As previously reported, UAW Local 2110, which includes workers on staff at Barnard, has a major beef about proposed changes to their contracts.  Tonight at 7:30 in the Ella Weed Room (room 223) in Milbank, the newly-formed “Students Support Barnard Workers” group will be holding their first event, Teach-in: Student-Worker Solidarity at Barnard.  The president […]

Regress to your five year old psyche and grab some free snow cones at the Dexter and Homeland truck parked between 115th and 116th and Broadway. It has a big sign that says, “Chiller.” There is also free Showtime loot like laundry bags. Supplies are dwindling, so throw down your midterm review and rush over!

It’s too late to arm yourself with a copy of the September issue of The Blue & White. Here, Senior Editor Anna Bahr explores the history of women and gay health at Columbia. In the fall of 1983, women graced Columbia’s undergraduate class for the first time. The same year, the HIV/AIDS crisis rose to global […]

Linda Bell begins her tenure as Barnard’s new provost today, following the departure this fall of interim provost Paul Hertz, who took over following the departure of Provost Emerita Elizabeth Boylan in June of 2011. Bell comes to Barnard, in turn, following her own departure from Haverford where she has spent the last five years […]

Dear Bwog, I was casually walking around naked in my girlfriend’s Shafted Woodbridge duplex post-coitus when I heard giggles. Two girls from across the shaft caught me snacking naked in the kitchen. Shafted (and in so many ways!), I now turn to you for advice: how should I handle this situation? — Buttler Dear Buttler, […]

Turns out, fish are more like shrinky dinks than we originally thought. Thanks, Global Warming! (BBC News) Next, biologists ask the important questions: why are we here? Where did we come from? Why are fish penises so funny looking? (io9) Honey, have you seen my glove? If you think you have it bad, take a […]

A pair of Oakley sunglasses were found. Please contact jpk2130@columbia.edu with description and location to reclaim.

Many say that interest in Greek life at Columbia is at an all time high, and it is so. Just a few days ago, PanHell picked AOII and Gamma Phi Beta to fill the two openings they set aside for new sororities, and Greek life flexed its upvote muscles in that comment thread. Last May, the IFC approved a […]

Instead of feeling blue, come to the Bwog meeting tonight at 7 pm on the fifth floor of Lerner in the SGO where there will be free food. Bring your ideas and your penchant for Eurodance music of a bygone era. Late ’90s via Youtube

After beating up on the Big Red last weekend, the Lions had a number of tough contests that ended with mixed results. Men’s Cross Country cruised their way to a second place finish in the Louisville Classic. Women’s Soccer took down Brown for their second straight Ivy League match, putting them at the top of […]

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 an attempt to harness energy from nuclear fusion, American scientists built a giant laser that has largely failed and cost taxpayers over $5 billion. (NYT, Yoplait, Amazon) Authorities are cracking down on the black market for tiny pet turtles in that these shelled reptiles can cause salmonella.  (Walmart, Wikia, Washington Post) The $790 million […]

Bwog’s avant-garde epidemiologist, Zach Kagan, ventures out on this fine Sunday armed with sleep inertia and a healthy sense of adventure. He discusses recent development in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) with our very own Professor Lipkin. Professor W. Ian Lipkin has been featured in several editions of BunsenBwog, and why wouldn’t he be? As the director of the Center […]

Gather up your tents, bandanas, and fanny packs in preparation for Columbia’s new fall festival: Lowlapalooza. This exposition of Columbia’s top musical groups is set to take place on Sunday, October 7, from 10 am to 7 pm on Low Plaza (hence the clever title). With the date rapidly approaching, Bwog’s Resident DJ Sean Vonzie got […]

Don your Ralph Lauren brand and watch CU Men’s Rugby Team, or CURFC, duke it out with Princeton. This second game of the season happens 5:00PM tonight at Baker. In the only home game of this season, watch as CURFC try to continue their winning streak after they conquered Cornell 20-12 last Saturday. If you’re […]