Big things happened at Barnard’s SGA meeting this past Monday night. Barnard Bearoness Lauren Beltrone thinks you should know about them. Yes, you heard right. The eBear, a slovenly yet majestic creature, is predicted to be extinct by the end of midterms this March. Barnard College Information Technology said that they’ll be officially shutting down […]

Valentine’s Day approacheth! Today’s Columbians looking for love are Justin Birmingham, Brittany Portman, and Pupin. If you want to take any one of these awesome humans/ buildings on a date, email us and we’ll set it up (and give you ten whole dollars to take ‘em out). But sorry guys, we’re just toooooo popular — […]

Honoring our amorous affair with our mother magazine, The Blue and White, we hereby present an online-exclusive offering from the latest issue, on campus in beautiful blue print now. Staffer Katherine Whatley, BC ’17, gives us this insider’s take on Third Culture Kids (TCKs). On the first day of the New Student Orientation Program (NSOP), everyone […]

Maybe you’re not an engineer, so you had no idea what we were talking about when we explored Mudd a week ago. Aiming for a wider audience that might prefer slightly more open spaces, we take you on a tour of everyone’s favorite maze of ramps student center: Alfred Lerner Hall. Built in 1999 as […]

Fucking finally. The Emergency Management Operations Team sent out an email stating that: All classes at Morningside campus and the Medical Center beginning at 3 p.m. or later are canceled today, February 13, 2014, because of worsening weather conditions. Wow, the weather forecast came true? That hardly ever happens. (Just kidding, thank you Emergency Management […]

Don’t forget, guys! Tonight, at 8 pm in Lerner, is Glass House Rocks 2014: Under the Sea. Come out to one of Columbia’s most vibrant traditions where our “student center”, Lerner Hall, actually serves its purpose. The Ramps set the stage; the music sets the tone; and your fellow Columbian performers impress you like none […]

Though it’s definitely pretty cold in Sochi, things are heating up for the Olympian athletes. Thanks, Tinder. (ABC News) Unfortunately, mammograms might be much less effective than we’d thought. (NY Times) Bruce Jenner is lonely. (Star Pulse) And has ombre hair now. (NY Daily News) Hellish. Of hell. Like this weather. And our souls. (BuzzFeed) Nostalgic […]

Valentine’s Day approacheth! Today’s Columbians looking for love are Nathen Huang, and Liam Bland. If you want to take any one of these awesome humans on a date, email us and we’ll set it up (and give you ten whole dollars to take ‘em out). But sorry guys, we’re just toooooo popular — we’ve received […]

Video editor and resident cool kid Anna Hotter recently made the trek to Williamsburg to see Slow Dakota perform live. Despite a continued hangover and general laziness/grogginess, the band did not fail to impress.  Last Friday I woke up at two, felt moderately drunk until four, and nursed a considerable hangover well into the ensuing evening. […]

It’s a big week for engineers, and here they fill you in on the deets behind the scenes! ESC Bureau Chief Keenan Albee brings you this week’s updates. ESC released their first End of Semester Report Wednesday evening, chock full of lovely headshots, statistics, and breakdowns of what council members accomplished last fall. The report, […]

Bwog just received this statement from Jessica Marinaccio, CU’s Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid (emphasis is Bwog’s): We have received 32,952 applications to Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science for the Class of 2018, which is the third largest applicant pool in Columbia’s history. We are grateful […]

Just realized that midterm season is (once again/always) upon us? Us too. Since you obviously need a break/distraction, artsy fartsy Arts Editor Kyra Bloom brings you happenin’ things on and around campus. Ongoing A cappella groups The Kingsmen, SHARP, and Jubilation! are all doing Valentine’s-grams, so pay up to give your honey a song and […]

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and for all you seniors out there, you know what that means: one last chance to have casual, meaningless dorm-room sex with your Butler crush, followed by an awkward Saturday morning brunch at Ferris/Community wherein you discover a complete and absolute lack of emotional involvement. Seniors, keep your eyes peeled […]

Valentine’s Day approacheth! Today’s Columbians looking for love are Emily Injeian (the greatest roommate ever), Jake Gange, and Noco. If you want to take any one of these awesome humans/ buildings on a date, email us and we’ll set it up (and give you ten whole dollars to take ‘em out). But sorry guys, we’ve […]

Love free food, AmCaf, and supporting cancer survivors? Go to Relay Week 2014, or any of the events hosted by Relay for Life Committee at Columbia. It started Monday, but it looks like there are still loads of giveaways and alcohol cool, awesome things happening. It’s almost exclusively in Lerner and AmCaf so you basically […]