Have you heard rumors about the drama/disasters surrounding last year’s Bacchanal? Dean of Student Affairs Terry Martinez, in conjunction with Alice!, the Bacchanal E-Board, and Carman RHLO, just sent out an email detailing the changes from last year to this year. Last year involved particular damage to Carman (classic) and a “number of student conduct […]
From the latest issue of The Blue and White (check out their website, it has archives back through 2005!), Senior Editor and Bwog Features Editor Alexander Pines, CC ’16, investigates the history of “fun only” student spaces on campus, from Ferris Booth Hall to our beloved Lerner. Pick up a copy of the issue on […]
Sophomore stragglers, get excited to get shafted! Welcome to our seventh and last day of housing coverage. We’re going to be camped out here all day to give you up-to-date Housing coverage, answers to your questions, and awesome stickers. We’re also probably going to eat a lot of free candy, but that’s besides the point. […]
Last weekend was Days on Campus, and the campus movement No Red Tape took advantage of the heightened publicity to hand out fliers to pre-frosh. Chief Staff Writer Julia Goodman brings you her opinion on the pseudo-protest and student body reaction to it. This weekend, during the first Days on Campus, protestors from No Red […]
Old people are the best. A nursing home recently got reamed for hiring a stripper, but they’re claiming that the residents were the ones who wanted one. It was their own money and everything, okay, Mom, let them do what they want! (NY Post) If you hated April Fools Day purely because of our cute […]
This weekend was a grim and dark affair. Those who ventured out, despite the second round of midterms, experienced many a strange happenings. Read through this week’s submitted tips, and be sure to tip your bacchanal musings to tips@bwog.com. Thursday “Went to a MUN party at the Sheraton with a friend in town, after having […]
Last night’s ESC meeting included discussions of proper Bacchanal behavior, PACSA, and the seemingly ubiquitous honor code. Also in the spirit of #throwbacchanal, the council discussed a possible throwback to its School of Mines days. What could this throwback be? Bwog sent inquirer Joe Milholland to answer this question and more. Much like Sunday night’s CCSC […]
Yesterday, PrezBo announced that Low will get a bit more crowded come autumn—a fresh face will fill the newly-created role of Executive Vice President for Student Affairs and report directly to the president. University Senators Akshay Shah, SEAS ’14, and Matthew Chou, CC ’14, note that the creation of this position is essentially a direct […]
Yes, we’re getting a little tired of eating Sour Patch Kids for breakfast. But will we ever get sick of the look on a rising sophomore’s face when they get shafted? Never! Welcome to our sixth day of housing coverage. We’re going to be camped out here all day to give you up-to-date Housing coverage, […]
To further honor the newly accepted class of 2018, Bwog is rolling out reviews of the freshman dorms on campus considering you kiddos need to pick where you want to live soon. Whether you prefer living in the same building as John Jay, or stay true to your love for Carman because it doesn’t get better, we’re sure […]
This morning, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed former Dean of SEAS Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora as the new Commissioner of the Department of Design and Construction for New York City. Peña-Mora served as SEAS’s fourteenth dean from 2009 to 2012, when he abruptly resigned from office in an event we dubbed Peñamonium. For freshmen and sophomores out there, this all happened […]
This Columbia Life—enticingly nebulous description below—will be holding and recording a live storytelling event for students to share their Columbia/NYC/strange stories from 8 pm to 10 pm this Thursday in 501 Dodge. Here’s a blurb straight from This Columbia Life: Looking for a chance to spin a story about Columbia, from your deadliest deadline to […]
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