Late yesterday, the office of Professor Elizabeth Midlarsky, a Jewish professor at the Teacher’s College who studies the Holocaust, was vandalized with anti-Semitic hate speech and two swastikas. This is not the first time this has happened; in 2007, Professor Midlarsky’s office was vandalized and she received an anti-Semitic flyer in her school mailbox. The […]

Freshmen, it’s the moment you’ve been waiting for since your tour guide mentioned it during your first Columbia visit. Everyone else, get some free hot chocolate and take the same Instagram pics you do every year. It’s tree lighting time! The Tree Lighting Ceremony runs from 6-7 pm today on College Walk. Festivities start at 5 pm, though, […]

Happening in the World: Benoit Quennedey, a senior official in the French Parliament, was arrested for potentially spying on France for North Korea. Quennedey has authored multiple books on North Korea and was formerly head of the Franco-Korean Friendship Association. It is doubtful that he had access to crucial sensitive material, though. (USA Today) Happening […]

Events Editor Isabel Sepúlveda didn’t think it was possible she could ever relate to Odysseus, who takes a spot in her top 5 least favorite Lit Hum characters. After a disastrous bus trip back from break, she at very least understands him a lot better now.  Tell me, Muse, of the trip of many ways, and […]

For as much or as little as you pay tuition, either way, there exist many resources at Barnard for low-income students to survive. Bwog has compiled a comprehensive list of resources at Barnard to help you get where you need to go. The most prominent resource for first-year students is the Barnard Bear Essentials Fund, […]

Rambunctious newsletter editor Zoe Sottile is just like you: scared to walk into John Jay alone. We’ve all been there. You’re hungry. You’re craving a nice John Jay sushi roll, or maybe some of the miscellaneous pastes from the vegan station smeared on white bread. You text a friend to ask if they want to […]

In which a Bwogger uncovers the one thing the brand spanking new Milstein Center fucked up. Objectively, there is no better place to do work on campus than the Milstein Center. With its modern yet casual vibe, Milly, The Stein, or Cheryl, as it is known, is a safe space for crammers and responsible students […]

  Bwogger Andrew Chee brings you this almost offensively-concise summary of GSSC. General Studies Student Council meets on Tuesdays at 8:15 pm in the Jed Satow Room in Lerner Hall. You know those friends who are incredibly drama-free and super reliable? Yeah, hanging out with them is always good vibes, even though juicy drama is […]

As finals and the end of our semesterly meal plans encroach, Bwog just has one question: Where do the extra swipes go in the wintertime? They migrate southward to warmer temperatures They follow the ducks to wherever the hell they go To the bottom of frozen lakes To the Moon To my Webkinz account :( […]

Happening in the World: Maj Gen Alenka Ermenc was appointed to head of the armed forces in Slovenia. Maj Ermenec has served in the army since 1991, holding roles such as army commander and deputy chief of staff. Slovenia is the first Nato state to have a woman serve as head of the army (BBC). Happening […]

In light of the debates about where to get a bagel around campus now that Nuss is dead, I just want to confess that I don’t actually know what a “good bagel” is, and I think that everyone should calm down. It’s just a bagel! bagel via me

Engineering Student Council met for a very, very brief session last night. President Ria Garg made sure to note how ESC’s attendance policies are being stretched by council members, something with which the E-Board will have to deal. Minor Updates: Tree Lighting is this Thursday, from 5:00 to 7:30. There will be free food and […]

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 […]

Today, the Graduate Workers of Columbia (GWC) and the Columbia Postdoctoral Workers (CPW) announced that they have voted in favor of the Framework Agreement set forth by Columbia University last Monday. In order for bargaining to proceed, both GWC and CPW, unions affiliated with United Automobile Workers (UAW), needed to agree to the Framework Agreement before Wednesday, […]

I’m going to start off this callout post by putting it out there that I appreciate and respect my professors. At the same time, I am an economics major. Eco-nom-ics. Not astrophysics, not applied math, not pre-med, and despite all of Prezbo’s lackluster campaigning, not a STEM major. So imagine my reaction when I enrolled in an […]