As we start the new year, it’s nice to notice some of the new things coming. Norway’s curling team managed to one-up their 2010 Olympic uniforms when they came out with their new suits for the Sochi Olympics yesterday; Putin isn’t stopping anyone from being fabulous this year. (The New York Times) Some Vegas casinos […]

Seems like it’s a snow slow news day at CNN, because they sent a reporter to Low Steps to interview students at the snowball fight encore. They didn’t realize that, in a snowball fight, there’s no such thing as a neutral bystander.

New signs! Citi was on fire (you probably noticed that one)! The Heights is out of action for a “couple of weeks at least, maybe a couple of months” according to Spec! 

Come to the first meeting of the spring semester tonight at 9 in St. Paul’s Chapel to learn how to get involved and discuss your budding pitches for the upcoming March issue. There will be food and much merriment to be had. Writers, illustrators and copy editors are welcome! Expect a preview from the upcoming […]

Because Bwog cares, we asked resident Michigander and Features Editor Alexander Pines to spread some winter knowledge about the upcoming cold weather (in addition to the snow we’ve already gotten). In case you still don’t know how to stay warm, read this first. Update, 4:05 pm: According to an email from the Emergency Management Operations […]

Barnard’s COO (Chief Operating Officer), Greg Brown, is heading down to Swarthmore after eight years serving on the west side of Broadway. As the COO and formerly as the VP for Finance and Planning, he sponsored “Taking Care of Barnard” and in 2012 was named Administrator of the Year by SGA. The times, they are […]

Last night, as Bwog was wandering around and enjoying our last few hours of freedom before the start of classes, we stumbled upon some winter-wear adorned statues around campus. The culprits were members of Gosh Yarn It/the “IlluminKniti,” a club that, surprise, knits things. The hats and scarves carefully draped around Alexander Hamilton, Alma, the […]

Forget how to eat pizza over break? Jon Stewart’s here to refresh your memory. (Time) Forget how to walk across the street? The NYPD want to make sure you’re not jaywalking. (Gothamist) Forget life exists above 125th? Columbia just opened a nature reserve in Inwood. (The Real Deal) Forget that the Super Bowl is coming […]

While walking down Broadway, Bwog recently discovered a sweet custom ride–courtesy of Citibank. Not only does this van have made-to-order signs, it’s also packing an ATM. Yes, since the recent fire, Citi’s providing a temporary ATM-on-wheels. So in case you’ve recently been thinking that the ATM in Lerner is too close, why not make the […]

Tomorrow marks the beginning of something new—a new semester, that is. As is tradition, professors will jazz up their lectures and discussion sections with absurdity and mystery galore. Be sure to send your professor’s words of wisdom and wiseassery to tips@bwog.com, or leave them in the comments.

It’s been a long winter break, but this sleeping bear is waking up from its hibernation. And it’s hungry. Hungry for fresh meat new writers and all of the snacks that are going to be at Bwog’s meeting tonight at 7 pm in the SGO (that’s on the 5th floor of Lerner, room 505). If you’ve ever thought about […]

The few, the brave, the snarky: day-to-day operation at Bwog is orchestrated by a small group of daily editors (dailies), who are responsible for writing Bwoglines and ensuring that the posts scheduled on their day of the week make it on to the site on schedule. Essentially, our dailies are the reason Bwog runs on […]

First, DSpar is meeting up with Barnard’s old friends Barack and Michelle Obama today, at a special White House event on creating better opportunities for low -income and traditionally under-served students to succeed at college. The event started this morning at 8:20 and will resume at 1:45. You can watch it here. She’s also live-tweeting […]

The often elusive and multi-faceted Robert Kasdin, Columbia’s Senior Executive Vice President—aka PrezBo’s right-hand man—sent out the following email to members of CU’s administration, shaking up positions and some of the bureaucracy, most notably the Student and Administrative Services division. While these changes have the potential to trim down Columbia’s sprawling bureaucracy by placing a […]

In an email addressed to Public Safety student aids, the administrative coordinator for the program laid down some draconian new rules: Effective immediately student will no longer be permitted to study on post, have a laptop on post, or read anything other than post related instructions. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel […]