The thing about buildings, is that they have names, and the thing about names, is that I can count the number of letters in those names and I have thoughts on that.
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Do you have like, really chonky shoes, or the complete antithesis (Chaco’s)? Find out what that says about you by taking this quiz!
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This Monday, SGA learned two new Scrabble words and heard from DeShaunta Johnson, Ph. D., of the Ombuds office and Provost Linda A. Bell.
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This Tuesday, Bwog takes a look at restructuring in Boy Scouts of America, a step up for women in India’s military, and the quiet hell that is the DMV.
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Valentine’s day weekend meant a time to make spontaneous choices at Bwog, whether for good (like participating in 24-hour Annie) or bad (like going to Beta sober).
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In light of the hits and misses Bwog witnessed over the holiday, we have some recommendations for next year for those seeking their lovers’ favor.
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Some may choose to sport a CU t-shirt. Some may opt for a Millie sticker on their laptop case. But what about the bright-eyed, first-semester first-year who spots a bedazzled Barnard thong in the bookstore and decides
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Things that you should be doing in Milstein: studying. Things that you should not be doing in Milstein: the following.
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Bwog’s Nutella Hot Chocolate is the ideal recipe to comfort you through your “we’re not even halfway through the semester”-slump.
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CCSC Bureau Chief Adam Kluge returns after a courageous battle with the flu, intent on covering the intense and ongoing happenings from the room where it happens.
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This Monday, explore whether or not pigs can explain history and how, on both sides of the States, issues of housing are coming to a head.
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Here at Bwog, we do our best to bring your attention to important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you notice any events excluded from our calendar or have a correction, let us know in
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We’re back with Science Fair, Bwog’s weekly curated list of interesting STEM-related talks, symposiums, and events happening on campus. For science and non-science majors alike, our list will bring you events that will satisfy your
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Valentine’s day might have passed, but there is never a deadline for love. One bwogger writes a letter of appreciation to the people at the front desk:
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There is an excellent website that generates poetry out of your twitter feed. Since Bwog doesn’t have a single poet among its staff, we had to resort to using the internet instead. Enjoy the following poem titled “Happened Before.” Maybe next time we’ll manage a haiku or something.
According to a new study asteroid strikes capable of busting windows in a thousand foot radius are likely to happen once or twice a decade now. The last one happened in February. (NYT) Twitter has its IPO today, and despite having racked up hundreds of millions in losses in the last few years, investors are […]
By Bwog Staff on Oct 07, 2013 
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The government may be shut down, but America’s ability to be awesome at sports hasn’t faltered. We beat a team of international players in golf’s President’s Cup for the eighth time this year. America!!!!! (BBC) According to the New York Times, the Twitter bio is “a postmodern artform” whose master-guru is Hillary Clinton. (NYT) This […]
Last night on Twitter, fueled mostly by being lonely in Butler, Bwog decided to try a contest: Tweet us your cleverest Columbia-related government shutdown joke and maybe we'll give the writer of the best one a prize — Bwog (@bwog) October 1, 2013 Since then we’ve decided that, yes, we will give a prize to the […]
This past Monday, CORE (Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs), with CCE and CEO (CBS’s Entrepreneurs Organization), brought Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey to campus. Attentive socializers Alexandra Svokos and Arvind Srinivasan–half of Bwog Tech–sat down with Mr. Dorsey, who was wearing a great pair of Levis, before his big talk in Roone Arledge. At […]
It has recently come to Bwog’s attention that the NYPD is hot on the trail of a new criminal in Morningside Heights: @columbiamakeout. @columbiamakeout has been on the loose since February 7th and is gaining power as more and more people come to her aid. Mayor Bloomberg has warned that anybody harboring the criminal will […]
The September issue of The Blue & White is on-campus now, and Bwog will keep on posting the highlights for your reading pleasure. Below, Culture Editor Conor Skelding explains how Bwog accidentally gained a global presence in the Twittersphere. On August 14th, Bwog published an ostensibly unprovocative post divulging that Jaeseop “AJ” Kim, 21, member of the […]
The Twitter account, that is. We received word yesterday that the @deantini Twitter has been suspended. Turns out the as-yet-unknown creator didn’t put up the white flag after being unveiled by both Columbia College and the dean himself (see below). His resistance caused a “fair amount of confusion” according to Amanda Lang from CC’s Office of Communications, […]
Update: As of 6/18, the account no longer exists. Update: We’ve received official word that it’s definitely not the real Deantini. As of yesterday, “James J. Valentini,” or simply @deantini, infiltrated the Twittersphere. Now this can mean two things: Either Deantini has tried to expand his “hip” social media presence even further, or there is a […]
We all know that Columbians love to express their opinions, whether solicited or not. It seems that where we truly excel, however, is in compressing these opinions into 140 characters or less. Fearless world wide web explorer Bijan Samareh ventures into the depths of the avian jungle to bring you some of the most well-known, […]
Whether our review of West End Preview left you with some unanswered questions, or you’re just looking for tips from the pros about how to turn your shower singing routine up a notch, now’s your chance to directly engage with the people who will bring the 118th Annual Varsity Show to life. Bwog will be conducting […]
Update, 9:30 pm: That’s not actually the theme, Dan was joking after all… According to Bacchanal president Dan Weinstein‘s Twitter, this year’s theme will be Barkanal. When asked if he was kidding, he returned, “Not at all.” Let’s not let our hopes get too high…
By Bwog Staff on Feb 01, 2012 1 Comments
SEAS puts New York in check, when it comes to how green it is. (NYT) The mystery over the Westside cheese labels, and all the existential crises it’s inspired, is solved. (Gothamist) We already figured out how to not be that guy. Now people are learning how to avoid it on Twitter. (The Atlantic) The Economist finally figures […]
Ever wonder the critical reasoning process of certain Barnard students? Fret no more! Bwog’s resident cartoonist Julia Stern can take you on her comic tour of a stream of consciousness fueled by gender equality, sex seminars, and Margaret Mead. In Julia’s “Grin and Bear It” cartoon series— based on the MyLifeIsBarnard Twitter feed, watch how […]
By Bwog Staff on Nov 03, 2011 4 Comments
Attention Columbia detizens of the twittersphere (tweetcosystem?)! Columbia’s Center for Student Advising is currently holding a twitter contest in which students are challenged to summarize their life in six words or less. The winner of the contest, to be selected “randomly from the most creative entries” at noon tomorrow, will nab an iPod shuffle. Submissions so far range […]
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