The 2016 Latenite Spring Anthology promised a lot, from Star Wars to viking epics. We couldn’t resist checking it out, even if the 11pm time slot interrupted a much needed Netflix session. Senior Staff Writer Mia Lindheimer was there to follow the action from the seven seas to outer space and everywhere in between. Editor-in-chief Mason Amelotte leaves […]

Here at Bwog, we’re always looking to immerse ourselves in the buzzing display of on-campus culture, whether that be news, theatre, or dance. This is how we ended up spending our Thursday night at the Columbia University Ballet Ensemble’s rendition of Cinderella, running for one night only in the Roone Alredge Auditorium. I’m notorious for […]

In honor of today’s Tree Lighting Ceremony, Bwog historian Mia Lindheimer takes a look at the history of students congregating on College Walk to ring in the holidays with hot cider, cocoa, and boring speeches. The very first Tree Lighting Ceremony took place only 18 years ago, in 1998 (that is, this year is the […]

Ever wonder just how far beneath Lehman Lawn our beloved Magnolia tree spreads its roots? Well, not so far anymore, as several expert botanists tried and tried again yesterday to safely sever her roots and transplant her a whopping thirty feet away. In celebration of this monumental change to Barnard’s landscaping, staff writer Mia Lindheimer […]

This Thursday, CU for Hillary Clinton was paid a visit by the presidential candidate’s very own campaign manager, Robby Mook. A Columbia alum, Mook returned to his alma mater to provide insight on behind-the-scenes campaign work and offer his support for the club on campus. We sent Staff Writer Mia Lindheimer to check out the active political scene.  […]

Staff writer Mia Lindheimer takes us back to a day that will forever live in infamy as the day Carman housed not just almost-dead college students, but also an actual dead body. One cold winter day– January 30, 1984, to be exact—three Carman roommates were strolling back to their room when they spotted a rug […]

After three long years of losing, the Lions football team emerged victorious from their battle with Wagner this weekend (we’re sure you haven’t noticed). The last time they won a game was almost three years ago. Staff Writer Mia Lindheimer takes a look at what happened during that fateful game, the Lions’ last glimpse of […]

Have you ever heard of moresche? No? Staff writer Mia Lindheimer heads to the Italian Academy to discover what it’s all about—and why no one but renaissance music enthusiasts seems to know about it. Opera, to most regular people, is simply a high class way to entertain oneself with music. It’s so exclusively high class, […]

First-year staff writer Mia Lindheimer jumped at the chance to attend Madeleine Albright’s “Governing the Crisis of Global Governance” panel at Columbia this week. Here are her musings from the vantage point of the Low Library Rotunda’s first row. Jittery with excitement, we had rushed over to Low Library at 8:30am. “We’re just so lucky […]

As the thirteenth annual World Leaders Forum approaches, we thought we’d take a #tbt to the very first of these exciting events. Mia Lindheimer found all that was said and done at the monumental “celebrity marquee,” courtesy of the Columbia Spectator Archives. In September 2003, Columbia welcomed the likes of eight world leaders, including the one […]

Returning to Columbia after a summer at home can be an emotionally taxing experience. No one misses their parents, but how do we survive the constant stress of an Ivy League education without our pets? Well, Barnard’s Eva Kerman doesn’t have to. With the Office of Disability Services’ approval, Eva adopted a yorkie to share her […]