Earlier this afternoon, we received news from an email by Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch that Columbia School of General Studies student Christopher Lopez has passed away.

With NSOP drawing to an end and students realizing they are impostors/too lazy to fill out the Spec app/desperate for extracurriculars/lonely, newcomers showed up in droves to the first open Bwog meeting of the year. New Bwogger (and maybe already retired Bwogger) Nicki Camberg brings us this report.

During their first two weeks on campus, Freshpeople got the chance to try the Columbia dining halls for the very first time. New Bwogger Solomia Dzhaman rounded up some of their hottest dining takes for you to enjoy.

Good news! If we trash this planet we might have an alternative 110 light-years away!

Ever found yourself at last call at 1020? At around 3:30 a.m., a lot of things stop making any sense. Here are some observations and stories about Columbia’s infamous dive bar. 

In GSSC’s first meeting of the semester, the council went over their behind-the-scenes work over the summer and their plans for the semester. GSSC meets every Tuesday at 8:15 pm in the Jed Satow Room of Lerner.

Looking for love in all the wrong places, Bwogger Miyoki Walker never thought she’d find that special someone. Little did she know, love was waiting for her just around the corner (of 115th and Broadway). 

Welcome to the Tide Pod Tavern! You’ve found yourself in one of the most lawless parts of this here University, where rogues and ruffians mingle with civilians and cowboys. Here are the types of folk you’ll likely see ’round these parts. 

We folks here at Bwog firmly believe that you can paint any and all of your problems away.

Yeah, sure, there are a lot of sucky things about what we fondly call “shopping period” – adding yourself to 257-people waitlists, attending seven classes in two days, and all the while experiencing a profound existential crisis.

Columbia may not be as beautiful as the beach in Mexico where Bachelor in Paradise films, but they do share something in common: lots of people crying!

On her very first day at Columbia, Bwog baby and new writer, Victoria, makes a very terrible, no-good mistake.

On Monday, Columbia GSAPP invited Shohei Shigematsu to speak for this semester’s premier lecture. A partner of the Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Shigematsu spoke about the generational gap between him and his colleagues, his concern over Godzilla coming for their creations, and his idea for designing the next ten-dollar bill. Baby Bwogger Reyna Choi reports.

Bwog is looking for someone to cover SGA! If you’re interested shoot us an email. If not, read on to find out what went down at this week’s meeting. 

ESC is back and the same as ever, with a strangely authoritative twist!