After a 108 year drought, the Chicago Cubs have won the World Series! Game 7 was a nailbiter that included a rain delay after the 9th inning and the Cubs giving up a large lead that resulted in extra innings. (Chicago Tribune) A new poll shows Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in a virtual tie for Colorado, a […]

The idea of a third party is not foreign to the American dream (at least to mine). I’d always thought of how nice another party would be in our country’s political system, especially given the circumstances of the 2016 Presidential Election. Steven Nemerovski is a political scientist who shares my fantasy, and in addition to […]

Whether you’re excited to vote or consumed by dread for the future of our nation, participating in the election is an important civic duty. If you’re voting away from Columbia, make sure you’ve sent in your ballot or have plans to get to your polling place! For those of you staying on campus, we wanted […]

Last night, Christina Hoff Sommers, self-proclaimed “equity feminist” and prominent critic of “intersectional feminism,” was invited by the Executive Council of the Columbia American Enterprise Institute for a conversation titled “Victims, Victims, Everywhere!” Staff Writer Timmy Wu reports on the event and the surprising lack of protesters.   Christina Hoff Sommers opened her talk with a proclamation, declaring […]

Happy Wednesday! Bwog GSSC Bureau Chiefs Jenny Nugent & Romane Thomas have the highlights on last night’s General Studies Student Council meeting. GSSC had a particularly productive meeting last night! Attendance was on point, and the VPs were all ready with updates. President Julian LaRosa started by announcing that GS was able to raise $212,949 on […]

The Met Opera canceled its shows last Saturday after a terror scare, when a man was reportedly seen dumping white powder into the orchestra pit. Investigators later found out that the man was dumping the ashes of his deceased opera-loving friend. (CBS New York) Starbucks will have two different holiday cup designs this year! The […]

A Bwog staffer walks you through last night’s ESC meeting, from cross-councils food pantry proposals to ESC’s new internal “expectations.” In a sharp departure from the heated and contentious debates of the last few weeks, ESC spent the majority of their general body meeting last night in calm and productive discussion. The majority of the meeting […]

It’s November! And you know what that means? Right? It’s gonna get EVEN colder. Well, this is Columbia University in the CITY OF NEW YORK as if it wasn’t clear enough. Even within this blustery city, Columbia’s campus is notorious for its wind tunnels and having some of the windiest intersections, particularly those on Claremont. Ones capable […]

Halloween may be over, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t indulge your sweet tooth. Barnard’s SGA discussed a number of hot button issues at this week’s meeting, including its recent survey that promised free donuts and cookies to participants. JJ’s came up as well. Bureau Chief Dassi Karp recounts the important happenings west of Broadway! The Desserts After […]

And just when you thought Carman could not get more ratchet! Thanks to an anonymous, Columbia Housing might actually clean up this real life haunted house. This is beyond Mr. Clean. Yesterday, Bwog received a tip confirming what we all knew in our first-year hearts to be true anyway: Carman has mold. You can read […]

Metta World Peace, NBA Star, claims ghosts touched him inappropriately in his hotel room in Oklahoma City. World Peace remarked, “I’m taking one of the ghosts to court for touching me in the wrong places.” (Huffington Post) Scientists have found a hidden lake at the bottom of the gulf of Mexico. Apparently everyone and everything that […]

Back in August, the Nation Labor Relations Board ruled that graduate students could legally unionize. Today, Provost Coatsworth announced that the NLRB  has scheduled an election to decide whether grad students will henceforth be represented by Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers. Polling will take place next month, December 7th and 8th, at multiple polling locations: […]

Since Halloween tragically fell on a Monday this year, Bwog took the necessary precautions this past weekend to take in as much of the spooky holiday’s spirit and spirits (the liquid kind) to keep the festivities alive and well. Check out what the ghoulish activities people were up to! Dead yet undead: Stole a sign from Baker Field […]

Relatable pumpkins along Amsterdam? Yes, someone has blessed us with their existence. Which one are you? While walking down Amsterdam, one Bwogger noticed a garden between 118th and 119th Streets with some rather curious Halloween decorations: a series of pumpkins with unique facial expressions. She was inspired by this array to create a “tag yourself” meme, equating […]

Interested in free swag and a Snapchat filter besides the weird monster ones that are all making us think twice about Snapchat? Come to Hamilton Hall’s celebration of Charter Day! Columbia College’s original charter was signed on this day in 1754. You know what that means? New Snapchat filters and free snacks in Hamilton Hall! From […]