Bwog is getting to be sick of SparkNotes, which seems to be lacking a lot of key core texts (we’re looking at you, Herodotus).  Lucky for us, we recently learned that Rap Genius’s poetry site has a section devoted to Columbia’s Core texts. Although most of them only have annotations on the first few books, there […]

Do you like writing? Are meetings your calling? Are you enchanted by the colors blue and white? If you answered yes to any of these questions (and even if you didn’t), come to the Blue and White meeting tonight at 9 pm in St. Paul’s Chapel. Come to discuss pitches for the upcoming issue, to […]

Always honoring our mother magazine, The Blue and White, we present another preview from the February 2014 issue, on campus now. Staff Writer Michelle Cheripka, CC ’16, gives us this account of uptalk, or “the linguistic equivalent of passing a joint around.” “This might be stupid and I don’t know where I’m going with this yet, […]

Ever since the scary blossoming days of NSOP, a rumor has circulated around saying that Barnard students are only able to eat at Columbia dining halls 5 times a week. After a few days of eating Hewitt, any Barnard student could recognize that the once delicious pizza grows old, and the mysterious meat options never […]

Please tell us you remember George and Harold from the childhood classic Captain Underpants, because it looks like they somehow made their way to sophomore year of college. Personally, we might have preferred “Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport” or “LOL Ass Wipe Stop It.”

We’re getting really tired of your shit, weather. (New York Daily News) The U.N. declared numerous acts carried out by North Korea crimes against humanity in a 400-page report. The U.N panel directly implicated Kim Jong Un, warning him that he may be accountable in the future. (USA Today) USA, USA! (Science World Report) A […]

CCSC’s been involved in some shady stuff lately. Last night, following other CCSC happenings, we received an anonymous (and dramatic) tip alleging that Anuj Sharma, CCSC 2017’s “successful” president, has kept his decision not to seek re-election secret, hoping to discourage other parties and individuals from running and open up the race to his VP, […]

Valentine’s Day Weekend: when you go as hard as possible to prove to everyone else that you are completely happy and completely alone. This year was no exception. So read these Field Notes, and just be thankful that we don’t go to some school where the bars close at like, midnight. 1020 “1020 Valentine’s Night […]

It’s about time that one of Columbia’s ugliest buildings had some work done on its exterior. According to a cedilla-containing email sent to Carman residents: Please be advised that, beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12th [sic], an overhead structure will be put up over the entrance to Carman Hall. This is in preparation for work that will […]

In a press release this evening, the Coalition Against Sexual Violence has released a list of comprehensive reforms they’d like to see made with respect to the sexual assault policy here at Columbia. This comes after yesterday’s community forum in Lerner where participants were asked to make policy suggestions and proposal edits. The proposals constitute […]

The Ivy Ballet Exchange performed their first show at Miller Theater on February 15 and 16. Bwog sent ballet aficionado Ali Sawyer to check it out. This past weekend marked the debut of the Ivy Ballet Exchange, a collaboration between the ballet companies of Columbia, Harvard, and Princeton. I would be lying if I said […]

Prospies are getting ever more aggressive. We found a 13-year-old prospective applicant for what we presume to be the class of who the fuck cares 2022. Anyway, the user NMJerry100 posted the following on “the largest student community in the world.” Hi, I am 13 years old and I am determined to apply to Columbia University […]

Last week we announced an opening for the position of Associate Publisher, and we wanted send out one last call for applications.  They’re due tonight at 11:59 pm. If you don’t submit an application you will forever be barred from the comments section make us feel kinda bummed.  So think about it a bit more, […]

Sunday night is  funday night with Bwog meetings and the weekly CCSC gathering/ritual.  This week’s CCSC meeting was full of twists and turns, with the resignation of one representative and a new plan for “behavioral changes” in the community.  But what does this mean? Who resigned? Will my ceiling in McBain ever be replaced? Don’t worry, Satow […]

Yesterday, Secretary of State John Kerry said that he has no time for a meeting of the “flat earth society,” blasting climate change deniers in a talk he was giving on Indonesia…badass. (AJA) The New York Times Editorial Board just wrote an article on why New York State’s parole system is entirely failing to acknowledge […]