Tonight at 10 PM in the Lerner Cinema, the wonderful people from the Ferris Reel Film Society are bringing you another free (and legal!) movie screening: Pacific Rim. See their Facebook event for more details, and check out the trailer below if you haven’t heard of this movie.

A few minutes ago, you should have gotten this email about the transparent and student-driven search for a new Dean of Student Affairs from Deantini and Dean Boyce: Dear Undergraduate Students: We are writing to announce the launch of a national search for the new Dean of Student Affairs and to ask for your thoughts […]

A tipster spotted a party rental truck that wasn’t from ACE Party Renal, aptly named “Something Different Party Rental.” In the spirit of things that are different, Bwog has changed 5 things in the photo. Leave a note in the comments if you spot one! Click to enlarge. PrezBo asked, “can we try something different?” […]

Behold: registration is nigh! As Bwog combed the bulletin, an itch in the back of our SSOL audit report reminded us that there are not one but two physical education requirements. But with all these activities to choose from, how do we progress from here? Bwog has begun our very own PE Madness Tournament to […]

Columbians rejoice! Our beloved “Roar, Lion, Roar” will make its inaugural appearance at the Treelighting Ceremony in the form of…a rendition competition! Now you—yes, you—have the chance to perform in front of hundreds of your fellow classmates, proudly roaring as everyone else mumbles along in unison. Feel free to let loose your own take on […]

The FDA is getting ready to ban trans fats, a major contributor to heart disease, saying that they should no longer be “generally recognized as safe.” No doubt there will be public outrage over this seemingly innocuous regulation. (New York Times) Here’s a list of foods that would have to change. (Washington Post) “He repeatedly struggled […]

As you may know, each year we have a Halloween pumpkin carving contest.  You submitted your pumpkins and we bored college students expert pumpkin judges have made our decision. That said, your winner is the epic Columbia pumpkin, with Low on one side and Butler on the other!  We ask that the winner please contact […]

Last week, Bwog received this disheartening email with the subject line reading “help bwog :(.”  In the spirit of kindness and we’ve-all-been-there-ness, Aspiring Advisor Kyra Bloom tried her hand at some sage words. Chip in (nicely, please!) in the comments with your own thoughts. The plea: Help, Bwog. I’m a sophomore, and last year I […]

An old, black Motorola phone was lost outside of Dodge Hall yesterday. If anyone finds it please contact edd2108@columbia.edu.

Bwog checked in on everyone’s favorite hair supply store/salon/costume depot after the annual mad dash for last minute costumes that is Halloween and chatted up store manager Jesus, who went as Kanye West for Halloween, about the surprisingly normal week the store had. Bwog: Just a back of the envelope approximation, how many costumes did […]

When Bwog heard that Columbia now owns a 3-D printer, and that students can submit designs to be printed, we knew we had to learn more. So, we sent magnificent mage Julia Goodman on a quest to unearth the secrets of this spellbinding device. It was a dark and stormy night day in the village […]

According to a new study asteroid strikes capable of busting windows in a thousand foot radius are likely to happen once or twice a decade now.  The last one happened in February. (NYT) Twitter has its IPO today, and despite having racked up hundreds of millions in losses in the last few years, investors are […]

Ah, Halloweekend, that magical time when you smear makeup with glee, get punny, and make out with a banana. It’s a memorable weekend for all, even more so when it morphs into “fall break” and everybody creeps away into their caves–whether staycationing or retreating back home. To commemorate Halloweekend 2013, we bring you field notes. One for […]

After much deliberation, Bwog has decided upon the winner of this year’s costume contest.   The lineup is: First Place: Margaret Thatcher Meryl Streep has never looked so good.

Bwog was recently tipped about a documentary produced by Nathan Proctor, and created by Elegance Bratton, both currently GS students at Columbia University.  The following is a brief synopsis of the documentary: Pier Kids: The Life examines the legacy of Stonewall and the Gay Rights Movement it ignited by following the lives of DeSean, Krystal, and Casper, […]