Overhead in Lerner from one student affairs admin to another: “Do students live in John Jay?” Good question! No, John Jay’s only purpose is JJ’s Place. Just ask the athletes who eat there 3  4 times a day…The other 15 stories are just used as storage space and other random rooms for PrezBo to do, […]

Feeling stressed about midterms? Feeling sad about that midterm you know you didn’t do too hot on? Just feeling down in general? LOOK! DOGS!! All cuteness courtesy of Christina Clark

Columbia had its second annual garden party yesterday. Does anyone remember the first? Pseudo-snob Shreyas Manohar was sent to report on the scene. The CU Garden Party was a refreshing change of pace from the usual Columbia social scene. Instead of the crowded, dark aesthetic of a dorm party, the Garden Party was spacious and […]

Governor of Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee came to speak to Columbia’s student body of poly-sci/econ joint majors, and political junkie Christina Clark was there to check it out. One of events hosted by Columbia’s Voting Week was a conversation on Wednesday titled “Dilemmas of Campaigning and Governing in the United States”. Governor Lincoln Chafee of […]

Columbia’s favorite new girl Amanda Bynes has been placed in the psych ward after accusing her innocent father of verbal and sexual abuse on Twitter. Guess we won’t be running into her on College Walk next September? (USA Today) The Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai and the Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi have been jointly awarded […]

With three(ish) weeks to go before Halloween, Morningside is getting a little spooktacular. For your viewing pleasure, we’ve compiled some pretty mediocre pictures of our favorite decorations around Columbia. Just look at how spooky Book Culture’s pumpkins are! And John Jay’s bowl of leaves! Because nothing is scarier than going to get goldfish and realizing that they’ve […]

While the graduate student lounge in Philosophy was renovated quite a long time ago, it took Bwog a while to find a way in. A coffee loving Bwog writer, who has asked to go by the alias Agent Dale Cooper (obviously in honor of the return of Twin Peaks), found a way to sneak in […]

Music Maven Daren Napier sat down with new Def Jam artist Elijah Blake, who visited Columbia this week.  Read on to get the behind-the-scenes scoop on his new EP, Drift. Elijah Blake is at the door. Having already collaborated with recording artist royalty such as Rick Ross, Usher, and Rihanna to name a few, the new Def […]

The Columbia University Mental Health Task Force (MHTF)—a group aimed at reviewing and reforming Columbia’s mental health policies—held its first open forum of the semester last night.  Freud Fanatic Eric Cohn attended and brings us a review. Last night brought the first Open Forum of the Columbia University Mental Health Task Force (MHTF)—formed last year […]

The new nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were released yesterday. Among the many artists are Green Day, Bill Withers, and Joan Jett and the Black Hearts. (CNN) MTV Base has now released their list of top ten best rappers in Africa, with Cassper Nyovest topping the list. (Times Live) Marijuana producers […]

Remember that episode of Parks and Recreation when Leslie makes Tom throw a big party for local business owners in Pawnee so that she can meet with them and try to get their vote? If so, try to remember the guy named Martin Kernston, also known as “The Nipple King,” who was so frugal he cut […]

On Monday’s SGA meeting, we learned some stuff about GS that was news to everyone and vowed to help out. Barnard Bearoness Lauren Beltrone fills you in. As you probably already know, a lot of students in GS get funding from the G.I. Bill. There are also students using G.I. funds in 17 of Columbia’s […]

It is with great joy that we announce that CrackDel is once again selling alcohol. After they lost their license last year, we had come to doubt they would ever be the same…a spicy special without a Four Loko just isn’t really a spicy special. But as of September 15th, CrackDel has a new liquor […]

With so many opportunities to choose from, and work overwhelming them all, it’s easy to miss the chance to hear a Nobel Laureate discuss their groundbreaking research. Fortunately correspondent Anastasiya Vasilyeva has you covered, bringing back the highlights of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Reception and Lecture. Tuesday night the Miller theater filled with a […]

In part of their ongoing obsession with photographing every highway, road, bike lane, and patch of dirt, Google maps has recently deployed Street View cameras on camel to capture the sand of the Liwa Desert in Abu Dhabi. (Earth Touch News Network) Gentlemen, a warning: as part of an effort to combat public lewdness at Port Authority, the […]