Happening in the US: Democrats are planning on filibustering the Supreme Court nomination on Neil Gorsuch. Republicans have promised that Gorsuch will be confirmed on Friday, even if it means changing the rules by bypassing the filibuster. (NY Times) Happening in NYC: Yesterday was the Mets’ Opening Day. Noah Syndergaard dominated the game as the Mets won over […]

This weekend was, quite frankly, just plain weird. I’m honestly struggling to find any cohesive theme from all these field notes except that they’re all just. plain. weird. Anyways, check ’em out. Y’all were up to some wacky shit.  Weird shit: Took a picture of a middle-aged Asian man in front of an out of […]

With an almost flawless location and unique amenities, Schapiro deserves consideration from all Columbia Students. Bwog gives you a detailed account of this gentle giant lurking on 115th. Location: 605-615 W 115th Street. Nearby dorms: Furnald, Woodbridge Stores and restaurants: The UPS Store, the 115th halal cart, Morton Williams, M2M, Vine, Starbucks, Ferris Cost: Now standard […]

Location: 508 W 114th St. (between Broadway and Amsterdam, right next to Amsterdam) Nearby dorms: John Jay, Carman, Frat Row Stores and restaurants: Hamilton Deli, Strokos, Artopolis, 1020, Hungarian Cost: standardized to $9,292/year Amenities: Bathrooms: One or two in each suite, with a counter and sink, toilet, and shower. AC/Heating: There is heating, but no AC. Kitchen: One in each suite, but it’s […]

Today is the first day of Columbia’s most cutthroat competition: housing selection. Salty juniors and naive freshmen alike will battle it out to determine who gets the party suites and who’s left stuck in the shaft. And, of course, Bwog will be there to document the action. As we’ve done in previous years, we’re providing […]

Looking for a nice, quiet living space on Riverside Drive that isn’t St. A’s? Look no further than Woodbridge.  Location: 431 Riverside Dr. Nearby dorms: St. A’s, Schapiro, the 600s Stores and restaurants: M2M, Morton William’s, Vine, a halal cart Cost: standardized to $9,292/year Amenities: Bathrooms: One in each suite/apartment/whatever you wanna call it, with a sink, toilet, and a bathtub. […]

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 […]

So you’re finally a senior. Ready to move back on campus? Ready to relive some of those Carman vibes? Well, with a highrise suite in East Campus, you can. Check out these views.  Location: 70 Morningside Drive – Accessible through the Wien Courtyard or via Revson Plaza. Nearby dorms: Wien. Also, Plimpton, if you squint your […]

Bwogger Nadra Rahman reports from a tense and stuffy Satow Room on overflow rooms, fascist symbols, anti-Semitism, “democracy and discourse,” a “painfully white” student council, and more, as CUAD pushes to include a question on the ballot for the upcoming student council elections.   Last night’s meeting of the Columbia College Student Council (CCSC) was […]

Good morning, Columbia! Will this be the week? Has spring finally sprung? We sure hope so. One more day of cold cloudy rain and I’ll be ready to move to Cabo. But until then, check out today’s Bwoglines.  Happening in the nation: Violent weather is taking over the south right now—tornadoes, flooding, you name it. We’re […]

Housing selection starts tomorrow for Columbia seniors, and the EC townhouses will be some of the first suites to go. Here’s a Bwog review of them, for those of you deciding between a townhouse and a highrise suite. Location: 70 Morningside Dr. Nearby dorms: EC tower, Wien, Prezbo’s house. Stores and restaurants: Hamilton Deli, Arts and […]

This weekend, Bwog Writer Gabrielle Kloppers took a break from her usual weekend debaucheries to attend the annual Diplomatic Ball, hosted by Georgetown University. As the event featured multiple Ambassadors from various countries, here she will recount her experiences as the Ambassador of Columbia University. Becoming the Ambassador of Columbia University was a rather large […]

Today is the annual Reconciliation Day. It is time to make up with those exes that break up with you through text messages, with those friends that stabbed you at the back, with those friends at whose back you stabbed, with that special someone who faded out your life, with whom you shared a complicated, […]

As a student body, we spend a lot of time hating on our school. The administration, social structures, and other problematic things on our campus often put us in a negative rut. Today, Bwog wants to switch perspective and focus on the pure greatness around us. Specifically, can we just talk about how amazing our […]

The place that actually lets you feel like you’re an adult with your own studio apartment, where you can imagine having cute smokes on the fire escape and getting in arguments with your landlord: Watt!  Location: 549 W. 113th St. Nearby Dorms: McBain, the brownstones Stores and restaurants: Symposium, Amigos, Tom’s, Community, and Bernheim & Schwartz […]