Awakening our Democracy is Columbia’s lunchtime conversation series about race and ethnicity disparities, justice, and other issues affecting CU and the rest of the world. Bwogger Amara Banks went in support of Jelani Cobb, but left with a new idol.  Jelani Cobb, a professor at the School of Journalism and renown writer for The New Yorker, […]

Yesterday, the famous New York Public Library Rose Room re-opened after two long years of repairs and $12 million dollars, required to repair the damage caused when a 16-inch plaster rosette crashed down from the room’s ceiling. This beautiful reading room was the architectural inspiration for another reading room that looms much larger on our campus: Butler […]

The Bitch is Back: Older, Wiser, and (Getting) Happier, edited by Cathi Hanauer, deals with the crises of middle age for women. It’s the sequel to her first book, The Bitch in the House: 26 Women Tell the Truth About Sex, Solitude, Work, Motherhood, and Marriage. Last night, a group of authors including Barnard’s very […]

On Wednesday afternoon, Nadra Rahman ventured into the black hole that is the International Affairs Building, where she heard Olesya Turkina give a talk about her book Soviet Space Dogs. The talk involved cigarette packs, canonization, and deeply engrossed grad students. Many of us associate the early days of the American space program with the […]

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets in the National League wild card game to advance to the National League Division Series. With this win, the final eight MLB playoff teams have been determined, and the first division series will begin on Thursday. (ESPN) Tennis player Maria Sharapova, who tested positive for […]

Happy Halloween month! If you’re anything like us, you’re already getting your spook on in preparation for the 31st. But why wait, especially when Columbia is so heavily furnished with horrors all-year-round? Tremble in fear as Senior Staff Writer Asya Sagnak uncovers the first of our Campus Horror Stories, inspired by the very real rodent […]

Bwog’s here again to divide your world into stereotypes. This time, Senior Staffer Gabrielle Kloppers writes about that person who always brings the conversation back to feminism (like, okay, but did you even do the reading?). You walk into CC, expecting a continuation of this morning’s sleep. You are sorely mistaken. This morning is unlike other […]

Are you feeling hangry today? Fear not – today is Barnard’s Big Sub Day! Bwog tells you everything you need to know about the event: What: Big Sub Day – a.k.a Barnard’s free sandwich giveaway! Each year, Barnard’s dining services and activities committee, McAc, creates a mega-sub (this year’s sub is 715 feet long) exclusively for […]

GSSC hosts weekly meetings on Tuesday night! We know that many of you were too busy studying for calc midterms or streaming “Stranger Things” last night. Have no fear! Bwog GSSC correspondents Jenny Nugent and Romane Thomas bring you the highlights. Last night was town hall night at General Studies Student Council, and, for reasons undisclosed even […]

Happy (pink) Wednesday! In celebration of it being Mean Girls Day last Monday, we’ve compiled our bwoglines under a very special Mean Girls theme. Screw midterms and Butler all-nighters. Get in loser – we’re going shopping! “You could try Sears.” Chances are, you weigh the least this time of year! Researchers recently completed a survey […]

Investigative reporter, Nikki Shaner-Bradford, interviews Columbia’s newest Title IX Coordinator Marjory Fisher on the various aspects of her exciting and important position.  Title IX has a persistent presence on campus. From SVR training to conversations both in and outside of the classroom on campus sexual assault, harassment, and the gender politics of the intellectually vibrant community that comprises our […]

Last night at the Heyman Center, Columbia Global Centers hosted Writing the Brazilian Telenovela: A Discussion and Q&A with João Emanuel Carneiro. Bwogger and Elementary Portuguese I student Angelica Lagasca covers the lecture: one filled with gray areas, dying German soldiers, broken toys, and some uncomfortable moments. On Monday night at the Heyman Center, a […]