Peer pressure. Exam grades. Student loans. Relationship. School work. Depression. Assignments. Self esteem. Are these some things that are haunting you this time of year? If so, you might have a chronic case of midterms. 9 out of 10 doctors recommend you come to the Bwog meeting tonight at 7PM in the SGO (Room 505) of Lerner. ***Bwog is not for everyone. […]

Bucket List represents the immense academic privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. March is coming in like a lion with a lot of politically inclined events. Our recommendations are below, and the full list can be found after the jump. As always, if we’ve made a mistake or left anything noteworthy off the list, please […]

After blowing up Tumblr late Thursday night, this dress made its way onto almost every other social media site and news outlet, quickly becoming one of the biggest topics of controversy 2015 has seen. Here’s what everyone’s saying about #TheDress: The New York Times was of course one of the first major news sources to […]

News Editor Eric Cohn raises some points of concern with Columbia’s new sexual respect program. Recently, I contacted Dean Kromm asking her whether faculty and staff are required to go through any sort of sexual respect training, as is now required for students. In an official university statement from Associate Vice President for Media Relations Robert Hornsby, I learned […]

So, Columbia’s second Quality of Life Survey is out. The subject matter is important – it’s a way for students to have a minuscule voice in the Hobbesian forces of the University of Columbia in the City of New York. But you know what’s even better than handing out statistics to the administration? Doing so while thoroughly buzzed! DISCLAIMER: Please drink […]

Duff: one syllable, four letters, infinite questions. You’ve seen the trailer or heard the Spotify ads (dude, just get Premium, it’s $5 a month), and you can’t help but wonder, am I the Designated Ugly Fat Friend? After a brief hiatus, Tats is back at it with your most pressing questions, answered. Dear Tats, I’m something of […]

This Sunday (i.e., tomorrow), the Columbia University Wind Ensemble will host its 7th annual Festival of Winds, a full-day concert featuring performers from colleges and schools from around the region, held in our own Roone Arledge Auditorium. Proceeds from the festival will go to support music education in New York City, where budget tightening has led […]

According to recently released figures, Colorado marijuana dispensaries sold 17 tons of the devil’s lettuce for recreational purposes during the first year of state legality. Since the practice remains illegal on the federal level, businesses involved in the pot business are having trouble storing the mountains of cash they’re raking in. (Reuters, CNBC) Law enforcement is […]

As usual, admins gave statements and updates about things at the Columbia University Senate plenary today. It was shorter than usual, but we’re sure that you’ll find what the admins said interesting. Brought to you by Joe Milholland. “One of the things we will be announcing, probably today, is a major effort to do research […]

Sports Editor Ross Chapman brings us a look at Columbia Basketball and their Ivy filled weekend at home. Coming off of a hot, sweeping weekend against one of the harder pairs of Ivy opponents, the men’s basketball team returns to Levien for their last two home games of the season. The Lions (5-5 Ivy) will […]

Whether it’s attending drunken FroSci lectures or showing up to Tunisian talks, Bwog loves to learn in the classroom and beyond. We sent Poetry Professional Briana Bursten to check out Justice Poetry: Readings and Discussion with Claudia Rankine, Dawn Lundy Martin, and Messiah. Read about her evening of learning and listening below! A genuine feeling of reverence was evident as individuals from various […]

In an effort to passive-aggressively criticize people from the internet do our part to help foster the Columbia community, we debut our our public awareness campaign. Inspired by this recent effort undertaken by the MTA and your roommate with the post-its, Bwog will be publishing posters illustrating those immoral actions shockingly common at our fair university, starting this week […]

In news we are going to try our best to interpret as good, a recent study reveals more than eight hours of sleep a night has been linked to a heightened risk of strokes. Let that comfort you, come your next all-nighter. (Los Angeles Times) Then, the next morning, as you try to keep yourself up, […]

By now everyone has heard of the newly required Sexual Respect and Community Citizenship Initiative. But how many have actually completed the requisite seminar, art project, movie screening, or “activity?” Bwog Internal Editor Britt Fossum managed to get a spot and reports back on the effectiveness of the session. Sick of hearing classmates and friends […]

Because Nick Magazine never took any of our submissions (and we’re still a little bitter about it), we wanted to give the Columbia community the opportunity to play a very special edition of our favorite Say What? series.  In the comments section, give these two figures of global import something to think about, and our favorite […]