Walmart employees seeking higher wages are planning a series of Black Friday protests at 1,600 stores across the country. (Reuters) Columbia Professor Sylvia Nasar’s lawsuit against the university was thrown out by a New York State appeals court for lack of standing. In the suit, Nasar alleged that Columbia had misdirected $4.5 million in funds […]

Earlier this week, Columbia alum Phillip von Borries spoke about his popular website Refinery29, which covers fashion, news, health, entertainment and more. Fashion and Pasta Enthusiast Christina Clark reports. On Wednesday I went to the fifth floor of Lerner to hear a talk by Phillip von Borries, co-founder of the popular fashion and lifestyle website […]

As part of our continuing series on Columbia’s athletic promise, today we bring you an interview with Shane Hughes, CC ’15 and Angelo Amenta, CC ’16.  Sports Editor Ross Chapman sat down to chat with them and brings you the minutes.  Bwog: Important first question. Are there free things at your meets? Angelo: I think so? It’s free to get into […]

Last night, Orchesis premiered its fall showcase, “Maniac on the FloOrchesis.”  Dancing Dynamo Lili Brown brings you the play-by-play. Orchesis, Columbia’s largest student dance group, is back with another fall showcase that began last night at 8:30 pm and ends tonight with a 9 pm show in Roone. This year’s showcase brought over 100 Columbia […]

Can’t get enough of the Shake It Off video? For a small fee, Music Key, a new subscription service of Google, will allow users to stream ad-free music videos and download them! (BBC) The historic comet landing was a bit of a rougher ride than expected, rendering some aspects of the Rosetta mission impossible. (New […]

As part of our continuing series on Columbia’s athletic promise- its existence and what you should do with that information- today we bring you an interview with Colette Sultana CC ’17. Colette and Sports Editor Ross Chapman talk squash, the upcoming season, and achieving that mythical Columbia work/life balance with sports tossed into the mix.  Bwog: Believe […]

Starting this Friday, Nov. 14, Liz’s Place will offer a reusable ceramic mug option to its dine-in guests in an effort to make Barnard’s campus more eco-friendly. Bwog correspondents Paris Parker-Loan and Maia Berlow spoke with SGA Sustainable Initiatives Consulting Board members Lauren Swank BC’16 and Rebecca Abbott BC‘17 to learn more about the project, and to […]

When Columbia was first founded as King’s College, it was located where we find the Financial District today. Its so-called Park Place campus consisted of pretty much just one, long building, overlooking the Hudson. It was surrounded by fields and farmland, which extended far up the largely unpopulated island. Braving the archives, correspondent Anna Hotter brings you this […]

Columbia. Take a break from your elaborate and increasingly obscure procrastination techniques very disciplined studying, and let a weight lift from your shoulders. Consider for a moment the pass/fail option. Either: take some insurance. Your final need not define your semester; a C+ and a B can stand equal in the eyes of parents and prospective […]

We start here in the homeland. The Supreme Court has lifted a stay on same-sex marriage licenses in Kansas, meaning that, at the very least, the future will bring a number of happy marriages, too long denied. (As an added bonus: the decision passed over the explicit objection of both Justices Scalia and Thomas.) (Washington Post) […]

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Lovebirds, if you’re looking for a bad romance, Stefon Bwog knows just the event for you. Columbia’s hottest event is Halcyon Magazine’s Date Auction. When it comes to true love, this event has EVERYTHING: a honeymoon on the yacht from Wolf of Wall Street (maybe), abs (maybe), human fanny packs (likely), and Courtland Thomas (definitely). According to […]

In response to President Bollinger’s salary increase of $700,000 over the past few years, students have created a Tumblr called “President Bollinger’s Raise” and a GoFundMe page satirically demanding a “Fair Salary for Prezbo.” The Tumblr page gives examples of things on which Columbia could have spent its $700,000 instead of giving Prezbo a raise, such […]

Although it may still be above 60 degrees outside, come listen to folk music, eat autumnal foods, and pretend to be sitting by a warm crackling fire at Live at Lerner Sounds’s fifth event of the semester. The performer this week is Wilder Maker, a band whose style is described in the Facebook event as “provisionally […]

The end of childhood: the lemur from Zoboomafoo, described by a co-star as “young and good-looking and very gentle,” died on Monday at the age of 20. (TVLine) New York City Council may ban texting and taking calls while bicycling. (NY Mag) Alex Rosenberg, star player on the Columbia Basketball Team, decided to withdraw for a year after fracturing […]