Everything is scary and dangerous and bad right now, but Bwog won’t be around this Spring Break to protect you. Never fear! Heed this advice and you just might survive the next week without us.

It has been reported that Plimpton Hall, one of Barnard College’s residential housing locations, has an exterior foam layer containing asbestos wrapping around the building.  Students were shocked to come back to their suites yesterday evening to find a notice on the entrance door declaring that a removal procedure will be carried out from the […]

Now that reading week has begun, we’re transitioning from Bwoglines to Bwog In Bed. Ironically, many of us have been spending reading week so far sleeping in Butler instead of our beds. Regardless, get pumped for a day of studying (and preparing for Orgo Night).  Bwogline: The Federal Reserve is aiming to raise interest rates this […]

Registration time can be a moment of crucial realization for all of us, especially when all of the sudden you feel locked in a major you don’t like/don’t feel competent enough to complete. In times of  major crises, Bwog is a key source of wisdom on campus and there to remind you that you probably […]

Yes, we’re getting a little tired of eating Sour Patch Kids for breakfast. But will we ever get sick of the look on a rising sophomore’s face when they get shafted? Never! Welcome to our sixth day of housing coverage. We’re going to be camped out here all day to give you up-to-date Housing coverage, […]

“When you play the game of Columbia Housing, you win or you die.” —Cersei Lannister Whether or not you’re ready for it, Housing 2014 approaches. Lottery numbers are now up, which would probably explain why half of your floor is already crying. If you haven’t yet looked at your number, take a few moments to […]

Housing approacheth. And, unless you’re on top of it, it’s probably coming up sooner than you think. Before you start knocking on random doors and demanding to know how many tennis balls could fit into the room if the room is haunted what they’ve named their mouse and what its living habits are the room’s […]

Tonight is the moment you’ve all been waiting for–Media Networking Night!  Hosted by CCE with support from us and Spec, the event will be held in the Low Library Rotunda, so just follow the line of anxious peers and alums straight up the steps.  MNN officially begins at 7 pm, but we suggest you get […]

It’s registration day all around, dear readers! Bwog is proud to announce that we are supporting CCE with their annual Media Networking Night, along with Spec. This fantastic event puts you in contact with over 300 professionals in various subsections of media (broadcast journalism, entertainment, new media, PR/marketing/advertising, print journalism, social media, and the visual […]

Now is the time to remain in a state of calm panic! Monday classes are cancelled! Though we have yet to receive official word from the administration, the Columbia preparedness website has announced that all classes and events on Monday, 10/29 are cancelled. Given Columbia’s general reticence to cancel classes, this move is likely in direct response […]

Are you going to be studying electrical, chemical, industrial engineering? Or maybe applied math or physics? Well, if you’re a member of the SEAS class of 2015, you better make up your mind, because major declaration starts today. From October 16-19, members of the SEAS class of 2015 have to declare what major they will […]

It’s that time of year: yesterday, sophomore inboxes across campus received a particularly terrifying email, one that intimated that they are expected to  bungle a catastrophically important decision declare their majors between March 1st and 4th. Thankfully, that’s not for a while, leaving an understandably flustered group–oh, wait, sorry, IT’S IN TWO WEEKS. Departments will […]

News that swine flu may be “linked” to a TC student has put Columbia’s email systems in overdrive, as administrators have made various “community-wide” announcements about the flu. Executive VP for Student and Administrative Services Jeff Scott announced yesterday to faculty and staff that “Currently, there are no changes to University operations or activities based […]