You are in a brilliantly redundant discussion section or in an incredibly awkward breakout room when, all of a sudden, your internet connection dies. We’ve all been there, and we’re all petrified it will happen again. 

The Fall 2020 semester saw students faced with less-than-ideal living situations, financial struggles, and more extenuating circumstances than we can count. Here are some ways our professors have shown compassion and understanding in these stressful times.

Professor Robert G. O’Meally shares what makes Black boxer, Jack Johnson, the ultimate Harlem Renaissance man by employing various mediums and contextualizing his influence through the lens of various prominent Black figures.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres spoke yesterday about addressing climate change, stressing the need to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. A Bwog Staff Writer attended the event, which like other events that are part of the World Leader’s Forum was virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Learn how to improve your sleep schedule before finals!

This year has come with a lot of surprises and adjustments, one of which has been the switch to online learning. As we learn to adapt to this new format for classes, Bwoggers have picked up some interesting new classroom habits that would have seemed ridiculous just a few months ago.

President Beilock announces the CARES structure as part of changes to campus safety and wellbeing.

Liking the 2020s? With this year as the opening act? No thank you! Senior Staff Writer Victoria Borlando will happily stay in the 2000s where it’s safe, thank you very much.

Bwog is conducting a story on transgender and/or nonbinary student experiences during the Fall 2020 semester and we need your input!

Do I want to be a Barnard student, or date a Barnard student? The world may never know.

You know what to do!

What if we kissed in the autonomous bar?

This week, GSSC looked a little different, holding a town-hall-style meeting with students and senior Deans. Bwog gives you the question-by-question details.

To remind yourself of who you are.

Six weeks ago, fellow students informed Bwog of an incident near Low Library, in which NYPD officers arrested a man on the Columbia campus. Bwog’s delay in publishing this story was on account of waiting for information from the NYPD and Public Safety—the latter of whom sent Bwog a statement this past week.