Columbia’s own cello ensemble String Theory covered “Applause” by Lady Gaga, and it’s great. They were also covered by The Huffington Post, no big deal. Here’s the video:
Hey guys, free food from 11-2 today at Barnard! Via the McIntosh Activities Council (McAC): Founders Day! Date: Tuesday, October 15th Time: 11am-2pm Location: Lehman Lawn Come and celebrate the founding of Barnard College! Our college has been full of strong, beautiful Barnard students for 124 years now! Stop by and munch on some BBQ […]
The government is still shut down, but apparently they’re working on that. (WSJ) Luckily, the NSA is the one government organization that never sleeps — they’re too busy going through your email contacts. (The Washington Post) People explaining how they spent their last $100 is pretty interesting. Not like their last $100 ever, just their […]
This is something we don’t normally do, so please forgive us if we’re really awkward at it. Bwog officially endorses Conor Skelding for University Senator. We feel that he is the most qualified for this job and is the best candidate moving forward to bring some sort of progress to the university. We realize some […]
This fine Monday, we want to remind you of the glory that was the weekend. We now present to you a new series: Field Notes, where we round up the drunk late night tips we received during the weekend. Be sure to send in what you’re seeing this upcoming weekend to tips@bwog.com, or use our […]
Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Nixon, and Diane Keaton are filming on 110th and Amsterdam right now. That’s right, the side wall of 1020 that you made out with some rando on last spring is finally going to have its moment in the cinematic sun. The film is “Life Itself,” a dramedy about Manhattan real estate. Special […]
When a tipster emailed us saying that a girl shattered a Hamilton window during a game of charades, we wondered how you break a window with your bare hands had to take a look for ourselves. Yes, folks, one of the Hamilton 411 windows has been replaced by a sheet of acrylic, leaving only one […]
Columbia doesn’t officially recognize Columbus Day, but that doesn’t mean the day is free from controversy. For one thing, it is still an officially-sanctioned government holiday. Since there is literally nothing Columbia students can’t argue about, and yeah, this is an important issue, it’s no surprise that there are posters everywhere. Over the past week, […]
Keenan Albee updates on the ongoing battle between those at the business school and those who want to go to business school. And so the battle over the Business School Library rages onward. CCSC and ESC have put forth a joint resolution affirming their support for a pilot program aimed at increasing student access to […]
After giving you the first half of the USenate election candidates, we present you with the rest–again in the chronological order in which we got their responses. You can also get more of their character in our super official Debate LiveBwog. Please also note that Cameron Demsey, who was announced in the original list, has […]
Columbia University College Republicans are having their annual, world famous, absolutely FREE barbecue celebrating Columbus Day. No need to be a part of the GOP to enjoy some free Dinosaur barbecue, so head on over to Van Am Quad from 1-2 PM. All are welcome unless you’re some kind of liberal vegetarian pantywaist. […]
Joseph C. Milholland fights through midterm malaise to check in with our tireless CCSC. This week’s CCSC meeting was a meeting of three resolutions in what was described as a “serious meeting.” Barnard Columbia Divest started the meeting by bringing to the council their petition, the “first direct initiative” in the history of Columbia University […]
George Rupp, as president, sought to stop political correctness, stop departments and schools forming silos. He expanded interdisciplinarism, and making
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