Amidst the stress and whining of the first week of class, Columbia Volleyball killed it at the Columbia Invitational. Self-identified sports guy Ross Chapman saw it all as the team won 9/10 sets. Upcoming home games also listed. Juniors Atlanta Moye-McLaren and Bailey Springer led the Volleyball team to a red-hot opening weekend, sweeping the […]

While pirating scanning a book, Bwog noticed that Butler 213 is getting a color printer this year! No more walking down to the 2nd floor of Mudd just to be ripped off for color printing, or waking up your floor mate at 2 am to save some money. The print station has apparently been there since […]

It’s the night you’ve all been waiting for. Bwog’s first open meeting is tonight, 7 PM in the SGO on the 5th floor of Lerner. Be there or be square. Snacks and pizza will be had, conspiracy theories will be discussed without sarcasm, and there will be dancing like you see below. New writers: we’ll be […]

Continued measures to control Ebola include imposing a restrictive quarantine in Sierra Leone. Several groups have spoken out about the dangers of such a coercive and fear-motivated approach. (NY Times). Tennis upset: Djokovic and Federer lost in the semifinals in the US open to Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic respectively. (ABC/AP) In 10 days time, […]

This summer, floors 1, 7, and 8 of McBain—the notoriously disgusting but charming sophomore dorm—were completely renovated. A former penthouse resident, Anna Hotter, visited her old home and has a lot of feelings about it. Do you remember that 2007 rom-com with Dane Cook and Jessica Alba, where every woman who sleeps with the Dane Cook character […]

Continuing to honor our sister magazine, The Blue and White, check out this profile of Hari Nef, CC ’15,  from the Orientation issue. Staff Writer Virginia Fu, CC ’17, sat down with Hari to talk Tumblr, sex columns, acting, and more. Like what you read? Be sure to check out this month’s Conversation, an interview with […]

Emma Sulkowicz’s performance art piece, Carry That Weight, isn’t causing strong reactions only in the Columbia community. Her story went viral, and now even people who have no Columbia affiliation are getting involved. Outraged Facebook users are posting using the hashtag #Justice4Emma, encouraging people to give Columbia poor google-reviews, and call Columbia up to demand […]

If you haven’t heard, Columbia has a new policy when it comes to getting locked out of your room. According to those Columbia emails that you don’t read, “residents are granted one complimentary key assist and one complimentary proxy escort per semester.” A key assist is when a faculty worker comes to open your door, and a […]

Dean Valentini and Dean Boyce, the two hippiest kids on campus behind DSpar, have taken on the Ice Bucket Challenge. At least it isn’t  #ourblue. Video via Youtube

Barnard RAs received a dress code for their training stating “No belly, no butts, no bras.” Do you care?Maybay? (Feministing) A student in Florida was required to wear a “shame suit” when her school skirt did not reach her knees. Do you care?! Yes. (Yahoo News). US Stocks rose yesterday, with the S&P 500 reaching an […]

Today Taylor Grasdalen met with Emma Sulkowicz to discuss her Visual Arts senior thesis and the attention it has received. Emma Sulkowicz is exhausted. The average college dorm-issue mattress weighs fifty pounds, and she’s been carrying hers around Columbia University for four days. But she is not without help: many passersby recognize and offer to […]

You may have seen a life-sized cut-out of Beyonce wrapped in a rainbow flag at the activities fair today, and inside Lerner yesterday. Queen Bee was there advertising Columbia Queer Alliance’s First Friday: Flawless tonight 11pm-2am in the Lerner Party Space. Tickets are $3 at the TIC, and the first 30 of those are free. 33 has never […]

A lone man holding a sign that read “Google It!!! ‘Jews Control America'” was outside the 116th and Broadway gates during the activities fair today. According to a tipster: A student was asking what looked like public safety if they could make him leave and they said they can’t. Big crowd around him. Also, we […]

Online publication (8, NYC) seeks Columbia sports fan to conduct interviews with players, explain sports terminology to us, revamp our sports coverage, and to cuddle on cold nights. Us: Snarky and unable to do much at Homecoming other than get really drunk and disappointed. Favorite things are worshipping PrezBo’s hair, complaining about PrezBo’s policies, and free […]

The Deans of Columbia College, SEAS, Barnard and GS just released an email highlighting major points of the gender-based misconduct policy as the academic year kicks into gear. It is a reminder of what constitutes gender-based misconduct and sexual assault, what the potential consequences are for perpetrators, and various related acts. Notably, the email emphasizes “the […]