Name, Hometown, School, Major: Margaret Kaminski, New York City, Barnard, Philosophy Claim to Fame: Sister of Sigma Delta Tau, fundraiser emcee, and general loudmouth. I was briefly slandered on college ACB under the pseudonym “Morgit.” I threw a ragin’ 365 party at Cannons a few years back (which I’m sure somebody will explain in the comments). You […]

Name, Hometown, School: Sarah Camiscoli, Vacuous Shell of a Suburb, New Jersey, Immaculate Heart Academy- A Haven for Well-Behaved Women Claim to Fame: One of those girls who started FemSex, and/or that girl who brought up irrelevant points about slavery and gender performance during Lit Hum discussions of the Odyssey. Where are you going? Abroad on a […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Emily Nagel, Ridley Park, PA (Just outside of Philadelphia), CC, Drama and Theatre Arts, English Claim to Fame: Leading prefrosh all over campus, RA/CA’ing in Carman and Furnald, and probably more visibly, writing XMAS!5 with Jeff Stern and directing XMAS! 6, 3-year VShow Alum (directed 117), refusing to make a normal face in any picture, […]

Yea, though we walk through the valley of the shadow of finals, we will fear no evil: for Seniors are with us; their Wisdom and their Advice, they comfort us. We are in entering the depths of finals season, and tonight/tomorrow are going to be rough as we prepare for Monday. To relieve stress and distract […]

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Sometimes the best way to study is to act out your notes, whether they are for drama, film, or human anatomy. One tipster oversaw/heard a precocious 7 year old—dancing on the graduation bleachers whilst rubbing his chest—doing just that… Kid: [Singing] Look at my peeeeeniiiss! Look at my peeeeniiiss! Mom: Jack, get down from there! […]

These are some results of last Sunday’s puppy post. Maybe the cat felt left out.

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Rebecca Newman, Greenwich, CT, Barnard College, Economics Claim to Fame: President of Columbia Women’s Business Society, possessor of an alter-ego with her own name, and known to many as “that girl that’s in Theta, but not.” Where are you going? Austin, TX to sail for Columbia at college sailing nationals, Southeast Asia for a […]

Success depends upon previous preparation,  and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.  – Confucius But hey, you can always get lucky! If you’re one of those people in Butler on this fine Saturday afternoon, we invite you to enjoy one (or two, or three) of the thousand customized Finals Fortune Cookies Bwog has […]

At 9 pm tomorrow night, WKCR is broadcasting the first part of This Columbia Life, a two-hour radio show created by Emily Kwong and Anneke Gronke, both CC ’12. Emily and Anneke recorded various Columbia students as they talked about or performed arts pieces about their experiences at Columbia. But now the interviewers have become […]

UPDATE: The University Apartments will NOT be part of the standard summer transfer process. Summer transfer will still be available for the buildings in the housing lottery, and the apartments will only be populated in the event that there is overflow. You won’t be able to pick into them; Housing will elect how to place […]

Renowned theoretical astrophysicist Janna Levin has mastered the art of simplifying the overwhelmingly complicated into something tangible. She wakes up every morning looking to explain the mysteries of the universe, which, she tells us, has a great soundtrack. While holding the position of Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard, Levin’s research interests include the […]

NPR’s round-up of college swim tests features Columbians thinking critically about why the tradition is still around. (NPR) From climbing the wrong trees to crossing the wrong roads, Boulder’s famous falling bear did not make the best life decisions. (MSNBC) You shouldn’t have to think long about why yesterday was unofficial Star Wars day. (CNN) […]

Spotted in SIPA: the big kids have some advice for us underlings. Also, they want their shit back.

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Maxwell Bertolero. Danville, CA. General Studies. Philosophy and Psychology. Claim to Fame: That annoying GS kid who asks way too many questions. Former motocross racer and high school drop out. In the future, I hope to be known as the kid who talked about depression, dirtbikes, free will, and drinking whiskey in his […]