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On June 29, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions. In its aftermath, University administrators and student organizers alike are wondering what it means for the future.

GS student Isaac Colyer-Pena passed away, according to an email that Lisa Rosen-Metsch, Dean of the School of General Studies, sent to the Columbia community this morning.

Starting this fall, all Columbia students will have access to three dining locations at Teachers College.

Arts Editor Grace Novarr attended Everything Changes, Nothing Is Lost, a dance-theater piece co-created by Celia Krefter (CC ‘22) and Kate Purdum (BC ‘22), featuring performances by Pimprenelle Behaeghel (BC ‘24), Thaleia Dasberg (BC ‘24), and Amelia Mason (BC ‘24). 

On Saturday, June 10th, Staff Writer Frankie DeGiorgio and Arts Editor Grace Novarr attended Clubbed Thumb’s Deep Blue Sound at The Wild Project in the East Village. The play was part of the production company’s Summerworks Festival and was written by Abe Koogler and directed by Arin Arbus. 

Editor-in-Chief Kyle Murray, Managing Editor Elijah Knodell, and Deputy News Editor Emma Burris met with the acclaimed author and journalist Malcolm Gladwell to discuss his findings from an investigation into the Columbia U.S. News Scandal.

As smoke moves across the region, campus sits at the epicenter of what Governor Kathy Hochul is calling “an emergency crisis.”

After a dramatic drop in ranking in 2022, Columbia has announced that it will stop submitting data for its undergraduate schools to the annual report.

And in the legendary tradition of Bwog’s previous Editorial Boards—or rather, just the previous two—we close this semester with a tune. You may only read it as a poem, but just like the Sappho we read in LitHum, know that you’re missing something.

Bwog’s editorial board summarizes the whole semester. Spoiler alert: Spring 2023 was eventful.

To conclude our Spring 2023 Senior Wisdoms is our 2021 Editor-in-Chief, Lauren. Thank you for everything, especially for being a friend.

To our outgoing Publisher: thank you for leaving a positive, indelible mark on this blog and beyond.

On patience and on hands.

Former Tech Editor Solomia says to choose joy.