Like a vomit-covered caterpillar transforming into an unsightly butterfly, McBain is undergoing summer renovations. Before our very eyes, McBain is becoming… a habitable environment the factory from Monsters Inc. Sources tell us that one of the doors leads to a Himalayan ice cave, while the rest lead to your parents’ basement.  

Are you enjoying your summer job? A Columbia student is working as mermaid-stripper called Naiad at an undercover strip club in New York. (NYT) A U.S. Army Captain stationed in Afghanistan made a surprise appearance at his daughter’s class day. Make sure you grab a Kleenex before you watch. (NY Daily News) Morton B. Friedman, […]

Yesterday was CC’s Class Day, featuring Dan Futterman, your CC Val and Sal, lots of red tape, Deantini, and the ever-present PrezBo. A grad shouted “PrezBo!” at PrezBo. PrezBo smiled back. It was magical. #ccclassday14 — Bwog (@bwog) May 20, 2014 Erik Campano cleared up any confusion about the red tape graduates were placing on their […]

The other half of the Bwog Tech dream team: Arvind Srinivasan, a man who shatters our previous “cheese-related puns” record. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Arvind Srinivasan, 510, Bay Area, CA, SEAS, Computer Science Claim to fame: As a 4 year member of the shadow Bwog government, I ran tech with Sam (Ruby Prince/ Big Deal/ Flat Stanley) Aarons, which meant […]

Meet one half of the reason that Bwog doesn’t break on a daily basis. This next Senior Wisdom comes from Sam Aarons, who looks pretty fly in a panda hat. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Sam Aarons, Salinas, CA (no I haven’t read Of Mice and Men, yes I have read Cannery Row), SEAS, Computer Science Claim to […]

Our last Senior Wisdom of the day comes from the beautiful and badass Anna Bahr. If you don’t already know who she is, get ready for some serious learnin’. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Anna Bahr, Los Angeles loyalist, Barnard, “Political Science” Claim to fame:  Managing Editor of The Blue and White. Among other things, I wrote stuff about student […]

Another lovely Bwogger shares their Wisdom. If you’ve ever needed some guidance on sunburns, free sweatshirts, or the day after Bacchanal, Renée Kraiem is the woman to talk to. Name, School, Major: Renée Kraiem, BC ‘14, English Claim to fame: More famous for getting outed on Bwog than working for it, apparently. Where are you going? Literally nowhere. I’ll […]

Another former Bwogger is here to spread their Wisdom: Peter Sterne, who once told the New York Times that “The nice thing is if the world does end tonight, we don’t have to take our finals tomorrow.” Name, Hometown, School, Major: Peter Sterne, Greenwich, CT, Columbia College, Anthropology Claim to fame: I was one of Bwog’s managing […]

Future journalists listen up. This next Senior Wisdom is from Conor Skelding, famous in the journalistic community for his baby blues. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Conor Skelding, River Forest, IL, Columbia College, English Claim to fame: Published all sorts of stuff (at Bwog and The Blue and White for 3.5 years, at the Lion for 0.5.). Preserved […]

Up next for a Senior Wisdom, we have another of Bwog’s own: Raphaëlle Debenedetti, mastermind behind one-thousand-and-twenty. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Raph(aëlle) Deben(edetti), Columbia College, Philosophy & Political Theory. Go to answer since Fall 2010: “I’m a French-American from London.” Claim to fame: (Failed to have) Made One Thousand and Twenty (1,020) a thing. If the 1(,0)20th Varsity Show […]

For our final wave of Senior Wisdoms, we’ll be hearing from a group of people near and dear to our hearts: graduating Bwoggers. Up first to share her wisdom with the world is Alexandra Svokos, former Bwog Editor in Chief and future ruler of the world. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Alexandra Svokos, Franklin Lakes, NJ, CC, Economics and […]

Yesterday afternoon, the SEAS Class of 2014 took their metaphorical first step into the real world. Extended Housing Squatter Kevin Chen went to watch the festivities. As per usual, the first person to speak was the class president, Daniel O’Leary. He went on in the conventional manner: a joke about hard problem sets and late-night ramen, urging graduates […]

Princeton’s newspaper, The Daily Princetonian, published a piece on a male Columbia student suing the University for unjust trial and punishment during a sexual assault investigation in Spring 2013. The student, referred to as John Doe in the suit, criticizes the University, saying that he was unfairly treated in a sexual assault case carried out by Columbia […]

Up next for a Senior Wisdom: Rakhi Agrawal, who has a metric ton of advice to share. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Rakhi; West Hartford, CT; BC; Applied Math and Philosophy Claim to fame: I did a thing or two, here and there. The girl who will love you if you let her. Where are you […]

Next up for a Senior Wisdom is Prashant Dhanraj, who self-describes as “that cute Indian guy” and has some potentially dark thoughts about cheese. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Prashant Dhanraj, Calgary, Canada, SEAS, Mechanical Engineering Claim to fame: That cute Indian guy? Where are you going? Hopefully to Germany to study automotive engineering! I haven’t […]