A day after Donald Trump’s election, people worldwide are beginning to grapple with what this means for the next four years. Protests have sprang up around the United States, including many in New York, and the government has already begun to implement the tools necessary for a peaceful transfer of power. A surprising winner in this […]

As you can tell by today’s Bwog posts, Election Day had us reeling. As we come to terms with our nation’s future, it’s important to open yourself up to the support of your friends and family, and to have faith in our country’s democracy. In this week’s edition of field notes, we’ve captured some activities people were […]

Given the shortened week (thanks Fall Break/Obama), Bwog is presenting a truncated Bucketlist focusing around decompressing from the excitement and results of the 2016 presidential election. Regardless of whether you supported Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton (or Gary Johnson or Jill Stein or Harambe), these events can serve to contextualize, analyze, and fully absorb the ramifications, […]

It’s been an emotional twenty-four hours for many students on campus. Many classes this morning were cancelled, and professors and student organizations alike are offering support to anyone who needs it. With that in mind, Bwog has compiled a list of campus resources and events on campus in the wake of the results of this presidential […]

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. Wednesday, November 9th Mid-Day Music with Kira Daglio-Fine on Jazz Saxophone, 12:00 PM, […]

Last night, the nation witnessed the shocking culmination of the most dramatic election in American history. Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in America’s national presidential race. (The New York Times) If we learned anything last night, it’s that we can’t trust the pre-election polls. Confirmation bias, the existence of a silent […]

Fall break is finally here! As much as we would love to hang around and report on Schapiro fires and Prezbo sightings, we’ve got a country to watch crash and burn on Tuesday. Instead of refreshing our site, feel free to write Spec op-eds. Don’t worry if you’ve already graduated, it’s really not weird! At […]

You may be familiar with the recently established campus organization Columbia Satanic Students. You may have seen their posters around campus, or their strange goat photos on Instagram. But what you probably didn’t know is that Columbia Satanic Students … doesn’t really exist. Their website, Instagram, and posters are, in fact, all part of a […]

In the Alumni Auditorium from November 3rd to November 5th, the Bard Hall Players will be performing Cabaret, a performance set in 1930s Berlin and in a nightclub known as the Kit Kat Club. Bwog Staffer Shina Chetti covers the performance. Columbia’s very own Bard Hall Players—the foremost theater troupe of our College of Physicians and […]

Scientists have observed that Arctic Ocean is freezing at a slower pace, leading to lower-than-usual ice cover. The scientists pin the cause of this phenomena on global warming. (Scientific American) Last night, the Paris Agreement for reducing climate change came into effect. While the Agreement provides a basis for tackling climate issues, the details on implementation […]

Not going home for Fall Break? Don’t fret. Bwog is here with some suggestions for you and your friends. Time to leave the MoHi bubble, maybe? Who says a staycation can’t be fun? You don’t need to leave the city for a taste of the outside world. Strengthen your New York identity and explore all the city has to […]

Some people would say that going to Columbia is all about dealing with authority structures. The advent of winter is only reinforcing this point, driving us deeper and deeper into the unfeeling embraces of our campus hideaway spots while our administration cheers about some northern land called “Manhattanville.” But how well do you actually actually know […]

Hold onto your basketball-shaped butts, because it’s time for Basketball Mania. On Thursday at 8:30 pm, the student councils will combine forces to host Columbia’s biggest pep rally of the year. Basketball Mania is a spirited mix of performing arts, pump-up music, and atrocious line dancing. The Lions won’t host a game in Levien Gymnasium […]

Alan Turing is a famous British computer scientist, known for developing many prototypes for computers and for cracking the Nazi Enigma Machine. Last night, Bwogger Elana Rebitzer attended a lecture given by his nephew (and biographer) Sir Dermot Turing.  Until last night, whenever I heard the name Alan Turing, I had a vague idea that […]

Buddhism is something most new-age college students only pretend to pay lip service to when they want to pretend to be ‘spiritual’, yet desire to stay away from the problematic histories of most major religions. Follow this Bwog Staff Writer as she investigates the Diamond Sutra, one of the most revered sutras in Mahayana Buddhism. […]