In dedication to our favorite anti-urbanite and American hero, Ted Cruz, we present cities in all their glory: Another day, another slashing. Yesterday, a man waiting for the No. 3 train at the Pennsylvania Ave. / Livonia Ave. station was attacked by a schizophrenic man wielding a knife. This continuation of a troubling trend makes us long […]

Today the Bacchanal Executive Board released an official statement regarding this year’s annual spring concert, appropriately titled “They Don’t Want You To Bacch.” The show is scheduled to take place on Saturday, April 2, 2016, a date that was chosen “carefully to avoid any religious holidays, Days on Campus, and set-up for graduation.” As we count down the days until […]

A professor of Religion, a professor of Law, a professor of Anthropology, and a professor of Sociology walk into a bar—we mean book review. What happens? Staffers Romane Thomas and Jennifer Nugent cover what happens next.  Those who expected a staid and overly polite book launch were in for a surprise. On Monday evening, La Maison Francaise hosted […]

Last night, the Columbia College Student Council held a closed meeting to appoint a new class of 2017 representative. This may surprise some juniors, as the opening was not announced via a class-wide e-mail, unlike the 2017 council’s vacant position last year. When the 2017 Council last had an open voting rep position last year, […]

That time Deantini got lost is old news, but we’re a little worried about how he’s going to react to the newest additions to campus. We’re not naming names, but will the Giant Screens prove to be too disorienting for those who are navigationally-challenged? Are the Screens even going to have maps? What did Deantini […]

This week’s SGA update is brought to you by Bwog’s Brand New Barnard Bearoness, Raji Ganapathy, in the hopes of proper constitutional changes, successfully completed surveys, and responsible alcohol usage.  This Monday at SGA headquarters in the Diana Center, I sat down with the Representative Council for the first time to record and write about Barnard’s student […]

With the end of Syllabus Week comes the tide of papers, problem sets, projects, and required readings. Doesn’t it all make you want to say “Screw it” to the world and set out on a murderous rampage to let off some steam/reduce your insatiable appetite for human flesh? Okay, maybe not. But courtesy of Joanna […]

As most Barnard students are already painfully aware, half of the Barnard tunnels are closed. You can walk in between Milbank, Altschul, and the Diana, but the long trek from Barnard Hall to the north part of campus must now be made at the mercy of the elements. Or, partially at the mercy of the […]

The Iowa Caucus, the first caucus or primary in the election cycle, finished late last night with a victory for Republican Ted Cruz and a virtual tie for Democrats Sanders and Clinton. Notably, Republican Marco Rubio came within a percentage point of beating Donald Trump. Who would expect? (CNN) For the first time in five […]

This weekend, the temperature has gone from so cold you could paint pictures in the air with your breath to so warm you could practically walk around in just a T-shirt. And our emotions have followed those fluctuations, going from the barely hanging on to the triumphant. Bwog is, as Bwog always has been, here […]

If you are half as much a caffeine addict as the average University student, you might not have noticed something untoward and thoroughly SHADY happening at two of your local purveyors of bean. If you shell out $5 daily for a cup of Joe, the change might have been too gradual for you to register. […]

As usual, CCSC spent its Sunday night hotly debating such important issues as space on campus and complaints that Deantini might actual listen to. And, also as usual, Bwog reporter Joe Milholland was on hand to provide us with a fascinating description of the meeting. The Space Initiative “I feel like Columbia is the only […]

Were you too lazy to join the Columbia Queer Alliance? Not yet quite brave enough to attend a GendeRevolution meeting? Just plain unable to figure out where Q meetings are? Or have you only now, in your cold dorm room during the middle of a winter storm, realized that those feelings you’ve been brushing off for years […]

Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace, student organizations that rally around Palestine activism, are calling for Columbia’s divestment campaign from companies that benefit from or provide funds for the continued presence of Israeli homes, business, and infrastructure in the West Bank. The two organizations are operating as Columbia University Apartheid Divest […]

Last weekend, Bernie Sanders held a rally at the University of Iowa encouraging students to vote for him in the primary today. But this wasn’t just an ordinary rally – it was also a concert, featuring indie rock group Vampire Weekend. Bernie even sang “This Land Is Your Land” on stage with the band. (NY […]