Bwog crowded into the mystical back room of Havana Central to see the preview of The 116th Annual Varsity Show. Upon receiving an invitation to a student production, every administrator must blanch with fear. Given the last two Varsity Shows’ penchant for administrative caricatures, it’s a wonder Deans Shollenberger and Denburg showed up at all. […]

You can’t live in sin next year. Stay tuned to Bwog for more coverage. Cigarettes will no longer be allowed to be called “light,” but will instead be conveniently color-coded. (NYT) A J-School alum was just named Times National Editor. (NYT) CU Researchers find that pretending to be happy is good for you (Daily News)

If only we could complain about the language requirement too! For some, New York is just too cultured to be entertaining. Solution: head to Jersey for some mindless American fun. Half a day of classes in bad weather is like forced ROTC. Or being in the navy. Face-to-face encounters are obsolete. Everyone’s moved on to cyber voyeurism […]

Here we meet again on a Thursday night just bustling with excuses as to why there’s no use taking our chances south of Cardomat.  Thankfully, INY has pulled through again with a mixed bag of cheap tricks around NYC.  Take a look at Bwog’s top picks here or check out insidenewyork.com for an epic selection […]

Breaking news from the Diana Event Oval! Meryl Streep has just been announced as Barnard’s Class Day Speaker. Bwog is hoping she’ll deliver the speech in a medley of her most famous characters– a Miranda Priestly drawl, a Julia Child shrill, whoever she played in 2006’s under-the-radar film “The Ant Bully”. Make way for Meryl, […]

Bwog has received many tips of a fire (a real one, not like those ones that wake you up at 2 a.m.) in 616, on 116th and Riverside.  The building has been evacuated and firefighters are “smashing” windows. Eegad! Tipster Samantha Child reports: “Fire fighters are throwing all of her belongings out the window, including […]

For those of you struggling with big life-changing career decisions, Bwog’s enlightened Dane Cook gives you the scoop on law school. A panel of Columbia University Law students convened last night to remind everyone pursuing a legal degree that—yes, the rumors are true—law school is hard. The event entitled “A Day in the Life of A […]

Contessa Gayles woke up very, very early to meditate and hang out with Columbia’s Bhakti Club. After a 7:00 AM mantra meditation session, she sat down to talk with Gadadhara Pandit Dasa, the current—and first ever— Hindu chaplain at Columbia. They spoke about a typical day in the life of a Hare Krishna monk, and […]

Duane Reade gives itself up. (NYT) You can give your MacBook’s defective hard drive up. (Reg Hardware) Bwog should give the snark up. (Washington Post) Clinton should give the junk food up. (Gothamist) The Upper West Side should give the dirty oil up. (Spec) Photo by the NY Times

Friday, Feb. 26, 12-1:30pm @ James Room, 418 Barnard Hall Are you a BC, CC, or SEAS student and confused about what your package means, how to get your financial needs met, how to include extenuating circumstances in your application, or any other of the myriad of questions students have about financial aid? Come to […]

@ Interschool Lab, Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research (CEPSR), 7th Floor Are you clueless about credit even is? Did you know you have a credit score even if you don’t have a credit card? Have bad credit and wanna get it on track? Wanna learn how to access your free credit report? […]

Broadway Lounge, 14th Floor, Broadway Residence Hall (113th and Broadway, NE corner) How do emotions shape your thoughts, fears, beliefs, decisions, and values around money and economic class? Join us for this interactive and creative life-size money simulation where we’ll explore the emotional aspects of money and class. This is sure to be a powerful, […]

Broadway Lounge, 14th Floor, Broadway Residence Hall (113th and Broadway, NE corner) Join faculty, administration, and students for an evening together where we’ll share our stories around class, money, and identity. A panel of CU administrators, professors, and students will share their personal stories around class and identity. By sharing our stories, finding our commonalities […]

@ Low Library, Faculty Room This event is a part of “Cashing In: A Week of Empowerment, Support, and Education on Economic Class and Identity” put on by The Common Cents Project. This evening is being co-sponsored by the Black Heritage Month Committee and the CC/SEAS Office of Multicultural Affairs. Join us Sunday, February 21st […]

@ Lerner 477 Have a hard time having a social life in the high-spending culture of Columbia University? Don’t know how much is reasonable to spend on entertainment? How can you make your money work for you? Not used to having enough money to even “budget”? Do you wanna work smarter, not harder? Are you […]