Columbia’s research and teaching assistants have announced majority support for a new labor union. In a press release, the union declared its objectives to be “living wages, adequate benefits, clear workload expectations, and consistent and transparent employment policies”. (GWC-UAW Local 2110) The plans for a new Upper West Side residential high-rise include a controversial “poor door” for […]

Reserve your table at Meow Parlor the cat cafe! Reservations open today (Gothamist). A report was issued by the Obama Administration accusing the Cleveland police department of “unreasonable and unnecessary use of force” in violation of citizen’s constitutional rights (Washington Post). Alicia Keys released a new song in wake of NYC, Ferguson protests (TIME). Check out […]

Speaker of the House John Boehner, fearing the political effects of a another government shutdown, has proposed a ‘largely symbolic’ vote on legislation that would dismantle President Obama’s Executive Order on immigration, in order to more easily pass this years budget. (New York Times) This Congressional failure to embrace the legislation has been estimated to cost the government $37 […]

Scary stuff: Check out this article about forced medical leave from colleges due to struggles with mental health. (New Yorker) It has now gotten a lot easier to report abusive tweets from assholes, though it was great watching this woman contact the moms of her online harassers. (Jezebel) It could also become a lot easier to […]

The requisite post-Thanksgiving hangover took a toll on more than peoples’ bodies—the stock market experienced a wide-reaching drop on Monday, partly due to a 6.4% decline in in-store sales from last year. AAPL lost 3.2% and is now trading at the 0h-so-affordable price of $115.07, giving dads everywhere all the more reason to buy themselves […]

A Hip Barnard student got her own spread in Teen Vogue for having a really hip dorm room. We applaud you for having the energy, time, and cleanliness to keep up with dorm room appearances, Ms. Deczynski. (Teen Vogue) This Staten Island mom is like a real-world Nancy from Weeds, making her home into the neighborhood heroin stop. […]

If you’re still in the city and planning on going home, you should probably think about leaving right now. (Gothamist) An early Christmas present: Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are back to filming Sherlock. (Mirror) Haven’t talked to your high school friends (or your high school dealer) in a while? Here’s a guide to scoring […]

The grand jury in charge of Officer Darren Wilson’s case did not indict him for his fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Racial tensions and distrust of law enforcement are high among residents in Ferguson and around the country. Is this a step back in the fight against racism? (Kansas City Star/AP) Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has […]

It’s socially confirmed that Hillary Clinton will announce that she’s in the running to get the Democratic nomination for president, but the Republicans aren’t so clear or united on who will go up against all that pantsuit power. (NY Times) We’re unsure as to why Sea World wants to celebrate that they’ve just successfully created […]

Looks like Netflix wins again. Everyone’s favorite media streaming service just bought the rights to Tina Fey’s new show, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, after originally being developed for NBC, which means you probably won’t have to wait 13 fucking weeks a long time to finish an entire season. (The Verge) The world is working towards getting a little less racist, […]

Good news! A study by the CDC of 138,100 U.S. adults has found that 90 percent of Bwog staffers heavy drinkers are not actually alcoholics. If that has you feeling at all good about the state of humanity, an outbreak of bubonic plague has struck Madagascar, killing forty and threatening to spread further. But, hey, a survey […]

This day in history: In 1905 on November 21. Albert Einstein published “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?” leading to the formula E=mc^2.  Did you learn that in FroSci? (PBS) China is delaying indefinitely the opening of the new Hunger Games movie and in Thailand several cinemas have cancelled showings […]

A thorough account of sexual violence at the University of Virginia. TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of sexual assault and may be triggering to some people (Rolling Stone) A fierce debate on what constitutes sexual consent at Harvard University (The Boston Globe) An account of the price paid by survivors of sexual assault in college (The Washington Post) […]

Low-key obsessed with One Direction? (C’mon…look at Zayn…) Check out this extensive and entertaining One Direction glossary. (Vulture) According to a study at the University of Missouri, 23% of college students have revenge sex following a breakup. (The Cut) For all you ice cream lovers: Shake Shack and Big Gay Ice Cream are teaming up to […]

Pope Francis is sending mixed signals. Heralded as a progressive, he gave a speech yesterday, saying “Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother,” a rather conservative statement by his standards. The Pope will be attending the World Meeting of the Families conference in Philly next September, […]