If you haven’t heard of wait what yet, your playlist is due for an update. Wait what, (aka Columbia alum Charlie Kubal, CC ’08) released his first album last Thursday called The Notorious xx (click for free download), a mash up of Biggie and The xx. It’s caught on: NYMag, Prefix Mag, and the general […]
OK! You got us. As you may (or more likely, may not) have realized, our April Fool’s Day joke was to turn Bwog into Bwog for Mt. Holyoke, the all-women’s college. You may have noticed the Mt. Holyoke tower behind the Bwog nameplate, and the women’s sign on Home tab. We’ve been reporting on the day […]
We’re used to the occasional mugging by underage punks around campus but March has seen greater than its fair share of crime. Perusing our beloved campus crime blotter, Bwog noted several horrific incidents that happened in the last month. Harassment via mobile devices and Internet-enabled computers is up sharply this month. Five students and faculty […]
Want to quench your thirst on this glorious sunny day? SEADS in Cambodia has hidden 32 bottles of Orangina at campus landmarks, all with little tags on them with the group’s name. Find them if you can!
Bwog is a chef. We are Jean-Georges. We are Wilma. We are Bwog. What is us? What is reality? Here is what you should eat from every dining hall on campus today. Do what we tell you to do or else we will stop using the imperative and/or stop using the Bwog-third-person all the time. […]
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has just released the admissions statistics for the Class of 2014! Be proud, Columbia – we now have an overall admissions rate of 9%. And congratulations to the incoming freshmen for having survived the toughest admissions process in Columbia’s history! Jessica Marinaccio, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, made the following statement: “The […]
Bulgarian politicians prefer to spend their time milking virtual cows. (Huffington Post) Hawkers will sell you anything these days, including dental appointments. (Gothamist) Careful with that joint. It could get you deported. (NYT) Volunteers go above and beyond for the Great American Census – not surprising as it may one day be worth a fortune. […]
Accuweather never lies! Finish everything you have to do until next Wednesday (which will be 66 and rainy) right now. Update, 10:35pm: Unrelated, but also good: free cereal, massages and other nice things in Schapiro main lounge right now.
Yesterday, Bwog’s Housing Inquisitor, David Hu, collected the reactions of those lucky souls owning the best housing lottery numbers. Today, he’s back with the not-so-lucky. Bwog: How did you feel when you found out? Loser Less Fortunate Columbian 1: It was actually funny. I just sat there chuckling at myself asking how that number was […]
Two rather different entries in the free food log tonight: First, the Columbia University International Relations Forum will be serving a free Indian buffet in advance of a screening of The Sky Below, an award-winning documentary on Pakistan and India. Singh will be in attendance, and a conversation will follow the screening. That’s all happening […]
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