Greetings, theater people and theatergoers! We’ve got our first installment of arts news: the XMAS!8 Creative Team has been announced. From the XMAS! crew, to the freshmen: XMAS! is a completely student-written holiday musical show, serving as the fall musical comedy counterpoint to the spring’s Varsity Show. XMAS! is performed in Roone Arledge Auditorium on the final eve […]
Moooornin y’all, A+ work on getting Beta shut down before midnight. The war on fun: it’s real! Now get some coffee, pancakes, and ginger ale and get ready for more activities. Today’s Highlights: Charting the Course (BC), 9:30-11 am, Held Lecture Hall/304 Barnard Hall. Learn how to learn. Being a Transfer Student at Barnard, 10 […]
Today’s intermittent thunderstorms drove most NSOPers and Bwog indoors to seek shelter, leading to a pretty damn quiet Wednesday on campus. Some overheards were had, and even formed some distinct themes, proving that after only a few days here, the class of 2017 is already learning how Columbians complain. Overseen: The ever-entertaining Marching Band was […]
So you’re living with a stranger now. Maybe it’s the first time you’ve shared a room or maybe you’ve been bunking with you sister since birth, but this whole “college” thing is still a new experience. To that end, Bwog’s editor and her roommate of going-on four years, who were randomly paired in Carman back […]
Our BFF Christia Mercer is searching for someone who knows computers to keep track of the all-important Core Curriculum website. It’s a sick job, and we’re always happy to help the Core so long as we still have a tech team. Speaking of which, email tech@bwog.com if you’re interested in joining Bwog Tech! Less pay, […]
With classes starting soon, everyone will realize they have to switch Core sections and they’ll spam your Facebook groups with promises of baked goods, sexual favors, and loving you forever. Or maybe you just wish there were a faster way to go about trading unrelated classes. A brave duo, Adam Jaffe and Ilker Eraslan, both SEAS ’16, […]
The much debated, highly controversial, and somewhat confusing Columbia Honor Code is officially happening. CCSC had something to say about it; SGA had something to say about it; Bwog had something to say about it. Yet during its turbulent gestation, the honor code remained mysterious in its actual content, leading to rooms of people arguing […]
Good morning. Starting to get the hang of things? Remember, keep emailing tips@bwog.com with stories, overheards, desperate pleas for roommate advice. Keep on rocking. Today’s Highlights: Individual Advising Sessions, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. The advice just keeps coming. All day long. TVC Group Advising Session, 9-11 a.m. “The best way to start the day […]
Every so often, Bwog receives something unusual in our tips@bwog.com inbox. Tonight we received this gem, from email address “BCBwogAnon” with this post’s title as subject line, and wanted to share it with you in full: “-Barnard’s quad is practically bursting at the seams with unreleased sexual excitement. Myself, and most other Barnard students, are […]
A Lit Hum class was had, SEAS was tested, placement exams happened, and eye contact continued to be made. Oren’s was still giving free coffee, and Bwog once again scored a free dinner. Isn’t NSOP the best? Overheards: OL, to student literally running out of Roone Arledge: Where are you going? Student: I have a […]
CC first-years made it through their first class! Here, Joseph Milholland, CC’17, tells us all about what happened beyond those Roone Arledge doors. If you would like to write about any of the events (or parties) at NSOP, please email tips@bwog.com. As we entered the Roone Arledge Auditorium, RAs handed out bookmarks, which either listed […]
Happy Tuesday! Today, we’ve given you first-year’s first impression of the Iliad, and some relevant campus history. Some of the best advice, though, is the simplest: how to actually get around this new place you call home. Despite campus’ relatively small size, it has its own host of frustrating and illogical geography that our trusty […]
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