Earnest theater risks striving for such dramatic heights, the action detaching so much from reality, that the resulting catharsis is contrived and unfulfilling. Enter A Bright Room Called Day. Both inspired textually by and executed technically in the style of Bertolt Brecht‘s epic theater, CU Players’ production of Tony Kushner’s Bright Room maintains throughout an […]

Last Tuesday, philosopher Slavoj Zizek graced our campus to discuss the sorts of high ideals that the average person doesn’t understand. Along with three other panelists, Zizek shared his thoughts with our community. Bwog’s fabulous philosophy student, Zach Hendrickson, was in attendance and brings you this report. Tuesday night I found myself back Altschul auditorium, […]

We are pleased to announce the creative team that will be bringing you Columbia’s 119th Varsity Show! With a few new faces, several old ones, and one actor-turned-director, we can’t wait to see what this team puts together. Producers: Ally Engelberg (BC ’15, Publicity V118) and Laura Quintela (CC ’14) Writers: Isabel Lopez (CC ’13) […]

Small brown leather pipe bag with pipe inside, lost in 612 or 832 Schermerhorn the week of October 8th-11th. It holds more sentimental value than monetary. If found, please contact dtd2111@columbia.edu. Reward offered!

Community Health House is hosting a health policy debate in Wallach Lounge from 12-2 pm. The event is cosponsored by CU Dems, CUCR, CU Debate, Health Leads, and the Phoenix Project. There will be free lunch provided by Havana Central. Bwog was interested to hear more about how health policy relates to Columbia students, and so asked CU Dems and […]

More news from the Brownstone Review Committee! The committee has announced the six finalists, who will present before the committee before the final deliberations take place. After “much dialogue and open deliberation” (it was not open), these are the final six: Alpha Chi Omega Alpha Epsilon Pi Lambda Phi Epsilon Manhattan House by NAC Pi […]

Economic growth this quarter was expected to increase from 1.3% to 1.9%. Instead, it increased to 2%! Although economists believe a steady 2.5% increase is needed to make a dent in unemployment, at least we’re well on our way. Good job on exceeding expectations, economy! (Reuters) Glenn Michael Gordon, one of the people who makes […]

Postscrypt is firing up this fall’s Folktober Fest at nightfall in Carman Lounge from 8:30-11. Folks can frolic at the open mic from 8:30-10, for 10-11 is for their foremost fixture, the Morningsiders. For feeding, there will be farmer’s market apple cider, FeelGood grilled cheese, and baked goods by 4Local! Further facts in this fancy Facebook form. Fun!

It’s that time of year again, when we all dress up as our favorite characters/memes/concepts and brown out in a toga eat candy and have fun! To commemorate, Bwog is holding its two traditional contests: the costume contest and the pumpkin carving contest.  Just take a picture of your costume/pumpkin you make and send it to tips@bwog.com. […]

Come support the local farmers and eat delicious food! The Columbia market is open year-round on Sundays and Thursdays and as always, accepts credit, debit, and EBT. Here’s some additional information on this week’s farmer’s market bonanza: On Sunday you can stop by to drop your food scraps (for compost) and textiles (for recycling). Hooray […]

After tweeting a lot of suspense, Donald Trump revealed his momentous announcement: he offers to give US$5 million to a charity of Obama’s choice if the President releases his college application and transcripts and passport details. This guy just doesn’t stop, does he? (US News) Columbia Giving Day came to a close, raising over $6,000,000 […]

An unscientific poll of Bwoggers concludes that tonight/tomorrow is filled with an unholy combination of midterms, problem sets, and paper due dates. Times of turmoil call for instant gratification and endless distraction; so here are a bunch of links to the garbage we’re procrastinating to. r/Aww This Isn’t Happiness Emergency compliment Virtual Bubble Wrap Food Porn Daily or […]

The Barnard administration, in conjunction with SGA, has just released a statement announcing that student groups will no longer need to get their flyers approved and stamped by Barnard before posting them on Barnard bulletin boards. The reversal comes after both SGB and ABC, the two governing boards that represent virtually every student group at […]

Last week saw the triumphant victory of UAW Local 2110. Bwog’s Resourceful Barnard Bureau Roberta Barnett now reports on a development. Following the success of the “Students Support Barnard Workers” campaign, the organization has moved on to its next task.  The group will now fight alongside former workers of Indus Valley in their quest to […]

Morningside Heights has slowly been transforming into a spooky place for the holiday season. Bwog endured the fright caused by this metamorphosis to snatch some photos of the changes.