In which Bwog proudly presents a preview of the upcoming issue of The Blue and White–on campus next week. Jennifer Egan’s most recent novel, A Visit from the Goon Squad, is a collection of 13 intertwined short stories dealing with time—the titular goon—music, and technology. The book won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, along […]

The administrative leader of COÖP—a.k.a. the Columbia University Outdoor Orientation Program, a.k.a. that program where prefrosh go into the wilderness and come out best friends—has made the decision that the program will accept Barnard students. COÖP has, since it began in 1983, not been integrated with Barnard, and many COÖP-ers have expressed concerns about the impact of […]

That woman that most of us had forgotten about is going back to jail. Turns out the Italian court system is almost as convoluted as ours. (ABC News) Mayor De Blasio came through on his word to reform the controversial “Stop-and-Frisk” program. Despite our attempts to look suspicious, Bwog has yet to be  frisked (at […]

Eight years ago today, a ripple was felt throughout the Columbia community. People eating in dining halls lifted their noses in the air and smelled the sweet aroma of free food. Squirrels, rummaging in trash cans and running up trees, suddenly felt as if they were being watched. Morton Williams had the eerie premonition to […]

Everyone is always looking to spice up their sex lives. However, we’re sick of hearing that having sex in the Stacks is as crazy as it gets. In the form of a short series, Bwog has set out to find the best and worst spots on campus to consummate a relationship with consensual sex. In this […]

In early November, Deantini and Dean Boyce announced that they had hired executive search firm Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates to recruit the new Dean of Student Affairs. Thanks to the magic of the FOIA request, Bwog reported that as of 2007, Storbeck will charge at least $75,000 for the privilege. A couple days ago, Bwog got […]

Dear Bwog, If I end up in the unfortunate situation that is choosing to Pass/D/Fail a course, will my professor know that I’ve done so? Love and rockets, Questionable Student Dear Questionable Student, We’ve been wondering the same thing, and thought we might go to the source on this one. We reached out, and earned […]

Ah, the first SGA meeting of the New Year. After introducing a few new faces and sharing some semester-ly goals, SGA listened to the CU Dems present a petition addressing Columbia’s handling of sexual assault. Bwogger Lauren Beltrone reports. **TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT & RAPE ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS** Armed with their trusty placards […]

And on this day, Bwog turns eight years old. Happy birthday to us! All we want is to see our friends, listen to some good music, and eat some cute cake. (YouTube) (Buzzfeed) Jay Z can crash our party whenever he wants. (NY Post) Would you pay $80 for some time with a professional cuddler? That seems… […]

While patrolling the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Bwog happened upon correspondence between Saint Augustine and Dante Aligheri. This is not what you learned in LitHum, ye tender first-years. Read on, but only if you dare for an adventure of love, sex…and actually yeah, mostly just sex. My Dear Lover and Savior, Dante, I have […]

If you are interested in volunteering opportunities through Columbia organizations, be sure to drop by Community Impact’s 32nd Annual Spring Open House. Community Impact is a nonprofit serving disadvantaged people in the Morningside Heights community. They are an umbrella organization for multiple community service groups at Columbia University, which collectively serve 8,000 people each year. Their […]

Class of 2014, have you finished paying off your school loans? Not yet you say? Well come to this years Spring Semester Senior Fund Kickoff anyways so that you can “give back to Columbia College.” Columbia College Senior Fund 2014 is being held tonight at 7:30pm at the Columbia Alumni Center.  At the event, Dean Valentini will be speaking about the 3-2-1 […]

Bwog sent Features Editor Alexander Pines to get the scoop on recent Dems and USenate activism on campus. Here’s his report. Following up on their October 9th petition to increase transparency in Columbia’s reporting of sexual assault and other gender-based misconduct, the Columbia Democrats, in association with several other student groups as part of the Coalition Against […]

Bwogger Keenan Albee went to ESC’s first meeting of the semester. He ate way too much greasy pizza there. But don’t worry about that, just read the summary. The tables were strewn with pizzas with care, in hopes that ESC soon would be there. And they were. And they ate them. And then everyone spoke […]

It has come to our attention that the majority of the class of 2017 is not aware that they are about to get screwed by the housing process. To a greater or lesser degree, your housing next year is going to be, shall we just say, less than excellent. While some come to love the […]