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 […]

One week of class left, so let’s move this thing along. Tonight’s Senior Wisdom is Lena Rogow, whose hair is big and possibly full of secrets. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Lena Rogow, San Francisco, CA, CC, Hispanic Studies  Claim to fame: I’ve been involved in a number of shows for KCST, the Columbia Shakespeare troupe, and […]

This week’s ESC meeting featured some always appreciated Thai food as well as some inspirational parting words from President Sidd Bhatt. While we can’t promise you any of the delicious food, we can promise you a comprehensive report from our very own Aparajita Maitra. Last night’s ESC meeting was bittersweet: the seniors are leaving forever […]

“I have a feeling that we all use a little erotic magic ourselves sometimes, but I’m not going to give mine away.” – Helene Foley, Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece, 2013 “I’ve got a feeling.” – will.i.am, Music Hum, 2009 Want your teachers to number among these rhetorical greats of Columbia?  Well today’s your […]

Today in the Lerner Piano Lounge from noon to 1 pm, Live at Lerner will be holding its last Sounds event of the semester.  So take a study break and stop by to enjoy the harmoniously hip sounds of Kayce Laine while enjoying some delicious free food (emphasis on free).  The menu includes BBQ chicken, […]

The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault released a 20-page report that includes data on sexual assault on college campuses and recommendations for ways to combat it.  This article even mentions Columbia. (CNN) Now you can drink all day in Butler without getting drunk!  Finals week plans anyone? (Gothamist) The Tennessee […]

One week of class left, so let’s move this thing along. Tonight’s Senior Wisdom is by the musical Reid Jenkins, who allowed us to use the word “macaweenie.” Name, Hometown, School, Major: Reid Jenkins, New York, NY, CC, Earth Science Claim to fame: If you’ve ever seen or heard a tall white dude singing at the top […]

As we enter the last full week of classes, the stress and anxiety of finals is getting to be a bit much. Although you’re probably tucking yourself in at a Butler table right now to pre-stress the finals stress, try to relax a little. We’ve compiled another witty game of Bingo so you can complain about […]

Readers have been leaving some poems and lyrics in the comments, and we’ve been compiling some of our own.  Here we make sweet, sweet love  poems from this past week’s comments. Prezbo doesn’t skip leg day doesn’t even go here sequestered in this festering PC prison using their newspapers as toilet paper trigger warning : bwog, jesus […]

We thought only McBain was vulnerable. We were wrong. In the spirit of finals, the ceiling of Carman 714’s bathroom decided to just give up. Bwog’s analysis of the dirt splatter suggests that no one was hurt, but it’s difficult to know for sure. To be safe, we suggest wearing proper safety equipment and visiting […]

We have this incredibly swag photo of Celebrity Econ Professor Sunil Gulati.  We know you all have some crazy feelings about this guy (and a powerful need to procrastinate), so we propose a Photoshop contest. Put Gulati in a new outfit, a new situation or a new context. Submissions will be judged mainly on cleverness and […]

According to an email just sent out by Dean Boyce, the Engineering Library on the 4th floor of Mudd will be replaced with the Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering during the next school year. That’s a fancy way of saying that it will become office space, with accommodations for 17 professors and 80 grad students. While […]

Curious what CCSC’s been up to?  If you’re actually reading this, looks like it’s true!  This week everything is about the constitution so get your American flags and Columbia hats because CCSC correspondent Joe Milholland’s taking us along for the ride. President Daphne Chen was “not in town this weekend” according to VP of Policy Bob […]

In Rio de Janeiro there are three Osama Bin Laden themed bars. (Gawker) In a closed door meeting on Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry warned that Israel was at risk of becoming “an apartheid state” if the current round of talks do not continue.  Such an assessment echoes a long history of anti-zionist activists comparing […]