Everybody will read today's issue for some forum. But there is other news, apparently:

Madonna Constantine refuses to go away.

How quickly could you construct a "Vag?"

Professors aren't gods? Whaaat?

Already tired of New York clubs? Some months-old options.

Earlier this morning, Barnard students received a message from outgoing President Judith Shapiro informing them that their would-be Vag will not be completed by its scheduled Fall 2009 date -- something about subcontracting gone awry -- but will instead open in January 2010.

But there are silver linings abounds: Starting this fall Lewis Parlor will function as a cafe/student lounge, and Shaprio promises that student-oriented events will receive a higher priority when assigning space. The fully functioning Vag, Shapiro assures us, "will definitely be worth this uncomfortable wait." Oh, we have no doubt.

Full email after the jump.

Today is BC Spirit Day, and this afternoon, over what was reportedly a less-than-enthralling fireworks display, Barnard announced the new name of the Nexus, its new ominous-sounding student center. The Nexus' new moniker? The Vagelos Center—the name was kindly spelled out in fireworks for all to see.

"We're going to go to THE VAG," said one exasperated Barnard sophomore.

UPDATE: Today's ceremony featured the word "Vagelos" spelled with fireworks, sending mixed feelings of anger and bemusement throughout the Barnard crowd. According to an official Barnard source, the fireworks honored the family of Diana Vagelos, who has been the project's largest donor. Barnard has also previously stated that the namesake of the building will come from its major donor—hence the natural assumption that the fireworks spoke to both donor and new name. However, as of yet, it's not been set in stone. (Pun intended.)

The naming of buildings at Columbia has always been a project undertaken with the greatest care. Indeed, the majority of buildings on campus carry the names of prominent alumni who have contributed much to the university and to society at large. One is hard-pressed to find a building on campus without a family name of some significance attached to it. Yet, Barnard has deliberately deviated from this fail-safe approach to the naming of edifices at Columbia, in its choice to name the new student center currently under construction at the heart of its campus, the Nexus. While Nexus may not even be the final name of the building, Barnard has suggested that it would consider selling the naming rights to the highest bidder over the Internet, many have claimed that the choice of the word "nexus" for a campus center is quite suspect. Some Bwog tipsters have even recently suggested that the ignominious name of the new Barnard campus hub actually derives from the Latin root meaning "bondage in slavery or debt." Bwog set out to clarify if Barnard's new campus center will indeed be a campus hub of human bondage by emailing Barnard's Media Relations Director. Her response after the jump: