Aah, reading week–that grey area between class and finals, when you know you should be studying but really probably aren’t.  Looking for ways to pep it up?  Bwog is here, in the form of a Seth Flaxman e-mail, to help. 1. Watch movies! (Prep for Sundance) According to the Columbia University homepage, An unprecedented five […]

Bwog isn’t sure whether Barnard kids are all in Butler or whether they just don’t study, but it’s empty as a crypt over at Barnard’s Lehman library, and Bwog is lonely. Having trouble finding a seat for finals? Take a walk across the street! Not as many hook up nooks, but also not as many […]

Last week, Bwog brought you the daring discoveries of Columbia’s most intrepid research scientists; two weeks ago we uttered our approval (or lack thereof) for newsworthy alums. This week, we bring Columbia’s finest faculty and awesomest alumni together in a feature uncreatively titled Monday Medley. Theatre of the Deterred, Honors for the Deserved Perhaps the […]

The Barnard Bulletin (Barnard’s weekly magazine on, among other topics, female empowerment) is now up as a blog.  And it’s pink. Really really pink.  According to its mission statement, the magazine “seeks to inform and entertain readers by featuring in depth articles that explore important campus issues;” you be the judge.  Point of interest: the […]

In the wake of last night’s CTV News scoop on this story, Barnard officials emailed students this afternoon with an update on the stabbing of Oscar Sevilla, the superintendant of the college’s antipodean Cathedral Gardens dorm. Sevilla, it turns out, faked his police report, claiming the incident took place on 110th St. between Broadway and Amsterdam […]

Kate Ryan sent Bwog this photo from the comments board of the Hewitt Dining Hall at Barnard, where a great debate is being waged. The first comment, by Jonathan (jcm2120), reads: “Fire the sandwich lady (the regular one) She is absolutely rude, disrespectful, and shows no pleasure in doing her job.” …to which Alli (acl2118) replies: […]

Two guys walking out of McBain… Guy 1: So wait bro, what if a girl had a sex change like her second year at Barnard, would she still be allowed graduate? Guy 2: Or if a Columbia guy had one and then wanted to transfer to Barnard? Outside of Tom’s. A group of 4 boys… […]

Columbia to everyone imaginable: Give us money! FIRE to Prezbo: Don’t be a Fascist Free-Speech Oppressor. Or a P#%$y. Middle East Causes Emotional Confrontation Ruminations on the benefits of having a fake I.D. SIPA Dean Lisa Anderson to resign. Hint: It has nothing to do with Ahmadinejad. It’s not like they take Columbia classes or […]

John Heffernan (see comment #12), G’76 checks in from the real world with a question for Bwog and the Columbia masses: Has anyone missed the pretty blue flag on top of Barnard? Where could she have gone? It so nice to have her around. Anyone care to speculate?

Welcome to Columbia—let the self-recrimination begin! Seriously, if we can posit one common thread throughout a student body that is diverse in just about every conceivable dimension, it is that we all overthink things. Debates between eating dinner at Deluxe or the Heights will take half an hour; whether to major in History or Poli […]

Martha Peterson, the 7th president of Barnard, died at her home in Wisconsin on Friday. She was 90 years old. Back in the 60’s, she worked to compromise with students who were protesting the war in Vietnam. From the New York Times: “In Miss Peterson’s estimation, she once told a reporter, her most significant achievement […]

While browsing the Barnard Res Life policies, Bwog came across a section that seemed particularly amusing: What Cannot Be Said On My Posting? Any postings that have inappropriate and/or derogatory information directed to one specific member of the Barnard community will not be tolerated and will be immediately removed. The approved posting areas that we […]

The Barnard Spring Party and Auction is coming up on May 8th and Bwog is drooling over the items up for auction. Bwog’s favorites: NAME A CHARACTER IN ANNA QUINDLEN’S NEXT BOOK Here’s an opportunity to be immortal: choose a name—your own, your child’s, a grandchild’s, or someone from your imagination—and best-selling author, Newsweek columnist, […]

LOTS of free ice cream in front of Barnard’s library right now. Cookies ‘n creme, toppings, whipped cream, root beer—the works!

Does anyone else think it’s kind of odd that Barnard and GS should go through designated entrances for South Beach on South Lawn? Said one student council member manning the GS table for the event: “Our only instructions were that they not bring in their children.” We can only presume that College students are served […]