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 […]

Music Maven Daren Napier sat down with new Def Jam artist Elijah Blake, who visited Columbia this week.  Read on to get the behind-the-scenes scoop on his new EP, Drift. Elijah Blake is at the door. Having already collaborated with recording artist royalty such as Rick Ross, Usher, and Rihanna to name a few, the new Def […]

The new nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were released yesterday. Among the many artists are Green Day, Bill Withers, and Joan Jett and the Black Hearts. (CNN) MTV Base has now released their list of top ten best rappers in Africa, with Cassper Nyovest topping the list. (Times Live) Marijuana producers […]

Remember that episode of Parks and Recreation when Leslie makes Tom throw a big party for local business owners in Pawnee so that she can meet with them and try to get their vote? If so, try to remember the guy named Martin Kernston, also known as “The Nipple King,” who was so frugal he cut […]

On Monday’s SGA meeting, we learned some stuff about GS that was news to everyone and vowed to help out. Barnard Bearoness Lauren Beltrone fills you in. As you probably already know, a lot of students in GS get funding from the G.I. Bill. There are also students using G.I. funds in 17 of Columbia’s […]

It is with great joy that we announce that CrackDel is once again selling alcohol. After they lost their license last year, we had come to doubt they would ever be the same…a spicy special without a Four Loko just isn’t really a spicy special. But as of September 15th, CrackDel has a new liquor […]

With so many opportunities to choose from, and work overwhelming them all, it’s easy to miss the chance to hear a Nobel Laureate discuss their groundbreaking research. Fortunately correspondent Anastasiya Vasilyeva has you covered, bringing back the highlights of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Reception and Lecture. Tuesday night the Miller theater filled with a […]

In part of their ongoing obsession with photographing every highway, road, bike lane, and patch of dirt, Google maps has recently deployed Street View cameras on camel to capture the sand of the Liwa Desert in Abu Dhabi. (Earth Touch News Network) Gentlemen, a warning: as part of an effort to combat public lewdness at Port Authority, the […]

Our campus is turning into a real celebrity hotspot lately! Ted Mosby (alright fine, his real name is Josh Radnor) was spotted just ten minutes ago dining at Thai Market. Looks like Ted is finally reaping the benefits of being a fake Columbia architecture professor. Take our word for it, or look at our awkward side-photo: Ted […]

This past Tuesday, we sent writer Christina Clark to the Roosevelt Institute’s meeting on Bitcoin. Here’s her account of the discussion and overall club experience: On Tuesday I attended my first Roosevelt Institute event for their discussion Bitcoin: Internet, Money, and the Law. I was intrigued by both the promise of constructive, nonpartisan discussion and […]

Do you feel strongly about how Columbia handles mental illness? Are there ways in which you think it could change? The Columbia University Mental Health Task Force is holding an Open Forum tomorrow night (October 9) from 6-8pm in Lerner 477. Come and voice concerns, share experiences, and brainstorm ideas to make mental health services better. They will […]

According to Bynes herself, she’s moving to New York and plans to transfer to either NYU or Columbia. She tweeted yesterday: I’m transferring to NYU or Columbia from FIDM to study psychology, so you’ll see me in New York if you live here but I HATE stalkers! Somehow we can’t see her being a fan […]

If you haven’t already heard, cult classic Twin Peaks will be coming back to TV on Showtime in 2016. (Slate) This guy in Chicago plans to open a restaurant that serves only kale burgers plus other vegetarian sides. Exciting? (Grub Street) On Monday, JK Rowling tweeted something pretty cryptic…does this mean the return of Harry Potter? […]