Bucket List represents the inordinate intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this short academic week are below and the full list is after the jump. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Recommended “The European Union and […]

Here at Bwog, we support each other no matter what. And now that the Holiday season is upon us, support is more important than ever. You’re probably wondering… Support? What kind of support will I need? It’s Thanksgiving, after all. I can’t wait to go home, eat some turkey/tofurky (we at Bwog respect all lifestyle choices), […]

Despite being thoroughly tone-deaf and having a distinct lack of knowledge about musical theatre, a Staff Writer spent his Saturday evening in Roone Arledge Auditorium attending Columbia Musical Theatre Society’s production of “Evita.” We bring you his post-play thoughts and feelings below. Although many might recognize him as the composer of such musical theatre masterpieces as “The Phantom of […]

The United Nations Security Council has made a big decision, approving a resolution this week that urges nations around the world to do all in their power to combat the Islamic State.  (The New York Times) For Kylie Jenner’s 18th birthday in August, her boyfriend Tyga bought her a $450,000 car. For his 26th birthday this week? […]

A bit of background: In case you’ve never walked farther downtown than 115th street, the Columbia Daily Spectator office is located on Broadway between 111th and 112th (or just, “Near the Heights”). You can even find the office on Google Maps! Once in a while, if you walk past the Spec office on your way […]

Columbia Divest for Climate Justice (CDCJ) posted a statement on their website yesterday evening, responding to Tuesday’s decision from the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing (ACSRI) to reject fossil fuel divestment. In the statement, CDCJ notes that they “weren’t exactly surprised” by the decision. They go on to condemn ACSRI for failing to do […]

Thanksgiving is soon upon us. Some of us will go home, others will stay here and enjoy extra Columbia FLEX dollars or a free meal at a Barnard alumna’s house. But what about pre-Thanksgiving Friendsgiving? You probably spend more time with your friends than your parents or family. Plus, we’re basically adults, and group cooking […]

PrezBo’s Defense of Affirmative Action and Discussion of Columbia’s Racial Policy At the beginning of Friday’s University Senate plenary, PrezBo gave a long speech about racism and the university’s role therein. His speech was historical in nature, starting with the Supreme Court decision Brown vs. The Board of Education, which struck down segregated public schooling […]

Tbt that time during NSOP Bwog cracked their phone screen into one million pieces and had to go to Apple Store. Yesterday a man brandished a samurai sword at the flagship Fifth Avenue Apple location. Glad we weren’t there! (NBC) Today in Malaysia (part of a 10 day tour of Turkey and Asia), Obama promised […]

The Columbia Lions own a 2-7 record heading into their final football game of the 2015 season, tonight against Brown. While the record still looks bad, it is significant: As just about every Columbia student knows, the Lions haven’t won a single football game in either of the past two seasons under then-head coach Pete […]

Columbia’s latest World Leaders Forum event was a small and casual affair when compared to some of the high key speakers earlier in the semester. “Diplomacy in the Digital Age,” an hour long discussion with the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Matthew Barzun, focused on how the digitization of the world has changed […]

I have to ask: if you weren’t in Havemeyer 309 last night between the hours of 8:30 and 11pm, then where were you? What could you have possibly been doing that was more interesting, more fulfilling, and more erotically satisfying than the 30th Annual Alfred Joyce Kilmer (Memorial) Bad Poetry Contest? Whatever excuse you might […]

It’s been a real tough week for the world, yes – but not all hope is lost! We could definitely all use some good news, and good is still happening behind-the-scenes… if you really squint. Here at Bwog, we continue to make your quest for the positive easier by compiling small tidbits of happiness to […]

Last night, two Bwog writers, a Staff Writer and Betsy Ladyzhets, had the honor of sitting in on the dress rehearsal for “Twelfth Night,” the King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe’s second production of the semester. The play runs tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are sold out for all three nights, but the waitlist starts at 7pm […]