Earlier this week, Barnard hosted a talk with Biology Professor Alison Pischedda and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Professor Rebecca Jordan-Young on unconventional sexual behavior that is, in fact, backed up by biology. A new Bwogger was in attendance to learn about flies, the Olympics, and the Jersey Shore. At Monday night’s event From the […]

We have some personal news: Bwog and the Blue and White Magazine, as of yesterday, September 19th, have agreed to completely separate. We are, as Gwyneth Paltrow might say, consciously uncoupling. The decision was made because the two publications have grown apart enough since the Blue and White birthed Bwog that it made more sense […]

On Monday morning, Columbia Society for Women in Physics (CSWP) hosted Kendall Mahn, a physicist from Michigan State University, for a CSWP Breakfast Chat before her Physics Colloquium: “See the World with Neutrinos: Current and Future Accelerator-Based Neutrino Experiments.”  Dr. Mahn is a high energy particle experimentalist who researches neutrinos—subatomic particles with masses close to […]

The Milstein Center is now open, including all the fancy new centers and spaces like the Movement Center and the Makerspace! The Makerspace comes equipped with all sorts of machines and materials to do…cool things with (go there to find out what)! But something in the center that can be used without training is the button […]

Science 101 is Bwog’s weekly advice column for Columbia and Barnard students studying STEM. In this week’s edition, Bwog Science Editor and junior-year biology/pre-med major Alex Tang brings you advice he wish he knew as a freshman. Class of 2022, welcome to Columbia! You’re currently confused, excited, nervous (and probably way too cool to admit […]

Who’s been leaving shit in all of the Sulz 6 toilets? We don’t know, but Bwogstaff has some words for them. Dear the worst human on earth, Let me begin this by saying fuck you, jerk. I have a lot of tolerance, but walking into the gender-neutral bathroom, which I go into for the sake […]

Happening in the World: A jury in Hong Kong yesterday found Dr. Khaw Kim-sun, an anesthesiology professor, guilty of murdering his wife and daughter with a hot yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide. He faces life in prison. (New York Times) Happening in the US: Trump gave a speech on the White House lawns Wednesday […]

Recently, we’ve noticed a new addition to the Butler bathrooms on the second floor: these weird little gray tables, attached to the stall walls. Apparently, they’re called “utility shelves,” but I feel like that just makes the whole situation even weirder. That being said, these tables could be useful. Indeed, the possibilities are endless! We here at Bwog, in […]

Already stressing over summer internships? Not to fear! Zoe Ewing is here to help you navigate the internship search and judge their “wokeness.” Columbia’s career fair happened on Friday, which means it’s time to start searching for those internships! The summer internship is an important time to build connections, add a new bullet point to […]

Following a period of rainy, humid weather, some students in East Campus Residence Hall are finding mold in their rooms. The mold is not only a major inconvenience but also a health concern for students. Sports Editor Abby Rubel tackles the mold issue. As though having to cook on a hot plate wasn’t enough of a […]

In the second exciting meeting of the General Studies Student Council, Acting Dean of Students Ivonne Rojas dropped by as a guest speaker for a Q&A, followed by the interview and appointment of nominees to the council! Brand spanking new GS bureau chief Andrew Chee brings you the exhilarating run down of all the nominees! Q&A […]

Staff writer Jake Tibbetts spent the past few days asking himself a question that has haunted Internet addicts for over a decade now: Who is @dril, the weirdest account active on Weird Twitter? After a brief period of reflection, Tibbetts quickly realized that the answer was right in front of him—and the rest of the […]

Happening in the World: Christine Blasey Ford, Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, reported she would not testify in a public hearing unless the FBI first investigates her allegations. The GOP will most likely continue to move forward with Kavanaugh’s confirmation, claiming Ford had the chance to testify and failed to do so (CNN). Happening in the US: […]

This Monday, Columbia Journalism School hosted WSJ reporters and Pulitzer finalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope to discuss their new book, “Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World.” Released today, it’s the story of mega-financier and networking genius Jho Low and how they discovered his orchestration of the greatest […]

On Monday evening, Víctor Mora Gaspar from the Autonomous University of Madrid spoke (in Spanish) at Barnard College about the suppression of homosexuality and all queer identities during Spain’s dictatorship in the mid-1900s. New Bwogger Isabel Ocampo attended the event titled, “Ciencia, Política y Sexo,” or “Science, Politics, and Sex,” for those non-multilinguals out there. […]