This weekend, Columbia University Players put on a showing of “Collected Stories” by Donald Marguiles. Thoughtful theater critic Daren Napier brings you his thoughts about the show. Last night, the Columbia University Players hosted an anxious audience to their final showing of Donald Marguiles’ 1996 off Broadway hit, Collected Conversations. The play, which chronicles the moving […]

There seems to be a lot of tension in the air lately. With Eminem threatening to punch the Queen of Electra Complexes, Kim K going full frontal on the cover of Paper magazine, and Diplo endorsing a campaign to get T-Swift a booty, it sounds like men everyone just needs to take a chill pill or three and relax. […]

Columbia students be warned: a 47-year-old man living on the Upper West Side was allegedly stabbed multiple times in the face, neck, and torso by his roommate. Sounds like he should’ve opted for a swanky Furnald single instead? (Gothamist) Some nerdy scientists have come up with a new way to treat eye diseases like Glaucoma. With these super tiny […]

Bwog overheard the following exchange between two Columbia students: 1: You’ve never pulled an all-nighter before? Not even for social purposes? 2: Yeah, I mean, playing Call of Duty and shit. The lesson? Don’t be ashamed if you haven’t watched a sunrise through Butler’s portholes windows. Your copy of Call of Duty, on the other hand, is feeling a […]

At Columbia, we study everything from the intricacies of the world financial market to the sociological basis and implication of normative gender to the driving forces behind cultural development. When we graduate we will be called on to organize teleconferencing and to prepare adequate legal documentation. Exploring one of these real world skills, and bringing […]

Walmart employees seeking higher wages are planning a series of Black Friday protests at 1,600 stores across the country. (Reuters) Columbia Professor Sylvia Nasar’s lawsuit against the university was thrown out by a New York State appeals court for lack of standing. In the suit, Nasar alleged that Columbia had misdirected $4.5 million in funds […]

Earlier this week, Columbia alum Phillip von Borries spoke about his popular website Refinery29, which covers fashion, news, health, entertainment and more. Fashion and Pasta Enthusiast Christina Clark reports. On Wednesday I went to the fifth floor of Lerner to hear a talk by Phillip von Borries, co-founder of the popular fashion and lifestyle website […]

Can’t get enough of the Shake It Off video? For a small fee, Music Key, a new subscription service of Google, will allow users to stream ad-free music videos and download them! (BBC) The historic comet landing was a bit of a rougher ride than expected, rendering some aspects of the Rosetta mission impossible. (New […]

Starting this Friday, Nov. 14, Liz’s Place will offer a reusable ceramic mug option to its dine-in guests in an effort to make Barnard’s campus more eco-friendly. Bwog correspondents Paris Parker-Loan and Maia Berlow spoke with SGA Sustainable Initiatives Consulting Board members Lauren Swank BC’16 and Rebecca Abbott BC‘17 to learn more about the project, and to […]

Columbia. Take a break from your elaborate and increasingly obscure procrastination techniques very disciplined studying, and let a weight lift from your shoulders. Consider for a moment the pass/fail option. Either: take some insurance. Your final need not define your semester; a C+ and a B can stand equal in the eyes of parents and prospective […]

We start here in the homeland. The Supreme Court has lifted a stay on same-sex marriage licenses in Kansas, meaning that, at the very least, the future will bring a number of happy marriages, too long denied. (As an added bonus: the decision passed over the explicit objection of both Justices Scalia and Thomas.) (Washington Post) […]

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Lovebirds, if you’re looking for a bad romance, Stefon Bwog knows just the event for you. Columbia’s hottest event is Halcyon Magazine’s Date Auction. When it comes to true love, this event has EVERYTHING: a honeymoon on the yacht from Wolf of Wall Street (maybe), abs (maybe), human fanny packs (likely), and Courtland Thomas (definitely). According to […]

In response to President Bollinger’s salary increase of $700,000 over the past few years, students have created a Tumblr called “President Bollinger’s Raise” and a GoFundMe page satirically demanding a “Fair Salary for Prezbo.” The Tumblr page gives examples of things on which Columbia could have spent its $700,000 instead of giving Prezbo a raise, such […]

Although it may still be above 60 degrees outside, come listen to folk music, eat autumnal foods, and pretend to be sitting by a warm crackling fire at Live at Lerner Sounds’s fifth event of the semester. The performer this week is Wilder Maker, a band whose style is described in the Facebook event as “provisionally […]