In an email sent this afternoon, PrezBo announced his support for the University’s divestment from companies engaged in the operation of private prisons.  A recommendation will come before the Board of Trustees in their next meeting in June. On March 31, ACSRI (the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing) voted to recommend prison divestment to the Trustees, and […]

Our fellow Columbians, another year has come and gone. It was a rollercoaster, but now we can finally retire back to our quiet abodes. Whether you aced your finals or barely stayed in school, you can still come back next year with a (mostly) clean slate. Have wonderful summers made of fulfilling internships and lovely […]

You’ve done it. You’ve completed your final year of college, or your first, second, or third. A lot has happened in these months since late August, and Editor in Chief Taylor Grasdalen reviews them for you here. (And wrote her own byline.) Enjoy and remember. September ushered in controversy and action, from the Students for Justice […]

Last weekend, the Columbia Lions baseball team won its third consecutive Ivy League championship after defeating Dartmouth in a 3-game, 2-day series. Two of the players so instrumental to the victory were pitcher George Thanopoulos and first baseman Nick Maguire. Bwog’s resident baseball fan Max Rettig sat down with George and Nick to get their […]

The demolition of the Barnard Library is drawing near, but Bwog has some more important matters on the mind: namely, what will happen to Maggie the Magnolia? We’ve heard rumors that Maggie will be moved, but where? With the help of Bwog’s collective imagination, Barnard Bearoness/Amateur Photoshopper Maddie Stearn whipped up some snapshots of Maggie’s next […]

While it’s not the last day of exams, too many members of Bwog are falling victim to the wonders of spring and the lures of home for us to keep publishing. It’s our last full day with you, and we’re going to give it our all, starting with today’s Bwog in Bed. Bwogline: Even after a […]

Minding his own business, a Bwogger, having only just finished after a rough session of finals, came upon a most curious object in the stairwell of Carman: a finals celebration interrupted, perhaps.  A size-9 foot placed naively beside reveals the impressive size of this fallen, bi-headed plaything. Anyone lusting to come forth and snatch this thick rubber must penetrate the […]

As the year comes to a close, we present you Bwog’s last Senior Wisdom of the Class of 2015 by our former Managing Editor Alexandra. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Alexandra, CC, English, New Rochelle, N.Y. aka Westchester aka Bestchester Claim to fame: Managerially edited this publication for 2013 with the incomparable Alexandra Svokos (love you, […]

The beloved Barnard Library will be torn down this coming December as work on the new Teaching and Learning Center will commence during Winter 2015. This means that this finals season will perhaps be the last time Barnard students can stress out during their final exams in the library. Regardless, we are already emotional about losing barnlib, and […]

Looking for a perfect way to mark the end of finals? DJ Breezus has you covered. Using her WBAR magic, Breezy has compiled a highly sophisticated playlist for Columbians who just want to celebrate their freedom. Even if your finals aren’t quite over, go ahead and listen to some music that will make you feel […]

President Bollinger sent an email to students this afternoon announcing that Senior Executive Vice President Robert Kasdin will be leaving Columbia at the end of June. Kasdin will become the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Johns Hopkins Medicine. Both former Dean Terry Martinez and Dean Kevin Shollenberger left Columbia in the past years […]

Itching to get off campus? So sick of John Jay and Ferris that you’d literally eat anything else? Bwog’s very own EIC and contributor to The Blue and White Taylor Grasdalen, BC ’17, went on a freegan adventure to satisfy your dumpster diving curiosities. Pick up a copy of the May issue on campus now! […]

Oops [we] did it again…and by did it again, we mean we slept through our alarm. Anyway, on the second-to-last day of finals, Britney Spears has got us thinking about space. Bwogline: NASA’s Curiosity Rover took photos of a blue-tinged sunset on Mars. (NASA) Study Tip: We always find it calming to take a break from Butler […]

While finals continue to plague some students, things remain terrifying on campus as people slowly start to reach emotional death. Although we posted a Dark Night of the Soul post earlier this past weekend, we found a few more gems we just had to share with you. Enjoy. Notes from the field: – “Saw someone […]