If you live on campus, you probably received an email from Housing last week announcing that you’re required to fill out a U.S. Census form next week. The email also included a note that “Columbia University is the only location in which you are to participate in the Census.” This puzzled a tipster, who was […]

A curious crowd packed into Schermerhorn yesterday to hear Dr. Ken Corbett talk about “Fantastic Phallicism”. What they got was boyhood stories, the re-emergence of masculinity, Lady Gaga, and a little bit of sex. Bwog’s Psychologically-Constructed Penis Centrism correspondent Megan McGregor reports. “Has the penis become unthinkable?” asked Dr. Ken Corbett at Thursday’s Embodiments of […]

The University Senate convened earlier this afternoon for a Plenary Session, which many believed would aid in bringing some level of conclusion or new insight to the current academic calendar debacle. It did not. Bwog’s Political Pettiness Bureau Chief Mark Hay was in attendance to watch the unpleasantness unfold. Despite the buzz of excitement and […]

First human chess, now human dragons? It must be a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Photos by AB

Bwog has just gotten word from the CC, SEAS, BC and GS senior class councils that 40s on 40 will not held be this year. The primary reason, according to class council presidents? Cost: $20,000 for an event that “many seniors in years past had not enjoyed.” Instead of 40s on 40, the class councils […]

Just in case you needed an excuse to go outside today, the Philolexian Society is playing a game of human chess complete with costumes on the Low Steps right now:

CU Assassins, a.k.a. the best way to legally carry a pretend gun on campus, is coming down to the wire. With the death of “Paul”, the far-and-away leader in kills, only twelve players and eight teams are left alive to battle for the fabulous cash prizes that ESC has offered. While recent kill reports have […]

Columbia researchers discover a gene associated with schizophrenia (Reuters) More Columbia research indicates that you shouldn’t replace your doctor with a Twitter account. (US News and World Report) Megan McCain, CC ’07, is featured in a blog series called “Better Know Your Right Wingers”. (Campus Progress) Urban Outfitters will open on Broadway at 99th st. […]

Go on, get back in the game. The city streets are calling your pasty cheeks with the reemergence of $3 sunglass stands and 90s denim jackets. Here is INY with your best bets as to how to get it done. International Pillow Fight Day – JOIN US THERE! All over the world, grown adults will […]

Another fire on Broadway? Apparently not. All that smoke belongs to an Armani photo shoot!

The sun shines on Morningside Heights! (Which means that the line for Mr. Softee runs back to the gates.)

If you haven’t heard of wait what yet, your playlist is due for an update. Wait what, (aka Columbia alum Charlie Kubal, CC ’08) released his first album last Thursday called The Notorious xx (click for free download), a mash up of Biggie and The xx. It’s caught on: NYMag, Prefix Mag, and the general […]

OK! You got us. As you may (or more likely, may not) have realized, our April Fool’s Day joke was to turn Bwog into Bwog for Mt. Holyoke, the all-women’s college. You may have noticed the Mt. Holyoke tower behind the Bwog nameplate, and the women’s sign on Home tab. We’ve been reporting on the day […]

No email yet, but they’ll be in your StarRez thingamabopper. StarRez–>Application–>Registration Summary, you know the drill. See you in John Jay!

We’re used to the occasional mugging by underage punks around campus but March has seen greater than its fair share of crime.  Perusing our beloved campus crime blotter, Bwog noted several horrific incidents that happened in the last month. Harassment via mobile devices and Internet-enabled computers is up sharply this month.  Five students and faculty […]