@ Kent 405 There is no doubt that the anti-choice movement has gained a ton of ideological ground while limiting access to vital abortion resources over the years. By chipping away at abortion rights bit by bit, the right wing has made the idea acceptable that women are somehow not capable of making choices regarding […]

@ Roone Arledge Auditorium Club Bangla and Sikh Student Association present the South Asian New Years Fair! Our annual Boishkahi Mela is fused with Vaisakhi (Sikh New Year Festival) to give you the collective South Asian New Year. Both Boishakhi and Vaisakhi mark the beginning of the new solar year in Bengal and Punjab, respectively. […]

This large contraption was spotted outside of Hamilton 702, just DC chillin’. No cups, no explanation, nothing. This campus is getting more mysterious by the second. Update: Now with a lost, wandering Chewie! Photos by ECS, MMT

99 Columbians is a never-before-seen art endeavor that uses photography to reach individuals from across the Columbia University community and encourage them to think about the individual identities of their peers here at the university and see a greater cross-section of different students from all the different schools.  More specifically, it aims to blur a few […]

Engineers turned entrepreneurs, Melissa Pallay and Megan Schultz, both SEAS ’11, are the founders of Mimi Truffles. Their delectable treats are now sold at Westside Market. Bwog’s Confection Correspondent Carolyn Ruvkun reports: When Melissa and Megan participated in the 2009 CU Search Scavenger hunt together, a clue sent them to Jacques Torres and Max Brenner, […]

Bwogger Anish Bramhandkar found this mysterious board in Lerner yesterday: Points to anyone who can guess what this hodgepodge of math, physics, and almost biology means.

M2M recently debuted a new burger that got us excited, so we decided to go and check it out. Chief Poultry Correspondent Brian Phillips Donahoe pens our review: Bwog was already giddy with anticipation when we saw the signs: M2M was introducing a new chicken burger. Come dinner time, we joined the disorganized and agitated […]

And for the first time this year, everyone is out on the East South Lawn taking advant—

There was a bit of a hullabaloo over the weekend over the leaking of a Senior Underground email announcing that 40s on 40 would be continue to take place. That email though, was at least in part precipitated by an earlier email from the senior class councils announcing the cancellation of a formal 40s event; […]

Lerner Hall – Broadway Piano Lounge Last November, we surprised the Columbia administration by exposing the truth: they went behind the backs of the students by curtailing the ability of the Arts Initiative to carry out its mission, by moving it from its independent position in the President’s Office, to the School of the Arts, […]

One of the greatest perks of an Ivy League education is having all sorts of guest lecturers and talks hosted right on campus. Yet many of these great talks are not publicized enough. Enter Bucket List, a weekly feature that aggregates these events in a single location that will hopefully make you realize, like Bwog […]

The MTA is increasing security in subway stations, yet only about 25% of all stations will have security cameras. (Gothamist) New York health commissioner is fighting obesity by advocating a sugared soda tax. (NYT) Bloomberg may be doing it all just for us, but it might not be good enough. (NYDaily) JFK has started renovating […]

Ladies and gents, the rumors are true/false/sortakinda accurate, depending on your sources: legendary Wu Tang member Ghostface Killah, Outback Steakhouse-promoting psychedelic indie outfit Of Montreal, and remixing/upcoming Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa will play Bacchanal on Saturday, April 24th. Bacchanal’s theme this year is Chewbacchanal, and readers should be on the lookout for real-life Chewie sightings […]

Gender and Identity Politics at Columbia University Ella Weed Room, 223 Millbank, Barnard College Monday, April 12, 5:30-7 PM This annual career panel event will feature Asian American female panelists, who are faculty, staff, and administrators at Barnard College and Columbia University. These panelists will speak about their experiences of being Asian American women in […]

Campus Vibes Free Lunch “Homes & Heritage: Examining our Families, Traditions, and Multiple Identities” Co-sponsored with the Society of Asian American Sisters (SAAS) 302 Diana Wednesday, April 7th, 12-1 PM This is a lunch discussion with Barnard’s Office of Diversity Initiatives. For More Information: Contact: diversity@barnard.edu Check Out: http://www.barnard.edu/diversity/programs/dialogueseries.html