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 […]

The Columbia University Archives currently have a fantastic online exhibit about the protests of ’68. Anna Hotter brings you some highlights of the action. Faculty and administrators gathered in 301 Philosophy to discuss the situation.  

We all knew it, but didn’t want to admit it. Unfortunately, the Huffington Post made it official; Pimp My Ride was 100% fabricated. Huff reveled that there was no surprises involved in Xzibit’s pimping. Everything was staged. In fact, the homes that the contestants were filmed in, were often homes rented by MTV to act as a set. […]

As your day comes to it’s close, and your all-nighter comes to it’s opening, Bwog offers you a late post to distract yourself with. Our Arts Editor, not so unfamiliar with procrastination himself hopes this story will fit nicely between the latest Buzzfeed video and your next Parks and Recreation tribute. I get there around […]

Last night, we were invited to President Bollinger’s first undergraduate fireside chat of the semester. Editor in Chief Taylor Grasdalen attended, and reports back here. (Please note that Internal Editor Britt Fossum also went, having won a seat by submitting the question “Do you read Bwog?”) I must acknowledge that this was not my first Fireside […]

Yesterday morning, Mehdi Jomaa, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Tunisia, gave a lecture through the World Leaders Forum event series. We sent Maghreb maniac Mason Amelotte to Low Rotunda to report on the lecture. The morning began the same way most World Leaders Forum events do: with overbearing security guards scattered throughout Low […]

Instead of bringing you local live music, this week Live at Lerner is partnering with International at Columbia to bring you “What’s In a Name? Navigating Name Conventions in Today’s Global Society,” an interactive session led by Dr. Athena Trentin on name conventions in a global society. The discussion aims to break down assumptions and […]

Yesterday, President Obama vetoed a bill pushing forward the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. (New York Times) Canadian customs wouldn’t allow Chris Brown to enter the country, and people on Twitter seem to think Drake is behind it. (Complex) Reddit, one of the main websites involved in the celebrity nudes leak last fall, has finally […]

Remember that cool band that went to Columbia and played at Bacchanal? No, we’re not talking about Vampire Weekend. Instead, we’d like to share some new music from the Columbia alum band called Morningsiders. You may remember them making some music while they were here as undergrads, but they’ve now put out an official EP. You can […]

Rejoice! The Blue and White has just arrived on campus. You can find a copy in your dormitory, Butler, Lerner, and the Diana. For those of you impatient to get your hands on the real deal, here are a few highlights from the issue: Barnard discusses opening admissions to trans women Should university administrators be […]

Columbia College has announced that L.A. Mayor, Columbia Urban Experience founder, and All My Children actor Eric Garcetti (CC ’92) will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Class Day. After graduating from the College, Garcetti went on to SIPA, where he earned his master’s degree in International Affairs. He followed this up with a stint in […]