Bacchanal is a pretty unusual time for Columbia students. To document the event, an anonymous student tells us about his first experience with the legendary day in our first Party Testimonial.  If you have a particularly epic party moment specific to Columbia, email it in to tips@bwog.com. Like too many things at Columbia University, my […]

We’re doing this just for you. We meet tonight. Same place, same time. Basement of St. Paul’s at 9 pm. We’ll be finalizing pieces for the last issue of the year and nailing down all of the content for the NSOP issue (yes, in awe of ourselves for thinking this far ahead). So join us […]

Every year, deep-pocketed alums full of Columbia school spirit volunteer to donate a large amount of money to the school if a certain number of seniors donate to the Senior Fund. It’s a good idea; college seniors don’t have that much money, so their donations are really symbolic. It shows that they have faith in […]

Hungry for both pizza and knowledge about efforts to improve health care in post-earthquake Haiti? Well, luckily for you, GlobeMed is hosting a panel, “Challenges in Global Health: Stories from Haiti’s Front Lines”, today from 6: 30 to 8 in the Ella Weed Room (Milbank 223) and there will be free pizza! More info about […]

Last night, SGA was joined by Barnard celebrity and president, Debora Spar. With enthusiasm, Maddie Ball was there to bask in her radiance. Debora Spar does not merely answer questions so much as she charms everyone in her midst. After all, how could she not? The president, affectionately nicknamed DSpar, is beloved by the entire […]

While most students were able to have a wonderfully fun time at Bacchanal on Saturday, others were left out.  Bwog dedicates this post to those students who voluntarily missed “the only day Columbia acts like a real school” for Columbia-related commitments.  If you were on a team or group who had to skip the concerts, […]

Deantini and Dean Goldfarb just sent out an email stating that “After nearly 14 years at Columbia, Kevin Shollenberger has announced that he will be stepping down from his position as Dean of Student Affairs for Columbia College and The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science to become Vice Provost for Student Affairs […]

Recommended “The Online Revolution: Education for Everyone” 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, 203 Butler, Daphne Koller “The United States as a Dishonest Broker Over Palestine” Wednesday, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, Faculty House, Rashid Khalidi “Scholars and Spies” Thursday, 9:30 am – 10:45 am, 301 Philosophy, Nicholas Dirks

The Community Health House is running a drive for donations for children with congenital heart defects and their families until Monday, April 22nd. You may not be able to give these kids what they really need, which is a heart without a congenital defect, but you can still make a difference! Locations: Drop-off boxes will be […]

Two bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon yesterday killed three people and injured more than 100. (NYT) A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Iran-Pakistan border this morning. Hundreds are feared to have been killed. (Reuters) According to Columbia professor of brain science Eric Kandel, we can learn about our brains from art. […]

Sunday arrived last weekend, as it always does, to remind us that we actually go here for an education. So as a group of zombies took over Butler Library on Sunday, Bwog decided to ruin their nights by making them do their best to remember the highlights and lowdarks (or anything really) about Bacchanal the […]

At tonight’s SGA meeting, DSpar announced plans for a new library at Barnard. Providing the funding comes in, Lehman Library will be demolished and a new, 11-story library will be put in its place.  This comes as a follow-up to her presentation at Rep Council last semester in which she announced that the Board of […]

Columbia Musical Theatre Society put on The Light in the Piazza this past Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We sent someone who doesn’t know much about musical theatre, the Italian and Southern Sarah Thompson, to relate the show to a more general audience. Students and members of the community filled Barnard’s cozy Glicker-Milstein Theatre to the brim on […]

“That was a silly meeting, but we got some good things done.” – Prezbu. That pretty well sums it up. Representatives from the Columbia College Alumni Association and Columbia College Young Alumni stopped by to update and solicit feedback from the council. Two alumni affairs-related issues they’ve noted are 1) that there’s a barrier between […]

Rejoice! The March 2013 issue of The Blue and White is now on campus. Pick it up in Lerner, Butler, or select residence halls (or find it “online“). To honor our heritage/amorousaffair with our mother magazine, we will continue posting pieces from the upcoming issue. In this feature, mag contributors Naomi Cohen, CC ’15, and Claire Heyison, BC […]