Tipster Vivek Bhagwat reports these fire hydrant things do work. History of virtually every fire alarm ever (except for this one) would suggest that everything is probably fine.
Bwog (also incorrectly called “The Bwog“) is an independent news blog run by students of Columbia University. Since 2006, they’ve been providing students with breaking campus news and a platform for intelligent discourse among their readers. And tonight at 7 pm in the SGO, you can be a part of it all! Come meet with […]
With all the craziness of Columbia, Bwog often forgets it’s a national citizen. Also, because Netflix streaming exists. We’ve already tried to demystify The Planned Parenthood controversy, and the Lame Duck Congress that soared. Now, to aid those who haven’t followed all the congressional buffoonery, we offer this quick summary of the current budget situation. The […]
No Impact Week starts today! This event from Green Umbrella aims to create a consciousness about the impact of everything we do on our environment. A paradox to mull over: making an impact by not impacting. Contemplate how your life as a Columbia student affects the world around you…playing frisbee on the lawn, eating at […]
Bucket List represents the unbelievable intellectual privilege and luxury we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus that will hopefully make you realize how lucky we are to be here. Our recommendations for this week (and now posted on Sundays […]
From the Office of Recycling Education Outreach comes Clothing and Textile Recycling Day, an opportunity to take a break from all that work you’re doing and make room for summer. Bring clean clothes, linens, shoes, coats, belts, scarves, hats and handbags for reuse or recycling. Non wearable items (stained, torn etc) will be recycled into new […]
Make your way over to the Sundial, folks, College Days is back! What’s that, you ask? College Days… that time when we pretend we have school spirit they try to trick the prospies into believing we have school spirit (one of their many ruses including a magical weather machine that mysteriously turns the temperature up […]
A student newspaper gives “a solid fuck-you” to the administration at La Salle, after another dubiously motivated erotic experience in the classroom: “‘[One stripper] was just kind of laying on top of [the professor],’ a witness explained.” (NY Mag, ABC Local) Students at University of Wisconsin are planning a march to stop bullying in schools […]
An anonymous tipster reports that CTV has been running the menu screen of Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King since last night. They opined that “the constant horrified Frodo face is getting annoying.” To which we ask, why have you been watching CTV since last night, or ever? Frodo, aka Elijah Wood […]
The Abacchalypse approacheth—only 14 days away! Last night, CU Records hosted a battle of the bands to see which Columbia band would get to open for inimitable Snoop Dogg and Das Racist. We now know that CUSH (Columbia University Society of Hip-Hop) came out on top, but Bwog’s resident Rocker Groupie Lily Icangelo was there […]
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