At their December 5th meeting, the Activities Board (ABC) resolved to commit their efforts during Spring semester to a comprehensive reform of the structure and policies of the Board. The most significant immediate impact of this process is that, in order to redirect their efforts toward reform, the Appeal and New Group Recognition processes will […]

Snoop Lion earned more comment karma than Obama in his amazing reddit AMA yesterday. His only advice for young college student was “make sure u graduate”. Remember that.(Reddit) Scientists are having fun making cute videos about DNA that spells DNA after “accidentally” discovering a hydrogel that will automatically return to the shape of the vessel […]

The winter issue of The Blue & White hits campus next Monday. To satisfy your cravings, here’s a piece by Will Holt that explores a new collegiate phenomenon. During the first few weeks of the semester, passersby on Broadway may have noticed something peculiar parked outside the Barnard gates: a banged-up, magenta RV with the […]

CC senior Karl Mayer is a political science major, Sigma Nu brother, and one of the former screenwriters for the American “Skins,” a.k.a. that show where teenagers go apeshit. Karl is, by his own account, “one of those people who’s obsessed with storytelling,” (read: talented) and sat down with Bwog to tell the story of […]

If you felt like you were being watched this morning, it’s probably because students from the Success Academy were debating whether or not you qualified as someone “walking with friends.” Seems fun, right? You could get three in a row by encountering a hipster (coffee/instrument/backpack), an athlete with musical inclinations (sweatshirt/instrument/exercising), or by being almost […]

We sent Bwog’s decoration devotee Roberta Barnett to check out Columbia’s own North Pole in EC. She wasn’t disappointed with her findings: It’s finals holiday season, and the days (and nights in Butler) are full of warmth and brightness and clichés!  For those of us who haven’t stopped studying except maybe to check Bwog, shower, […]

While crossing Broadway at 115th street, a tipster overheard this exchange between two “somewhat nerdy” men, narrowing down the possibilities to roughly half of Columbia’s community. Guy 1: “Trust me, after living in this city for four years, I’ve seen everything. Everything. One day I was in the subway, and a woman just took off […]

Join Arts Editor Kyra Bloom in a walk on the wild side of art this week. As always, submit upcoming events to events@bwog.com. Thursday Barnard Theatre Department presents Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, directed by Alice Reagan.  Currently, all performances are sold out, but feel free to try stand-by at the Minor Latham Playhouse on Thursday at […]

Sheherazad Jaafari: “SIPA is a past chapter in my life.” (Communiqué) CC ’15 student turned dropout: “Columbia is a business enterprise, not a community.” (Spectator) Photographer of the picture before the fatal subway collision: “Every time I close my eyes, I see the image of death.” (New York Mag) Son of Besse Cooper, world’s former […]

Update, 12:48 am: And apparently all of you in Butler are busy procrastinating by confessing your crushes on this Tumblr… Finals cometh and with that Butler is completely full.  After doing the rounds for a half hour, Bwog has determined that, as oft happens this magical time of year, there are no more open seats.  Go […]

Being a young Hispanic male and someone who has very strong opinions about immigration in America, Zach Hendrickson jumped at the opportunity to check out The Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity’s exhibit from the Mexican-American artist Dulce Pinzón. Located on the fourth floor of Hamilton Hall, Superheroes: Latino Immigrants Who Make New York, is a […]

With a smaller audience than they’ve seen this semester, SGA’s Rep Council met last night in the Diana Center Café for a meeting that was short and pretty sweet. Renée Kraiem’s report in honor of yesterday night’s brevity, is also pretty short.  To everybody who meant to apply for one of the open positions on […]

Engineers have governments too! SEAS’ council, ESC, met yesterday. Here are the updates by our constant correspondent Aria Sharma: Tis the SEASon will be this Thursday, in Carleton at 6:30 pm. It will be a great way to get into the seasonal spirit! The selection process for the class day speaker has kicked off. An […]

Tonight, from 7:30 to 9:30 PM in the John Jay Lounge, CCSC ’14 is hosting an event that’ll fill your heart and your stomach. This is for students of all years though! There will be free cookies and hot chocolate for everyone, as well as gingerbread houses to decorate, paper snowflakes to cut, and stocking stuffer […]

Bwog and The Blue & White extend a hearty CONGRATULATIONS to AXO, Lambda, and Q House on their new digs at 536, 542, and 546 114th Street, respectively.  We’re excited to see how they make use of them for themselves and the community at large.  For now, you can see this preview (our Postcard from Morningside!) from […]