Ever since you went to that first Columbia info session in Havemeyer 309, the entire room feels like success. Sitting in the uncomfortable wooden chairs with their too-small-by-far desks reminds you that you made it and that you’d better do your damndest to enjoy it. As your pencil rolls off your desk for the fifth […]
In case you weren’t already aware, in the next 24 hours this city will either be completely the same or swallowed up by historic amounts of snow. By now you should know that Bwog loves storm hype, so we’re hunkering down and gettin’ pumped for whatever will come. To that end, we’ve prepared some schedules […]
In the past few days, Bwog has received many tips and comments about the hazing scandal within Columbia’s Greek community. We reached out to IGC, Student Affairs, students, etc. for more detailed information, especially after news broke on Wednesday night. Spec got confirmation that some fraternity was losing their charter from the Inter-Greek Council Judicial […]
Due to the snowstorm approaching (a.k.a. either a light dusting of snow or a full-blown Snowpocalypse), Barnard is closing at 4 p.m. today for “non-essential personnel.” That means that Friday evening classes and weekend classes are cancelled — as if you were gonna go to your weekend classes tomorrow anyway — but events such as […]
Outside the LLC: “You know, the saddest thing about growing up is that you try and go back and watch old cartoons and they’re just not funny anymore.” We respectfully disagree. I mean, old cartoons are still awesome. Here’s some nautical nonsense (with commentary on the deceitfulness of marketing, the challenges of making money in […]
[Received on February 8, 11:00 PM] Lock ur doors…they r stealing stuff in ec…whats ec..they sent out an email…make sure 2 keep ur stuff safe…and dont go out in the storm…luv bwog [Received on February 8, 11:01 PM] Y r u not answering…ru even reading this…did they steal ur phone…ru out in the storm…if […]
I lost my Forrest Green North Face with furry hood at Mel’s on 2/7/13. It was on a table by the windows near the door. Reward given if returned. Contact lrg2134@barnard.edu if found!
A Brazilian actor with Down syndrome is making a poignant request to get his idol, Sean Penn, to go to Brazil and watch his movie’s premiere with him. Let’s make it happen! The video is in Portuguese with English subtitles. (YouTube) A New York artist proposed to his girlfriend via roof graffiti. She said “yes.” We […]
For our first personals of the season, we proudly present J.B, CC’13, and Victoria, BC’14. Interested in wining and dining one of these young academics? Get in touch with us via personals@bwog.com and we’ll give y’all $10 for your hot date. And a final warning: these guys are being braver than you with their hearts, […]
One fine Thursday evening, Bwog decided to get day drunk. Followed shortly by not-day drunk. And by the time Bwog got back to its dorm at 1 am, behold, JJ’s Place was still open, and lo, it was a good day. In that spirit, Bwog is here to show you how to drink your meal […]
Barnard’s Athena Film Festival is making its triumphant return for the third time this weekend. The opening reception will be tonight, and film screenings and workshops will be starting up tomorrow. Tickets are wonderfully discounted for students — $20 for an all-access pass, and $5 for individual films. Bwog brings you our flick plicks to […]
Remember the first and only time you attended a FroSci lecture? Bwog does. Today’s lecture hall review should bring to mind vague memories as we journey to a land far, far away: Horace Mann. Ah, Horace Mann—doesn’t it bring back memories? Or maybe it doesn’t, because you stopped going to FroSci lectures after the first […]
George Rupp, as president, sought to stop political correctness, stop departments and schools forming silos. He expanded interdisciplinarism, and making
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