As a response to the debate surrounding child immunization, health officials in California are strongly advising parents to refrain from holding “measles parties.” Though no drinks are served, attendees still face large risks; these parties intentionally expose children to measles, as well as a slew of other diseases common among kids. (ABC News) Talk about […]

A Low penis fountain found its perfect companion: a lonely yet comfy can of Keystone Light. We hope to see it again after the snow melts at Bacchanal. But for now, Lil’ Keystone, you are our source of inspiration; nestled in the hidden security of the cloud of snow, showing Morningside Heights your true colors […]

As part of this past weekend’s Athena Film Festival, Barnard Bearoness Maddie Stearn attended the premiere of Rosie O’Donnell: A Heartfelt Stand Up on Saturday afternoon. She laughed, she cried, she learned about heart disease – just as one would expect the life story of Ms. O’Donnell would go. When I sat down to watch Rosie O’Donnell: […]

When the devil approaches you in a serene landscape and demands that you fancy him with a game of chess, do you accept the challenge? When the devil is Brown, Penn, and Yale, the Columbia Chess Team obviously says yes – and naturally emerges victorious over the other sinister Ivy forces by taking away another Inter-Ivy […]

We’ve entered into the week that supposedly brings light to the prolonged cold that is the month of February – Valentine’s Week. As we prepare for the weekend’s commercialized promise of romance and lack of loneliness, you might want to start thinking about locking in the moves to ensure a weekend of success. The suave […]

Committed CCSC reporter Joe Milholland breaks down the four major themes that CCSC tackled during their two-hour weekly meeting last night. Sexual Respect Program Dean of Undergraduate Student Life Cristen Scully-Kromm, CSA Dean Monique Rinere, and professor Rogerio Pinto from the school of social work talked to the council. The Columbia administration is requiring all students, […]

Most epic win from last night’s Grammys? Kanye and Taylor Swift’s reconciliation after his verbal renunciation of her talent compared to Beyonce. Though time has healed this show biz tension, we all still agree with Kanye on this one. (Time) A judge in Alabama has broken up the potentially progressive direction this notoriously conservative state […]

Ever wondered what goes on behind the tiny green doors of the Korean Methodist Church & Institute on 115th? We sent our very own Tuesday daily editor Briana Bursten to check things out. The Korean Methodist Church on 115th has been the subject of many photographs that I have taken during my inebriated walks around MoHi late at night. […]

This afternoon, the Activities Board at Columbia (ABC) released the allocation decisions for approximately 160 student groups from the 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 academic years in the form of a public Google Doc. This move comes on the heels of a decision made at ABC’s November Town Hall to “increase transparency” regarding the allocation of funds for […]

College came and went. That study abroad trip to Paris was a truly life-changing experience, you’ve made a tight-knit group of friends, and now you have an interview scheduled for your first job after undergrad. All seems to be well when you suddenly realize one minor detail: you have no worthwhile / important extracurricular activity on your résumé! […]

Bucket List represents the immense intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. This week’s events feature an array of interesting topics, from Spanish gay identities to morphology to stars. You can find our recommended events below, and the full list can be found below the jump. As always, if we’ve made a mistake or left […]

One of Paul Gauguin’s paintings of two Tatinis Tahitian Girls recently sold for a whopping $300 million, making it the most expensive piece of art ever sold. In other news, Bwog is selling our finger paintings to pay tuition. (BBC) A court recently ordered that the attorney to Casey Anthony, AKA our favorite baby killer, is to […]

Columbia’s European Institute is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Congress of Vienna. Bwog sent its Matternich correspondent Anna Hotter to report back from the Faculty House about the first day of the conference.  “The Congress of Vienna looks better after 200 years than it did after 100,” Robert Jervis tells the room when asked to assess its historical […]

And we’re back with your favorite weekly out-of-reality check! Destroy your life and look damn good doing it with our features editor Tatini Mal-Sarkar! This week, an atypical solution to a typical problem: the soph slump. Hi Tats, My life is just no good right now. I’m alright, but I’m not eliciting the same happiness and […]

Online registration for the easiest and cheapest way to leave campus began yesterday at 5 pm and continues on until Thursday, February 12th at 11:59 pm. Enter the Urban New York Lottery to get fr-fr-free tickets to all the cool events you said you’d go to when you told everyone you were going to college in the […]