As we reported earlier this summer, we’ll have our dear old President Lee Bollinger at least through 2018, according to a statement sent out to all students this morning. The chair of our board of trustees noted that “Columbia is performing at a level and achieving a standing it has not enjoyed in many years,” […]
Amid a storm of student outrage over the cancellation of a fall Bacchanal, the University deans have issued a statement attempting to explain the reasoning behind the decision. Two days ago, a letter was issued by the Bacchanal committee, the student councils, and a few other student organizations that revealed Columbia had canceled what would have […]
Continue on our tour of your classmates’ summer houses and homes. And send your own to tips@bwog.com! Today’s location is very summer-appropriate… Where: Sauble Beach, on Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada Sight: Sound: Waves crashing and kids shouting. And that swing set on the right is incredibly creaky. Smell: Wet sand, wood smoke, and sunscreen. […]
Just as Public Safety gears up for another round of NSLOPPY first-years, Bwog has received word that the spring concert organized by Bacchanal (a student organization run through ABC that is also responsible for Lowlapalooza) is under administrative review. Citing “safety concerns associated with drinking and sexual harrassment,” the four undergraduate deans have officially cancelled a […]
Your fellow students come from near and far (#diversity). They also spend their summers in a wide range of places. We’re highlighting as many of them as we can before we’re all back in Morningside Heights for the fall. So send a pic and a few details about your summer accommodations to tips@bwog.com. Today’s home […]
Bwog wants to know where you are this summer. So that we can build our community, or maybe just because we’re nosy. Exotic or mundane, impressive or depressing, send a picture and a few details to tips@bwog.com. Our first location, from Jordan L. GS’16… Where: Kyiv, Ukraine, in a building owned by the U.S. Embassy. […]
CUIT emailed Morningside campus students today with information about our new email aliases. CUIT says that they “heard and understood” the concern that “UNI-based email addresses are impersonal and can seem unprofessional in certain contexts.” For all returning students and incoming freshmen, the aliases will take the form of “<Initials of First and Middle + […]
Before summer ends and we’re all back in Snoringside Heights for another semester, Bwog wants to highlight your Houses and Homes! Send a picture of your sweet summer getaway/tiny apartment in the city/suburban mansion to tips@bwog.com, as well as the following information: Where you are What it smells like What it sounds like What it […]
The summer is sliding by. Morton Williams is boycotting Turkish products. (Gothamist) This guy turned his GS admissions essay into a Kindle book, so we bought it. Highlight: “I have never smoked a cigarette, drank beer, or used any illegal drugs.” (Amazon) All old campus buildings still have asbestos, and are continuing treatments begun this spring. […]
Columbia College University Senators Jared Odessky, Marc Heinrich, and Ramis Wadood sent out the below email regarding the new email aliases sent out to students this morning, and they’re not happy. They’d previously been in contact with CUIT about creating new email aliases “especially for trans* identified students who wanted to display a name different […]
Google Drive will finally be available through LionMail starting in late July. CUIT sent an email presumably to all LionMail accounts with the announcement this afternoon. Another email from Jared Odessky of University Senate adds that, “This was the result of a year-long student push in the Senate IT Committee since September.” And it’s about […]
The purpose of Bwog’s comment section is to facilitate honest and open discussion between members of the Columbia community. We encourage commenters to take advantage of—without abusing—the opportunity to engage in anonymous critical dialogue with other community members.
A comment may be moderated if it contains:
A slur—defined as a pejorative derogatory phrase—based on ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, or spiritual belief
49 Comments
Loading ...
Butler Brackets: Whose Name Should Really Be On Butler Library?
May 21, 2026Freshman Wisdom: Elle Ferguson
May 19, 2026Mexico’s History Of Space, Satellites, And Patriotism
May 18, 2026Mexico’s History Of Space, Satellites, And Patriotism
May 18, 2026