Milholland was there to get you the scoop. At the Monday night SGA meeting, Barnard’s Dean of the College Avis Hinkson was the administrative guest. The council members of SGA asked her about general […]

We have all experienced the awful maze that is Lerner, and know that the only thing it’s useful for is Glass House Rocks and questionably cool architecture. Well, now it’s useful for parodies! Toni Airaksinen, BC ’18, makes a guest appearance and gets creative with a spin-off of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass.” Follow her lyrics below and […]

Low-key obsessed with One Direction? (C’mon…look at Zayn…) Check out this extensive and entertaining One Direction glossary. (Vulture) According to a study at the University of Missouri, 23% of college students have revenge sex following a breakup. (The Cut) For all you ice cream lovers: Shake Shack and Big Gay Ice Cream are teaming up to […]

Today, CCSC and ESC* announced in a College-wide email that the councils will be voting at their weekly meetings on whether to propose a $4.50 increase in the semesterly student activities fee. Thus, the semester rate would hike up to $112.50 from $108 and would go towards “funding for student groups and student activities—it is equal […]

Birds, dinosaurs, and denizens of Columbia College, take note. On Wednesday, November 19, at 7:30 pm in Schermerhorn 501, the co-chairs and members of the Committee for Science in the Core will be hosting an open forum to discuss possible changes to FroSci, or alternatives to the class entirely. Our suggestions for alternatives include: Intro […]

Pope Francis is sending mixed signals. Heralded as a progressive, he gave a speech yesterday, saying “Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother,” a rather conservative statement by his standards. The Pope will be attending the World Meeting of the Families conference in Philly next September, […]

To ensure our spots as lions – the kings of the Ivy League jungle – we need to be as well-rounded in accomplishments and honors as our accepted students are each year. The current winning title up for grabs for our school is to be crowned as the Ivy Film Festival champs. Winning is totally […]

Registration time can be a moment of crucial realization for all of us, especially when all of the sudden you feel locked in a major you don’t like/don’t feel competent enough to complete. In times of  major crises, Bwog is a key source of wisdom on campus and there to remind you that you probably […]

Surprise! Thanksgiving break is now a week away and before we know it we’ll be deep in mass essay writing and studying for daunting finals. The natural thing to stress about before the dark times ahead is deciding what happens after you (hopefully) pass your finals. That’s right — registration is upon us. Seniors, in honor of […]

Click on the Northeast section of this nifty interactive map and find that Columbia gained the #8 ranking in Trojan’s 2014 Sexual Health Report Card. Our present for providing our students with accessible sexual health resources should be increasing the RA budget to put Trojan brand or condoms of similarly tiered quality in every hall at […]

What kind of tomfoolery are those silly frosh up to now? One of Bwog’s sly sleuths details a person’s attempts at establishing himself as a rising Freshman on Facebook…or should we say Fakebook? Remember the Columbia impostors from the last few years? Remember all the stupid things pre-frosh posted in the Class of 2018 group? Bwog recently found out that these […]