Finals got you down? Considering just not studying for finals and still being able to pass? Life in general just hurts? Come cheer up at our meeting tonight at 7pm in the SGO Room in Lerner. We have snacks and smiles. Let us guide you from the darkness of impending finals towards a brighter life. […]
The half-finished commencement bleachers say it all: it’s time for the Class of 2014 to start bidding their fair Columbia adieu. In honor of this year’s graduating class, Bwog has started our 2014 round of Senior Wisdoms. Today’s senior is La€ey Lacey Tompkins. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Lacey Tompkins, New York, NY, BC, Psychology Claim to fame: […]
It’s time to get your shit together and figure out where you’re going to live this summer if you’re staying in the city, especially you seniors who will be strangling along in the city to live out your final glory days over the summer. Finding housing in this city can be a real bitch, but Columbia […]
Going to Columbia is an incredible academic privilege. That’s why we have Bucket List every week, cataloging the lectures and seminars happening on campus. Recommended events are below and the full list is after the jump. Recommended “The Writing Lives Series An Evening with Poet and Novelist Michael Ondaatje” Tuesday April 29, 6:15-8:15 PM, Schapiro […]
Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be granted Sainthood today with Pope John Paul II now being the quickest Pope to become a Saint. (CNN) It’s official: Malala has endorsed Hillary. We can all go home now. Hill has got this in the mofo bag. (Techsonia) New Hampshire is real happy about increased […]
The half-finished commencement bleachers say it all: it’s time for the Class of 2014 to start bidding their fair Columbia adieu. In honor of this year’s graduating class, Bwog has started our 2014 round of Senior Wisdoms. If you have a senior you’re dying to nominate, send their name and why they deserve to share their […]
An investigative tipster sent us a surprisingly thorough list (PDF) of artists and their booking prices from music agency Degy Entertainment. According to Degy, booking Lupe costs $65,000–$80,000, which looks roughly in line with Bacchanal’s rumored budget. This makes him not quite the cheapest headliner in recent years. Here’s the cost of the past few years’ headliners, according […]
This semester’s production of Passing Strange is a joint effort between BTE (Columbia University’s Black Theatre Ensemble) and CMTS (The Columbia Musical Theatre Society). Never ones to miss a good show, we sent musical-theatre maven Julia Goodman to review. For those interested in seeing the show for themselves, the last performance is tonight at 8pm; […]
You probably thought the admissions cycle was over for the year with the release of decisions way back in March. But students have until May 1 to deposit meaning that high school seniors languishing on the waitlist still don’t know whether they will be a part of the class of 2018. Bwog staff writer Britt […]
We suppose there’s a reason why you don’t regularly hear about people studying in Schermerhorn’s little-known Geology Library. Maybe because it closes about 7 hours before we even start to think of our homework. In any case, some people go there, apparently. And then this happened. If it’s so easy you could do it by accident…Oh, […]
You’re sporty as hell, we know it. You want to release some of your pre-finals megastress with some healthy exercise. You definitely think $10 is a killer deal for a 5K run, t-shirt, water bottle, bag, and post-race refreshments. Whether you happen to be an engineer or a philosophy major, you want to help the […]
Beezin’. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Maybe you’ve tried it. In any case, it’s a harmless and sure way to make your finals more fun. (Gothamist) Most of us know a few sets of twins on campus, but how many know a set of triplets? These triplets are trying to decide between Columbia and Penn…Come on […]
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