Happy FDOC Barnumbia! What a day. It’s rainy, there are puddles everywhere, no one’s really sure what the mask mandates are, but, it’s still a great day! And, on this joyous occasion, Bwog attended classes. (Some more joyously than others…)

If you aren’t content living inside of a furnace, perhaps these tips and tricks for capitalizing on your ridiculously hot dorm will make these first few weeks back on campus a bit more bearable.

An easy recipe that uses summer ingredients while we still have them.

Everything is basically the same, we promise; it’s just slightly worse.

Whether you’ve just stepped foot on campus or you’re entering your final year, one senior has advice for tackling the first week of classes.

Managing Editor Grace Fitzgerald-Diaz closes out our annual houses and homes series from a bivy site on Mt. Stuart.

Welcome potential STEM first-year and transfer students! Periodically, Bwog has advice on how to start your college career off on the best foot. Science Editor (and maybe Microbiologist-in-Training) Kyle Murray has gathered tips for Chemistry!

Welcome back to campus, Barnumbians! And welcome TO campus to the Class of 2026! We hope that, by now, you’ve settled into your room, met your roommates, and figured out how to use your room key. If you’ve done all those things—great! You’re officially on your way to becoming a functioning member of a college. […]

Welcome back to campus, Barnumbians! And welcome TO campus to the Class of 2026! We know we’re a few days late to the NSOP train, but we hope that, by now, you’ve settled into your room, met your roommates, and figured out how to use your room key. If you’ve done all those things—great! You’re […]

Every summer, Bwog staff contribute to our Houses and Homes series, where we take you to the many places we go. This summer starts off with an entry from Science Editor, Kyle Murray from an apartment in Castello, a neighborhood in Venice, Italy. If you want to share your House and/or Home, email us at […]

In an email sent to students this morning, Barnard’s Public Health Response Team informed students about a change to the college’s COVID-19 testing model for the Fall semester.

Fahad Alowaidah, SEAS ‘26, recently passed away in a plane crash in his home country of Saudi Arabia, according to an email sent to students by Deans Chang and Sorett.

According to an email to students from President Bollinger yesterday, Professor Andrés Jaque will serve as the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation’s next dean.

Bwog is here to help you navigate healthcare at Columbia and Barnard.

Columbia University released updated plans for COVID-19 safety protocols this afternoon, including classroom masking through September.