New York City is packed with amazing culture and inspiring art, but sometimes it’s difficult to break the Morningside-bubble and experience it all first-hand. “Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined on campus. On Campus: Columbia’s Pops Orchestra is performing today at 2:30 in […]

On Friday night, Columbia Astronomy Outreach held their bi-monthly public lecture and stargazing series. Bwogger Mary Clare Greenlees went to find the answer to the old question, does size really matter? Moiya McTrier, a third year Ph.D. student, presented on whether or not size matters when using telescopes, and how it helps with her research […]

Happening in the World: Elvis Presley was stationed in the town of Friedburg, Germany from October 1958 to March 1960 while serving in the United States Army. To celebrate the King of Rock and Roll, Friedberg has used his image to create three pedestrian traffic lights. The ‘walk’ sign has the shadow of Presley dancing, […]

It’s coming. For some, it may even already be here. Finals season is upon us, and if you’re anything like me, you may be a little more open to making reckless choices than you usually would be. If you’ve already committed to one unnecessary choice, what’s one more? And if you haven’t figured out how […]

Last night, senior staffers Betsy Ladyzhets and Sarah Harty had the privilege of attending the Columbia Musical Theater Society’s production of Spring Awakening, a musical about sexual repression gone horribly wrong. The CMTS production was intense, confusing, beautiful, and powerful in equal measures. The doors and programs of the Columbia Musical Theater Society’s production of […]

The first snow has fallen. The Rockefeller Center tree has been lit. Michael Bublé has come out of hibernation. In other words, it’s Christmastime, and Bwog is here to give you the definitive best playlist of 2018. It may or may not be updated, depending on if there are any new holiday bangers released this […]

Elle Ferguson, Bwog staff writer and future dance editor, takes a sneak peek at Orchesis’s performance during their dress rehearsal. Orchesis, the largest dance group on campus will be performing this weekend in the Roone Arledge Auditorium. Their dress rehearsal on Thursday promised an amazing show for all audience members. The first piece of the show starts […]

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the wisest one of them all? It’s clearly not that kid who always comes ten minutes late to your Spanish class or your hallmate that accidentally dropped a toothbrush in the toilet. But, it might be one of your supercalifragilisticexpialidocious senior friends graduating this semester! So, give them a […]

Happening in the World: Temperatures have been fluctuating above and below freezing, in Kiruna, Sweden. The significant lack of snow in the region has caused the annual migration of reindeer in this region to be delayed. This is extremely concerning for many of the inhabitants there who are involved in reindeer husbandry (NBC News). Happening […]

Cooking with Bwog is back! In case you haven’t noticed, it’s cold now, and soup is a good food to eat when you’re cold, so today at Bwog we’re making dumpling soup. I actually made this last week but whatever. You can make it tonight. I got this recipe from Maangchi’s YouTube channel. Ingredients: Beef […]

There is a locked door in the back of 1020. There is only one question: what lays within? I have an answer. Locked doors that no one ever opens are usually a sign that something sinister is going on, especially in dark and slightly dirty locations (however much you may like 1020, I don’t think […]

The people asked and they received! In an email to the Barnard community this morning, Co-Interim Deans Alicia Lawrence and Natalie Friedman announced that The Milstein Center will be extending its hours next semester. The new hours for next semester are: Sunday through Thursday: 8 a.m. – 2 a.m. Friday: 8 a.m. – midnight Saturday: […]

As finals loom (or are already here), Bwogger Sarah Braner is just trying to focus on the lights at the end of the tunnel. One of those lights is the Arthur Ross Greenhouse, located on top of Milbank Hall.  I have an opinion: Milbank Hall is one of the worst buildings on campus. It’s hot, the […]

Happening in the World: According to new satellite images, North Korea has upgraded its long range nuclear missile bases recently. This comes after months of negotiations between the United States and North Korea about denuclearization and indicate the work left to be done. (CNN) Happening in the US: Former President George H. W. Bush’s funeral was yesterday, and […]

Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Seventeen women, all but one of whom declined to be named, are suing Columbia University and affiliated hospitals. The women claim that the institutions “committed negligence and fraud as part of a ‘massive coverup’ of an obstetrician’s sexual abuse of patients for more than 20 years,” […]