When the Dean Search Committee was first announced last month, PrezBo set the projected deadline as the end of the academic year—a.k.a. today.  But, according to CCSC President and newest member of the search party Karishma Habbu, a permanent Columbia College Dean won’t be chosen until the end of May, at the earliest. A detailed outline […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Mrinal Mohanka, Calcutta, India, Columbia College, Economics and a concentration in Sustainable Development Claim to Fame: I’m guessing I got this nomination because of my involvement with a few different Columbia organisations/activities… So that counts? If not, I’m sure I’ll be famous by association in a few years because of the […]

For our final Thursday of the semester, Bwog is once again here for you.  Please drink with us in this final installation of this year’s drinking with Bwog.  Pour a little out for Spring 2012. Maybe this weather is throwing you off, maybe you’re still in a daze from finals, so let’s make this clear: […]

The latest in Obamanard security measures, sent out this morning to residents of the buildings bordering South Lawn: Dear [Resident], We hope that you had a successful close to the spring semester! As a resident with Extended or Interim Housing living in one of the residence halls on South Field, you will be required to […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Chuck Roberts, America, CC, Political Science Claim to Fame? Mayor of EC, cold-hearted King typecast, Model (UNer), bow tie enthusiast, Taylor Swift devotee, compassionate conservative, and fierce, fierce friend. Where are you going? Boston-bound to work for the Romney campaign, but first I am going everywhere on campus the guide to living allows, […]

Suite Selection and General Selection may be over, but thanks to Summer Transfer and Fall Transfer, the Housing season at Columbia never really ends. You’ve still got questions, and we’ve still got answers. Email us at housing@bwog.com or just leave your housing-related queries in the comments! Q: Bwog, I had a really bad lottery number […]

So you can revel in the anticlimactic glory that is our beloved Morningside, Bwog catches a few last-minute minutia that might have made all the difference to your morning coffee/mental state during this darkest night, finally lifting. `

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Liz Watson. I’m originally from North Carolina, but moved around to DC, Frankfurt, and Paris (where my parents still live) while growing up. Barnard College, English with a Theater Concentration. Claim to Fame? Lots of theater things–my favorite two are my extensive KCST involvement and Operation: Ease on Down the Road, […]

5. Need to defrost your fridge but still want to eat? Try this stylish method of preserving food without refrigeration. (Wired) 4. It’s time to switch to Ibuprofen. A study done at Columbia shows that neither Aspirin nor Warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of stoke, death, and cerebral hemorrhaging. (Nurse) 3. Even though there […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Shira Borzak, Boca Raton, FL, Barnard College, History Claim to Fame? At one point, I probably tried to pick a fight with your student group as the Spectator Associate Editor in charge of letters to the editor, or as a member of the Spec Editorial Board, wrote a scathing op-ed totally unrelated to […]

Name, Hometown, School: Sarah Ngu. Malaysia (first 10 years). Irvine, California (7 years). Now in Long Island (3+ years). Columbia College. American Studies & Political Science. Claim to Fame? I like to think about questions, search for answers and create forums for people to discuss them, whether as the president of the Veritas Forum or as a […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Felicia Bishop, Arlington, MA, Columbia College, Sociology and African American Studies Claim to Fame? hmmm.. perhaps the most epic walk of shame? I was forced to run through hordes of graduating students descending on college walk for Commencement last year, smelling like the Heights manufactured a fucking fragrance to eternalize the nights we […]

Name/Hometown/School/Major: Amirah Sequeira, Winnipeg, MB, CANADA BABY. CC – History and Sustainable Development. Claim to Fame: Before the last Harry Potter movie came out, I spent an entire night in 209 writing a Harry Potter themed SGB newsletter. Also, Deantini called me a pain in the ass today (clearly I’ve succeeded in life). Once I got […]

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Jeff Stern, Los Angeles, California, CC’ 12, Film Claim to Fame? I’m another guy who successfully transferred to Columbia from a school in California, and once the admissions office used me for a photo shoot for the “Blue Book” but settled on a picture where all you can see is the back of […]

PSA: If you’re one of the poor souls still trudging on through the deep abyss of exams, please try to make it to your bed tonight—in part for your mental/physical health, but primarily ’cause Bwog finished last night, and we don’t want to have to post another series of these!