The September issue of The Blue & White is now on campus! Here on Bwog we’ll be posting juicy bits of the issue for those of you whose eyes no longer process anything that isn’t a backlit LED display. Appropriately, to kick things off, below you can read Allie Curry and Matthew Schantz debate the value […]

According to an eyewitness, another food truck standoff took place today a little but after noon.The tipster reports that Kimchi Taco, a Korean-Mexican fusion food truck, was giving out free food to a large line of people midway down the block between 113th and 114th along Broadway. Apparently after about 15 minutes, the owners of the […]

Curious about the results of the package center’s new “kiosk” system? After a rigorous scientific study (and like a million complaints from tipsters), we conclude it’s “working wonderfully!” and efficiency has improved by “like no percent.”   Number of crossword puzzles played during the wait: 3 Number of “fml lerner package center line” tweets: 15 […]

Bwog’s Engineering Expert Aria Sharma reports from this week’s meeting. President Tim Qin started this week’s meeting off by relaying information from his meeting with Scott Wright, VP of Campus Services. The package centers are fully updated, complete with kiosks and satellite locations in Wien and Carman to make picking up packages more efficient. Furthermore, […]

A newly revealed tape shows Romney accusing Obama’s supporters of laziness and dependency, proving that what everyone thought Romney thought people thought about Obama’s policies is true. He doesn’t apologize. (CBS News) To Putin’s delight, and to the dismay of diamond cartels worldwide, Russia has revealed the discovery of trillions of carats worth of diamonds, enough to […]

Ringing in the new school year, the CCSC (a.k.a. the Columbia College Student Council) has started meeting once again. Not wanting to be left out of the festivities, Bwog jumped at the chance to be included in such an important decision making process. Bwog’s Student Council Enthusiast Maren Killackey reports. With the introductions mostly over, […]

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When we found out that Barnard student Marlena Holter is a competitive synchronized ice skater (a sport that we over at Bwog just recently learned is, in fact, a thing), we knew an interview was needed. Because we are so intrigued by her balance and grace, we sent Bwog’s Winter Activities Correspondent, Kyra Bloom, to investigate. […]

A tipster walking by the lawns overheard the following, very scientific exchange between a “scooter kid” and his mother: Mom: don’t walk on the grass. Do you see it’s all muddy with no grass. Why do you think there isn’t any grass? Kid: because a vegetarian was BROWSING!     Grassfed beef minus the beef […]

Tween girls everywhere breath a sigh of relief as Robert Pattinson forgives Kristen Stewart for her cheating “trampire” ways. Faith in true love has been restored once again. (The Sun) Lock your doors and bar your windows! The number of wild wolves in America is on the rise, prompting the government to legalize wolf hunting in multiple sections […]

Lost a pair of glasses between the hours of 12 and 3 am, in either the Claremont or Watt area, or anywhere in between. light brown metal frame, dark arms with the color/texture of polished rosewood. please contact if you see ’em, cash reward! skr2132@columbia.edu

The email-illiterate masses are currently rising up to destroy the clean (or green?) inboxes of much of campus. The Green Umbrella list serv is experiencing mass defection as dozens of people attempt to unsubscribe by hitting “reply all,” which only compounds the problem and the hilarity. UPDATE: The most prolific spammer, Chloe B., has contacted us […]

Class of 2016, cherish this moment. Your Columbia Lions football team is undefeated. The team opened the 2012 season with a narrow 10-9 victory over Marist, erasing fears that the Lions would have another 9-game winless streak to start the season and undoubtedly taking some pressure off new football head coach Pete Mangurian. The football […]

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 we’ll add them. Our recommendations for this week are […]

Connoisseur of Fine Art and Fine Bagels Brit Byrd visited CC sophomore Alex Chang’s Nussbaum dorm-cum-museum. Here’s what he found out from its curator… Impressionism, curatorship, and soft lighting are three concepts not usually associated with the address 600 W 113th St. This year however, the focused glow of one resident’s set of museum-caliber LEDs is on […]