Emily Wilson came to Columbia on Thursday night to talk questions translators should consider, her personal journey with The Odyssey, and her current process of translating The Iliad. Bwoggers Chloe Gong and Miyoki Walker were there to hear it all. 

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia,  joined Columbia’s World Leaders Forum to speak on multilateralism and rule of law. The University received criticism from pro-Israel groups on campus for this invitation of Prime Minister Mohamed, who has long been accused of holding and expressing anti-Semitic views, which became one of the hot topics during […]

New Bwoggers Alan Wang, Victoria Borlando, and Zach Fisher attended a Keynote speech delivered by Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians during the 2019 World Leaders Conference at Columbia University.

As part of the World Leaders Forum taking place at Columbia this week, leaders gathered for a Global Health Security event featuring a keynote speaker, a moderated panel discussion, and an open Q and A session. Bwogger Lori Luo reports.

On Monday, undergraduate students around Columbia gathered to listen to this week’s “Talks With Professors” with Dr. Frank Guridy. Staff Writer Solomia Dzhaman is here to give you the summary.

Bucket List brings to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you notice any events excluded from the list or have a correction, let us know in the comments or email events@bwog.com.

On September 20th, the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life teamed up with Columbia Religious Life to host a forum on the recent measles outbreak in New York’s ultra-orthodox Jewish communities. The recent outbreaks are a result of poor vaccination rates in the community, especially among children. Guest Bwogger Ohad Klopman reports.

Tash Aw is a Malaysian author focusing on providing literature for a Malaysian audience and has found success both in Malaysia and in the West. Staff Writer Josh Tate tagged along with Events Editor Isabel Sepulveda to gain insight into his writing and listen to some very smooth accents.

This Wednesday, Creative Writing faculty member Ben Marcus hosted a reading by author Carmen Maria Machado of her forthcoming debut memoir, In the Dream House in Dodge Hall. 

On Monday, Columbia GSAPP invited Shohei Shigematsu to speak for this semester’s premier lecture. A partner of the Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), Shigematsu spoke about the generational gap between him and his colleagues, his concern over Godzilla coming for their creations, and his idea for designing the next ten-dollar bill. Baby Bwogger Reyna Choi reports.

Bwog staff writers and freshmen hoping their editors will like them more for covering this event, Elle Ferguson and Aditi Patil, give you their coverage of Orgo Night.

Ladies, gents, parrots, parents, Butcaf iced latte drinkers, RHDs – welcome to Spring 2019’s Orgo Night! 

Good news: live music and free food! Bad news: this means the impending doom of your exams are looming before you. It’s time for Orgo Night and Midnight Breakfast, y’all.

Bucket List brings to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. If you notice any events excluded from the list or have a correction, let us know in the comments or email events@bwog.com.

This Tuesday, a Columbia Science Review event asked questions about testosterone’s role in elite women’s athletics. Who gets to define gender in the context of sports? And is testosterone level an appropriate marker of sex?