Happening in the world: Lots of natural disasters. In Mexico City, rescuers spent days attempting to save a little girl stuck in rubble, and the effort abruptly stopped when “Navy Assistant Secretary Angel Enrique Sarmiento said there is no missing child at the collapsed Mexico City school that has been the focus of rescue efforts” (NPR). […]

Happening in the world: With allegations of tampering with the results of the Kenyan presidential election, the Kenyan Supreme Court ruled that the election be “re-run” within the next 60 days. The voting irregularities found convinced the court to dismiss the election results. This is the first time that an African country is redoing an election. […]

Happening in the World: If you thought this summer’s season of natural disasters had finally ended, you’d be sadly mistaken – a 7.1 earthquake struck central Mexico yesterday. So far, at least 149 people been killed and hundreds of buildings have been destroyed. (LA Times) Happening in the United States: A woman dubbed “the Mad Pooper” has been spotted defecating on the […]

Happening in the World: After Harvey and Irma, the Caribbean braces itself for yet another hurricane. Hurricane Maria reached Category 5 status yesterday, and is expected to cause severe damage in Puerto Rico, Dominica, and other islands in the region. (CNN) Happening in the United States: Politics took center stage in this year’s Emmys. The Emmys certainly […]

Happening in the World: British authorities arrested another suspect in the Parsons Green subway terrorist attack. (NY Post) Happening in NYC: A man is continually building and rebuilding a series of stone statues along the Hudson river in upper Manhattan. (NY Times) Happening on Campus: Columbia Divest for Climate Justice (aka CDCJ) is having its first open meeting […]

Happening in the World: The government of Bangladesh is establishing shelters for up to 400,000 refugees fleeing from Myanmar. The refugees, belonging to the Rohingya minority, may be the victim of ethnic cleaning—according to the United Nations. Myanmar, typically, blames any violence occurring in areas dominated by the Rohingya as unrelated to the actions of the […]

Happening Outside of our World: The American-led 20-year mission to Saturn came to and end a few hours ago. After a successful mission, Cassini ran out of fuel and plunged into the planet’s atmosphere on command. (BBC) Happening In the US: New Yorker shares with us its cover for the week of November 21st, 2016– the cover it would […]

Happening in the world: The southeast United States and Caribbean Islands are starting to take steps towards recovery efforts. Photos of Hurricane Irma’s impact can be seen here. (The Atlantic) Happening in NYC: Brian Coll, a former Rikers Island correctional officer was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison after beating up and killing a seriously ill […]

Happening in the world: As pressure has built on North Korea through sanctions by the US and China, Russians are weakening this economic power. Anonymous sources report oil and petroleum being smuggled into North Korea via Vladivostok, in the Russian far-east. (Washington Post) Happening in the nation: A settlement has been reached on the rights to a selfie […]

Happening in the world: Myanmar is experiencing militant violence between religious groups (Rohingya Muslim minority, Buddhist majority) and the government. Many are considering it genocide, but leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu denies allocations of ethnic cleansing. Happening in the nation: After a few too many people responded to a Facebook event to shoot […]

Happening in the world: An ancient tomb with mummies was discovered in Egypt! (CNN) Happening in the nation: Florida was hit by Hurricane Irma last night. The whole state is in crisis mode, and the western coast will likely be hit the worst. (BBC) Happening in NYC: It’s New York Fashion Week! Learn more about the happenings. (NY Times) Happening […]

Happening around the world: Hurricane Irma is continuing to wreak havoc on the Caribbean, and Hurricane Jose is close behind. Neil Dickinson and his company of two helicopters are attempting to evacuate the island of Bermuda of children, the sick, and the elderly (about 1,600 people) in between these two storms. (Bloomberg) Happening in the nation: Former Secretary […]

Happening in the world: Protests have erupted in cities all over Togo, as thousands of people took their discontent with President Faure Gnassingbe to the streets. President Gnassingbe has held the position for 50 years, and the current opposition is demanding changes to the constitution, specifically the voting system currently in place. (Al Jazeera) Happening […]

It’s Wednesday, my dudes. And the second day of school, but, really, the fact that it’s Wednesday is more relevant to our misery. So why don’t you sit back, relax, and enjoy today’s edition of Bwoglines. Happening in the world: Some eastern bloc countries of the European Union are expecting bad news from the European […]

Happy first day of classes! To those of you with an 8:40, we salute you. To the rest of you, check out what’s going on today in our Bwoglines. Happening in the world: If natural disasters weren’t enough, Wang Naiyan, a senior researcher on China’s nuclear weapons program, warned that nuclear tests could cause a North […]