Sobering news: ISIS has claimed responsibility for two explosions in Brussels, Belgium: one in an airport and one at a busy metro station, leaving 30 dead and 230 wounded. Images of the three suspects have been released. (CNN) President Obama’s Cuba trip has been characterized by baseball and telling hands, either limp or wandering. (Jezebel, NYMag) […]

Were you laughing at your friends who had midterms before Spring Break, knowing you could put off your work until now? Are you (now) dying from midterm preparation? Come take a (useful) break tonight at Live At Lerner. The Upright Citizens Brigade is performing at Roone, and you don’t want to miss it. Yes, that’s right, […]

Trying to figure out where to live next year? Does your lottery number got you feeling down? If so, we have the perfect series for you. Enjoy one of many updated housing reviews with our review of Harmony. Location: 544 W. 110th Street. Most remote of all the CC/SEAS dorms Nearby dorms: No. Stores and restaurants: Westside! […]

Trying to figure out where to live next year? Does your lottery number got you feeling down? If so, we have the perfect series for you. Enjoy the first of many updated housing reviews with our take on 600 West 113th Street, more commonly known as Nussbaum.   Location: 600 West 113th St. (colloquially known as Nussbaum) […]

President Obama is (perhaps) partying it up in Havana today. It’s the first time since 1928 that a sitting American President has visited the nation. Despite cordial rhetoric, “disruptive elements” within the nation have been detained or dispersed before the President’s visit. (NYT) The party might be over in Brazil in short order. Their Congress’ lower […]

Not only is spring break over, spring is actually broken. We’re pretty sure it was snowing a little this morning. Why must you do this to us, NYC weather? Haven’t we been punished enough? Did we break spring break, or did spring break break us? We just don’t know. Broke Spring Break: Performed at Carnegie Hall. […]

As of this afternoon, the term of Columbia’s illustrious president Lee Bollinger has been extended an additional four years, to 2022. Not only does this mean PrezBo will still be running the show when he’s 75, it makes his projected term the third longest in Columbia history. The Columbia board has made this decision due […]

To fight off the bleak realization that you are no longer on a tropical beach but instead sitting in LeFrak writing an overdue paper, Barnard’s McAC is hosting Barnard Spirit Week throughout this week! This means free food (sometimes), school spirit (absolutely), and a daily Millie the Bear sighting (priceless). Highlights include a pizza party with […]

Next fall may seem lightyears away, but Barnard Residential Life is here to shorten that distance for you. Today begins the week-long gap to register for Barnard on-campus housing for the next calendar year. Barnard students will have until Monday, March 28 to secure their guaranteed housing this g-around. Students can register on the Res […]

President Obama arrived in Cuba yesterday, making him the first sitting president to visit the country in almost ninety years. With this two-day visit, he hopes to encourage peaceful change, but conflicts between dissidents and security forces – now on international display – make that change appear difficult. (Washington Post) Serena Williams lost to Victoria Azarenka […]

Knock, knock. It’s the students of Barnard. And, Hewitt, we’re sick of your shit. We pay thousands of dollars in meal plans every semester – meal plans we’re required to buy – and then, when we need you most, when we’re wallowing in despair over our unfortunate return to class after a glorious spring break, we venture […]

This afternoon, a statement was released by over 200 Columbia faculty and administrators, including former deans, calling for the University Trustees to not divest from the university’s business relations with Israel. The document claims that “Columbia benefits from ties with Israeli faculty, students, research, and technology.” This release follows a declaration to condemn Apartheid Divest that was […]

We interrupt your regularly scheduled spring break to bring you this important message. Damnnnn Columbia Rowing, back at it again with the hot spring training videos. Thanks for sharing another inside-look at what it’s like to be an athlete with us NARPs. Keep up the good work. Check out the Men’s Heavyweight Rowing spring training video for this year […]

This morning, Dean Hinkson and President Spar sent an email to Barnard students informing them that Jessi Dietrich, BC ’16, had taken her own life. Jessi was a senior psychology major from Florida and vice president of the Pre-Vet Society. Dean Hinkson and President Spar reminded students that there is “no right or wrong way […]

Spring Break has finally arrived, and we’re peacing out. We may be gone, but we’re never far, so make sure to send any wild Spring Break tips to us at tips@bwog.com. If you’re still feeling residual stress, we recommend some art therapy with Columbia-themed coloring book pages (featuring buff Prezbo). Or, if you’re looking for music […]