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, […]

Bwog went home over Fall Break and realized how much he/she/it had changed. Here Bwog has complied a list of the 12 ways that Columbia will change you. You can’t fall asleep without the melodious sound of sirens. Any coffee other than Oren’s just doesn’t cut it. You try to pay for everything with your […]

Classes are starting up again, but that doesn’t mean you have to live in Butler. Try attending a show this Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday; you don’t even have to leave the bubble. And please continue to tip any and all arts events to events@bwog.com so Madysen Luebke, the only artsy Bwogger, can continue to […]

A sophomore at NYU fell into a tiny space in between two buildings, and remained stuck for 36 hours. Columbia did that once in a movie, with that guy James Franco. A mayor in Toronto admits that he smokes crack cocaine. In other news, Canada is still America’s hat. Oakley has a line of sunglasses […]

I lost my wallet last Thursday night. I either lost it at EC, on the walk back to John Jay from EC, or possibly at The Diana Center. It is colorful, woven, and floral. Please let me know if you find it!! jmk2227

If you’re returning to campus after a fall break filled with family, hometown friends, and studying lazing around in bed, you’ll notice that Facilities has started to install lights on the College Walk trees. Stay tuned for an announcement for the tree-lighting ceremony in a week or so. The lights are actually lit before the […]

Sheetrock falling in McBain was clearly not enough for the Columbia ceilings’ reign of terror over students’ heads. The failure of basic infrastructure continues, causing more destruction of  property/sense of peace/personal integrity, this time in Hartley. Because the one worse thing than sheetrock falling in your bedroom is sheetrock falling in your bathroom, right above your […]

Exactly we’ve all been waiting for: a documentary about the kind of gross diner cultural touchstone that is Tom’s Restaurant. The “Documentary about Nothing Everything” now has a trailer and everything. Check it out and maybe surprise your friends with some fun facts the next time you get a 3 AM milkshake.

As fall break comes to an end, Columbia’s lawns shed their green grass, adopting instead their winter coat of white plastic tarp.

In the late 1960s, the Board of Trustees commissioned the architectural firm IM Pei & Partners to conduct a study of space in Morningside Heights. The study yielded a report titled “Housing at Columbia,” which surveyed the opinions of students on the housing situation at Columbia. The report’s authors included transcripts of interviews with students […]

Don’t forget that school’s out for a reason. New York Mayoral elections are Tuesday November 5th (tomorrow), and in the spirit of the holiday have an election guide courtesy of Columbia Political Union. If you are registered to vote in New York, polls are open from 6 AM to 9 PM. Election guide thanks to […]

When Sam “Ruby Prince” Aarons told us he was selling Print@CU to Spectator, we were happy for him–it’s a big sell and it makes sense; Sam’s graduating this year and Print@CU will need upkeep after he’s gone. But next thing we know we’re getting all these freaked tips and noticing concerned conversation by the sanest […]

It’s fall break a.k.a. Election Day weekend. So read about Jack Hidary, mayoral candidate and Columbia drop out. He’s gunning for third.  Jack Hidary—tech entrepreneur, millionaire, and aspiring politician—will not be the next mayor of New York. According to a recent The Wall Street Journal/NBC 4 New York/Marist poll, even if Hidary sways every undecided […]