Bwog staff investigates the concerns and impact of a petition started by international students to demand additional remote and hybrid course options. Daily Editor Henry Astor contributed to this report.

Columbia Health Senior Vice President Melanie Bernitz summarized recent additions to Columbia’s raft of pandemic policies, including the continuation of the indoor mask mandate, in a single email to the student body.   

Students who choose not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and have not received an official medical or religious exemption face stringent restrictions to their campus access. 

An email from the Associate Director of Student Engagement offered details on space availability, the reservation process, and more. 

Barnard College announced its campus pandemic safety protocols in an email yesterday, in anticipation of the Fall 2021 semester.

Bwog gives a brief rundown of Barnumbia vaccine documentation policies as deadlines approach.

Administrators and public health experts projected confidence and optimism for Columbia’s return to campus this fall in the most recent University Life Forum. 

As part of an ongoing podcast series called Black Lives in the Era of COVID-19, hosts Profs. Mabel Wilson and Samuel Roberts joined panelists Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, Prof. Gregg Gonsalves, and Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, on Thursday evening to discuss the impacts of structural racism on COVID-19 outcomes and treatments for Black people. 

This is Bwog’s weekly Roundup of how COVID is progressing in the Columbia community.

The Armory uptown is probably one of the best, most organized places to get vaccinated in the city. It has tons of appointment slots that open up pretty frequently. It’s also one of the most confusing places to schedule an appointment for. Luckily, we’re here to help you out.

This is Bwog’s weekly Roundup of how COVID is progressing at the Columbia community.

This is Bwog’s weekly Roundup of how COVID is progressing at the Columbia community.

My first vaccine appointment took approximately three hours, and I spent the next 24 hours with just some slight soreness in my arm. My second appointment was very different, and I’m here to tell you about it!

As variant strains of SARS-CoV-2 spread across the country and New York City, Barnard and Columbia are not always told if a test conducted on one of their campuses contains a variant strain, and students have no way of knowing if their positive tests are positive for the original strain or a variant.

This is Bwog’s Weekly Roundup of how COVID is progressing at the Columbia community.