Guest Writer Vivian Klotz attended Professor Eric Foner’s talk about Columbia’s recently discovered ties to slavery. He discussed the past and its impact on the present, as well as our role as students of the university. In his opening remarks for a talk on the recently-released Columbia University and Slavery project, President Bollinger spoke to […]

When two friends of Managing Editor Betsy Ladyzhets told her they were starting a book club at Barnard, she was amazed – there are college students who somehow want to do even more reading? The concept seemed fairly fantastical. Betsy went to the group’s first meeting last night to find out how they plan to […]

Tuesday night, new Bwogger Bella Tincher braved the snow to sit in on a “POWER TALK” with Athena Distinguished Fellow Shiza Shahid. Shahid is the high-achieving cofounder and CEO of the Malala Fund. Shahid spoke about her new venture capital company and the importance of female education. Set in the Sulzburger Parlor in Barnard Hall, an […]

Bwogger, prospective SusDev major, and proud Wien resident Nadra Rahman ventured into IAB on Tuesday night to attend a panel titled “Challenges and Opportunities of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.” The panel, consisting of three top-level UN employees, was part of the series of events celebrating SIPA’s 70th anniversary. Since September 2015, the UN […]

A CAVA’d Bwogger guides you down the deep, dark path into the epicenter of Columbia’s hottest spot,  St. Luke’s, over the course of *very* roughly 12 hours. Read on if you dare.  Nearing the end of the fall semester, I found myself in Riverside Park late at night. I was lost. The forest was dark, scary, and anxiety producing and even harder to […]

Last night’s General Studies Student Council meeting saw the council try to match with students to fill a series of vacancies and match funding requests from different student organizations. All of the activity proved that GSSC is back in full swing and is ready to get their initiatives started and see the fruition of their hard work. […]

Happening in the world: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will be the first member of Trump’s cabinet to represent the administration abroad as he travels to Asia this week. He will travel to South Korea and China, both countries being places where security concerns are increasing. Later this month, he is also expected to travel to […]