Happening in the World: A dam rupture in Brumadinho, Brazil left 84 dead and 276 missing earlier this week. Three Vale employees and two engineers were arrested on Tuesday for the collapse of the dam, which had been weighed down by waste and mud. The people arrested were involved with the initial construction and/or recent inspection […]

Professors have all break to think of a perfect first impression. Yet, they all choose to say this stuff. Here are the weirdest things we heard from week one of classes, in our bi-annual opening remarks post. 

Bwog compiled a list of all the things on this campus that are just Too Tall. Prezbo, make this campus shorter please. 

Newsletter Editor Eva Sher is very excited about the newsletter. As you, our beloved reader, know, Bwog is THE place to get your campus news, free food alerts, campus conspiracy theories, and random information you didn’t know you needed but we give to you anyways. We know it’s hard to keep up with all of […]

Alma Bwogger (and lowest-possible-Barnard-meal-plan-using-senior) Betsy Ladyzhets explains the delicate art of getting underclassmen to swipe you into dining halls.

Happening in the World: Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, presented the awards to public officials that help advance gender equality at the Gender Balance Index 2018. Men won these awards in all three categories that he presented. The […]

Bwog starts off the semester and gets ready for the first full week of classes this past weekend. Send your stories to tips@bwog.com to be featured. 

In case you haven’t heard, Bwinder is the new Tinder. Bwumble is the new Bumble. Bwindr is the new Grindr. I could go on. We’re nearing the end of January, which means there’s only one last holiday to celebrate with your significant other– or for most people, a lack thereof. Tired of hearing cheesy pickup lines on various […]

New Bwogger Jeffrey Ndubisi noticed that CUIT has not been giving students the best version of Microsoft Word. He decided to call them out for it in his first Bwog post. 

Sports Editor Abby Rubel is pleased to bring you good news on the first Monday of the semester.

CCSC Bureau Chief Nadra Rahman still can’t believe that break is over…but CCSC is ready to resume with motions and pointed comments. She reports.

Happening in the World: If you thought NYC was cold lately, Nordic nation Lapland hits Europe’s winter record low temperature at negative 38.7 degrees Celsius (negative 37.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Lapland is the northernmost part of Finland, and is a popular tourist destination. Happening in the US: A college professor at Duke stepped down after warning Chinese students not to communicate […]

One year ago today, on January 27th 2018, Managing Editor Zack Abrams saw the film Phantom Thread for the first time. He has since watched it six more times. In honor of that auspicious anniversary, here are campus buildings as food items that Reynolds ordered in the breakfast scene. 

Bucket List represents the 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. Our recommendations for this week are below, and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the […]

Barnard student Sarah Braner has noticed something terrible within the Buy/Sell/Trade community.  I may not know much about economics, but I do remember hearing some things about “supply” and “demand” way back in high school. I bring this up because Buy/Sell/Trade at Barnard has become so overstuffed with textbooks and people cleaning out their closets […]