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A group of college-aged women dressed in togas roll hoops to a finish line and jump over hurdles in the 1920s. Another group of women listens diligently to recordings of consonants and vowels for an English speech course in the 1940s. Others are dressed in their best winter clothes with suitcases in hand about to embark on a journey to the Westchester hills. What do all these women have in common? They are all part of Barnard’s unique history.

Columbia is no stranger to famous guests on campus, but 2017 and 2018 saw celebrities from nearly every field of art pay a visit to Morningside at events such as the Athena Film Festival and Bacchanal, as well as for individual talks.

Martha Stewart, BC ’69, returned to Barnard College this past Thursday for an intimate “Evening with Martha Stewart” in which she discussed her personal college experience and a lifetime of entrepreneurial successes.

With the end of the semester looming, it's time to start thinking about packing. When you lived at home, your mom helped you out with these adult things. Hundreds of miles from home, you are now on your own.

Feeling nostalgic? If you missed out on Archive Day at Barnard, you unfortunately missed out on a covetable vintage Barnard Greek Games program, a goody bag, and a lot of free swag (Pocky, tea, and pins with the yearbook photos of notable alumnae like Margaret Mead, Martha Stewart, and Zora Neale Hurston, and more). But you can still view some gems from Barnard's past in the comfort of your dorm room!

Student Affairs has released the following details about funeral arrangements for Martha Corey-Ochoa: Visiting hours will be from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. on Friday at The Edwards Dowdle Funeral Home (64 Ashford Avenue in Dobbs Ferry) and funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at the Immaculate Conception Church (16 N. Broadway in Irvington). CPS will also be extending its normal hours of operation to include this Saturday, September 1, 2012 from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. Corey-Ochoa died after jumping from her window in John Jay on Monday. The freshman was an avid violinist and was working on her first novel. Read the full story here.

Unless you've been living under a rock, or one of the many pieces of brick that have fallen off Sulzberger Tower during Barnard's unending "facade repairs," you're probably aware that Barnard is building the Nexus. The structure, a future student center, is being constructed by the architecture firm of Weiss/Manfredi, which has already won an award for the (still non-existent) building. In fact, the crater, which takes up nearly half of Barnard's campus, will eventually take $45 million out of Barnard's pocket. But because Barnard traditionally has had difficulty raising money, the project is not yet fully funded. On its Nexus Web site, Barnard has made a final appeal to potential donors, even offering up the building's naming rights. In gathering the final funds, it is important that Barnard make sure whomever the building is named for embodies the tradition of strong Barnard women.