It’s midterms season, and you know what that means—Butler is full of  backpacks, books, and Blue Java coffee cups. Why? Because the students to whom those items belong are going to class whilst occupying an empty seat you so desperately need. Brave Butlerites Robert Sheardown and Claire Friedman tell you how to deal with the infamous Butler […]

Desperate for an escape from midterms? Try faking a coma for two years like this guy did. (Gawker) Taylor Swift wrote an ode to New York for her new album, and it’s not great. (Gothamist) The war on smoking continues! It may cost more for you to fill your prescription at a pharmacy where they […]

The rumors are true: UNI Café is shut down. When attempting to get our daily udon soup and large sugar cookie, Bwog was confronted with dark windows, an eviction notice, and hopeless despair. To remember our most honored Columbia hangout, UNI enthusiast Josh Dillon composed this heartbreaking eulogy. Note: this is best read with tissues and […]

Her Campus Barnard is bringing a new wave of feminism to Columbia and Barnard, encouraging men to get in on the action of gender equality. Inquisitive investigator Lili Brown met with the brass of Her Campus Barnard to discuss the recent movement and its role on campus.  Her Campus Barnard yesterday morning released a photo […]

A few moons ago, resident music critic Anna Hotter made the trek to Williamsburg to check out Columbia and NYU duo Jack and Eliza. After coming to terms with her own lack of artistic accomplishment, she is now finally ready to report from the field. When someone told me about a “really successful indie-rock band” […]

In another edition of Weekend Sports Wrap, tennis titan Ross Chapman brings you the scoop on Columbia’s performance in the regional tournaments and other sporting news, like what our awesome field hockey team is doing.  The Columbia men’s tennis team stamped their domination of the northeast into the record books this weekend. Six Lions reached […]

Live at Lerner is back today for lunch and music, but they’re throwing you a curveball: the event today will be held in Lerner 555, not the usual Piano Lounge. If you’re wondering what could possibly inspire you to climb those extra flights of stairs, prepare to have your socks knocked off by today’s performer: Tim Miller, […]

Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, a professor at Columbia’s Mailman School of Health, said about a group undergraduates who created a protective suit for Ebola patients as part of Lipkin’s design challenge, “But the undergraduates! People talk about ennui and apathy in undergraduates? I don’t see it. They came up with some fantastic stuff.” More succinctly, […]

To the members of the Columbia community, We owe you an apology. This Saturday we received a tip regarding a “strategy document” that had been circulated to leaders of many Columbia student organizations. It was our understanding that the names included in the document were on the public record. Students who spoke at the Town […]

This weekend was in the wake of midterm season – and what did we do to work off some steam? Columbia falsely answered our prayers and decided to host a festival full of inflatable obstacle courses and balloons on College Walk for…children. So we were forced to put our middle finger dismay away and wind […]

If your midterm is in five minutes, if you forgot how to read full sentences, if you never even ordered the Lit Hum books, don’t panic – say hello to your new best studying companion. Here for your enjoyment/minor alleviating of midterms anxiety are full summaries of the Lit Hum books covered on the upcoming midterm […]

Tunnel Explorer and Potions Master Britt Fossum thought she had what it took to be the heir of Slytherin. She quickly realized her mistake. Every Columbia student knows the legend of the owl nestled among Alma Mater’s robes, who will bless the first student in each year to find it with the title Valedictorian. But […]

Even as midterms loom, CCSC champ Joe Milholland dutifully reports on last night’s CCSC meeting. “I know I’ve got work, but College Days is happening; I can’t miss it,” said CCSC VP of Campus Life Andrew Ren of how he hoped students would react to events at College Days, which he gave a presentation about […]

Just when you thought the Catholic Church was ready to loosen the seams a just little bit, an assembly of bishops this weekend ended without any main progress on how the Church will accept and discuss gay couples. (NY Times) Where darkness meets light: British astronomers are one step closer to finding proof that there […]

Last night, we sent music and fashion Bwogger Daren Napier and sorority-girl-at-heart Mason Amelotte into the world of college fundraising. The following is a collaborative reflection on Alpha Chi Omega’s fall philanthropy event, Runway Warriors. On Saturday at 7PM in the Lerner Party Space, the women of Columbia University’s Alpha Chi Omega hosted their fall […]