Keep your eyes open for the September issue of The Blue & White, coming soon to campus. Until then, Bwog will honor our heritage/amorous affair with our mother magazine by posting highlights of the upcoming issue online. Among the treats to look forward to: a litany of bizarre and outdated freshman hazing rituals, a conversation with a luminary on DIY […]

On Thursday night, Simon Schama, University Professor and renowned intellectual about town, delivered the first half of a two-part public lecture, “Obama’s America: War.” Victoria Wills was there to witness the elusive history legend! The day I was accepted into Columbia, my high school History teacher congratulated me by yelling down the hallway: “Get me […]

This morning, in the wake of Obama’s historic victory, the BBC rounded up some its go-to American history experts — a troupe that included Columbia’s Simon Schama and Harvard’s Niall Ferguson (also an early McCain adviser) — to discuss the implications of the race and the results.  The 9-minute discussion concluded that while Obama will […]