Aaaaaaaand the government shutdown is finally over!  You can all get back to studying for midterms browsing the USDA website and other such excitement. (NYTimes) Remember when we interviewed composer and Columbia grad Nico Muhly recently?  Well, he recently had an Ask Me Anything on reddit and was asked the crucial question: oral sex or cheese?  Rather […]

Momma Bwog knows school is stressful, and she knows that sometimes, you just don’t feel like doing work/would rather watch old episodes of Charmed. So here is Bwog’s template for asking your professor for an extension–insert your own words for every underlined phrase. Dear Professor _____, I am in your boring giant lecture class. I’m […]

The following is an email that was sent to prospective students by the Columbia University Office of Undergraduate Admissions: Dear XXX, Thank you for your interest in Columbia University. If you are considering applying Early Decision to Columbia College or Columbia Engineering, please note that we are extending our deadline for applications and all supporting […]

For those of you who haven’t left your spot in Watson, this Thursday, October 17th, from 2-4pm is the first day of Homecoming Weekend 2013! Check out the FB event page here. If you go to the Van Am Quad, (that cute little lawn in front of Hamilton), wearing Columbia/Barnard gear, you can get: FREE INSOMNIA COOKIES FREE Chipotle Buy 1, […]

Sometimes Bwog can’t get enough feminism.  And by that, we mean generally speaking insofar as feminism means being a DSpar fangirl and Bwog’s role within the walls of a women’s college.  On occasion, Bwog does find some feminism on the other side of Broadway.  On Monday, Bwog’s resident Columbia feminist Roberta Barnett checked out a […]

Knowledgeable navigator Madysen Luebke,  Bwog’s Arts Editor, has traversed the InterWebs to bring you this list of all things music, dance and art. If you need to leave the stacks for a few hours, go see a show, and of course, as always, submit arts events you know of to events@bwog.com. All Weekend: Barnard Theatre Department’s season begins this […]

Bwog has received multiple tips that 113th street is crawling with police. Tipster say that they are responding to a student with a rumored mental health issue in one of the Columbia dorms to the left of Symposium. If you have any information, let us know at tips@bwog.com. Update 2:30pm Public Safety has issued the following email: Dear […]

Monday night, the ESC and friends convened to discuss matters of the upmost importance. Mainly, Homecoming, and who gets to sit at what tables. Bwogger Keenan Albee reports.  Some hurried formalities and a frenzied rundown of the week’s happenings preceded a nod to the elephant in the room at this Monday’s ESC meeting. Yep, you guessed […]

If you haven’t already voted–and you should!–learn something about this Divestment thing, which is on the ballot as part of the ballot initiative.  Hailey Riechelson, part of BCDivest, provides an explanation for you to peruse: Though the Barnard Columbia Divest Campaign has been working hard to establish itself on campus, many students are still unaware […]

Live at Lerner, your source for smiling during the long weeks ahead, brings you yet another joyful lunch. So for those of you who don’t know, Halloween is a thing. What better way to get in the spirit, (pun intended), then to head to Lerner’s Piano Lounge today from 12pm-2pm. For these two spooky hours, Live At Lerner […]

The good: Technology is getting really cool. This means we are one step closer to Smart House. (Yahoo) The bad: Congress still can’t get their stuff together. Seriously guys, play nice. (NYT) The ugly: This snake-like, eel-like, oarfish was found at Catalina Island. And suddenly Catalina becomes my least favorite salad dressing. (GrindTV)  And don’t forget to vote […]

Last Friday night, pathfinder Josh Dillon spent 24 hours in Butler. While this might be something one does everyday, Dillon the Explorer tends to go to bed around 11 pm, so this was kinda a big deal for him. I am the type of person who needs a full 8 hours of sleep to function. […]

PrezBo wasn’t in New York Today! He’s lecturing on affirmative action at the Univ. of Illinois! Snatched paraphrases of his talk, from someone who was there: “If legacies and athletes want to argue for easier admissions they can do that, but certain races can’t.” “America still has healing to do because of our past… It […]

I lost my blue and white Columbia Women Business Society bag with my evolutionary biology textbook in it. Please let me know, if you found it or know where it is! Thank you! Contact: hkr2104@columbia.edu.

Art Hum and Music Hum: two of the spaces where the normally intelligent, talented citizens of Columbia can gather together and make some of the dumbest comments you will ever hear in a classroom. If you’re nervous about your midterm tomorrow, Bwog’s found some shining examples of visual and aural analysis for you to be […]