Imagine this: you’re back at your old middle school. You’ve gone to an evening event in support of some younger sibling or cousin, and you have to get up halfway through to go to the bathroom. The bathroom closest to the auditorium is locked, so you wander through the hallways in search of one that the […]

It’s the weekend before Valentine’s Day, and we want all you lonely Columbia students to take this opportunity to be slightly less romance-deprived than usual. So, here are the first of this year’s personals – they’re essentially like dating profiles, but better. If either of these two lovely people catch your fancy, email us at […]

New York City is packed with amazing culture and inspiring art, but sometimes it’s difficult to break the Morningside-bubble and experience it all first-hand. “Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined on campus. Monday, February 13th East of Venice: La Serenissima as seen from […]

Happening in the United States: The March cover of the fashion magazine Vogue was criticized for not being “diverse” enough. The cover, consisting of a group shot of seven models, intended to celebrate “the modern American woman,” but was criticized for including too few women of different ethnicities and body types. (CNN) Happening in New […]

Look, I shouldn’t be telling you this. You might try and find the path I took down through the tunnels, and I can’t have another’s death on my hands. Even so, I had tried to write out my story for a new internet blog series about Columbia’s rumoured hauntings, but I immediately received a private […]

Sometimes you need to go downtown late at night on a weekday. Uber is fcking expensive, and we’re boycotting them now because of Trump ties. Taxis are hard to come by. So you take the train… but tbh, it’s a little spooky. I needed to get downtown to see bae. It was 12:43 am and […]

When I woke up on the morn of February 9, I was unsure of what corner of the nether regions I had entered. Snow traveled not only downward but upward, leftward, rightward. But hark! Even then, the paths were cleared and salted well. Against the cold winds, some brave soul heaved their whole self into […]

The Stacks can be pretty freakin’ scary. Once, I went there to get some LitHum books, and I felt this great, dark presence looming just over my shoulder. As part of our library review series, Bwog Staffer Timmy Wu reviews Columbia’s favorite haunt/sexy-time place where “the light could not reach.” Location: The core of Butler […]

Happening in the world: Unanimously, the three-judge federal appeals panel for the Ninth Circuit rejected Trump’s proposal to ban travel from seven predominantly Muslim nations. (The New York Times) Happening in NYC: Despite the world, fashion carries on — yesterday the eight-day fabulous and monstrous event of New York Fashion Week began. (ABC 7) Happening […]

On Tuesday, April 9th, 1968 Spec reported on Columbia’s closure to mourn the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College President Grayson Kirk announced the shutdown, closing all campus buildings and cancelling classes after receiving a letter from The Concerned Black Students (an ad hoc group formed on campus). He initially planned on closing Columbia for […]

Nothing says Valentine’s Day like capitalizing on the emotions of young lovers. If you’re looking for a way to spend your Valentine’s weekend, or if you want to buy something for that special someone, a ton of clubs are fighting for your attention and money. Here’s our one-stop list for all of the Valentine’s opportunities […]

Desperate, lonely, seeking validation, and studying furiously for your upcoming exams? We have some advice for you. If you don’t see it working out, consider submitting a personal.  Dear Bwog, Valentine’s Day is coming up and…I don’t have a date. Usually I like to wait around the stairs leading to JJ’s Place and wait for […]

Happening in the World: On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions to the position of Attorney General. The vote was close, and though all but one Democrat voted against him, all Republicans voted for his successful confirmation. (Washington Post) Happening in New York City: All public schools in New York City have been closed due to […]

After claiming in an email Wednesday night that campus would operate as normal through Winter Storm Niko, Columbia has announced that classes will not occur for both Morningside and CU Medical School campuses. The original email from Facilities Executive VP David Greenberg at 8:15 pm, entitled “Winter Storm Niko update,” stated, “At this time, we […]

Dear Alma, And just when you thought Columbia could not get any whiter, Winter Storm Niko loomed its vanilla head. Seriously, Columbia students probably have not been shooken up by this much white nonsense since the Civil War. Tomorrow is but a small sacrifice for our safety and well being. While other New York institutions of higher learning […]