Last night, Maison Francaise brought in some accomplished environmentalists to talk. Energy expert Max Rettig reports on what he heard.  Two years ago, French economist Thomas Piketty published a ground-breaking book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, about wealth inequality throughout the world. In it, he touched on natural capital only briefly. On Tuesday night in […]

Yesterday, Internal Editor and scientific savant Britt Fossum headed to Hamilton to listen to Columbia’s resident boss Jeffrey Sachs talk ethics and universities. Yesterday evening was the first talk in a new series hosted by the Masters Program in Bioethics at Columbia titled “What is a Moral University in the 21st Century?” The speaker was none […]

Is it better to stay up all night studying for an exam or to go to bed early? Arianna Huffington has made the executive call that sleep should be your priority. Maddie Stearn, after getting a whole night of sleep, reported Huffington’s reasoning.  On Monday evening Arianna Huffington took the stage at an event sponsored by the […]

Bwog’s Sports Editor and amateur Russian Ross Chapman hit up Professor Thomas Kent’s lecture at the Harriman Institute’s 12th floor offices in the International Affairs Building yesterday morning to hear the reporter and Russian scholar present “Decoding the Soviet Press.” As it turns out, the newspapers and radio of the time were way more that […]

Tuesday Daily Editor/ultimate renaissance woman Briana Bursten put her incredibly extensive knowledge of philosophy and literature to the test when she attended a lecture entitled “The Ancient Quarrel: Philosophy and Literature” on Monday night. So who cares if she only took one intro philosophy class last semester and now calls herself “Yung Aristotle”? Who cares if she […]

Marriage maven Max Rettig dives into DOMA with Columbia Law adjunct professor and prominent lawyer Roberta Kaplan. “On the long road towards equal rights in this country, there are few milestones as significant as the decision in United States v. Windsor,” said JTS Executive Vice Chancellor Marc Gary in his introduction to last night’s event, “Defeating […]

Mingling with leaders on our national stage: just another part of the Columbia lifestyle. At least according to the literature sent out to prospects. If you are living the far more typical Columbia lifestyle of midterms and more midterms, Bwog has you covered. We sent correspondent and seasoned schmoozer Max Rettig to cover SIPA’s Global Mayor’s […]

Yesterday, SIPA hosted a talk by Stephen Ferry on photography and human rights in Colombia, and Ross Chapman was there to bring you the details. Few countries have a part of their history explicitly called “The Violence.” One rare exception is the nation of Colombia, whose civil wars have spanned on and off for over […]

Whether it’s attending drunken FroSci lectures or showing up to Tunisian talks, Bwog loves to learn in the classroom and beyond. We sent Poetry Professional Briana Bursten to check out Justice Poetry: Readings and Discussion with Claudia Rankine, Dawn Lundy Martin, and Messiah. Read about her evening of learning and listening below! A genuine feeling of reverence was evident as individuals from various […]

Yesterday morning, Mehdi Jomaa, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Tunisia, gave a lecture through the World Leaders Forum event series. We sent Maghreb maniac Mason Amelotte to Low Rotunda to report on the lecture. The morning began the same way most World Leaders Forum events do: with overbearing security guards scattered throughout Low […]

Senior Staff Writer Anna Hotter braved the inhumane temperatures to report back from Aryeh’s talk about Israeli Photoshop Law. TW: The article contains discussion of eating disorders and body image. If you own a computer and a Facebook account, you have probably seen one of those “Real Beauty” Dove commercials. The premise is usually simple: Media […]

Last night, the LGBT+ Journalists of Columbia hosted a talk and Q&A session with the King of Bravo, Andy Cohen, in the Journalism Lecture Hall. We sent Bravo Stan Courtney Couillard to check out the event and see what Andy had to say. I don’t know how any true Real Housewife franchise fan could have […]

In an addition to the series that shows that Bwog is intellectual and likes to learn outside of the classroom, we dispatched Sports Editor Ross Chapman to write about his experience sitting in on a lecture entitled “Eloy De La Iglesia and Emerging Gay Identities During the Spanish Transition.” Read about Eloy De La Iglesia and the […]

Yesterday, the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies hosted a discussion about the role of hummus in Israeli-Arab politics. Food lover Max Rettig enjoyed some Middle Eastern cuisine and listened in to Dafna Hirsch.  “My Hummus is Bigger Than Your Hummus.” Literally. Between 2009 and 2010, chefs from Israel and Lebanon squared off with each […]

Yesterday, Tariq Thachil lead a lecture in Knox Hall called “Elite Parties, Poor Voters: How Social Services Win Votes in India.” We sent Bwogger Ari Malik to check out what Thachil had to say and report on the night’s lecture.  I entered the room covered in mahogany furniture. At least I thought it was mahogany – […]