BOSS

The summer before their sophomore years, Briana Wood, CC ’22, and Blossom Maduafokwa, BC ’22, began separately conceptualizing a similar idea. What if they curated a showcase that centered on black students and their artwork as part of Columbia’s Queer Awareness Month? When they both returned to campus and realized their shared interest, joining forces was an easy choice.

Members of the Barnard Organization of Soul Sisters and the Barnard Archives spoke to representatives about the history of BOSS and the continued need for dedicated space for black students on campus during a Student Government Association meeting on Monday.

Barnard Organization of Soul Sisters is celebrating the end of Black History Month and the beginning of Women’s History Month with its annual Celebration of Black Womanhood Week, during which the group hosts events that highlight the unique intersectionality of these two identities.

Glamour's "Top 10 College Women" features a familiar face this year. Junior Nzingha Prescod made the cut for Glamour's 57th annual college-achievement competition, joining the ranks of twins who help Sri Lankan widows find jobs, a precocious engineer leading a project to put time capsules on Mars, and a star college women's basketball player who spends summers encouraging kids on reservations to pursue higher education. Still, this may not be the most esteemed top-10 list to which Prescod can lay claim—she is also one of the top 10 female foilists in the world and ranks No. 1 in the United States. After a great rookie season in 2010—including Ivy Rookie of the Year and first-team All-Ivy nods—she took a year off to train for and compete in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Earlier this year, in Poland, she also became the first American woman to win a Grand Prix title. Take a look at Prescod's entry and see the full list of winners.