Now that the semester is settling down, Bwog will begin regular coverage of ESC, CCSC, and SGA meetings. The new ESC Bureau Chief, Rachel Deal, covered Monday night’s meeting. Last evening, the Engineering Student Council’s first meeting of the semester took place, and President Caroline Park started the meeting off by emphasizing how excited she was to […]

With Ted Cruz’s confirmation that he’s running in 2016, it’s clear that elections are on the brain. Columbia is clearly following the Texas Senator’s lead with the release of the official candidate list for CCSC, ESC, and GSSC elections. View the list below to see who’s running.

ESC convened on Monday night to discuss building renovations, Prezbo’s Fireside Chat, upcoming events, and more. We sent Bureau Chief Aparajita Maitra to get the scoop. ESC was up to its usual business Monday night. In a meeting with Dean Boyce, ESC talked about a channel for alumni to donate straight to student groups that […]

ESC was up to its usual shenanigans last night, discussing reforms, dressing up for important administrators, and thinking about things to repair on campus, (sprinklers, for example). Bureau Chief Aparajita Maitra was there to get the fix.  The ESC meeting last night was more official than usual, with members on council dressed in formal attire […]

ESC reconvened for the fall semester last night. Bureau Chief Aparajita Maitra was there to get the updates. ESC is back in action! The first ESC meeting of the year began with introductions of everyone on council and the usual welcome back message from the president. Replacing Sidd Bhatt as the new ESC President, Brian […]

This week’s ESC meeting featured some always appreciated Thai food as well as some inspirational parting words from President Sidd Bhatt. While we can’t promise you any of the delicious food, we can promise you a comprehensive report from our very own Aparajita Maitra. Last night’s ESC meeting was bittersweet: the seniors are leaving forever […]

This week’s ESC meeting was especially eventful with a surprise Varsity Show ambush. The ever ebullient engineer Aparajita Maitra gives you the lowdown. Yesterday’s ESC meeting had some exciting hidden surprises, starting with an appearance by the Varsity Show. No wonder ESC looked unusually enthusiastic in their SEAS gear. ESC was told to stand in one […]

This week’s ESC meeting featured a guest appearance from Vice Dean of Columbia Engineering Soulaymane Kachani.  Of course, he was only the second most important guest at the meeting next to Bwog’s own Joe Milholland, here to give you a recap of this week’s exciting meeting. After first commenting that there should be food for the […]

Last night’s ESC meeting included discussions of proper Bacchanal behavior, PACSA, and the seemingly ubiquitous honor code.  Also in the spirit of #throwbacchanal, the council discussed a possible throwback to its School of Mines days.  What could this throwback be?  Bwog sent inquirer Joe Milholland to answer this question and more. Much like Sunday night’s CCSC […]

After a fierce few days of campaigning, riveting debates, and more Facebook notifications than you’d like, student government elections results are in, courtesy of the Columbia Elections Board. Here’s the link to the full elections results with percentages of the vote included. We’ve pasted the winners below. Most notably, TAP won most of the CCSC E-Board, Wadood […]

ESC is at it again, this time with a little less vigor, as campaign season is rolling through and no one really wants to do anything this week.  Bwog sent the one and only, wickedly talented Aparajita Maitra to report. VP Policy Tanya Shah talked about ways to enforce council member attendance at meetings—should they pass […]

Sweaty young adults and power struggle are main components of any Sunday brunch so head on over to Lerner this afternoon after that yummy omelette to watch the CCSC and ESC debates. Everyone loves a good debate and these are sure to be party. Here are the following times and locations for the various groups: […]

ESC met last night to do their ESC thing. We can only speculate that SEAS puns abounded… We also sent energetic engineer Aparajita Maitra to get the actual facts. It’s that time of the week again. With elections approaching, ESC is back from spring break and in full swing. Yesterday’s ESC meeting began with a very […]

Columbia Elections Board just released the official candidates for CCSC, ESC, and GSSC. We hope you’re as excited as we are. Despite the changes to E-Board elections, only one person is not running in a full party for the CCSC Executive Board. Joseph faces two complete parties, whereas the ESC E-Board is uncontested. 2017, understandably, […]

ESC met last night and talked about engineering things, as they are wont to do. We sent over a correspondent, as we are wont to do. Our new ESC Bureau Chief Aparajita Maitra reports. 9:30 PM, in the Satow room of Lerner. ESC meeting begins on time. Members of the executive board take turns passing […]