Bucket List represents the 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 week are below, and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the […]

Good news, ladies and gents. The wait is finally over. Tonight is Bwog’s Semi-Annual Big/Little Reveal!! If you want to find out which Bwogger will be your big, be sure to come to tonight’s meeting! As usual, we’ll see you in Lerner 505 at 7pm. Anyone (and everyone) is welcome! And don’t be late, you […]

Despite it being only early November, and despite many of us feeling as though NSOP was just yesterday, registration for Spring semester has already begun. We hope that by now, most of you are deep into the process of perfecting your upcoming schedule. But if not, fear not. Bwog has been procrastinating just as much […]

Lately, it seems that pot is all anyone in the news can talk about. Ohio Governor and GOP presidential candidate John Kasich appeared on The Late Show on Friday, only to be grilled by Stephen Colbert about his stance on legalizing marijuana (hint: Kasich is against decriminalization). (The Huffington Post) Chuck Rosenberg, Chief of the Drug […]

If you couldn’t tell, we’re obsessed with the November issue of the Blue and White and can’t stop sharing some of the great pieces from this month’s mag. Up next, we bring you a story by Staff Writer Yasemin Akçagüner about two major divestment groups at Columbia. When the University announced in June that it […]

KCST began their run of Lulu last night in the Lerner Black Box Theater. We sent staffer Megan Fillion to check out the show and bring us some notes. Another show will take place tonight at 8 PM. All tickets are sold out, but a waiting list will begin at 7 PM. If any of you […]

Barnard held a lecture on the women of Iran featuring Nina Ansary on Friday night. We sent Daily Editor Asya Sagnak to check it out. This Friday, the Barnard Center for Research on Women and the Middle East Institute at Columbia University hosted Barnard alum Nina Ansary in a conversation based off her widely anticipated […]

We hope you’re all enjoying your semester so far–you’re more than halfway to winter break! Mixed in with the pride of accomplishing so much so far, is there a twinge of fear and sadness when you think about the impending winter months? If not, here’s a reason: in order to preserve the lawns during the […]

Yesterday, President Obama rejected the request to build the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have created a pipeline to transport oil between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico. (NY Times) The 2016 election is already proving to be one of the greatest elections of all time, and this list of crazy things candidates have said so […]

Barnard’s Associate Dean of Student Life Alina Wong just released an email disclosing that starting with the Class of 2020, Barnard students will no longer be invited to apply and participate in the CUE pre-NSOP program. This email comes in peculiar timing amidst COÖP’s current struggles with the administration. Dean Wong similarly cites fiscal strain […]

Been around Lerner lately? Of course you have, everything happens in Lerner. But could there be a darker side to the building that we students don’t know about? Investigate with Bwogger Nadra Rahman as she tries to get to the bottom of the sinister mailbox replacement fee hike. A persistent tipster will not let this go, […]

This Thursday, CU for Hillary Clinton was paid a visit by the presidential candidate’s very own campaign manager, Robby Mook. A Columbia alum, Mook returned to his alma mater to provide insight on behind-the-scenes campaign work and offer his support for the club on campus. We sent Staff Writer Mia Lindheimer to check out the active political scene.  […]

We bring you another piece from the Blue and White‘s November issue (which is now online) by Managing Editor Channing Prend on the new Columbia research study focusing on sexual health at the university. “Last weekend I was standing in line to get into 1020…” These words could have been uttered by any number of students […]

We’ve all had fun watching Columbia Football win two games this season, but if you want to watch an actually successful team dominate the field, go to Dodge at 5:00pm tonight to check out the Columbia Fencing Invitational. Watch last year’s NCAA champions as they square off against teams from Northwestern, Stevens’ Institute Of Technology, NJIT, Fairleigh Dickinson, and […]

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson dropped his newest single – that is, his newest campaign ad in the form of a rap song. Aimed at African-American voters, the rap features artist Aspiring Mogul over a basic club beat, and tries to rhyme “Carson” with “awesome”. Many responded with criticism of Carson’s racial stereotyping and fundamental misunderstanding of rap music. (ABC News) […]