Unearthed from under centuries of dirt and cigarette butts, this Mini Stonehenge has been found in our very own Riverside Park. Archaeologists say it is an ancient mystic healing place erected by Columbia students to mend wounds (read: paper cuts) received in the great 1754 Battle of the Butler. Administration is now considering developing it […]

While Columbians might not be the most diehard of sports fans, it’s been pretty hard to ignore this year’s playoff hype. After all, we love a good debate. And at the very least, having New York’s very own Giants in the Super Bowl would offer us a rare opportunity for day-drinking. That’s why a tip […]

Last seen at Il Cibreo (Campo) Jan. 19/20 at 12:30 am. Please contact kso2110@columbia.edu if you accidentally took the wrong jacket! Jacket is very similar to this make: http://tinyurl.com/lostjacket, except it has inner cuffs, which are wool, and an inner collar which is leather. The jacket has water proof material on the outside. If you mistakenly took a Zara […]

“A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.” –Jean-Paul Sartre

Columbians, prepare to lash out in insecurity! CC 2012’s first batch of inductees to Phi Beta Kappa has been announced, and will be inducted into the nation’s oldest academic honor society this month. A larger group of scholarly standouts will get the nod later in the semester. If this is all Greek to you, just […]

Why did the number of applicants to Columbia dwindle to a mere 32,000? Perhaps the kids realized  it’s “impossible” to get in so they’ve all stopped applying, or more likely, it’s because Harvard and Princeton brought back early action. (Business Week) Mayor Bloomberg already takes Spanish lessons, but this year he wants to try a new language: […]

The return of classes does have a silver lining: the return of weekends!  Every Thursday your lovely pals at the Columbia Bartending Agency provide you with new ways to forget everything you learned during the week.  This week, Matt Kalish transports you to a better place. As the new semester rolls in along with the cold […]

Have you ever dreamt of being famous? Now’s your chance. You could grace the pages of our blue-toned blog as the star of one of our theatre reviews! You will be expertly critiqued by our crack team of Music Hum graduates, and cheered on by our insatiable comment section. Oh, and don’t forget—Bwog fame has its perks. […]

Agonize no longer about what John Jay’s facelift will mean for the ambiance of your favorite date spot—its shiny tabletops and questionably sauced meats glisten once again under lights much too bright for a Campo Mel’s hangover. Wethinks the juxtaposition of the round tables with the floor’s neutral-colored quadrants conveys the plight of a carefree freshperson […]

Yes CCE, we know that it’s hard to get jobs in today’s uneasy job market, where there is hardly any work. But that still doesn’t mean that you have to hardcore beat us over the head with posters of pirate ships like it’s too hard for us to find a job sans mnemonic device or abused pun. We […]

Lost Asus Transformer, probably somewhere in Lerner. If found, please email whb2107@columbia.edu.

Just as you realize that watching all those Breaking Bad episodes reading all your chemistry textbooks during break still doesn’t shake that feeling that you’re not quite so ready for another semester, your professors made another round of funny comments to get you back into the swing of things. Professor Richard Bulliet, History of America in the Muslim World  […]

Relearn how to properly feed yourself by checking out the Greenmarket’s fresh fruit and produce Thursdays and Sundays on Broadway between 114th and 116th. As always, Bwog brings you the highlights. Stop by the info station and flash your CUID for a free, reusable shopping bag Turnips, rutabaga, and carrots fit for hummus-dipping can be […]

Bwog saw you crying in the Lerner bathroom yesterday/subsequently eating your feelings at Cafe East—don’t worry, we promise we won’t blackout on you again any time soon. CEO of Twitter, Dick Costolo, thinks we shouldn’t, either. (Slate) If our overuse of the whole “blackout” pun wasn’t enough for you, check out the funniest tweets to […]

Today, compounding the stress of nervous high school seniors across the hemispheres, our Office of Undergraduate Admissions released preliminary numbers for the regular decision pool. The stats showed an overall drop in applications from last year, which they attributed both to a normalizing effect from Columbia’s switch to the Common App in 2010, and also to […]