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Trying to find your classes (and ultimately getting lost) is a universal experience. No one really knows where they’re going. Fake it ’til you make it. Unless your first day is during the second week. Then you’re on your own.

Here are Bwog’s resident Classics majors and Editors Emeritus! Emeriti? They could probably tell you. Shoot us an email at tips@bwog.com if you’re interested or just want to be lectured on Sappho. 

Happening in the World: The Canadian diplomats to Cuba are suing the Canadian government for their inaction over an apparent epidemic known as Havana Syndrome. The government has insinuated that the symptoms, characterized as memory loss, dizziness, nausea, and headaches, could be psychosomatic. The real question is: would you rather a vacation with Havana Syndrome or an […]

In my year and a half at BaRnArD cOlLeGe Of CoLuMbIa UnIvErSiTy, I’ve noticed people have many opinions about Schermerhorn Hall. It’s hard to navigate. It’s far away. It doesn’t exist. However, its greatest mystery is how you even say it. Well, the answer is: It’s Schermerhorn, with a hard “ch.” Skermerhorn, if you will. I know […]

Sometimes Senior Staff Writer Abby Rubel thinks it would be a good idea to move to Barbados rather than deal with the Columbia package center. But on the other hand, it’s so much better than it used to be! She debates the pros and cons below.

The international student experience is unique and often misunderstood by others, including faculty. Because of this, the international student community at Barnard often feels misunderstood, misrepresented, and marginalized. Tasneem Ebrahim, a junior at Barnard, has decided to change that. She has been working alongside Professors Cecelia Lie-Spahn and Pam Cobrin, as well as Deans Wendy […]

Happening in the World: Putin plans to expand Russia’s development of missiles in creating new hypersonic missiles, projected to travel over five times as fast as the speed of sound. Although critics believe that Russia is incapable of developing such missiles, Putin remains uncompromising in his plans. (NYT) Happening in the US: Virginia’s Attorney General, Mark Herring, […]

This week in Bwog’s Book Club, senior staffer Betsy Ladyzhets explains why you haven’t lived until you’ve read Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. Bwog’s Book Club was started this January with the intention of spreading the literary love around campus and encourage you to pick up a book, as opposed to your iPhone, in your […]

Bolting from Hamilton to Pulitzer after class, Events Editor Isabel Sepúlveda slid into last night’s book talk on Joel Simon’s “We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages, and Ransom” just as introductions wrapped up. Featuring Simon, the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Janine di Giovanni, former war correspondent and current fellow […]

Are you tired of deleting and recreating your Tinder profile in search of companionship? Conversely, are you tired of seeing the same people on your Tinder feed that you thought you’d swiped left on months ago? Well, you’ve come to the right place! The deadline for Bwog Personals is quickly approaching, and this is an […]

Deputy Editor Vivian Zhou is a huge foodie– as seen in her love letter to Marlow and her review of Hula Poke. Alex Guarnaschelli returned to her alma mater on Tuesday, February 5th to talk about her time at Barnard, her career path, and give out general life advice. It is only appropriate that Vivian attended. 

Happening in the World: Pope Francis continues to uphold his progressive image within the Catholic Church with his most recent announcement on Tuesday. The Pope acknowledged, for the first time, the sexual abuse endured by nuns at the hands of the church’s priests and bishops. While the process of prosecuting sexual offenders has begun, Francis […]

Senior Staff Writer Levi Cohen, a frequent visitor to Dodge, reports live-ish from the field.