Power procrastinator Robert Sheardown decided to use Butler for a social experiment rather than studying. Think Columbians take their studying way too seriously? Find out what happens when precious Butler’s silence (lol is Butler ever REALLY silent?) is interrupted.  Butler Library – serene, peaceful, studious, and apparently impervious to the sound of Nicki Minaj’s Anaconda […]

The Wellness House and Metta House are having an afternoon of free yoga and smoothies!! Come to Lerner C555 between 4:30 and 5:30 to get in shape and stay in shape with yummy smoothies and recipes for easy, quick DIY ones that are probably ten times better and less expensive than the ones at 212. […]

Overheard in a Butler hallway from a guy on the phone: “Sometimes I feel like if I could go back in time, I would seriously murder some philosophers. Seriously! When I was writing my paper today, I was like ‘yeah, I would do it. I would murder Aristotle.’ And I was okay with that.” Methinks: […]

Sweden became the first country in the EU to officially recognize the Palestinian state. This was done in the hopes of helping a peaceful two-state solution. (RT News) Despite the embarrassing White House security breech, American citizens still have positive opinions of the Secret Service. 64% percent trust the Secret Service to protect good ol’ […]

Last night, Switchfoot (they still exist) held a concert right here in Roone Arledge Auditorium.  Switchfoot Groupie Paula Pineros jumped on the opportunity to see the band and relayed how it went. The second I heard there would be a Switchfoot concert in New York City, I got excited. The second I heard that I […]

An observant tipster spotted what appeared to be a man smoking on the roof of Hamilton.  What he was smoking, we cannot say with certainty.  What we can say is that he was on a roof. Was he looking to cool off and take a smoke break after climbing seven labored flights of Hamilton stairs? […]

Yesterday, Health Services announced that they will be adding diagnostic testing for learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder to the list of procedures covered under the Special Healthcare Needs Fund. The fund was established in 2012 to help students finance procedures that may not be covered by many insurance providers, such as pregnancy termination and […]

We have a new addition to the Morningside Heights family: Bernheim and Schwartz! Students, eager to experience a new bastion of freedom for their weekend libations, await its call. But that’s the question—what should it be called? Bernheim and Schwartz? Maybe a little cumbersome. We at Bwog want to hear from you. Send us your […]

What’s better than a good show that’s named after the same thing we talk about in all of our Core classes? Our acting Aficionado sat down with Young Jean Lee, whose new play “Straight White Men” is scheduled to come out next month. “OH MY GOD” “OH GOD” “He absolutely wouldn’t say that. It’s so wrong for […]

We all know that a good night’s sleep is crucial to our health, but this article says that because of certain circadian rhythms and the sleep habits of teenagers should sleep in. A study has shown that delayed start times at the U.S. Air Force Academy improved grades. (Huffpost) With Disney’s new movie Maleficent released […]

Will Barnard students ever re-gain access to JJ’s? Mozzarella Stick Queen Lauren Beltrone gives you the lowdown. Short answer: seems bleak. Long answer: there are multiple members of our community (including but not limited to SGA reps) out there advocating for our right to swipe into JJ’s. They’re currently collaborating with Dining Services to send […]

Is today the day, we ask ourselves, when it will finally be enough. When we post the post that makes you think about Bwog. About us. When you realize that what you post in comments echoes not just on our message boards, but in our hearts. That you understand that each post is a love letter […]

Now that school is fully in session, Columbia students can focus on what they really came here for: the opportunity to share their righteous outrage via protest. Almost every nice day (and some rainy ones, as in the case of yesterday’s yellow-wearing, Hong Kong-supporting, apparently water-proof protestors) has seen some form of demonstration between Low […]

Hong Kong protestors are proving to be as effective as they are polite, establishing new precedent for classy civil disobedience. (Slate) Our own fair city, cultural capital that it is, has a number of especially exciting events in the classy world of dance over the coming months. The Huffington Post says that number is 14. […]

Over the past several days, we have received a number of increasingly agitated tips about a string of vandalism centered on the phrase “Poop Nuggetz.” As far as we can tell, this shit has gone down on John Jay 13. One anonymous tipster kept calm in the face of the drama, providing an email with the […]