While you’re sleeping in, astronauts aboard the ISS are picking up a very big package. (BBC) If you were hoping to save the planet from the doom of global climate change, here’s your goal. (LA Times) Tonight marks the conclusion of the epic TV saga that is Breaking Bad. (Hollywood Gossip) Missing your […]
On Wednesday, the President of Senegal Macky Sall joined the World Leaders Forum. Enigmatic Enthusiast Eric Wimer practiced his French. Macky Sall almost didn’t come to Columbia on Wednesday. He was cutting his New York visit short that very night to return to the capital, Dakar, where a water shortage had hit hard. But Sall […]
Sometimes we forget, but Columbia has some freaking awesome stuff. In our efforts to remind ourselves of this, we bring you a new series: Bwog Goes Deep, in which we find cool shit in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library and tell you about it. Don’t expect to find pedophile-looking facial hair and bad polyester disco shirts […]
We bet you never think about that copy of Columbia College Today that’s delivered to your parents’ house every so often. You’re missing out on some of the best. things. ever. Below, verbatim-copied class notes from the Fall 2013 edition of the magazine. Our only hope is to grow up to be just like these […]
Femsex is our awesome sex positivity group on campus. While most meetings are a safe space, feministic explorer Isabella Johnson attended a special facilitator meeting to hear the deal. The meeting begins with check-ins: name, preferred gender pronoun, access to space (physical/ emotional), and your answer to the daily question. The meeting took place on […]
The moment we have all collectively dreamed of has finally arrived: come October 8th, the WKCR Classical Verdi Bicentennial will begin, and it will be everything the Wagner Bicentennial was and more. A 48-hour broadcast will celebrate Verdi’s life and work, and general musical delight will abound. While the full schedule has yet to be […]
So much for a Saturday off: the House Republicans will meet in a rare Saturday session to try to keep the government open past Monday (NYT). How early is too early to leave New York? (Answer: never leave.) And then, how early is too early to write about it? (Gothamist) The drama behind the end […]
Last night in Hamilton 602, German archaeologist Sigrid Vierck charmed Homer enthusiasts and Lit Hum students alike. “Who is that boy in the movies? Indiana Jones…? I think I’m more like Lara Croft because I’m a woman.” Vierck may not be the next Indiana Jones or Lara Croft, but her lecture on Homeric objects had […]
FIRST: From 6 to 8 pm tonight, the Columbia University Film Production crew is throwing a Meet & Greet in the Carman Lounge. Not only will there be meeting and greeting, but also Bwog’s fav activity: trivia! There will also, as with every other event, be pizza. SECOND: Tonight at 9:30 pm, the West Campus […]
There’s a smattering of musical events featuring your classmates around the city tonight and through the weekend. It’ll probably be more fun than breaking into some rando senior’s EC townhouse. NEWER SOUNDS: Back to School When: Tonight from 5-10 pm Where: Hostelling International at 104th and Amsterdam Cost: $5 for students Who: Not one but three […]
The week your walk to class continued to be impeded by security for the World Leaders Forum. Yesterday in Low Enrico Letta, Italy’s Prime Minister, spoke. Italian idol Alexandra Svokos tried to make her nonna proud. There is no form of gradual disillusionment worse than going to your first World Leaders Forum in freshman year, […]
I lost my blue camelback water bottle in Milbank Hall on the 3rd floor. It’s medium-sized. If you found it or know where it is, please email me at rht2111@barnard.edu
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