Early this afternoon, Barnard students and staff received an email from Interim President and COO Rob Goldberg on a new Council on Diversity and Inclusion. This Council is being established as a result of the Presidential Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion’s work over the past year. Its goals include to “expand the dialogue about […]

This week’s SGA meeting closed out the semester. The meeting mainly focused on the financial standing of Barnard and also addressed students’ concerns over the tuition increase. For our high quality education, we’re really paying up for it.  We’ve made it: the last student council meeting of the semester. At last night’s SGA meeting, our fearless […]

Need to feel empowered and confident in order to push yourself through finals? You’ve come to the right place. Bwog’s back today with more Senior Wisdoms. First one up, the amazing Nikita Singareddy!  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Nikita Mary Singareddy, Columbia College. History major with a Statistics concentration. Lived all over (MI, MA, GA) but […]

This morning, Bwog received a tip from the CU Marching Band. Attached was a letter from the CUMB addressed to Ann Thornton as well as the Columbia community, demanding change after last semester’s act of censorship by the school which kicked the Band out of Butler 209. In their letter, CUMB stated its grievances yet again: Columbia […]

Let’s face it: you’re tired, overworked, and for some reason you can’t seem to get your shit together and study. If you’re desperately searching for some excuse to fuck around  just one more time, then you’re in luck! On the Barnard Lawn (between Barnard Hall and Diana) there will be frozen custard and lemonade for […]

Time to carpe diem and hit those books! Bwog is here to change things up for the last two weeks of the spring semester, presenting its first installment of Bwog in Bed, kindly nudging you to get out of bed and end the semester on a high note! Bwogline: There appears to be a massive […]

This was the second to last weekend of the semester, friends. And since most people will probably be spending this upcoming weekend packed in Butler, you might as well say it’s the last… RIP. Check out what everyone was up to.  Peaceful, Artsy, Wholesome: Went gallery hopping in Chelsea with the goal of getting onto […]

Say hello to Sara Wright! She’s a New Yorker who’s not from the city and she’s crazy about wind instruments. You heard it here first, folks.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Sara Wright, Columbia College, Double Major: Political Science and French, Mamaroneck, NY Claim to fame: Being President of the Columbia University Wind Ensemble because, even if […]

Our next senior to be featured is Sofia Geck, who’s been to the side of the stage, leading pit orchestras in more shows than we can count. She shares theater stories, ox ball stories, and more in this witty Wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Sofia Geck, Barnard College, English/creative writing & Psychology, Takoma Park, MD/Nairobi, Kenya […]

CCSC barely managed to cling to a quorum but still got hectic. For the last time this academic year, Monday marionette Nadra Rahman reports from the Satow Room. Read on for details on a new International Students Rep and travel fund for CC students. The final meeting of CCSC was unexpectedly empty and blissfully, only […]

Bwog is back with more senior wisdoms! Today we have Aleksandar Obradovic, President of Philo. So, yeah, he’s basically a cult leader. Check out what he has to say!  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Aleksandar Obradović, CC, double-major in Information Science (Health Informatics) and Biology, Pre-med, home is where you hang your hat (alternatively, home is Dresher, […]

Happy last official day of classes, Columbia! Last night a friend asked me to breakfast for this morning and I told her no because I have class at 10:10. She said, “We have class tomorrow?” Be less like her. Go to class. Godspeed, friends.  Happening in the nation: Seeing as it’s the first day of May, […]

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this week are below, and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the […]

You asked, and we delivered: up next on our first day of senior wisdoms is the wonder Poke-Master Karim Nader, who tells us about Metaphysics and his EC PJ party plans.   Name, School, Major, Hometown: Karim (Cream Cheese without the Cheese), Columbia College, Philosophy with a concentration in Math, from Beirut, Lebanon. Claim to fame: That guy […]

It’s everybody’s favorite time of year: Senior Wisdom season. The season when, instead of being rained on by water, you’re rained on by the witty and wise words of Columbia’s graduating class. Our first wisdom this year is from Alex Della Santina, former poet of the marching band, Spec columnist, and resident of a destroyed […]