On this fine October afternoon, Bwogger Joe Milholland treks across campus to a spicy USenate meeting, in which everything from low income students to transgender rights were discussed. PrezBo On Rules Administrator In University Life Rather Than Provost’s Office “Within the administration, this was a completely obvious decision,” said PrezBo at this Friday’s University Senate […]

Still confused about who to support for the 2016 Election? Why not use some back-of-the-envelope statistics provided by Bwog, written by the all-seeing election guru Britt Fossum. B-of-the-E Assumptions (based on Facebook): There are 304 likes on the “Columbia Students For Hillary” Facebook page. Assume the 84 likes on “CU Ready for Hillary” Page overlap […]

Do you like six-packs? Are you #2spoopy2live? Are you #2creppy2die? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, then you better put on your latex Spock ears and listen to what we’ve got to say now. If you’ve got a bangin’ Halloween costume, you simply must enter Bwog’s annual Halloween Costume Contest. You can go […]

The newest edition to Sesame Street is Julia, a muppet with autism! Sesame Street says their goal is to increase awareness and decrease stigmatism surrounding the condition. (People) Hillary Clinton testified for 11 hours yesterday regarding the Benghazi attacks of 2012. Despite being questioned repeatedly about her responsibility in the attacks, she allegedly kept her […]

Bwog sent investigative Staff Writer Amara Banks to discover the true identity of Morningside Heights’ elusive Chess Boy. What she found might surprise you. (Or perhaps even checkmate you.) You may or may not have noticed the chess lesson flyers decorating Morningside Heights’ street lamps and ATMs. The person posting them claimed to be a […]

Last night, Bwog was tipped about a girl standing in the grass on College Walk at about 9:45 P.M. You might wonder – what’s so special about that? Girls stand on college walk all the time, checking their phones, talking to their friends, or speed-eating Ferris take-out on their way to class. This girl, however, was […]

Though Barnard today is often seen as an almost overly liberal and accepting environment, that wasn’t always the case. The Barnard Library is hosting a series of panels to address Barnard’s history, the first of which, “Guess Who’s Coming to Barnard?” happened on Monday evening. It was led by Professor Bob McCaughey and Mollie Galchus […]

Okay, Columbia students. This is it. The day you’ve been preparing for all week – no, all semester – no, all of your life. All of the sleepless nights spent in Butler, the points spent on Blue Java, the mountains of index cards spent on terms you’ll never need to know after college, it’s all […]

You might’ve heard (or perhaps noticed the special Snapchat filter in honor of the occasion): Columbia Giving Day was yesterday. Columbia raised over $11 million, and Barnard set a new record by raising over $300,000. Go, blue! (Official college Twitter feeds) A Nashville, Tennessee Metro Transit Authority bus rolled backwards into a coffeeshop at the […]

Are you ever amazed at the power of science to replicate and adapt the human body for the betterment of humankind? We sometimes are. Bunsen Burner Joanna Zhang is revealing the extent of biological research occurring at Columbia and how it may help you one day. Many Bwoggers have experienced the Netflix marathon craze during which you barricade yourself behind […]

Trekking through Butler 9, seeking our way to the slightly hidden and incredibly low-traffic private bathroom, we came across the remains of a pack of beef jerky. It seemed to have been quickly scarfed down and then stuffed into the crevices of the ninth floor wall. Weird, we thought, that hadn’t been there yesterday. When […]

How often do you keep up with GSSC’s The Owl? According to GSSC, you probably don’t read it at all. That’s okay, though, since Bwog has our own campus political pundit, Joe Milholland, who can tell you all about GSSC’s activities. “Basically, no one reads The Owl,” said General Studies Student Council President Elizabeth Heyman on Tuesday […]

This semester, The CU Players are tackling Jonathan Marc Sherman’s Things We Want. The playwright describes the show as a “dirty, sexy, suicide comedy,” and the cast seems to agree. The show goes up this Thursday night, October 22, at 8pm in the Lerner Black Box theater. But before the lights go dim, Bwogger and theater enthusiast […]

Midterms got you down? Need a break from the hustle and bustle of Butler life? Well, it’s a good thing Live at Lerner is hosting a study break. At 1 PM in the Piano Lounge you can treat yourself and listen to your favorite bands before hitting the books again. You can find their Facebook […]

Is Joe Biden running for President? He only has nine days to register his campaign with Georgia, which has the earliest deadline for its primaries. Nobody knows for certain, but it definitely sounds like he’s posturing for the Presidency. (Washington Post) The Canadian election was yesterday, resulting in a clear majority for Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party. […]