So your classes are over, and all you’ve got left are the memories of the bizarre things your professors said, as well as a pile of notes and readings and a looming final exam. Here are some of those classic closing remarks that Bwog has gathered. Paige West: “[after giving normal concluding remarks] *thinks for a […]
Today’s first Senior Wisdom: Rachel Ferrari, SGA hero and aiming for humble excellence. Name, Hometown, School: Rachel Ferrari, Jackson Heights, Queens, Barnard, bitches. Claim to fame? I’ve sat in a room for two hours every Monday night for four brutal years as a student government representative. I’m a huge nerd about it, but all the […]
Apologies for the late notice (#ButlerBrain), but there is free Pinkberry, in multiple flavors, out in the Broadway, McBain and Ruggles lobbies, courtesy of your lovely Block CAs. Get there quickly–they’re packing up shop at 2 pm! Various delicacies via Shutterstock
In keeping with our finals tradition of reviewing possibly superfluous things like chairs, cafes, and lecture halls, we bring to you some #Finals2013 library room reviews. Because, let’s face it, you want to know as much as possible about the places in which you’ll be spending the next nine days straight. What better way to […]
Bwog is done with classes and super done with bwoglines. Instead, we’re going to stay in bed and just take a peek at what’s going on in the real world. Help Bwog keep up by sending your crazy overheards/gossip/love letters to tips@bwog.com! Bwogline: Meanwhile, at Wesleyan, administrators are going crazy trying to foil this year’s […]
Today’s Senior Wisdom, evening edition: Eli Grober teaches you UWriting, and most likely does a better job than your actual UWriting professor did. Name, Hometown, School: Eli Grober, Somerville/Andover, MA, CC Claim to fame? It’s hard for me to take things seriously. I get motion sickness very easily, so I spend a decent amount of […]
As spring fully emerges, a new mutant breed of squirrels—created by ingesting the fertilizer in front of Butler—takes over campus as the first step in its quest for world domination. These squirrels have heightened mental and physical capacities, and have been terrorizing unsuspecting undergraduates. A few tipsters risked looking into the squirrels’ fatal beady eyes […]
Columbia Housing has just announced the winner of their residential Energy Challenge, in which the residence hall that saved the most energy over the course of 26 days. The winner was Hartley: they reduced their energy consumption by 10.3%. Hartley residents will get a celebration catered by Dining Services, date and location TBA. River came in […]
Your week just got two times better: we’re doubling up on Senior Wisdoms, since there are just too many wise graduates out there with stories to share. The first senior today: Yanyi, designer extraordinaire (including of Bwog). Name, Hometown, School: Yanyi — Glen Carbon, IL (most recently) but Zigong, China (to be accurate) — Columbia […]
Ladies and gentlemen, your 2013-2014 Activities Board Below! According to outgoing ABC president Saketh Kalathur, this year marks a switch to a Direct Democracy mode of representation: each ABC rep was elected only by the groups in their category. Best of luck for next year, all! Executive Board: President: Tony Lee, CC ’15 Vice President: […]
Finals are just around the corner, and Butler is already crowded with people getting ready. Those poor miserable souls seemed only to have work, but we knew there was more, we wanted to know what kept them going. We asked, “What’s your finals coping mechanism?” here are some of the answers we got. Quiet librarian: […]
Now Low Library is already a bundle of mendacity since it’s not neither a library nor Low, being Prezbo’s little office and one of the tallest buildings on South campus. But now the sensationalist media is tricking our children into misbelief! We overheard a teacher telling his kids: “This is a huge deal! This is […]
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