Bucket List represents the unbelievable intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. As always, feel free to mention any events we may have missed in the comments section (and/or mock our typos) and we’ll add them. Our recommendations […]

In light of the grassroots movement started by Twinkie fans for the nationalization of the Hostess Brands, Bwog now more than ever says stand up for what is right! (Huffington Post) We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that […]

With midterms and scheduling out of the way, let’s raise a toast to the fact that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Even if your professor assigns a paper/problem set/project due next Wednesday, you can still join us. Bwog shows you how it’s done: Pregaming your trip home: Take a shot of whiskey every time […]

Tonight at 7 pm in the John Jay Lounge, musicians from Columbia and Juilliard aim to melt your brains.  They will be playing classical music in new and exciting ways, changing your perspective on what this music is like.  Given the concert’s title, we can bet you’re gonna leave inspired and feeling kick-ass.  In addition […]

Following the renovation of JJ’s Place, Columbia Housing has been at it again. Bwog’s urban horticulturalist, Sarah T., ventures out to Carman’s basement  for a leafy surprise. After a wild night at the Heights, you stumble back into Carman and utter “wassup” to the security guard in the soberest voice you can muster. But wait! […]

Keep an eye out for a fresh issue of The Blue and White, which is lurking around campus after a Sandy-delay. In Campus Characters, the Blue & White introduces you to a handful of Columbians whose interesting and extraordinary experiences result in captivating stories. Here, staff contributor Torsten Odland introduces you to Carl Majeau, CC ’13.  I’m willing to bet that […]

A tipster overheard this conversation at the 115th and Amsterdam halal cart around 2 AM: Girl: “Do you believe in leprechauns?” Guy: “Well, it depends on your definition. What makes a leprechaun?” Our overly-analytical or completely clueless friend certainly did not find any gold that night.

Kinect + Urinal = Urinal Entertainment System Ladies and gentlemen, no longer will you have to stare awkwardly at the wall while you do your business. A startup called Captive Media has created a “pee-controlled gaming” (with advertisements, of course) environment to help you perfect your aim. Bwog would like remind our male readership to […]

King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe puts on their rendition of Romeo and Juliet, directed by Elizabeth Power (CC’13), in the Glicker-Milstein Black Box on Lower Level 2 of the Diana Center yesterday, today, and tomorrow at 8 pm.  Visiting critic Mollie Krent reviews. Romeo and Juliet. I shan’t commence this review with a dull re-telling of […]

Lost at Mel’s last night: short, puffy black coat with fake fur around the hood and lipgloss in the pocket. Reward upon return. If found, please contact jef2141@columbia.edu.

There are two types of free food events today, and since Bwog loves you we have scientifically worked out that if one ends at 8 pm, and the other begins at 9 pm, and you’re on a train moving backwards…you should be able to attend both and still have time to party afterwards. Yay college! […]

Following a semester at the forefront of campus discussion about their place on campus, the Columbia Ballet Collaborative presents their Fall Concert pretty legitimately not on campus this weekend. Bwog’s resident ballet barometer Renée Kraiem made the trek to last night’s dress rehearsal to see whether you should too. So let’s get the elephant out […]

Bwog is here to keep you up-to-date on campus events, but we’re also here to let you know when there’s danger in the community. Late last night, there was an incident of “forcible touching” (someone being grabbed) near W.115 St and Riverside Drive. Read on for the full security dispatch, and please be safe!

It’s that time of year again… you know, that time before it’s socially acceptable to stuff yourself full of homemade Thanksgiving food, but after you’ve realized you aren’t getting any of the classes you wanted for next semester. Cooking with Bwog is here to help with a warm, delicious recipe to keep the cold at […]

Columbia is one of ten universities to unveil a new type of small, personalized online classes. No word yet on whether online students will be required to take Lit Hum. (NBC) General Petraeus made his first public appearance since resigning as Director of the CIA. Apparently, even though he’s no longer in charge, we still […]