Over the weekend, Columbia University Players presented their fall mainstage production of The Boys in the Band, Mart Crowley’s provocative drama on gay life in New York City during the 1960s. Bwog attended the Saturday evening show.

On Monday, Columbia President Minouche Shafik, alongside the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, announced a multi-pronged plan to respond to the abuses of former CUIMC gynecologist Robert Hadden. Shafik’s statement also included the first public apology from Columbia University for its role in the case. Content warning: This story contains mentions of sexual assault.

The people have been waiting.

Staff writers Luken Sloan and Helen Chen laugh it off for improv.

On Thursday, Events Editor Alison Hog and Staff Writer Elisha Dura attended the Grace Lee Boggs ‘35 Lecture, “We Need More People: On Finding Common Ground In Our Work To Build The World We Want To Inhabit,” hosted by the Athena Center for Leadership.

Three days after the University announced it would suspend Students for Justice in Palestine and BC/CU Jewish Voice for Peace, an open letter titled “From Jewish Students: Protecting the Free Speech of our Peers” began circulating among Columbia and Barnard students. 

Forget CULPA, read Bwog.

Hattie and Maren’s review of Hewitt’s festive fall pie party that provided these two girls with a sweet treat.

Fascinated by this new “A.M. Deal” from Columbia Dining, Staff Writer Sabine Ebanks dragged a friend all the way to Mudd one Friday morning to try it out.

What a lovely fall we’re having! Enjoy this haiku about the season.

After two protests mounted on College Walk, students at Teachers College gathered Thursday afternoon for a walkout of their own in solidarity with Palestine.

On Friday, the University announced that Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and BC/CU Jewish Voice for Peace, two student groups responsible for organizing a number of recent demonstrations on campus, would be suspended as groups for the remainder of the fall semester.

On Thursday, a gathering to support the hostages of Hamas and a walkout to support Palestine both mounted on College Walk, drawing an increased NYPD presence on campus, renewed gate closures, and additional barricades.

O Hewitt Waffle Maker, O Hewitt Waffle Maker, wherefore art thou Hewitt Waffle Maker?

After months of being on campus, our genuine shock at some very normal experiences is laughable.