While you were getting carded at The Abbey this Friday night, El Museo del Barrio at 105th and 5th hosted a reading and conversation with acclaimed novelist Junot Díaz in support of his latest book, This Is How You Lose Her. Avid Díaz enthusiast Emma Bogler jumped (literally) at the chance to see him and was in […]
….with CUDM. If you’ve been bemoaning the lack of good dancing at Columbia, look no further: registration for Columbia University Dance Marathon is now open. For those of you not in the know, CUDM is an 18 hour fundraising event for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation, where you dance in the Lerner Party Space. […]
We’re big fans of This American Life at Bwog—remember, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery—so we were delighted to learn that this past week’s episode, “How I Got Into College,” mentions Columbia. Specifically, how insanely difficult it is to get in here. “At Columbia University in New York City, 33,000 people applied; 31, 000 […]
Last night was the first CCSC meeting of the year, though it was mostly a housekeeping meeting. Joseph Milholland surveyed the occasion. The first CCSC meeting of the 2013-2014 school year kicked off with free Pinkberry for all the members of the council. So that’s one perk of being a politician. The council members talked […]
A storm’s brewing in the Atlantic: They call it the great Humberto. And in Amsterdam it seems They’ve just found a new Van Gogh. Japan is emerging victorious, With a new Olympic feel. Meanwhile, Neiman will be sold In a good old-fashioned backroom deal. Now some of this news may be bad, And may make […]
The few, the brave, the snarky: day-to-day operation at Bwog is orchestrated by a small group of daily editors (dailies), who are responsible for writing Bwoglines and ensuring that the posts scheduled on their day of the week make it on to the site on schedule. Essentially, our dailies are the reason Bwog runs on […]
Tomorrow morning at 8 am, Good Morning America will be blessed with some lovely Columbia faces. They are kicking off College Week with the greatest performers of our age: the Columbia Kingsmen, soccer team, and Lady Gaga. This will be the second time some lucky Columbians are featured with Gaga. (Perhaps the third time will […]
Still upset that your name wasn’t included in Mambo No. 5? No worries, because Bwog can fill that void! Come to our meeting tonight at 7 pm in the SGO on the 5th floor of Lerner. Bring your ideas and your friends, and if you have neither of those, then at least come for the free […]
Between Snowden, Greenwald, and the NSA, encryption is in the news. But what is it? And how can you, a mild-mannered student at an American university, use it? And why should you? You’ve got nothing to hide, after all. In this latest SocketHop, Conor Skelding (no tech genius himself) tries to lay that out. Something […]
Take a break from procrastinating on finishing The Iliad/Republic this weekend to check out the Columbia Queer Alliance‘s (know your clubs yet, freshmen first years?) first body meeting, at 2pm in Lerner 569. There will be general information about CQA, a schedule of events, and, most importantly, free baked goods. Rainbow cupcakes via Wikimedia.
Hang out with Michael Bloomberg before he disappears forever come Tuesday’s election (NYMag). Have you ever been a zombie elf? There’s a new college scholarship specifically for players of Magic: The Gathering, with funds specifically from older, more successful players of Magic: The Gathering. We bet the application questions are far more entertaining (NYT). There’s no […]
Spotted in the Watt lobby: “Nothing is permanent in this world — not even our troubles” – Charlie Chaplin “I knew you were trouble when you walked in” – Taylor Swift IMG_6181 from Bwog on Vimeo.
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