Dear Bwog, I am a freshman, so I don’t know much about the rules of journalism at Columbia. Here is my question—am I allowed to be part of both Bwog and Spec? Sincerely, Bwog-curious Dear Bwog-curious, We love that you’re interested in experimenting with Bwog, and we don’t care what other publications you’ve written for […]

Tuesday night we were tipped this absolutely discernible photo of a deer. At first, we could not see the deer. But then, we mused, carelessly scanning the pixilation, if there were a deer, whose first thought would be to take a quality photo? We remembered a morning long ago from our childhood in Vermont, when we snuck out […]

Peter Thiel is a co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook. Yesterday night, he came to campus to promote his new book, Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build The Future. Armchair Analyst Kevin Chen went to see what it was all about. As an audience consisting mostly of well-dressed […]

After receiving not one but two ominous mysterious tips about so-called “lounge rooms” in Nussbaum, “This summer they made all the Nussbaum floor lounges into rooms. The problem is that the rooms have windows the width of a golf ball. I can barely breath, let alone sleep. Still paying 9K a year to live here. […]

Thy people grumbled, and thy Administration said Give It Time. And thy new NINJa printer system continued to fail. And Bwog received many tips about it. And so thy administration, in the form of Eleanor E. Templeton, Director of Strategic Communications, released the following to Bwog: Despite careful analysis and advance planning, multiple challenges have […]

Monday’s SGA meeting lasted a record 20-ish minutes. Bwogger Lauren Beltrone was dutifully present for all 20-ish minutes and has very little to report back to you. In case you’ve never been to an SGA meeting, you should know that they’re made up of two parts: one internal and one external. Everyone is allowed to […]

Will Scotland finally leave U.K. once and for all? Or will these two crazy countries find they have some love left?  (The Wall Street Journal) Will India and China put aside their differences and find friendship? After some late night wine and whispered foreign policy, will they find… something more? (BBC) Now that the Republican party is cool […]

Dearest Bwog Readers, It is with sorrow that Maud and Sarah Faith announce that they are stepping down from their positions as Editors-in-Chief of Bwog. Maud will reassume her position as Internal Editor, and Sarah Faith will remain as a loyal contributor as well as in a consulting role to assist in the final stages […]

Spotted in Carman last night. Though perhaps not as destructive/horrifying as last year’s ceiling incidents, who knows what our decrepit dorms have in store for us next! This was sent into us with the following message: “I don’t know what just fell from the ceiling in the Carmine lobby, but it’s disgusting” *Carmine* ……ew

Hey, freshpeople, do you remember your tour guide saying something about getting free tickets to cool things around the city? Now’s your chance: Register here with Urban NY for a chance to go to a performance of Wicked, the Big Apple Circus, a Knicks game, and more. Registration began on Monday and goes until this coming […]

This past Monday evening, dancer and choreographer Twyla Tharp BC ’63 was at Barnard where she talked dance, her college years, and her book. Anastasiya Vasilyeva was there to report on the talk and how it was received by the students. Twyla Tharp–an acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and now writer–returned to her old turf of Barnard College to […]

Feeling crafty? Have you thought of a cool way to pimp your dorm room (pipe cleaners!!!!)? Bwogger Henry Litwhiler takes us to the newly opened Maker Space to talk about the innovative opportunities that are now available. For those currently harboring detailed blueprints for an erotic tea set under their floorboards, Columbia has launched a surprisingly generous […]

There’s a new app that will tell you how many times you check your phone throughout the day. (We weren’t on Tinder–we promise!) (Gawker) According to a national survey on drug use, American teens are apparently using drugs less and less often…really?? (Washington Post) There’s a proposed high-speed gondola (called the East River Skyway) that would […]

A few weeks ago, we at Bwog received an interesting and moderately disturbing tip about the Columbia Calling Center, a fairly popular place for first years to work to earn a little bit of extra money: “Could you investigate what’s going on with the columbia calling center? There’s this thread on b@b that’s talking about […]

In case no one loves you enough to send you mail you haven’t been to Lerner lately, this is a PSA about the package center. It is a madhouse. Bwog has received photos of some monster package center lines, and below are some of the worst stories we’ve heard. Please stop ordering things from Amazon […]