Last week, we sent Bwoggers Jessa Nootbaar and Jennifer Nugent to cover the CU Vegan Society’s second meeting of the semester. In keeping with Bwog’s tradition of foodie ClubHops (second culinary club of the spring semester and going strong!!), this week we’ve decided to go abroad: to France. Columbia University French Cultural Society invited us […]

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. “This Week in the Arts” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/ theatrically-inclined on campus. Monday, February 15 Playwright Talk: Mahesh Dattani, 4:00 PM, Knox […]

Before everyone freaks out: Internships are a great way to gain experience in a field of interest, help bulk up a resume for future employment, and cross a potential career path off your list. This is merely the argument that there are other, equally valuable ways to spend your summer. Those of you who’ve already […]

Name, Year, School, Major: Sarah, 2019, Barnard, Undeclared Preference: Gender is a social construct hahahah! Hometown: Newton, MA Your nightmare date in seven words or fewer: JP Licks in any suburban Boston community What redeems you as a human being? I have a bottle of Percocet from my wisdom teeth surgery. Library room of choice: Butler […]

This weekend’s Central Park Ice Festival was cancelled because it’s too cold. That’s right! It’s too fucking cold for ice! (New York Times) Back in the day, NYC used to discard old subway cars in junkyards. The abandoned cars were super creepy, so it made for some sick art. (Mashable) UWS drivers are very upset that […]

Name, Year, School, Major: Britt, 2016, the College, Chemistry Preference: Girl for guy with cool glasses. Hometown: Omaha, NE. Nightmare date in seven words or fewer: Tinder date at Hungarian. What redeems you as a human being? Self-flagellation (psychological, not physical). Library room of choice: Ref Room Beverage of choice: Coffee Which dating apps have you […]

Our fearless and sex-lovin’ Bwogger has returned to let you in on a well-kept CU secret: the hookup potential of the Microform Room. It’s getting cold this weekend, even getting into the single digits Saturday night. We’ve showed you some unconventional ways to stay warm, but what about the most conventional way to stay warm: […]

What with Bacchanal fast approaching and the impending release of Kanye’s seventh LP, “The Life of Pablo,” Columbia’s students are rightfully excited about new musical developments. But yesterday evening, the Heyman Center for the Humanities hosted a symposium-style exploration articulating another reason why we should get excited about music: musical embodiment. Yesterday’s second annual workshop […]

Columbia laundry machines are dirty…and/or fire hazards…Barnard laundry machines cost money and break constantly. Dry cleaning gets expensive rulll quick. Hand-washing in  your dorm sink is a hassle. What to do now that mom’s not around to clean your clothes? Try Parachute! This is not an ad, but a review, of the new campus laundry […]

Donald Trump might have made a miscalculation in thinking that the Mexican government would pay a few billion dollars to build a wall designed to keep its citizens out of America. Remind us, how is this guy still in the presidential race? (Quartz) Nineteen years later, and Harry Potter & Co. are back, this time […]

Every semester, CC, SEAS, and GS students enter a lottery to attend Prezbo’s Fireside Chat. The chosen few get to dress up (or dress in “Prezbo Casual,” as one attendee put it), eat delicious hors d’oeuvres, and, if they’re lucky, ask Prezbo their burning questions. Bwog’s Managing Editor, Maddie Stearn, covered the evening’s activities, and […]

This week, Van Epp hosted a lecture addressing the golden question: Why do we fall in love with jerks? Bwog is a little frantic to find some answers. Luckily, newly-initated Bwogger Maryam Badran attended the event, and reports back on what we’re (apparently) missing. I went to “Learn to Follow Your Heart Without Losing Your […]

One hundred years ago, Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves with his General Theory of Relativity. For years, Columbia researchers, including Prof. Szabi Marka, Dr. Zsuzsa Marka, and Dr. Imre Bartos, have been involved in the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, a group of physics institutes and other research groups dedicated for the search of gravitational waves. […]

The United States has had its own share of issues with stringent government oversight and overreaching of private corporations into both private and public internet spaces. Turns out, India has had just as many problems. Bwogger Gabrielle Kloppers reports on Nikhil Pahwa, famous Indian internet activist and journalist, and his attempts to secure Indian net […]

Ah, there is nothing we love more than getting free things at Columbia. If you haven’t yet found your Valentine on Tinder, stop by McAC’s Love Fest tonight from 6:30 PM until 8 PM in the James Room on the 4th Floor of Barnard Hall to get a lil love in your life. In addition […]