Welcome (yet again), freshmen! Here’s hoping your first day was relatively trauma-free, and that you actually found a blue bin at some point in your journey. All Jersey/Westchester non-West Coast people, we’re looking forward to seeing you bright and early tomorrow morning. If you’re sitting anxiously in your newly postered JJ single right now, bursting […]
So your parents are sticking around the city for an extra day, and you need a nice restaurant to take them to that isn’t too far out of the Morningside bubble; or perhaps you’ve met a cutie, and you want to seal the deal with a romantic date at a campus hot spot. Fear not, […]
Good morning, west coasters and internationals, welcome to your first day at this fine university. We’re happy to welcome you here and hope that move-in day is…not completely unbearable? Your giddy orientation leaders will be running around in noticeable shirts to help you out and there are a ton of signs to point you kind […]
Sam Schipani enjoys this feature enough to submit, and we’re happy to display this gorgeous view from a summer working with the non-profit Social Entrepreneur Corps. Where: Pulingui, a tiny town in the province of Chimborazo (named after the volcano in the background) in Riobamba, Ecuador Sight: Pulingui, Ecuador Sound: The dusty clopping of […]
At 11:50, Public Safety informed the Columbia community that the suspect’s car had been located on 123rd street, but the suspect was nowhere to be found. Police are now searching for him “in the vicinity of 121st street and Broadway.” There are also helicopters flying over campus, helping with the manhunt. So if see a […]
Much as you try to deny it, the school year is almost upon us. To get ourselves jazzed about going back to school, Bwog remembered the songs that got us really pumped about “g01ng t0 c0llEg3 1n nEw Y0Rk C1tyYyyy.” You know what we’re talking about: that song you played on repeat for the entire […]
Ladies and gentlemen, time to wake up from your summer 2013 slumber: your newest NSOP theme has arrived! It is “Infinite Possibilities.” Or, as an astute Bwogger put it, the prelude to the next four years at Columbia, “Infinite Responsibilities.” To elucidate this global/cosmic/galactic theme, the 2013 NSOP schedule book features a glittering Columbia campus […]
Sure it’s summer, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been any action on campus. This anonymous tipster waxes nostalgic on summer loving and the art of negotiation. If you have any stories, queries, or miseries to share, we’d love to hear them. Email sex@bwog.com or use our anonymous form. Thinking back, I can’t help but […]
Whether you’re anxiously going through your stuff in a vague effort to pack or still holding on to the last vestiges of summer, the semester is undeniably upon us. For the Class of 2017, this is an exciting but challenging time. Faced with packing to go off to college, a bewildered freshperson turns to Bwog for […]
As the summer depressingly draws to a close, here’s another scenic landscape to inspire awe and envy, courtesy of Benjamin Tischler. Take a break from Instagraming your beach view to send a snapshot to tips@bwog.com. Where: Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Provincial Park near Vancouver, BC Sight: Vancouver, BC Sound: Gentle hum of mosquitos Smell: Clean, crisp […]
After months of receiving responses like “All information being provided is included in the release that was sent” (Laurence Bolotin), “It would be inappropriate for anyone from our Department to comment” (Athletics, full email after jump), and “you’re on Bwog I’m not gonna tell you anything, assface” (all our friends), we finally got an email […]
Houses and Homes is back for its next Summer 2013 round! Below’s scene comes from Janie Mahan, who’s working at a USDA-ARS Cropping Systems Research Lab researching sorghum. Want to share your summer paradise (or generic suburbia, or desolate wasteland, or whatever)? Send some love and idyllic prose to tips@bwog.com. Where: Just outside of Lubbock, Texas. […]
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