Woah… How did it become Sunday?? Whatever. Let’s putz around the internet for a while. Ron Paul outright won the CA GOP straw poll. Do we congratulate him or resent a political system where 833 random opinions matter? (CNN) Don’t really know if Fashion Week just ended or is still going on, but here is a […]

Resenting: Columbia’s woeful ranking in the MFA charts. (Slate) Regulating: Columbia medical prof Dr. Andrew Bomback, who is accused of supplying insider information. (NYT) Rebuking: Neoliberal economics by staging a sit in of Wall Street with pillowfights and yoga. (Daily Intel/NYMag) Reducing: AIDS cases in NYC, which were reported to be down by 25% (CityRoom/NYT) Remembering: Murdered […]

It’s been a swell time for science lately. Like Google, Bwog dedicates some space to celebrating discovery today. Rejoice Star Wars geeks! NASA’s found Tatooine! A planet that orbits around two stars for multiple sunrises and sunsets. Start planning your 3.5 million year journey to this uninhabitable planet! Dr Oz says Apple juice might not […]

The only man to hold a degree in enigmatology (study of puzzles) makes sure you have a new puzzle in the New York Times every day. (The Atlantic) Joan Snitzer, a Barnard art prof, opened up a new art exhibition. It contains jigsaw boxes, and is itself is a puzzle. (Spectator) The high school class […]

Obama’s new (angsty!) video encourages us to “get the facts.” We’re feeling a back-of-the-envelope calculation coming on… [NYMag] The New York Post and Fox have dusted off their anti-Columbia headlines from 2007, after learning that the Columbia International Relations Council and Association was invited to dinner with the Iranian president. No word yet on whether […]

Definitely Not A couple with poor timing reportedly attempted to enter the mile high club on 9/11. The couple’s prolonged absence from their seats prompted an emergency landing and arrest by a team of SWAT officers. (Gothamist) According to a riveting profile on a turnstyle-jumping youth, shirking your subway fee is the first step towards […]

Yesterday we joined our country to remember the events of September 11, 2001. Bwog was impressed, inspired, and engaged by media coverage of the 10-year anniversary. If you missed yesterday’s headlines, here are a few pieces worth reading. New Yorkers visited a Bryant Park memorial featuring 2,573 vacant folding chairs—one for each life lost at […]

Unexpected acts: On Thursday night, NYU held a “mystery concert” (featuring Flying Lotus, Gang Gang Dance, and Light Asylum) which got rave reviews. At Columbia, we still have to plan our concerts months in advance. (NYULocal) Unexpected calendars: Forget firemen. Now you can check out hot New York City bus drivers and semi-famous Republican women. (NYDN, […]

In the last 48 hours, the US has received a specific, credible, but unconfirmed threat of a terror attack this Sunday, on the 9/11 anniversary. Moreover, a survey by the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia revealed that Americans have a false sense of security, and that in the event of a disaster, more […]

There was a big ol’ GOP debate last night. Brian Williams asked Gov. Rick Perry how the governor sleeps at night considering Texas’ well-exercised death penalty. Check out the link for a bipartisan reaction roundup. (Daily Dish) Columbia researchers conducted a massive quintuple blind super intensive experiment, and their conclusion might shock you: American doctors […]

After leading Columbia’s men’s soccer team to dual victories over the weekend, sophomore midfielder David Najem was named Ivy League men’s soccer player of the week. Columbia, at 23-0-0, is off to its best season start since 2002. (Big Apple Soccer) Local eatery Crepes on Columbus was closed down for racking up an impressive 70 […]

Exciting things happen in this big wide-world, and sometimes they are Columbia related. Bwoglines is a daily compilation of staff favorites and student tips. For this, the first Bwoglines of the year, we present news that didn’t find a place in any post over the Summer. We don’t usually have the attention span to slog […]

Bwog is languidly clearing our virtual newsdesk today, bringing you a selection of interesting and possibly relevant headlines from the past few weeks. We hope that these stories, tenuously connected to Columbia, will reflect a similar degree of detachment from the establishment in your minds. One of the undercover cops in Operation Ivy League was […]

Researchers from Columbia’s Engineering School have created a new method of cell therapy that is capable of “patching” a heart that has suffered from a heart attack and helping to regenerate tissue. It’s kind of like being Wolverine, except with less claws and sideburns. (DailyTech) Columbia researchers studying the effects of green roofs, such as […]

Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion. Great, so more blue screens while having skype sex. (Engadget) MetroCards are being phased out! Over the next three or four years, that is. (NY Daily News) Brooklyn-based Hasidic Jewish newspaper Der Tzitung photoshopped Hillary Clinton and another woman out of the now famous recent situation room photos. (WaPo, […]