The Convent on 113th and Wallach 2C will be available for Special Interest Communities and “other populations with specific needs” come this fall, so it’s time for applications. The Convent is newly renovated, so we’re talking hardwood floors, a multi-purpose room in the basement, a full kitchen, two RAs, a Public Safety guard, and other […]

Before the semester sucks away all of your time for doing things you actually enjoy, why not take advantage of the city we live in?  Bwog has compiled a list of upcoming and ongoing arts events that we’re interested in, so maybe you will be too.  Take out some of that left-over Christmas money and […]

Your professors are still in that cute “let’s make the class like me” phase, saying the darndest things to get a laugh during the first few days of class. Before they actually assign homework and their jokes become less endearing, send the inspiring/crazy/out-of-context stuff they say to tips@bwog.com or comment on this post. Here are some […]

File this one under “your peers doing productive things while you were re-watching The (whole) West Wing on Netflix with your cat over break.” Econ major and Italian minor Ajla Karajko, BC ’14, a One Young World Ambassador, is one of seven young women eligible to win Glamour magazine’s Top Ten College Women Readers’ Choice Contest for her […]

A tipster overheard these two whining speaking about the weather today. You know you were all thinking it. 1: ”Dude, it’s so cold. I’m not going to classes today. I’m just gonna email all my teachers and ask them to send me the syllabus..es.” 2: ”Dude you’re so lazy.” 1: ”It’s so cold they should just cancel […]

The Unexpected: A large boulder crushed a Utah woman who was in her bed. (BBC) The Expected: Blockbuster also continues its path downhill. (Digital Trends) The Unexpected: After a relatively mild winter so far, it’s pretty damn cold. (NBC) The Expected: The UN’s resolution against the country’s rocket launch didn’t faze North Korea a bit. (Australian) […]

Columbia EMS is looking for new recruits so Bwog got a first-hand account of what it takes to be a Columbia hero.  Izzy Cerullo, CC’13, General Rep of CU-EMS, joined in her sophomore year after being certified as an EMT in high school. Bwog: What is the most common situation you have to take care of? […]

Morningside Heights was recently rocked by the sudden closure of Il Cibreo, and the subsequent speedy opening of a new restaurant, Amigos. Bwog sent our chief Enchilada Enthusiast, Roberta Barnett, to investigate. When I heard that the newest restaurant addition to the Morningside Heights was going to be Mexican, I was disappointed.  Another one?!  The […]

As per usual, the University has an incredible number of opportunities for the performing arts this semester.  Peruse below for information, and don’t forget to check Facebook events for audition requirements! Break legs! Black Theatre Ensemble (BTE) – Accepting student written One-Act Plays for Festival in the Spring Plays due by February 15th Auditions the […]

Topics broached! Questions! And answers! All of these at tonight’s meeting of The Blue and White! The magazine will conduct its first meeting of the semester this evening, at 9 p.m. in the crypt of St. Paul’s chapel. The staff will discuss pitches for the February issue. New pitches and prospective writers and illustrators are […]

The semi-annual economics slumber party happened last night on the 10th floor if the IAB.  However, the competitive nature of these students emerged and things took a turn from last semester’s jolly gathering.  Instead of engaging in traditional games, sleepers fought to see who could most aggressively ignore everyone else in the hallway.  Tactics included […]

Nothing in this neighborhood is certain anymore. Absolute was filled with icky living things, and who knows what was happening at m2m. Il Cibreo is gone and Amigos has replaced it (Bwog’s review will be up later today). Bwog has photographically chronicled these momentous changes for you.

Hopefully you’ve figured out by now that today is the first day of spring semester classes. Your professors almost certainly will have noticed, and they are going to be pulling out all the stops to try to entice you to stay in/drop their class. They’ll be dusting off their absurd anecdotes, fun facts and bad […]

If you’re dreaming of one day making a trip to North Korea, you’re probably going to be disappointed. However, Google chairman Eric Schmidt and his daughter Sophie were recently invited there, and Sophie wrote an interesting account of their strange visit. (Sophie in North Korea) You probably could’ve guessed this, but Obama’s second inauguration was […]

Whether you broke up with your significant other, picked up an old hobby, or just messed around over break, it’s time to get back to school with a whole new semester.  And with that, Bwog is crawling out from under our covers and seeing what’s been going on around Morningside (new new Campo?!  An Absolute mess!?).  We’ll be in […]