After just another average sporting weekends at Columbia (that we properly prepared you for), Ross Chapman presents you with what you might have missed while – we hope – you were doing anything except watching f****ball.  Saturday wasn’t a fantastic day for the teams up at Baker Athletic Complex or on those on the road. […]

An app has come to Columbia’s campus that alleviates all going-out anxiety by making the entire experience transparent. With WiGo, you can post yourself as “going out” the second you leave the apartment you pre-gamed in and find out what parties are happening around campus, what everyone else is up to, or who else will […]

Things might have gotten a little heated at last night’s CCSC meeting, and the devout Sunday night spectator Joe Milholland is here as always to keep you in the loop.  In 1999, when VP of Campus Services Scott Wright was touring Columbia, as he looked at Lerner, the new student center, he commented to his […]

Call this season what you want – fall, autumn, midterms, flu/ebola…according to this article, ’tis the season for more vehicle-wildlife collisions on our nation’s highways. (NY Times) The latest expense of taxpayer money is the funding of methods to decrease the 1.5 million wild pigs roaming the United States. The clock is ticking for the […]

For today’s riveting review, theatre critic Hannah Kramer brings you her thoughts on King’s Crowd Shakespeare Troupe’s performance of The Importance of Being Earnest. Do you know what is a really funny word that more people should definitely work into daily life? ‘Bunbury’, or the verb ‘bunburying’. Maybe not, since it seems to mean lying about having a […]

On Monday, we issued an apology regarding the events that occurred following the Rules of Protest Town Hall. As stated in the Note On Change, we are committed to redefining our online presence in a way that puts the needs of Columbia University students first. In order to make this change, though, we need your input. Tonight at […]

What better way to keep procrastinating take a break from studying than by planning your Halloween costume to enter in our costume contest? Out of ideas you say? Fear not. Our spooky spectacular costume creator Claire Friedman has come up with another idea for those too busy to be original: NSLOP. You Will Need: An NSOP bracelet A well-worn “NSOP: Step […]

Interested in hearing about all of the spooky, scary, halloween things we have in store? Fear not, curious creature. We have just the suggestion (no tricks involved this time, only treats). Come to the weekly Bwog meeting tonight in the SGO on the 5th floor of Lerner at 7PM to hear about all things Bwog-o-ween related. Food, friends, and fun […]

In celebrating Barnard’s 125 Anniversary with Founder’s Day, the college has just revealed a new sign at the corner of Broadway and 116th. Today only from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Barnard is opening its doors to the public to celebrate its history and legacy in women’s education. According to Barnard’s press release, the following free activities […]

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. Check out interesting guest lecturers and special events before fall break is upon us! Our recommendations for this week are below and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the list, or a correction, please leave […]

In the world of football, Michigan State decided to run up the score after Michigan apparently “disrespected” them earlier in the game by planting a spear in their field. Hey, at least they didn’t shout about Ebola. (Michigan Live) Nevada police officers arrested a man who went on a spree attacking seven people within an […]

Although the idea of a creating a f***ball Halloween costume in honor of Homecoming was tempting, we couldn’t think of anything you would need besides an “Also Ran” participation trophy. Instead, Claire Friedman, lover of the movie “Hocus Pocus,” is here with another great costume idea for you to impress your drunken friends (/parents?): an Ivy League Sheep.  […]

Bureaucracy buff Joe Milholland ventured to the University Senate plenary on Friday, coming back with word on the University’s evolving sexual assault policy, Ebola, and Manhattanville. At the Friday, October 24 USenate Plenary, Suzanne Goldberg, the Special Advisor to the President for Sexual Assault Policy, talked about the sexual assault policy and took questions from the […]

Risking soul and sanity, casual culture critic Ross Chapman brings his everyman perspective to avant-garde theatre. We all know the feeling. It’s the night before a big presentation, and you haven’t looked at the text at all. It’s got some big, scary name on the front. Adorno, maybe, or Hegel, or Butler. You open up the first two […]

Just in time for Halloween, the Connecticut ghost town of Johnsonville has been put up for sale by a hotel developer for $800,000. (Business Insider) Creatively-named Luxembourg space exploration company LuxSpace has launched the first private (unmanned) mission to the moon. LuxSpace was able to keep the cost under a million dollars by hitching a ride […]