“Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined.

David Henry Hwang and Leigh Silverman discussed the experience of writing and directing their Broadway production Yellow Face at the Lenfest Center of the Arts.

Maya Krishna Rao performed “You Really Want to Know My Story?”—Tales of Incarceration and Death Row in India, hosted by Barnard’s Movement Lab and Columbia’s South Asia Institute.

A convicted felon, twice impeached, returns to the Oval Office… Editor’s warning: mentions of violence and death.

In an email sent to Columbia College and Columbia Engineering students on Sunday, November 3, Dean Shih-Fu Chang announced the passing of SEAS junior Jonathan Nalikka. Barnard students were later notified with an email from Dean Leslie Grinage. Editor’s warning: Student death.

The House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce stated in a recent report that the University settled $395,000 with one of the students who was suspended after spraying a substance at a January 19 pro-Palestine protest. 

Bwog wishes you a happy, restful Fall Break! We’ll return for publication on Wednesday, November 6. PS: Go vote.

I am fed up with midterm assignments. Maybe papers aren’t as bad as exams, but still.

Not only is voting super cool, it’s also very important. If the whole democracy thing isn’t convincing enough, here are some other reasons why you should head to the polls during fall break! 

Free P’Nut.

On October 29, 2024, Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute held a symposium titled “The Neuroscience of Social Connections” at the Jerome L. Greene Science Center at 130th Street and Broadway.  The event featured faculty speakers and a series of presentations by PhD students highlighting the biological and psychological mechanisms of social interactions.

In case you’re in need of some inspiration.

I too thought that there was no way a mouse would actually invade my room, until it did. The temperatures are dropping and our furry little friends are looking for somewhere warm and cozy to make their home for the winter, don’t let your dorm be next!

John Jay Water Fountain, you have my heart.

As a part of the curriculum, Barnard’s Shakespeare I class gives students the opportunity to attend a production of one of his many plays, find a specific directorial choice that we found interesting, and present an oral exposition on that topic.