In Bwog’s super high-tech new feature College Talks, we find out what your classmates/randos frolicking on Low Steps have to say about stuff. Check out our inaugural installment below: Send suggestions of questions you’d like to see us ask to video@bwog.com.
If you’re far away or staying on campus you can still get schooled by this next piece from the new issue of The Blue & White Magazine as Will Holt explains some local history. Heading up Broadway from Columbia’s main gates, the neighborhood gets quieter. The bustling foot traffic around 116th Street dies down, and […]
On College Walk, red-faced Columbia students clutch their books to their chests. As if on cue, a jovial facilities worker switches on the tree lights. As if on cue, Columbia students forgive their school everything. ‘Tis the season.
In response to the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, Columbia has put together a series of emergency blood drives around campus. You can register online or just show up. The first one is going on right now in Low with more to follow in the coming week. Check out the schedule and play out some sort […]
With these few days off, Bwog hopes that you are exploring new territories, both physical and mental. If you are sticking it out at Columbia, we urge you to do things non-school related. Might we suggest taking some cues from these two individuals overheard on campus… Help out: Mom. I don’t have any money. Seriously. I […]
It’s fall break (or a 12-day weekend if you “couldn’t get to class” this past Wednesday and Thursday)! We’re sure you’re under your covers somewhere adventurous and, being a Columbia student, you took your Core books with you. Send a picture of your Core reading wherever you ended up to tips@bwog.com for our new feature, […]
Now that it is really our official “fall break,” Bwog is taking a much needed respite to repair the Shore/campaign/hike/study for pushed-back midterms catch up on Hulu. We’ll stop in every so often to make sure you’re doing alright, but otherwise we will be making good use of our time off, and you should too. […]
In this newest excerpt from The Blue and White, Conor Skelding tells us what the Northwest Corner Building can teach Columbia about Manhattanville. Additional reporting by Sally Gao, Luca Marzorati, and Angelica Modabber. “Did you know there’s a 15-story coffee shop by Pupin?” asked a bumbling but blunt Dean Valentini in last spring’s 118th annual Varsity […]
Halloween is over, and that means only one thing: time to start preparing for Thanksgiving. If you’ve got the cold-weather blues, this recipe for spicy-sweet squash will warm you right up! Sweet and Savory Acorn Squash Ingredients: 1 acorn squash For sweet side: butter brown sugar cinnamon For spicy side: olive oil chili powder curry […]
Now that the weather (and your Halloween costume) are back under wraps, Bwog is here to cheer you up with some enticing post-hurricane overheards. Questions of life outside Ricky’s: Someone who clearly doesn’t dye their own hair: “Is this place just open for Halloween?” Planning for Halloweekend in a hurricane: Girl: “For Halloween, I’ll be […]
Ah, fall break, that wonderful time of year when we get to relax, exercise our voting rights, and are expected to register for spring classes before we even know how we did on that calculus midterm. But have no fear, Bwog is here to help with a handy list of links. 1) The Scheduling App Pros: […]
Obama and Romney resumed their post-Sandy campaigning yesterday, and immediately began arguing over which of them would handle future disasters better. Which is good, because it looks like there may already be another storm brewing. (ABC, US News) Although unemployment has increased, it’s likely due to the fact that more people have started actively looking […]
The purpose of Bwog’s comment section is to facilitate honest and open discussion between members of the Columbia community. We encourage commenters to take advantage of—without abusing—the opportunity to engage in anonymous critical dialogue with other community members.
A comment may be moderated if it contains:
A slur—defined as a pejorative derogatory phrase—based on ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, or spiritual belief
1 Comments
Loading ...
Senior Wisdom: Ahmed Abouelnaga
May 10, 2026Senior Wisdom: Melañia Horowitz
May 10, 2026Actual Wisdom: Christia Mercer
May 9, 2026The Insider’s Tour Of Mudd Hall
May 8, 2026