Helen Cane tells us the importance of activism and orgasms. Happy Friday :-)  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Helen Cane, Barnard College, Economics, Palo Alto, California Claim to fame: Co-founder of Divest Barnard from fossil fuels campaign. Barnard Writing Fellow. Well Woman Peer Educator. You may have seen me doing homework or compiling Disorientation Guides in 1020 because […]

Bwogline: Yesterday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed The American Health Care Act, which would allow states to set health insurance rules and charge more for people with preexisting medical conditions. The bill could also mean defunding for Planned Parenthood. The bill has yet to pass in the Senate. (Washington Post) Study Tip: Sleep. Really. Although […]

While 2017 has unofficially been dragging us through the earth for the past four months, we have yet to truly be roasted. That all changes tonight—Orgo Night is finally here! Bring some water and aloe vera to Butler 209 outside of Butler, and apply to burns as needed. See you there! Orgo Night Spring 2017 […]

Your last senior wisdom of the day comes from Haley Fica, Barnard Physics major and dancer extraordinaire. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Haley Fica, Barnard, Physics, Alpharetta, GA Claim to fame: I’m the girl who wears shorts all year long, even in -20 wind chill, whoops. I’m in almost every dance group on campus (Orchesis, UnTapped, CoLab, Raw […]

Last week, we found out that beloved senior night bar Bernheim & Schwartz is closing its doors. While the real reasons for the closing may be unknown, we have an idea…  If you’re under 21, you’ve probably been told a million times not to go to Bernheim & Schwartz—word on the street is they’re super strict on fake […]

Women’s Rowing Captain and Senior Fund Co-Chair Laney McGahey shares her senior wisdom with you next!  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Laney, Lanels, Lanith, Lentil Soup Marron McGahey (ps my real name is Elena), Columbia College, Rowing and American Studies, San Francisco, CA Claim to fame: Sunshine Chair and lucky resident of Symposium Penthouse @Lill @G @Em (thank […]

On the last day, professors like to make some sort of concluding remarks. Whether emotional, full of advice, or just plain weird, we’ve collected some of the best things your professors have said to share with you.   “I’ve never seen this before I’m just making it up” – Math Methods for Economics, Sharon Harrison “I’m […]

More senior wisdom comes from Wong Hui Yu, CC’s artsy anthropoligical art historian!  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Wong Hui Yu, Columbia College, Art History Major and Anthropology concentrator, Singapore. Claim to fame: Friendly coordinator of about a year’s worth of figure models in Dodge 501 sketch sessions. Profferer of loose bits of advice in the darkroom on […]

Next up on our Senior Wisdom lineup is Barnard’s Alexandra Warrick, famous for prize-winning and Latenite-ing.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Alexandra Warrick, Barnard College, Film and English, New York City (I grew up by the 72nd street stop.) Claim to fame: I won the Andrew Sarris Prize for a thesis on Tim and Eric, Eric Andre and […]

Bwogline: On Wednesday, President Donald Trump met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to discuss possibilities for creating peace between Israelis and Palestinians. (New York Times) Study Tip: Make a study schedule for the next couple days and make sure to allow yourselves break time! It feels like a waste of time, but it actually really helps. Music: It […]

Next up in our Senior Wisdom series, we have Yadir Lakehal – who is meme famous and 3D prints food. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Yadir Lakehal, SEAS, Mechanical Engineering 3-2 Program, Casablanca, Morocco Claim to fame: Most of my friends know me as the dude who 3D prints food in the first floor of Mudd, but my […]

The Columbia Women’s Water Polo team started from the bottom, and climbed their way to nationals. Here is their story.  Amy Gong Liu started the year as the captain of the Women’s Water Polo club team. She was also the only member of the Women’s Water Polo club team. “It was just me at the […]

Our next senior wisdom comes from Sophie Laruelle who wants you to get off your phone (after reading this).  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Sophie Therese Laruelle/CC/Music/New York City!! JK Westchester. Ok……Scarsdale. Claim to fame: Over the past four years, I’ve played everything from a demonic environmentalist to an incestuous queen to a frisky CUMB member to Jeb […]

A group of Barnard Speaking Fellows hosted an event last night in honor of the launch of their new podcast, “The Speakeasy”. Betsy Ladyzhets, Bwog Editor and Writing Fellow, attended the event, and was both entranced and inspired by the podcast’s words. Last night, a group of Barnard Speaking Fellows led by Allison Emmet (BC […]

In our second senior wisdom today, Paulina Mangubat talks about memes and wise things.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Paulina Mangubat, Barnard College, political science and East Asian studies, Phoenix, AZ Claim to fame: In a past life, I worked for Spectator, where I appropriated the Bored@Butler “campus discourse” meme and transformed it into a branding strategy. Bored@Butler […]