Columbia’s very own Swing Dance Club has weekly meetings where they get sweaty and Lindy Hop together. Swing Supporter Sarah Thompson volunteered her limited dancing expertise to check it out. *Play the music at the bottom for an enhanced reading experience. “Touch your partner with the level of pressure of a hug that’s comfortable, but not […]
How could you better spend your Saturday night than with free food and surrounded by the diversity of our community? By coning? Nah. Passport to Columbia lasts from 9 pm – 11 pm in Roone Arledge, and you can expect too see sweet performances by CU/BC Tango, Columbia Lion Dance, Onyx, CU Ballroom, Taal, CU Generation, Sabor, Chinese […]
Were you in line to buy a 5S or 5C yesterday morning? So were some homeless men in California who were promised to be paid $40 to do so. (USA Today) “They’re focused on trying to mess with me,” says Obama about Republicans and the bill they passed linking government funding to Obamacare defunding. (NY […]
In our newest installment of WTF, Columbia, a senior describes an all-too-familiar experience: messy communication in housing. Before school had even started, I submitted a maintenance request to have my bed raised. On the first day of school I realized this was a stupid idea, so I went to Housing and asked them to cancel […]
The “A Thousand Miles” music video came to life today. According to a tipster, a group of ~unidentified students~ “purchased” a free piano from Craigslist and moved it from lower Manhattan to Pupin and then down Broadway. It was, according to said tipster, “pretty epic,” “weighed over 900 pounds,” and “also, a bus driver helped.” Pictures of the […]
Campus satire publication the Federalist opens its Fall season tonight with Fed Bash: Under the $ea! The event begins at 11 p.m. in Lerner Party Space, and will feature both live music from Ampersand and Rutabaga, along with DJ performances by DJ Dwai, and DJ Latte. In addition to great music, mocktails and snacks will be provided. According […]
This past Monday, Barnard president Deborah Spar talked about her new book, Wonder Women: Sex, Power, and the Quest for Perfection. Quest perfectionist Isabella Johnson was there. DSpar’s latest book is a “hybrid” of cultural history, social analysis and personal anecdote. Wonder Women: Sex, Power and the Quest for Perfection is her take on the […]
Bwog decided to revisit days of study abroad programs past and sent resident culture arbiter Alexander Pines to RoomHop Emily Hyatt’s (CC’14) beautiful, villa inspired EC Townhouse single. “Basically everyone thinks I have a gay Pace University flag,” Emily says when I walk in, indicating a slightly singed rainbow flag with “PACE” (pronounced pah-ché) […]
In yet another bout of gullibility the Internet has collectively fallen for a fake Playboy site applauding consensual colleges and giving tips for having a good time between the sheets without taking advantage of other humans. It turns out that the list was an elaborate hoax organized by anti-rape organization FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, and […]
Bwog’s been receiving a lot of tips asking for relationship advice, so we’ve put on our red Jeanne Phillips suit to tackle this doozy tonight: Today was the first day of classes, and with new classes comes seven flights of Hamilton stairs. And new hot men. I entered the lecture hall, and there, like a […]
For Giving Day, on Low Plaza. Admire its majesty as this work of art takes shape. It is black and gold and white all over, and even though Giving Day is over a month away (October 23rd, to be precise), it’s thanking generous-minded Columbians in advance for “changing lives that change the world.” You’re welcome? […]
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