You know how one of those vaunted parts of any Columbia admissions presentation is the immense cultural opportunities available through Columbia programs? And you know how you probably spend more time trying to get into EC parties than taking the 1 down to the museums? Well, now’s your time to rectify that situation. You can register here […]
Shopping period is ending soon, so it’s time to pick your classes. But between absurd prerequisites, teacher approvals, and the outdated course bulletin, registration is nearly impossible! How screwed will you be come the deadline?
The long awaited UN-sponsored peace talks are set to start this Friday in Geneva. Unsurprisingly, the main roadblock in a ceasefire which would mostly only exclude the Syrian regions controlled by ISIL and Al-Qaeda’s affiliate branch in the region, the Nusra Front. (Reuters) Egypt marks the fifth anniversary of the beginning of its revolution, which […]
Winter Storm Jonas left Columbia’s campus with enough snow to last the rest of the winter, increased danger factors to many a staircase, and the inability to sprint to class without fear of slipping. But it also left Columbia’s student body irrevocably divided into two groups: those who spent all of Saturday holed up in […]
In honor of the fact that Columbia’s campus currently (remotely) resembles a winter wonderland, Bwog is starting a new campus archetype series: Snow Stereotypes. Bwogger and recent snow enthusiast Asya Sagnak kicks off the series with her account of a freshman seeing snow for the first time. It is the morning of Blizzard Jonas. A […]
Apparently, it’s not too late to make New Year’s Resolutions – or, at least, it’s not too late to announce them at a CCSC board meeting. CCSC is determined as ever to do hard work and accomplish important tasks, even in the face of last weekend’s blizzard, and Bwogger Joe Milholland is determined as ever […]
It’s the beginning of another semester, meaning that it’s once again time for a perennially short-lived Bwog tradition. 2Girls1Snack takes you around the neighborhood to explore the many tasty (and often not-so-tasty) foods and drinks of MoHi. We won’t disclose which 2Writers wrote this article, but they follow in the footsteps of 2Girls across history in their […]
For those of you in SEAS not active on Facebook, you probably haven’t seen a new meme circulating News Feeds. The “This is _____” meme became popular over the weekend, gaining traction most likely due to Winter Storm Jonas-related boredom. The meme consists of a stick figure depiction and a short truism about the Facebook user. Meme Maniac Mason Amelotte took […]
Washington has shut down U.S. federal government offices today – but at least, this time, it’s because of a record-breaking snowstorm, not the inability of congressmen to agree with each other. And even with a traffic ban in effect over the weekend, people were still caught skiing and snowboarding down the steps of the Lincoln […]
Though being a nearly insignificant number of credits, one credit courses require a disproportionate prerequisites or other department specific eligibilities. But some of us might be still scrambling to make the 12 credit limit or are in four classes and really want see our number of credits round out to an even number. For the […]
Bucket List represents the inordinate 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. We hope with the return of school will come Columbia’s intellectual curiosity. The full list of events occurring this week is after the jump. Recommended “Antique Art in Contemporary Culture” […]
Bwog’s second meeting of the semester is tonight! You might be thinking to yourself, What’s so special about the second meeting? It’s not the first, so what’s the big deal? Also, how has a week of the semester already gone by? Also, why is time passing so quickly? How is it that my life seems […]
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