There is always a moment early in your drinking career when friends pass around I.D.s so that they can all laugh about the absurd last name that one guy picked, or comment on the shit quality laminate that one girl received. It’s a pretty safe assumption that the bouncers around here don’t actually care if […]
Columbia athletics put up a series of tough fights this week. A tough one for women’s soccer and volleyball, but both cross country teams found victory in the Metropolitan Championships in the Bronx. Field hockey had their ups and downs with a win and a loss, and the football team continued to struggle with a […]
What better way to spend Leif Erikson Day Eve Eve than with Bwog in the SGO on the 5th floor of Lerner at 7 pm tonight? There will be free food and special Leif Erikson Day festivities, so bring your ideas and love for Nordic pirates! We love our Vikings here at Bwog via Wikimedia Commons
Bill Nye is off this week and filling in is the lesser known Science Guy, Bwog’s very own Zach Kagan who takes a look at some of Columbia’s great intellectuals and their research below: Columbia Professors are no slouches in the brain department. Still, despite their surplus IQ points, few would likely describe themselves […]
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 […]
The inspiration for today’s theme is brought to you in part by John Jay Residence Hall’s three fire drills this morning: Is your dorm ablaze? Need to escape? First read about the esc key’s creation and then evacuate the building. (Youtube, NYT) There was a consensus among John Jay residents this morning that being electrocuted for […]
Lowlapalooza is tomorrow from 10 am to 7 pm! Get yo’self acquainted with the acts before they start. Melissa O’Sullivan brings you String Theory and Taylor Simone and Noel Gutierrez-Morfin presents The Morningsiders. String Theory (11:25 to 11:55 am) String Theory isn’t your usual string ensemble. These 5 cellists–Justin Zhao, SEAS ’15; Nathan Chan, CC’15; […]
On Thursday, October 4th, CU School of Arts held a staged play reading of Tennis in Nablus, a profound piece on Palestinian identity by playwright and poet, Ismail Khalidi. Bwog’s congenial cosmopolitan, Rae Binstock, savored this masterpiece at Miller Theater. Today, Palestine is a word that has no reflection in the mirror. A Palestinian passport is recognized by […]
Bacchanal is soliciting student suggestions for this spring concert’s act in good faith. Accordingly, Bwog is temporarily dropping its normal stance of professionalism and integrity, and standing up for its passionate and biased convictions. So here it is. Bacchanal E-board: please invite U-KISS to perform at Bacchanal! Columbia students deserve to dance to the hot beats and infectious […]
On Tuesday, students, professors, and United Nations officials crowded the 15th floor of the International Affairs building in order to listen to a panel speak about SIPA’s May 2012 trip to North Korea, the first and last trip of its kind at Columbia. East Asian aficionado Roberta Barnett retells their harrowing tale. The panel, composed […]
Foxconn is vehemently denying that its workers are striking at the iPhone 5 factory in China. This is a wise move on Foxconn’s part to save face for Apple and to avoid rioting. However, econ majors will soon realize that the iPhone 5 is turning into a Veblen good. (Huffington Post) Depression and suicide rates have soared […]
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