This afternoon, Suzanne B. Goldberg responded to concerns raised about the sexual assault data released to the Columbia community in a report earlier this week. Goldberg, President Bollinger’s recently appointed Special Advisor on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, posted an update on Columbia’s sexual respect website. Goldberg begins by calling Columbia’s new Gender-Based Misconduct Policy “one of the […]

This past week, leaders from around the world gathered on campus at The World Leader’s Forum. From Tunisia to Sweden, world leaders opened a forum for discussion on a range of topics relevant across countries. Global guru Henry Litwhiler relays his experience at one of the forums below. Even the most unobservant readers will have […]

Anyone who visits Tea Magic will notice these two weird signs on the counter, alarming and urgent in the way zoo signs can say, “DO NOT feed the lions!!” The signs have been there for a while. So what exactly happens if you do speak to the tea specialist…? We asked three different Tea Magic […]

Big Lots has taken product review to the next level. In their ad, they have created a “Pet Focus Group” to better determine the quality of their products. Needless to say, there was a slight loss of communication. (Adweek) The Staten Island Zoo attempted to coverup the death of groundhog Staten Island Chuck after he […]

On Tuesday night, a group of brave bwoggers ventured where no CU student had gone before: the recently opened Beer Hall, Bernheim & Schwartz. Warning: choices not suitable for a Tuesday were made.  Bernheim & Schwartz (aka the place where Havana Central used to be) doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. However, the possibilities for “Weekend […]

In an email sent today addressed to the student body of Columbia College, Jared Odessky (CC’15) and Sejal Singh (CC’15), undergraduate representatives to the University Senate, formally announced plans to review the content of the Rules of University Conduct (RUC). Odessky and Singh both sit on the Rules Committee on the University Senate, which as […]

Monday night’s SGA meeting was really short again, so Barnard Bearoness Lauren Beltrone reiterates what SGA has been trying to communicate to you via emails you probably haven’t had time to read. Have you ever imagined how great your life would be if you were more involved in SGA? Have you ever walked past the […]

In a school with few traditions, and fewer moments of unity, the Varsity Show stands as one of our most celebrated, and important, institutions. Whether by articulating a culture as hard to define as it is to find, reminding us of those shared moments of Columbia life, or else by mercilessly satirizing the administration, the Varsity […]

You can dine in high style at little expense. Or at least as Michelin (the ones who assign stars) would have us believe with their new list of the best New York meals under $40. (Business Insider) Air conditioning units will occasionally fall on you. But only occasionally so you probably shouldn’t worry. The last death was […]

Written on a bathroom wall…it appears there is an epidemic of people self-pleasuring in Butler….  People usually take a night in the But to study, but recently there have been several eyewitness reports of various people masturbating instead of studying (or maybe while studying? Who knows). According to our reports, these self-pleasuring booty calls to […]

A tipster “found a virgin mobile samsung galaxy(?) in the women’s bathroom in the basement of St. Paul’s chapel.” If it’s yours, please contact jsn2124@columbia.edu.

“And if this be madness in the multitude, it is the same in every particular man. For as in the midst of the sea, though a man perceive no sound of that part of the water next him, yet he is well assured that part contributes as much to the roaring of the sea as […]

A condo in NYC is on sale for $130 million, the most expensive apartment listing in the history of the city. (Bloomberg) For you humanities majors looking for “marketable” skills: there are lots of websites with coding tutorials out there, but apparently this one is good enough to get you a job. (Wired) This waitress donated […]

Columbia University has just released updated information pertaining to sexual assault cases on campus. The report details recent developments regarding the new Gender-Based Misconduct Policy, as well as campus resources and prevention education for students, staff, and faculty. An email from Provost John Coatsworth this evening provided more detail into the report and a link to […]

Columbia is filled to the brim with unique and interesting people. But let’s be honest, how many of them can say they have 13 solo albums and are a superstar in the world of Hasidic music?  Probably only Lipa Schmeltzer, a GS student and father of four. Music mavens Tom Kicak and Dylan Cooper interviewed […]