Does the government have an imperative to keep graduate-level education so expensive? Maybe. (Slate) Is Paul Ryan a phony? Yeah. (Salon) Is Don Draper going to hijack an airplane? Maybe. (Slate) Does sexism perpetuate the “confidence gap”? Yes. (Huffington Post) Is there an entirely haunted island? YES AND IT IS FOR SALE. (Time) Are all the big fast […]

Are you super weirded out by the prevalence of online selection this year? Do you have no idea what to do? Bwogger Anna Hotter’s got you covered. While most of Columbia has already braved the apocalyptic mayhem that is housing, some wretched souls still don’t know which exact shoebox they will call their home next […]

One staffer’s prospie loves Bwog so much that he even decided to come to one of our meetings. We liked him, and thought we’d ask if he wanted to write an article about his experiences at Perspectives on Diversity and Days on Campus. So, continuing this year’s trend of posting about the pre-frosh, Evan Morris, […]

Much has been made of the modern architecture of Lerner Hall, but the true reflection of the function of a building can be seen in how its occupants actually use it. A tip early this afternoon shed some light on precisely what purpose Lerner serves these days. Quoth one Bwogger: “Can this building get any […]

Every year, the Academic Awards Committee of Columbia awards the Mark Van Doren Award for Teaching to a professor with exceptional “humanity, devotion to truth, and inspiring leadership.” This year, it went to Professor of Mathematics Robert Friedman, who has taught in the math department for over 20 years. He chaired the department for three […]

A couple weeks back, the Internet (i.e. IvyGate) blew up a list of this year’s Sachems, to much discussion of how much secrecy exactly is involved and needed. Chief of Staff Writers Julia Goodman tells you why, despite their philanthropy and goodwill, Columbia senior societies neither have nor need full secrecy. It’s been a few […]

Scheduling is the worst/best thing ever. Shrug off some of your extreme class FOMO with other ways to learn cool things (they exist!), courtesy of Arts Editor Madysen Luebke. Wednesday: The New York Historical Society is holding an after-hours viewing of their Bill Cunningham Facades exhibit, along with a screening of Bill Cunningham New York, all for free with […]

Remember last year’s Gillian Flynn craze? Well, they’re making a movie (shocker), it’s being directed by David Fincher, and it has Ben Affleck. Here are some enlightening thoughts on the 96-second trailer. (Vulture) Oppose de Blasio, and support the horse carriages!.. a sentence we never thought we’d hear ourselves say. (NY Daily News) NYPD just said […]

If your NYC friends won’t let you leave all your crap in their home and you live farther than driving distance, summer storage is probably the way to go. But how do you choose what company should have the privilege of handling your precious belongings after housing kicks you out promptly on May 17th? The Housing […]

This week’s ESC meeting featured a guest appearance from Vice Dean of Columbia Engineering Soulaymane Kachani.  Of course, he was only the second most important guest at the meeting next to Bwog’s own Joe Milholland, here to give you a recap of this week’s exciting meeting. After first commenting that there should be food for the […]

This week, Columbia Prison Divest is holding a Week of Engagement along with several other schools throughout the country.  From Monday to Friday, CPD will be holding events in a variety of locations around Columbia in order to publicize their cause and to talk about the issues surrounding mass incarceration. Earlier this semester, a group of […]

Monday’s SGA meeting was cut really short due to Passover this week, but Barnard Bureau Chief Lauren Beltrone was there anyways to keep you in the loop. Before delving into the real stuff, here’s a reminder to vote (again) on my.barnard.edu today. Probably because too many Barnard students were having separation anxiety and didn’t successfully […]

…and it’s on this kid’s sneakers!  In case your eyes don’t have the zooming power of a microscope, these rad kicks read “Columbia 2017” near the heel.  We can only hope there’s some sort of irony involved. New spring fashion?

So you probably missed the blood moon last night (like we did), but you can still check out some awesome pictures (and find out what a blood moon actually is). (Space) Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi is sentenced to a year of community service for his crimes, which for some reason sounds kind of comical to us. […]

We’ve been receiving several tips over the last week or two about a possible “Columbia/Barnard Tinder” site, Spark@CU, so we decided to investigate. Some of you may have received emails from Spark@CU similar to those sent out by DateMySchool last year, such as this one: Subject line: Spark@CU Hey there! We have exciting news for you. […]