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If you have spent the last two weeks shopping classes, today is the day to settle, and choose your official spring 2015 course load. Tomorrow, January 30th, is the last day to receive advisor approval on your program, for both Columbia and Barnard students. So, weigh the pros and cons of all your classes, and decide […]

Given that it is Thursday, it is only appropriate that we throw out a #tbt. While your Instagram feed will be full of baby pictures and vacation pictures with captions like, “cutest baby #fatrolls” and ” take me back #summer2014,” Bwog would like to fill your feed with some historic moments in history that took place on […]

Who you gonna call? The new Ghostbusters movie, set to be released in the summer of 2016, has announced the female dominated cast. Funny gals Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones, and Kate MicKinnon are negotiating their contracts as we speak. (Time) Stepping up the traditional Girl Scout cookie selling game, Alyssa Carter, an eight year-old girl […]

Earlier this week, we were tipped a document stating that an alleged Russian spy was recruiting at a “major” NYC university…perhaps Columbia? Inspired by this McSweeney’s column, our top conspiracy theorist describes the double life of a Columbia student turned secret agent. You begin preparing for your life in the shadows in the second week […]

Many students are off on their glorious study abroad trips for this Spring semester, and the feeling of being left in New York may bring some students down about. While studying abroad may feel like the latest trend, it is not necessarily the best decision for everyone. New York Lover Courtney Couillard defends deciding not to […]

So, we have reached the middle of the second week of school. By Friday, students will no longer be allowed to add a new class. However, they are still free to drop any class up until the 24th of February. Bwog humbly presents a Back of the Envelope Calculation proving that you should instead drop […]

Have you always wanted to go to Live at Lerner on Wednesdays but you’ve always had class? This semester, have you found yourself with an open schedule from noon to 1? Live at Lerner is back for their first show of the semester with their first rapper in a while (possibly ever? Their head coordinator isn’t […]

Check out this recording of Bill DeBlasio dramatically reading a post from The Onion satirizing his storm warnings. (Huffington Post) Also, here’s a round-up of six times that New York City either over- or under-prepared for a big storm. (New York Mag) This past weekend, a New York Times columnist recounted how Yale police confronted his […]

We received a tip earlier today that gives us a clue into what students have been up during this lovely Juno grace period. Drawing a phallic image in the snow? Now c’mon guys… that’s just a dick move. Read the tip below, and send us pics from your snow day activities via email at tips@bwog.com. Hello Bwog! Last night […]

As our incredibly long three-and-a-half week winter break winded to a close, many of us were anxious to get back to campus to chill with pals and be free from the hands of our parents who are still stuck in the days of high school micromanagement. However, a return to campus meant the departure from our […]

While the Peter Bailinson Diet allowed Rachel to destress and simultaneously get in touch with her inner rustic New England side, Bwog’s own Lili Brown took to the Ricardo Morales Diet in hopes of strengthening campus security and building her network of (Public Safety) friends. Her gastronomic endeavors allowed her to reap the rewards that were only previously known […]

It’s only the beginning of the semester, so you still have a fair amount of time before you really have to buckle down and get serious in order to please your parents (who are spending over 60k a year on tuition) (hahaha capitalism) and get those As. Before the stress settles in, how about combining […]

Upon hearing news that the Mel’s bouncer known solely by the name “Magic” has been fired by the Morningside Heights burger bar after students filed complaints against him regarding sexual harassment, students hope his replacement will balance personal respect with ID leniency. (Spec) When crashing sounds that were louder than lightbulbs falling off shelves filled a Home Depot in […]

Across the lands and waters he was battered beneath the violence of the high ones for the savage Juno’s unforgetting anger. It appears Virgil said it best, as winter storm Juno is finally upon us. According to Mayor Bill de Blasio, this “potentially historic” snowstorm might be the worst this city has ever seen. Thus, in […]