In light of our dripping enthusiasm about student government, Bwog sat down with recently-elected CCSC 2018 President Ezra Gontownik to talk shop. Bwog: So, tell me a little about yourself, or, in other words, let’s reduce your life to a catchy little sound bite? EG: Catchy little sound bite? I’m the youngest of six boys; […]

After last week’s decadent brownie tour that left 1girl in a food coma, we decided to take it easier this time and study everyone’s favorite classy drink—tea! With all of the varieties of tea floating around Morningside, we had to narrow it down, so we decided to go for straight green tea. No milk, no […]

The school year’s first University Senate meeting opened with a speech by Prezbo where he gave his perspective on the present and future of Columbia. He said that Columbia is in one of its “greatest eras.” He gave compliments to the new and some of the returning deans, praised the architectural changes around Columbia, and […]

If you haven’t already heard, Ebola has been diagnosed in the U.S. for the first time. (Huffington Post) This woman was in jail for over a month because the police thought the dried SpaghettiO’s on a spoon in her car was meth. (Gawker) Another horrible dating app: Luxy allows its wealthy users to “weed out […]

Remember the beginning-of-the-year resolution you made to yourself to act like a grown up? It’s okay, we all know that the last time you actually went grocery shopping was a late night run two weeks ago….but don’t worry! As always, Bwog has you covered. Tatini Mal-Sarkar and Gabrielle Lipson channel their inner Rachael Ray and […]

If you got a mass text message from Emergency Services, its because false fire alarms are going off throughout campus. Public Safety has been sent to investigate, and both they and we will keep you updated as the situation unfolds. Public Safety also released an identical email: “There has been a series of simultaneous false […]

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A tipster happened upon this creepy eye mask on the ground near South Lawn. We took the opportunity to write a haiku about it: The eye mask watches, It can see your inner soul, It is dark as night. Someone is going to have trouble sleeping tonight.

Look alive, Columbia. You have roughly 15 minutes to get yourself to the Lerner Piano Lounge for the semester’s second Live at Lerner Sounds event! This week they’ve got Salt Cathedral playing some awesome salty tunes. Added incentive (as if you needed any more): today’s lunch is Greek-themed! Save yourself a late night trip to Hooda’s for a shame-Gyro! […]

Walmart accused Tracy Morgan, claiming it was his negligence that caused his injuries in the June car crash. The Walmart driver was apparently awake for 24 hours before the accident. Whose fault is it, anyway? (Yahoo!) At the U.N., Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of war crimes and Netanyahu accused Abbas and other world leaders of […]

On Saturday night, Barnard’s WBAR Radio took over Lehman Lawn to host its inaugural Fall Kickoff Concert, nicknamed “WBacchanal.” Paris Parker-Loan reports on how Clement Gelly, Mannequin Pussy and Clean Girls filled the Barnard air with alt/punk vibes.  WBAR, the independent freeform college radio station run by Barnard and Columbia students, kicked off its 21st […]

Seen the ads around for the free Switchfoot concert this Thursday night at Roone? If you’ve already got your ticket for the show, PULSE New York will be handing out free Krispy Kreme donuts on the Sundial from 1 – 4 this afternoon for lucky ticket holders! You can get your hands on a free ticket at Lerner’s […]

Sacramento does Field Notes. (Sactown Magazine) Fight for Nashville‘s right to preserve its country music halls! (NY Times) An extension of the documentary Bully in Helena. (KXLH Helena News) Seems that we missed the ultimate Bible Belt weekend in Tallahassee. (Tallahassee Democrat)   Geography lesson via Shutterstock

We have received multiple reports of a fire on 113th and Riverside. Though the fire does not seem to be visible from the outside of the building, tipsters report the smell of smoke, multiple firetrucks with hoses out, and paramedics defibrillating a possible injury. If you’re in the area, stay safe. Update, 12:57 am: The fire took place on the […]

It’s a safe assumption that 80% of the Columbia student body would turn into horrible rage-monsters without a morning cup of coffee. Hey, as one of the country’s most stressful schools, we reserve the right to take our caffeine very seriously. So when we got wind of a student-run coffee shop operating out of EC1808, […]