Staff Writer Ajwah Qureshi details the struggles of NSOP as a first year.

Taiko is a traditional form of Japanese drumming used for festivals, storytelling, and self-expression. The Columbia University Taiko Club aims to make the art of taiko accessible to all skill levels.

NSOP has the potential to be the most humbling, most spirit-breaking, but most transformative week of your life. Bwog is here to help.

Guest Writer Riley Stacy walks you through the most humbling experience of her life.

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And to that dashing lion mascot…me-wow.

The start of things is in the air…

Welcome to campus, Class of 2027! Bwog hopes you’re enjoying your introduction to campus life. Hopefully you’re settled into your room and are quickly getting the hang of life in New York City. And if you haven’t, learning is the more enjoyable process anyway. Either way, Bwog is here for you.

Uh oh! How do I get rid of my NSOP relationship? You’ve come to the right place.

Welcome back to campus, Barnumbians! And welcome TO campus to the Class of 2026! We hope that, by now, you’ve settled into your room, met your roommates, and figured out how to use your room key. If you’ve done all those things—great! You’re officially on your way to becoming a functioning member of a college. […]

Wesley has really done it all.

CCSC discusses NSOP, ISOP, COOP, and the alphabet soup that makes up Columbia’s pre-orientation programs.

“I don’t know… I think I’ve become more of an optimist since coming here…”

Send us your anecdotes from NSOP, and we’ll turn them into masterpieces.

Columbia and Barnard have announced a finalized academic calendar for the 2020-2021 school year. The pre-orientation programs for first-years have either been canceled or will be held online.