The first weekend of the semester went probably as well or as terrible as you expected. Some claimed the seat in Butler they will occupy until December while others continued to slop without the ‘n.’ Either way, it was quite the weekend to not remember. Here we bring you the first field notes of the school year. Tell […]

You may have heard about Twitch Plays Pokémon, the collaborative dream to beat Pokémon Red with millions playing from all over the world. About a month ago, Patrick Facheris, CC ’15, and Catherine Moresco, UChicago, too had a vision of beating the Elite Four. Like many before them, they set out on their quest to be the very best. But there’s […]

It looks like the controversy over Columbia’s efforts to prevent sexual assault is starting to have an impact on alumni giving. Calvin D Sun, a former President of Columbia College Young alumni and prominent donor, wrote a public Facebook post last Wednesday declaring: If there are existing institutions in place that impede reporting of sexual […]

Check out our latest piece from The Blue and White, in which Senior Editor Channing Prend, CC ’17, has a chat over chicken and rice with one of the Hooda guys. Like what you read? Want to see your name in beautiful blue print someday? Come to The Blue and White‘s first meeting of the year, this Tuesday, […]

Yesterday, CCSC released the comprehensive spring semester report you never knew you needed. It includes a list of completed and in progress initiatives, events (throwback to the Major Discovery event with the rotten turkey) and the attendance sheet for the semester (#transparency). It’s a nice Issuu document, check it out. CCSC also wants you to […]

CCSC held its first meeting last night, and our valiant correspondent Joe Milholland was there to take notes. The first CCSC meeting of the 2014-15 school year began with President Peter Bailinson quickly listing some of the major things he wanted to get done this year – College Days, mental health, and financial aid – […]

Kate has produced an heir and now she’s working on the spare! There’s going to be a royal sibling! (Yahoo News) Columbia Law Professor (and the person who basically invented net neutrality) Tim Wu is running in tomorrow’s primary election for Lieutenant Governor of New York State. (Gothamist) Reddit banned the subreddit r/thefappening, which was […]

Recently, Bwog received a tip that included the following disturbing information: “Public Safety infiltrates student groups. Seriously. If you start to organize, they send in people, or just one person, to your meeting and spy on you, and bring that intel back to the senior administration…. Some of their plain-clothes officers look (and in some […]

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we all enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events. Since this is the first Bucketlist of the semester and you likely have very little to do with your time but twiddle your thumbs, Bwog suggests you […]

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 […]