Last night, Bwog readers overheard two magnificent examples of modest, Ivy League discourse. First, an anonymous artist’s failed attempt at translating peek-a-boo into performance art: Overheard: ”How much could you see? Like, could you see my vagina? I’m not a slut! I’m endearing, right?” Capital! And now for a little demonstration in modern chivalry: guy1: […]

Columbia researchers have developed a lie detecting robot, with plans to build other emotion reading robots. (NYTimes) This lie detecting power should have been tested on Republican Presidential candidates, but then Cain went and all quit, so now the process would be significantly less entertaining. (Huff Po) OWS icon turns out to be kinda crazy. (NYTimes) This […]

Silver ring found near the ramp between Butler and John Jay on the ground on Dec. 3. It has a circular woven pattern and a thick band. Email spp2113@barnard.edu to claim.

Bwog continues to carry its tradition of sticking up for things that everybody loves to hate. From New Jersey to the PE requirement, we make sure that no underdogs go unprotected. In our latest In Defense of…  feature, Molly Andrews highlights the value to calling it quits. Finals. That awful time of year when it feels […]

Finals have you cramped for time? Can’t seem to fit in snuggle sessions with your dearly beloved? Don’t fret, it seems like a productive Columbian has found an out (or an in).  Guy: ”She signed me in, we had sex, five minutes later, she signed me out. She said I could cuddle if I wanted, […]

Instead of pre-gaming with cheap vodka in your J.Crew swag, drink some blood red wine and dye your hair black, GOTH PROM 1986 is tonight! WBAR is throwing the party, and appropriate dress is strongly recommended, so ask that mysterious nocturnal figure dressed in black down your hall if you can borrow some of his/her […]

The hectic lifestyle that accompanies being a Columbia student leads many to stay within the confines of campus. Some don’t have time to explore the city, while others often don’t know where to go. It is also especially disappointing to take the time to leave campus and return disappointed. Luckily, Columbia has its fair share of entrepreneurs, […]

This poster, put up by the Ad Council, was spotted in Mudd outside of the Computer Science help rooms. An honest advertisement intended to relay sexual education? Or a subtle poking fun at the sex life of engineers? You decide.

Lawrence Summers, former Director of the U.S. Economic Council under Barack Obama, believes his policies are crucial for mending the woes of the world’s economic climate. Without the implementation of his plans, he believes that the risk of a global depression increases significantly. Lunchtime Thursday, he stopped by  IAB’s penthouse for a discussion of fiscal stimulus and […]

As tensions flare over the controversy of the proposed campus-wide smoking ban, renegade street artists put a smoking hot twist on The Battle of Harlem Heights. See if you can spot it!

Many great works of theatre are not completely autonomous, and in fact, are responses to other works. In Suzan-Lori Parks “Fucking A”, a dystopian molding of The Scarlet Letter is presented to produce a complex and intriguing work of new drama. Bwog’s Gabby Beans reports from Lerner 5. As the audience settled into their seats […]

Bwog’s foreign cartoon correspondent, Jamila Barra, continues to supply Columbians with her artistic renditions of daily life in Argentina. While studying Spanish abroad, she has been playing with different artistic styles and wishes to give the finals-facing student body some summer vibes. We are all inclined to thank Jamila for reminding us that even though […]

Columbia University Professor of French Antoine Compagnon was awarded the prestigious Claude Lévi-Strauss Prize and an accompanying 100,000 euros last Tuesday for his excellence in social science methods (Note: This award is a big deal in France and is not distributed by the jean company) .(Spec) On Friday, Obama urged colleges and universities to improve racial diversity […]

Last year, we posted excerpts from a Harvard Crimson editorial, “I Am Fine,” and you responded with extraordinary sympathy and support in the comments. Two stories from the most recent of the edition of The Eye, written by Wilfred Chan, CC’13, and Sarah Ngu, CC’12, similarly resonated with us.  You can read an abridged version below, […]

For the latest installment of RoomHop, Bwog’s multi-dimensional analyst Conor Skelding visited the McBain double of two mathematical minds.  “The lamps that the rooms come with are kinda gross,” Jonathon Balsano, SEAS ’14, matter-of-factly states. Fellow McBain double dweller Sam Engel, CC ‘ 14, jumps in, “That nasty light didn’t really reach the corner of the room.” […]