“Hey, get down! They’re going to call the police on you!” —this was the cry of a metaphor of a vox populi shaped by years of oppression by the establishment a child as he observed his brother, a strong independent boy who don’t need no ground, climb a pole on college walk this weekend. First world anarchy […]
Earth Day is here! (Google) But it doesn’t sound like there’s much to celebrate about. China is getting yet another kind of avian flu. (The Huffington Post) The cinnamon challenge apparently isn’t safe anymore. (Chicago Tribune) Reese Witherspoon was arrested. (USA Today) So stay tuned for Columbia’s Earth Week events—you can learn how to help […]
To honor our heritage/amorous affair with our mother magazine, we will continue posting pieces from the current issue of The Blue and White. Keep an eye our for the mag in Butler, Lerner, and select residence halls. If you are interested in subscribing to the magazine, direct your correspondence to bweditors@columbia.edu. In this feature, magazine contributor and Bwog […]
Do u enjoy replacing actual letters 4 their numerical equivalents? Do u also enjoy misspelling or reducing words 2 one letter? Well, 2001 Britney Spears did and so should u. So come 2 our meeting @ 7 pm 2nite in the SGO on the 5th floor of Lerner 2 show off ur txt lingo skillz. […]
The First Year MFA exhibition of the Columbia School of the Arts at the Wallach Gallery (located, naturally, in Schermerhorn) ended yesterday. Entitled And after a pause, it continued, the exhibition was first brought to Bwog’s attention by a tipped picture of what looked eerily like something Booth Jonathan would create and then trap a girl inside. […]
Bucket List represents the unbelievable intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. As always, feel free to mention any events we may have missed in the comments section (and/or mock our typos) and we’ll add them. Our recommendations […]
I lost my cell phone and wallet last night around midnight in Carman Residence Hall. It’s an iPhone 4 with a white LifeProof case and a brown leather wallet. If found, please email me at kal2188@columbia.edu
What would the world look like without… Maya Angelou?…Horrible, because we would never know why the caged bird sings. (Nytimes, Hulu) Email apocalypse?…I don’t know, but can you please remove me from your listserv? (Gothamist, Bwog) A significant other?…Forever alone. (Buzzfeed, Tumblr) Stress?…404 Error Not Found.(Huffington Post, 404errorpages) Without Bwog, where would all the trolls […]
There is rarely any consolation prize for getting the middle seat on a plane—but, as staff writer Naomi Sharp found on a recent Spirit Airlines flight, sitting next to and meeting Jimmy Failla was one of them. “Maybe we all forgot to pay the extra fee for departure,” he reasoned good-naturedly, as passengers on the […]
What better way to celebrate this gorgeous Saturday, April the 20th, than by watching a film with your fellow students? One of Bacchanal’s slightly less well-known events — the annual 4/20 movie screening — is happening tonight, and the entertainment of choice is, appropriately, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Bacchanal’s advertising some free popcorn and fruit, so […]
SENIORS: (and friends of seniors.) It’s time for one of our greatest traditions to return: we’re starting our call for Senior Wisdoms. For freshpersons/transfers/people who don’t like one of the greatest things ever, Senior Wisdom is our annual features where we ask outgoing seniors to share the knowledge and advice they’ve culled from Columbia over the past […]
On Thursday night, members of the Columbia/Barnard community gathered at the Barnard gates to participate in Take Back the Night, an annual demonstration against sexual violence. Zachary Hendrickson was humbled to march along as an ally. “With rage we march, and with strength we speak.” This year’s rally started off a little later than intended, […]
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