This afternoon, the School of General Studies sent an email to students announcing this year’s Class Day Speaker will be Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer GS ’97. According to the email, the 27th Manhattan Borough President as well as an alumna of GS was “a part-time GS student who majored in urban studies and earned her […]

Recently, a conservative blog called The Blaze floated the rumor that Obama didn’t actually go to Columbia. So, we did some sleuthing of our own (i.e., we checked his senior yearbook) to see if there’s any evidence that Obama really was on campus at some point. Okay, so we didn’t actually find any. He’s not […]

That magical day is upon us—yes, that one day when you actually want to eat at a dining hall. The annual Surf & Turf dinner will take place tonight at both Ferris and John Jay, with doors opening to the voracious crowds of Columbians at 5 pm. The decadent menu will feature plump and juicy lobster tails, succulent […]

Did you think that Republicans were all about limiting access for voters and  just elections? We’re sure you did, you ultra-liberal, ’68-rioting, Obama-loving, Commie-sympathizing Columbians. CUCR, Columbia University Campus Republicans, is out to prove you wrong, though, as demonstrated by last night’s elections. Bwog has eyes everywhere and one person reports on last night’s meeting: Update (1:30 […]

The Core Scholars program offers “dramatic, beautiful, insightful, and sometimes hilarious reflections on the Core,” with the goal being innovative interpretation and understanding of the curriculum. Last Wednesday, the Core Scholars program held its reception to honor its five winners — all of whom you can read up on and then check out their work — […]

The death penalty is still legal in the United States and as much as we continue to debate it, this kind of botched execution won’t stop  happening in the mean time. (Slate) Don Draper, maybe we liked you better when you weren’t so #dark. (Salon) Let science make your decisions for you. Who needs friends […]

Bwog received several tips that a water pipe burst in JJ’s Place, leaking about an inch of water into the kitchen area. The manager reportedly yelled that people shouldn’t touch wires. We also heard that the flood was from all the rain New York’s been getting today, which makes sense: Bwog spotted a few leaky […]

Less than one week of classes left, so let’s really move this thing along. Tonight’s Senior Wisdom is Misha Solomon, who seriously needs to wash his mouth out with soap. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Misha Solomon, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Columbia College, Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species with a concentration in Linguistics Claim to fame: President […]

Wondering what’s been going down with GSSC this last week of school? We sent smashing Satow Room Bureau Chief Joe Milholland to get you up on the fly. In case you didn’t know, not all GSSC seats had candidates this year. Accordingly, GSSC has nominated Ian Elliot, the current GSSC comptroller, as Vice President of Finance, […]

Well, here it is, folks: the last SGA meeting of the year feat. the one, the only DSpar. It’s been a pleasure bringing you the news this year, and I sincerely hope I’ve been informative re: Barnard lyfe. After a year of going to the meetings, I can vouch that SGA does good stuff, and […]

Have you seen the flyers everywhere? Are you fascinated appalled by the band’s ability to take and make light of literally every single controversy of the semester? How impressed are you that with flimsy sheets of paper, the band has singlehandedly managed to alienate essentially every faction of campus? Well, in case you missed a couple, Bwog’s got […]

Do you breathe? Do you exist? Do you have corporeal form? Have you left your room in the past month? If yes to any of the above, there’s no way you haven’t seen the tell-tale yellow signs/water bottles/pennant things posted literally everywhere. But just in case you haven’t, here’s another reminder for what you’re doing […]

The king of saying mean things (and somehow still not being hated), Louis C.K. angry-tweeted about the common core all of yesterday twelve times, decrying the system as “all about these tests.” As per usual, we feel ya, Louie. (Twitter) As if Formspring wasn’t bad enough, the youth of today has come up with yet another mode of bullying […]

Good evening, everyone. It’s finals season, and that means it’s time for you and your classmates (and Bwog) to begin the dreaded descent into a downward spiral ending only in tears and shame.  Fear not—we are here to document every miserable minute of it.  That’s why tonight we’re camping out in Butler and blogging its despicable spectacles live.  We’ve got […]