Despite the best efforts of this grand university to crush everything and anything joyful about this place, the CU Marching Band… marches on, so to speak, releasing its first wave of flyers for Orgo Night.  The time, as always, is at the witching hour of Reading Week; the place is somewhat up in the air. Wherever […]

Bwog was recently contacted by the estate of Allen Ginsberg (CC ’48), owing to the discovery of an early draft of his famous poem, “Howl.” We were told it might be of some interest to us, and oh, it definitely was. Read an excerpt of this historic find below. I saw the best minds of my generation rushing Bwog, […]

Happening in the world: Australian public opinion is divided over how to deal with a growing feral peacock population, with some calling them “disruptive” and others “part of the community.” (BBC) Happening in the US: Allison Mack (from Smallville) was indicted on Friday on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit forced labor. Working alongside […]

Bwog was in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library (it was a group field trip) when we discovered a heretofore un-analyzed collection of early English haikus. We’ve done our best to render them in modern English, and boy, was their subject matter surprising.     It’s that time again Sunday means a Bwog meeting So here […]

Happening in the world: In case you missed it, the US, the UK, and France coordinated air strikes in Syria on Friday night, bombing three government sites in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack last week. (BBC) Happening in the US: Kentucky lawmakers overrode the governor’s veto on a state budget that increased public education […]

Following the announcement of CCSC and ESC candidates a few weeks ago, SGA has released its list of candidates for the Spring 2018 elections (that’s Barnard’s Student Government Association for the uninitiated). There’s no telling what these people will do to get your vote— aside from the usual poster barrage, that is. The election will […]

Woof. Listen, we here at Bwog.com are as wiped out as you. We get it. Bacchanal was yesterday (give us your stories!), and it’s still coursing through our veins (…metaphorically). But the #GrindDontStop, so we’re inviting you to join us for our Open Meeting tonight. I can’t promise that we’ll be energetic, or even very interesting, but […]

Bacchanal may be over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t gather like war veterans ’round a fireplace and share our best and strangest tales from that storied Saturday (read: less than 24 hours ago). As chroniclers of campus life, human interest stories, and general tomfoolery, we here at Bwog want to hear about all the […]

Happening in the world: A suspected chemical attack in a rebel-held Syrian suburb has suffocated dozens. The Syrian government has denied responsibility for the attack, while President Trump in a tweet condemned “President Putin, Russia, and Iran” for “backing Animal Assad.” WARNING: this article contains disturbing images of the victims. (New York Times) Happening in the US: […]

  The bad news is that Bwog…       . . . . only has a few more Open Meetings left this semester during which you can join us! That’s right, folks, for a limited time only (until next semester) Bwog is opening its doors to you (yes, you), the doors being those of Lerner 510 (Bwog […]

Happening in the world: The Vatican issued a statement denying that Pope Francis made a comment in an interview that “there is no hell.” The Pope has gotten Vatican PR into similar situations before, apparently. Happy Easter! (BBC; Vox.com) Happening in the US: Laura Ingraham, a Fox News host who has come under fire for saying […]

Bwogger and Shakespeare fanatic Levi Cohen made his way to the Lenfest Center for the Arts to watch the opening of the last of the theses of the Directing MFA Class of 2018: Shakespeare’s Richard III, directed by Nana Dakin and produced by Paloma Estévez. The play runs through March 31st, with two shows on […]

Grapes. Now that I’ve got your attention, Bwog’s next Open Meeting is happening tonight, at 9:00 pm, in Lerner 510, as per usual. Snacks are provided; good times are guaranteed; the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, will be there. All we ask is that you come with a pitch […]

The fourth floor of Barnard Hall is hosting the 2018 NYC Feminist Zinefest today! The event’s a cool way to support local artists— and admission is completely free! Festivities run from noon to 6 pm today, so head on over when you have a chance. A variety of people and groups will be tabling at […]

Happening in the world: The European Union has adopted new guidelines for future negotiations with Britain post-Brexit. In case anyone’s forgotten, the UK now has just one year until March 2019, the date when it is expected to fully leave the EU. (BBC) Happening in the US: Yesterday saw the huge March for Our Lives movement take over streets across […]