Because Bwog has been excluded from Bacchanal coverage, Bacchanal has released a statement only to Spec. It doesn’t really say much, unless you read between the lines. When Bacchanal says they’re “looking forward to announcing this year’s lineup, and nothing has changed in that regard,” the implication is pretty clear: what has changed is that Macklemore […]

Bwog received an anonymous tip from an RA outlining the current procedure for investigating marijuana incidents: If an RA detects the smell of weed, or someone reports the smell to an RA, they call in another RA to confirm. Once two RAs have confirmed the smell, they will knock on the door in question If […]

It’s registration day all around, dear readers! Bwog is proud to announce that we are supporting CCE with their annual Media Networking Night, along with Spec. This fantastic event puts you in contact with over 300 professionals in various subsections of media (broadcast journalism, entertainment, new media, PR/marketing/advertising, print journalism, social media, and the visual […]

Two people turned from innocent studiers to victims of laptop theft between 2:00 and 2:30 this afternoon, warns Public Safety. The thief, using a pair of crutches, first struck the 4th floor of SIPA, and then Avery. A tipster informs us that the man was deliberately “acting all sick/about to faint and sat on the […]

Judith Butler’s keynote address at tomorrow’s “Thinking Feminism” conference has been moved from the Faculty House after student activists raised concerns. Butler explains that she was contacted by students supporting the Faculty House workers. The students brought up issues to Butler about the event and she suggested they reach out to the event organizers directly. After […]

CC junior Danny Murcia—or as he’s credited on Pitbull’s track “Outta Nowhere,” Danny Mercer—signed with Columbia Records and has worked with the likes of Will.i.am, Nicole Scherzinger, Dr. Luke, and of course, Mr.305. An English major, founding member of the campus a cappella group Sharp, and one degree of separation from Beyoncé, the Renaissance Man […]

We know you’d rather be sipping margaritas on a sunny beach in the sand. But you’re not. You’ve still got over a week to go until spring break (but day-drinking could be fun). Lucky for you, Bwog’s Arts Editor Kyra Bloom made this list of arts-related events that will ease the pain of midterm season. […]

Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela, has died of cancer. Will Dennis Rodman attend the funeral? (CNN) Batman’s gained a few pounds, but he’s not in some Italian café—he’s fighting crime in England. (Yahoo!) Adderall is powerful but bad, mmmkay? (NY Times) Did your name affect you getting into another Blue Ivy? (Gawker) The nation shall […]

In case you haven’t heard (read: you haven’t heard, but) registration opens tomorrow for the 2013 housing process.  In preparation for this, we boiled down the housing process as concisely as we could to help you understand WTF anything is.  Please feel free to ask further questions in the comments–and upperclassmen, please share wisdom–or email us […]

Where better—and who better?—to talk about our fair University with than at the weekly, open meeting of The Blue and White, with the editors and staff of the same? So: the meeting shall be convened tonight, at 9 p.m. in St. Paul’s Chapel. Expect refreshment of all kinds. —The Editors

Joined by Jared Odessky of CCSC, SGA met once again last night to discuss campus’ newest fad, WTF Columbia. As per usual, Maddie Ball was there, braving the New York Hoth winds of to get the details. Though only eight days old, pretty much everyone has heard of the newest website to take campus by […]

Speak Memory is by four recipients of the Blueprint Fellowship, and is loosely tied together by common themes of Russian-Jewish immigrant identity, artists’ ties to the historic past, and the connection to our heritage that we feel in everyday life. The exhibit is a little confusing, but quite worth the 10 second trip to the […]

And Lena Dunham’s getting a medal–but not giving a speech. Barnard has just announced that their 2013 commencement speaker will be Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian peace activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. In the words of DSpar: Ms. Gbowee’s leadership helped galvanize an entire nation’s women to stand together against violence and end […]

A tipster overheard this charming conversation at a party this weekend: Bro 1 : I can bite a bra off! For real! I’m just like *RRRRR*! Bro 2: I’m working on just the flick and drop. One swift motion! Bro 3: Fuck yeah! Swoon. Congratulation squad via Shutterstock

Tehran has deployed sniper squads to take out its huge population of cat-sized rats. That’s one way to do it. (NPR) If Atsufumi Yoshizawa could work through the nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima powerplant, you can probably finish that super-boring reading. (Independent) Pat yourselves on the back because, unlike Oberlin, we didn’t have to cancel […]