If there’s one thing we can say for sure, it’s that the CU Atheist and Agnostic Students Society has done a fabulous job with marketing. If you haven’t seen one of their flyers, you probably haven’t left your room in several weeks. Yesterday, though, we were interested in learning about more than just their astronomical […]

ESC was up to its usual shenanigans last night, discussing reforms, dressing up for important administrators, and thinking about things to repair on campus, (sprinklers, for example). Bureau Chief Aparajita Maitra was there to get the fix.  The ESC meeting last night was more official than usual, with members on council dressed in formal attire […]

Triple jump aficionado Max Rettig met up with super track star among us, Nadia Eke, CC’15, to hear about her summer representing Ghana in various international athletic games. View her impressive track record (no pun intended) here. Go Lions! Nadia Eke has been all around the world recently. You could call it study abroad if […]

Lectures around campus have already begun for the semester, and Media Maven Max Rettig went to check out a lecture on conflict journalism and the late James Foley. “I wish we had a more upbeat topic for you, but we don’t want to hide the truth from you” was the opening line of this panel […]

Ever heard of a sport called softball? Apparently it’s a lot of fun and Columbia has a team. Softball enthusiast Max Rettig talked to softballer Alyssa Rodia about it. Bwog: Explain softball briefly.  Alyssa: Softball is basically baseball, but with a bigger ball and smaller field B: Tell me about the innings rules-baseball always seems to […]

Father Dan O’Reilly is the director of Columbia Catholic Ministry and one of the more musical priests around. Catholicism curator Max Rettig sat down with Fr. O’Reilly to talk slogans, Pope Benedict, and Catholic rock bands. Bwog: How would you define your role inside of the Columbia community as head of the Catholic Ministry, and […]

This was an exciting weekend for the Lions and especially for the baseball team, who has been ardently fighting the good fight against Penn.  Catch up with them and the rest your favorite teams with Bwog baseball buff Max Rettig. Baseball: The Lions had quite the interesting weekend. Entering Friday’s double-header at Penn, they were tied […]

This week, Bwog’s always enthusiastic sports editor Max Rettig interviews Kira Ullman, the captain of the Columbia women’s rugby team, about what it’s like playing one of the most notoriously violent sports around. Bwog: Can you explain rugby? Kira: So it’s similar to football in many ways, but there are a few key differences; you can […]

In honor of the gorgeous weather earlier today, here’s the weekend roundup for your favorite Columbia athletics teams from Bwog’s favorite sports fan, Max Rettig. Baseball: The Lions spent their weekend taking apart Cornell in pursuit of a program-record win streak and a boost in the standings. Kevin Roy pitched the Lions to a third straight shutout of Cornell […]

Last week, the annual CBS conference on business in india happened. CEOs and experts from a variety of fields that do work in India spoke and it was, for Bwog India Correspondent Max Rettig, an excellent experience. Read on for his views on the conference. Columbia Business School’s annual India Business Conference, a day-long program […]

Now that the weather has finally changed and become seasonally-appropriate, baseball and softball season sounds about right.  Sports lover Max Rettig gives the latest exciting lowdown on these two teams—and more—below. Baseball: The Lions swept Princeton in a display of offense and defense over the weekend, coming from behind in a 9-6 win and then following […]

With baseball season well underway, the Lions are doing pretty well. Bwog’s sports-savvy lefty Max Rettig caught up with pitcher, and fellow lefty, David Speer, who is enjoying quite a good season. Catch the interview below.  Bwog: What’s the team culture like, especially when traveling?  David: We’re all pretty much best friends. Our fall workouts […]

Another weekend has passed, and another track and field record has been passed. Baseball beat the Crimson; softball did not. Tennis continued to serve up victories. Catch the run-down from Bwog super sports fan Max Rettig. Baseball: The Lions won both games against Harvard on the power of offense, with 12-6 and 8-2 wins. In […]

After the basketball team lost last Wednesday, BwogSports became depressed. All good things, like the Lions’ historic season, must come to an end, though. Today, that sadness turns into happiness and hopefulness. As Major League Baseball begins, and Columbia baseball and softball begin Ivy League competition, Max Rettig brings you an update on Columbia’s spring […]

Lions super-fan Max Rettig brings you an update on the Lions our Blue. The Lions lost last night in a close thriller that came down to the last seconds, ending their season with a 69-72 loss to Yale. With the clock winding down in the second half, the Lions pulled within 1 or 2 points, […]