We’re back with another senior wisdom – this time, from everyone’s favorite Spec op-ed writer, Daniella Greenbaum. Find out where she’s been, where she’s going, and what advice she has. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Daniella Greenbaum, AKA “DG”, Barnard, English Lit, hometown, if you can call it that, is Manhattan Claim to fame: Former Aryeh President. Spec […]

Bwogline: What are you doing while reading Bwog? Researchers found out that multitasking “produces shallower thinking, reduces creativity, increases errors and lowers our ability to block irrelevant information.” (BBC) Study Tip: Turn off your phone, leave the Columbia buy/sell memes Facebook group. You have just doubled your study time. Music: There is nothing more exciting […]

Following our new series of tinder archetypes, we bring you…International Student Seeking Connections! The author would like to remain anonymous because, well, you never know who might be reading… You match immediately, because he already swiped right. Poor dude, he’s lonely. Tinder gives him hope. (These pitying thoughts come later–in the moment, you’re psyched because […]

We’re continuing our series of fall Senior Wisdoms with Jacqueline Basulto, well-known for her work with Alpha Chi Omega and on the NSOP committee. Her advice ranges from getting involved to making friends outside the Columbia bubble. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Jacqueline Basulto, Columbia College, Political Science, Staten Island, NY Claim to fame: 2016 Alpha […]

NASA’s Kimberly Arkand headlined this semester’s last event in the Astronomy Department’s Public Outreach series. In her lecture, she tackled the question of how we visualize something as humongous and invisible as a supernova. In Pupin 301, Arkand began her speech by telling us a bit about herself. While she started out interested in biology, she […]

Junior Bwog Staffer Timmy Wu couldn’t tell Bwog the difference between Hewitt and Diana, so we knew we had to change that. Timmy’s mission was simple: to eat dinner at the Diana Cafe. It quickly escalated into a horror story.  They say that your first semester at Columbia will be a very steep, exponential learning curve. Indeed, […]

Bwogline: A deer by the name of Jackie Robinson was on death row after the office of Mayor Bill de Blasio captured the deer that was roaming the streets of Harlem. He was about to be euthanised when Governor Andrew M. Cuomo stopped the euthanization, demanding that the deer be released. Although the laws are […]

Last night was Orgo Night, which occurs every year as the Columbia University Marching Band performs a satirical skit the night before the Organic Chemistry final to ruin the curve (despite the fact that the Orgo final is never actually the following day). This year, CUMB was hit with its own curveball when, a week […]

We begin our first round of wisdom from the old ones with Adam Chelminski, who was Head Manager of CUMB last year and member of the CUMB “Bored” for three years (a man of power!). Here’s his advice on comfort zones, relaxing, and cheese.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Adam Chelminski, SEAS, Computer Science, Smithfield, RI Claim to […]

Bwogline: After dealing with a federal lawsuit alleging that DeVry University issues deceptive ads, DeVry has agreed to pay $100 million. (The Washington Post) Study Tip: Memorize material in chunks and then review. For, instance, if you have a LitHum final today, try memorizing the plot to the Iliad, then the plot to the Odyssey, and then go over […]

Don’t worry if you couldn’t make it to the review session. Tonight’s windchill was so disrespectful, it felt like a physical manifestation of the Orgo exam itself. But it’s cool (literally), we’ve got you covered with all the answers– find this semester’s Orgo Night script below.   FALL 2016 ORGO NIGHT SCRIPT by amara on Scribd

In light of the Columbia Administration’s controversial decision to banish Orgo Night from Butler 209, Bwog sent Staff Writer Sarah Kinney to sit in on the December meeting of the University Setting to see if PrezBo had any insight to offer on the matter. Also, read on until the end to see a very exciting announcement (unless […]

As finals loom and our oncoming grade deflation becomes a force for sure doom, we often take to studying in strange locations: the eighth floor of Butler, abandoned classrooms in Havermeyer, and even the Lerner ramps. One Bwog staffer particularly fond of those black chairs outside Ferris began studying regularly in Lerner during the later […]

Last year we recorded some of the strange, absurd, and downright nihilistic room reservations throughout the vast Columbia room reservation network. As the dreaded arctic blasts™ hit our cloistered ivory tower, the true Butler outsiders have turned the room reservation network into an anonymous public slate to scribble fleeting graffiti aimed against the stressful status quo. […]

As reading “week” draws to a close, you’ve probably been invited to a million different study breaks. You definitely can’t go to them all if you actually want to study for your finals, but how about another? Join Columbia Student Life and Columbia RHLO for a study break in John Jay today from 2 – […]