Upon assessment, CIA decided that Russia, finding Trump to be much friendlier than Hillary Clinton, had assisted Trump’s ascendency to The Oval Office. (The New York Times) Famous Youtuber, PewDiePie claimed that Youtube is sabotaging his channel and undermining his popularity because he is white. (Buzzfeed) However, he regretted his promise to delete his channel […]

Graduate Workers of Columbia University-UAW has announced that votes are counted and graduate students at Columbia have voted to unionize. This comes after the National Labor Relations Board ruled this summer that graduate students at universities throughout the United States should be able to unionize, overturning a 2004 precedent-setting case involving Brown University. This year’s […]

Of the president: Today, after a national scandal that incited nationwide protests, President Park Geun-hye was voted for impeachment by South Korea’s Parliament. (New York Times) Of the vape: Or the so-called “e-cigarette,” which is one of the most commonly used tobacco products by the Youth of today, has been found to pose developmental risks […]

A majority vote has granted Barnard Contingent Faculty Union power to declare a strike. This news comes after a long contract negotiation process between the college and BCF-UAW, as the parties have struggled to settle details like fair wage and benefits. While Barnard would like for operations to continue as usual, a strike could mean cancelled exams for […]

Last year, around this time, we posted about slices of bread that some bold young Barnard student had attached (with thumbtacks) to the bulletin boards in the Quad. Today, we received a tip that the bulletin board bread has returned – and this time, it’s in Plimpton.   There it is, plain as day: bread […]

Members of the New York City Council’s Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus sent a letter to the chairman of the City University of New York, arguing against Governor Andrew Cuomo’s statements that CUNY administration has not been financially responsible. (New York Times) After Donald Trump tweeted negative things about the union which represents Carrier, in Indiana, […]

This afternoon, Robert Goldberg, Barnard’s Chief Operating Officer, wrote an email to the Barnard community announcing that the Presidential Task Force to Examine Divestment submitted its full report on fossil fuel divestment to the Board of Trustees. This task force was created last semester as a result of Divest Barnard’s campaign encouraging Barnard to divest […]

Earlier today, Columbia College announced the names of 23 seniors it has inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society. A remaining 8% of students in the Class of 2017 will be announced in the spring. (Don’t give up hope!). Here are the new members: Michael Abolafia Paul Bloom Christie Corn Filipe de Avila […]

Columbia’s long-awaited unionization election is happening today and tomorrow (December 7-8)! In this election scheduled by the National Labor Relations Board, eligible voters will decide whether Columbia student research and teaching assistants will henceforth be represented by Local 2110 of the United Auto Workers. If you’re an undergraduate or graduate TA, Research Assistant, Course Assistant, or […]

Curious about what went wrong with the polls this election season? On Tuesday evening, Bwog Staff Writer Lexie Lehmann attended Columbia Data and Society Task Force’s event, “Data, Polling, the Media and Democracy: A Panel Discussion of Election 2016”. Here are the highlights from the forum. On Tuesday, Columbia’s Data and Society Task Force, sponsored […]

Beyoncé scored more Grammy nominations than any other artist this year. Some of her nine nominations this year include “Formation” for “Song of the Year” and Lemonade for “Album of the Year.” (The Guardian) While visiting an LGBTQ homeless shelter in Harlem, Lady Gaga revealed her personal experiences with PTSD. The artist stressed the value of everyday […]

Tonight at 8pm in Mathematics 312, Students Supporting Israel (SSI), a newly recognized student group, is hosting an event called “Indigenous People Unite.” This event will involve a panel of five speakers representing indigenous peoples from around the world; their nationalities are Assyrian, Yazidi, Israelite, Native Canadian, and Tibetan. According to the description of the event on […]

The hole that was Barnard’s library is entering a new, equally noisy phase of construction, which of course calls for a celebration. TLC Rising (which is the name of the party, not a Marvel sequel or plan to revive a tired television network) will take place today from 11-1:30 at either the hole itself or in the […]

In a passionate Op-Ed, Christopher Suprun, a Republican Texas presidential elector, announced he will not be submitting his vote to elect Donald Trump. Disappointed that Trump does not believe in Reagan’s “shining city on the hill” model, which Suprun forgets most people don’t believe in, his argument went the way of Reagan’s heart and film career. (NY […]

Isn’t early December just the greatest? Thanksgiving sweeps you off your feet, feeds you, pampers you, and unceremoniously drops you back into reality. You’re left disoriented in the calm before the storm – the ultimate finals storm. It’s not like you’re actually doing your finals, but you will be very soon, and it’s almost as if sitting with […]