Because commenting on comments isn’t meta enough, PrezBo and DSpar have released a third statement to Spec regarding the Obamanard fallout. Now that the furor has more or less gone viral: We join in the sentiments expressed by so many of our wise and thoughtful students that disrespectful comments are not representative of our community.  […]

Welcome back to the first Bwog coffee showdown. After weeks of schedule coordinating and coffee fetching, the end is in sight. As the victors from Round 2 face off, the speculation abounds as to whether our underdog the breakfast cart will continue its surprise winning streak. With some of the most philosophical reactions yet, here’s […]

Public Safety has just sent out an alert that a student’s phone was snatched this afternoon near 114th St. and Amsterdam Ave. More information and an image of the subjects below. “A common element in these incidents is that the victims are not paying attention to their surroundings, distracted by the device in question. Quite […]

For your midterm procrastination pleasure, we present the latest in artistic stylings, where the magical and the mundane collide. You know the drill: make us laugh, make us cry, make us forget about that eight page essay we haven’t started outlining yet. Last round’s contest provided some interesting results, with perhaps the most…unique being the […]

Need we say more? We’re doubtful, but will continue nonetheless. Tonight at 8 pm in Hamilton 602, the one and only Eric Foner will be doling out “Words of Wisdom” to the class of 2012 over some Baked By Melissa cupcakes. We can’t help but feel that March 6th is a bit premature for closing remarks, […]

Global traveller Renée Kraiem brings back worldly wisdom from Monday’s undergraduate forum “Your Global Thoughts?” where a seriously star-studded panel of faculty members from The Committee on Global Thought sat around with a handful of students, ate pizza, and talked about global crises.  If you need some reassurance that life exists outside your Morningside bubble […]

Be on the lookout for the February issue of The Blue & White, coming to campus this week. In the meantime, Bwog will again honor our heritage/amorous affair with our mother magazine by posting features from the upcoming issue. Such treats include a visit to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, an investigation into Columbia’s animal testing […]

Not sure which section of your midterm to start with? Just remember: recognition is easier than recall. Free response evader Alexandra Svokos expounds on the beauties of fill-in-the-bubble.  Stop lying, you secretly loved the SATs. Page after page of delicious bubbles, yearning to be filled in. Like SEAL Team 6 at a bar, all of […]

Unexpected correspondent Renée Kraiem reports on last night’s SGA meeting. Rep Council spent a significant portion of their meeting last night off the record, but came up for air now and again for a few moments of breaking-news decisions—this correspondent has a feeling it was just to keep her on her toes. The meeting began […]

Walk into Lerner today to be greeted by a smiling CSA Student Affairs representative toting an artfully arranged tray of !free! cookies. The wrappers display CSA success stories and fun facts, so you can feel good while you eat. Come get cookies on silver wooden platters and have Kev$ho smile at you!

Hello sophomores! As CSA has so generously informed you this morning, it’s time to declare your major! In case you haven’t heard, online declaration has already begun, but never fear–you have until 5 pm on Friday March 9th to ponder and panic and update your pros-and-cons list. If you’re ready and sure, though, click here to […]

Progression: That kid on your subway car at 2 am wasn’t trying to raise enough money for a Four Loko–a Penn State junior is paying his way through college tap-dancing on the subway. (NYT) Regression: This is what happens when you rob from the Girl Scouts: or, how to get punched in the face by […]

Since the news broke Saturday morning that President Obama will be Barnard’s Commencement speaker, Bwog has been more or less blowin’ up with commenters’ reactions. Today, the folks over at the New York Times labelled the chaos “sibling rivalry,” and asked Columbia administrators and students what they make of it. PrezBo bit—quoteth the NYT: Lee […]

We’ll answer your esoteric housing questions. Send them to housing@bwog.com or leave ’em in the comments. Q:  The Housing website says, “If your group does not select a suite in Suite Selection, your group may opt to stay together and select rooms in General Selection with the same appointment time, or your group may opt to break apart and select […]

If you give a squirrel some pizza… he’ll continue stealing slices until he makes his way into NYMag. At least, that’s what our latest animal celebrity has done, appearing on this week’s Approval Matrix squarely within the both “Despicable” and “Lowbrow” quadrant. We recognize that the path to fame and stardom is paved with danger, […]