Bucket List represents the unbelievable intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Thursday is a university holiday, so there are very few lectures scheduled this week. Our recommendations for are below and the full list is after […]

A New York resident was arrested yesterday and charged with planning to build and detonate bombs across the city. (NYTimes) They squabbled and squawked, but the congressional supercommittee charged with resolving the debt crisis just couldn’t do it. Even after they asked for an extension from their UWriting Professor President. (Bloomberg) Occypy Wall Street, after […]

We’ve seen Pizza Partiers and Politicos. This week, Bwog visited another PowerSuite where students have taken mischief making to the next level. Alison Herman gives you a peak inside the mysterious, pop-culture referencing, internationally influenced, and pest enduring world of Ruggles #120-123. Step into the lobby of Ruggles Hall and one door will quickly catch […]

It’s been a long weekend—one you spent in Butler, no doubt. Re-join us as we continue to profile those library regulars who spent it with you. In this installment of Butler Archetypes, Carpal Tunnel Victim Conor Skelding takes a close look at just how many notifications the guy next to him has.  He’ll give up […]

And you can too, if you choose to attend! Might as well do something, so that you don’t have to lie to Grandpa about how involved you are. We’re gonna talk about new story ideas for the holidays and beyond. Come to Lerner SGO at 7 pm. There will be free things to munch on!

As the fall season officially came to a close on Saturday, Columbians everywhere were happy to see the Lions triumph over Brown in double overtime and send the seniors off with a memorable final career game. Bwog Sports analyst, Kevin Powers, recaps the exciting, if controversial, ending to the Lion’s season, and brings you news of […]

No, we’re not talking about Santorum, and, yes, we are going to continue referencing years old shock porn. For this edition of 2Girls1Snack, Sam Schipani and Alison Herman adventure along Broadway to find the perfect pick-me-up after a long night’s work. Join them as they sample whipped creams and try to find a big ol’ […]

Get a free, self-esteem reinforcing hug on College Walk between 2-4 pm today! Science and Oprah say you should, so there’s really no choice in the matter. The hugs are a part of the Free Hugs Campaign.   her majesty via Free Hugs Campaign

I lost a Blackberry Bold and a black Kenneth Cole wallet the night of Saturday, 11/19. I will offer a reward and would like the finder to email me at kns2127@columbia.edu.

A well-deserved congratulations to all the members of Columbia’s Football team as they avoided their first winless season since 1987 yesterday by beating Brown 35-28. Read about the monumental 2OT victory in more detail later in Bwog Sports Sunday. Yesterday’s celebration probably went a little like this: UPDATE: Spec reports that the Football team’s head […]

For the past few weeks, a growing number of students have been informally meeting among themselves, and with the administration, to put into action a long-term plan for promoting “student wellness” at Columbia. The project aims to articulate the problems many students feel afflict the Columbia community, but are not equipped to solve. We’re given […]

A UC Davis Professor wrote an op-ed on Huffington Post comparing Police tactics used on students at UC Davis to those at Columbia. His conclusion: Public Safety is nerfed, and couldn’t hurt anyone if they wanted to. (Huff Po) The NY Times has a wonderful article about tech start-ups in NYC. Damnit. Is it too […]

Thursday evening, the World Leaders Forum hosted its second-ever artist for a lecture. Issac Julien, famous in the art-world for his unique films and installations, gave a talk about his work and the mediums through which he expresses himself. Art School Dropout Briana Last eagerly sat through Julien’s musings and provides you with this latest LectureHop. For a […]

Could it be the winter weather? Or maybe something your CC professor said has started to sink in? Whatever it is, something has turned the Columbia community into a channel for worldly revelation. On war Guy: (to guy friend) “You’ve already hooked up with her! That’s more than half the battle!” On technology Small Child […]

Bwog’s Clubbin’ feature is back in action to show you some of the most unique, zany, and fascinating clubs Columbia has to offer. Bwog daily editor, and resident Strong Man, Matt Schantz, known for wearing bowling shoes as actual shoes, went renegade clubbin’ and spent a day at Harlem Lanes. Members of the Columbia Club Bowling […]