At one of the many formals last night, a mysterious whiskey drinker charged his/her beverages on someone else’s tab. The victim spoke out this morning in an email to all of the formal’s attendees, and Bwog was more than happy to publicly shameson this Mr. or Mrs. Jameson. The email below: Dear whomever charged $60.00 worth of […]
Apparently Low steps is one of the best places to celebrate Cinco de Mayo—not like you’ll have time to celebrate though. (Gothamist) You might not remember anything from this past semester of Lit Hum, but you’ll probably remember the life lessons that Full House taught you. (Buzzfeed) We all check our Facebooks after hammering out a paper paragraph, […]
Tonight’s Senior Wisdom: Jack Dickey, the guy who broke Manti Te’o. Name, Hometown, School: Jack Dickey, Guilford, Conn., CC Claim to fame? Deadspin writer, English major. Spent senior winter break proving that a famous football player’s famous dead girlfriend never existed (Bwog: see above link). Still managed to finish my thesis on time. Where are […]
There’s been a bit of controversy about Columbia’ recently proposed honor code resolution, with CCSC passing the resolution, and ESC passing then subsequently rescinding it. According to the Spec article on the honor code, the resolution would “require students from all four undergraduate schools to recite an honor pledge during the New Student Orientation Program […]
Bwog was in attendance last night at the premiere of the 119th Varsity Show, “The Great Netscape.” We laughed, we cried. Then we retreated to the secret Bwog lair, discussed, and then laughed and cried some more. Alex Jones writes, with contributions from the whole staff. If taken on its own terms, V119 was an […]
The final issue of The Blue and White will be on campus next week! While anxiously awaiting it’s arrival, we humbly offer you this excerpt to tide you over. In her Senior Wisdom, Greta Gerwig, BC ’06, offered this piece of hard-learned advice: “I’m a douchebag if I say I go to Columbia.” Since graduating, the 2004 […]
When Bwog first heard the rumors, we didn’t believe they were true. How could they be!? We didn’t want to report something and end up being wrong. That would just be foolish. So we decided to be, like, real journalists and investigate the loud music and sounds of laughter pouring across Amsterdam. This is what […]
This Saturday, Columbia’s Youth for Debate club is holding a tournament for the students they’ve been working with throughout the school year. Bwog caught up with YFD’s new president, Misha Solomon, to learn more. Bwog: What is Youth for Debate? Misha: Youth for Debate teaches public speaking and debate in underserved and underfunded New York […]
NYU Abu Dhabi students complain about their beach resort campus. Ahhh, what might have been! (New York Mag) New York families do crazy things for their kids’ education. (New York Times) The plight of the middle class put to music. (Buzzfeed) Seriously though, admission at the 9/11 Memorial. (Gothamist) Bwog’s first world problem… Getting white […]
Now that the sun’s out and summer’s right around the corner, we took to the streets area between Butler and John Jay to ask people how they’re feeling. We observed the following general sentiment: Watch the video for greater insight on this bittersweet phenomenon. CollegeTalk – Spring Has Sprung from Bwog on Vimeo.
Although nobody seems to know what it’s called, that mysterious lawn in front of Kent is apparently the location for a new kind of romance: “Do you know how lucky you are to be with me? Do you know how far out of your league I am? Ivy-educated, multilingual, generous, kind, crazy, fun-loving kind of […]
Tonight in the Lerner Party Space there is an event hosted by Globemed and Amnesty International. Student dance groups will perform in front of an “open dance party,” followed by a rave and free grilled cheeses pizza from V&T. Performers include Raw Elementz, CU Bhangra, Venom Step Team, CU Voltage, Foggy Details, Mickey McDonald, and features DJ […]
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