Bwogline: Two Chicago police officers were struck by a metro train while responding to a shot’s fired call on the city’s South Side. Conrad Gary and Eduardo Marmolejo were searching an area near the train tracks when they were struck. Gary, 31, had been on the force 18 months. Marmolejo, 37, joined the department 2 1/2 years […]

Welcome to finals season!! This is your first Bwog In Bed. Bwogline: Benoît (Ben) Lecomte, 51, stepped ashore in Hawaii more than 6 months after entering the water in Japan in an attempt to swim across the Pacific ocean. His goal is to swim from Japan to San Francisco via the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to […]

Happening in the World: Members file through the Capitol early Tuesday to see the coffin holding late president George W. Bush, who passed away late Friday at his home in Houston after a battle with Vascular Parkinsonism. On Monday, Bush was eulogized at a ceremony in the Capitol. Happening in the US: A top European […]

Picture this: it’s Friday night, you and your friends are drinking vodka from a huge plastic bottle. You each take a swig of the cranberry juice you snuck out of Ferris. You put on as little clothing as you can get away with, and you make the infamous walk to the hottest club in NYC: […]

Happening in the World: Taiwanese voters reject same-sex marriage in a referendum on Saturday. LGBTQ community and allies were hoping for Taiwan to be the first place in Asia to allow same-sex unions. Majority voted yes on question, “Do you agree that Civil Code regulations should restrict marriage to being between a man and a woman?” […]

Happening in the World: A dead whale washed ashore in eastern Indonesia was found with a large lump of plastic in its stomach, with items including drinking cups and flip flops. The 9.5-meter sperm whale was found with 5.9 kilograms of plastic waste including 115 plastic cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags, 2 flip […]

Tuesday Daily Vivian Zhou continues to support student theatre and attended CUP’s production of Almost, Maine. She ended up crying 5 times, which may or may not have been caught on camera. Read on to find out what made her tear up. Almost, Maine is a play by John Cariani that is comprised of nine […]

Tuesday Daily Vivian Zhou really considered staying at home to watch the live stream of this event from her bed because there was a snowstorm outside and she didn’t want to walk one block to the Columbia Journalism School. But she sucked it up and walked there and did not regret a single second of […]

Happening in the World: Stan Lee, the legendary writer, editor, and publisher of Marvel Comics has died at age 95. Among his work: Black Panther, Spiderman, the X-Men, the Mighty Thor, Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, and more. Thank you Stan Lee for all that you have done for us…may he rest in […]

Happening in the World: Venice is hit with the worst flooding in a decade, with more than 5 feet of water covering more than 70% of the city. Visitors and locals wade through the city’s most notable sights. The water rose higher than the elevated walkways that are usually installed during routine flooding. Happening in the […]

It was 12:30 AM in the morning. My suitemates and I had just finished watching a movie, and we didn’t like any of the options on Postmates. The surprisingly chilly weather almost stopped us from our venture for food, but we bundled up and headed outside. Everyone else on the street was dressed up and […]

Happening in the World: Titanic II, an exact replica with the same cabin layout as the original, is set to make its two-week voyage in 2022. It will sail the same route as the original, from Dubai to Southhampton, England to New York. The ship has cost $500 million, and will be making more than just […]

Sign up for our Bwogletter!! Happening in the World:  A 13 year old Wisconsin girl who has been missing since Monday is now considered endangered. The call was received by the police at 1 A.M. on Monday, from someone seeking help. When the call was responded, it was found that the girl’s parents were both […]

Staff Writer Vivian Zhou is starting a series on the Chinese food around Morningside Heights. This week, she hiked up the Broadway hill to La Salle Dumpling Room. Here are her thoughts.  We all get homesick. For some people home is a literal 10-minute walk away. For me, home is more than 10,000 miles away, […]

Staff Writer Vivian Zhou really loves Marlow Bistro, so she wrote them a love letter. This post was not sponsored by Marlow Bistro.  To Marlow Bistro– This is my open love letter to you. People always tell me that love is the strongest feeling in the world, but I have yet to find a person […]