In the wise words of Arthur Weasley, "Times like these, dark times, they do funny things to people. They can tear them apart."

To the distraught and distressed,

Take heart! The day has finally come. Wave goodbye to sleepless nights and weird, stress-induced rashes. Take a deep breath, hold it in for a moment, then exhale. It’s over.

The mystery of one campus flagpole, that is. Oh, you thought we were talking about midterms? Awkward.

But dramatic intros aside, if you were wondering what the deal was these past few days with the tape and signs around the flagpole near Kent, wonder no longer. What you were seeing: the crown on top of the pole needed to be adjusted, so repairs were underway. As of today, the pole should be tape-less and free to approach. Responsibly.

This maintenance van has been parked on College Walk intermittently for the past week.

Go refurbish in Cambridge if their moldings are so nice, then.

For some time now, Bwog has been wondering where Bored at Butler went. Almost a week ago, the site’s normal interface disappeared, replaced by a message that reads “r.i.p. b@b…46,848 posts…down for reconstruction, come back soon…” Bwog knows via comments that some of its readers share its curiosity about the site’s fate. Well, wonder no longer, dear readers, for Bwog has the inside scoop! Correspondent Mark Holden reports:

Issues of privacy and ad hominem have been swirling about Bored at Butler since its inception. Most notably (in my memory, anyway), a lot of people, or maybe just a few prolific posters, talked a lot of smack about some girl named Bethany. But there were other incidents, many others, and the incessant personal attacks, according to my source, made the entire B@B team continually anxious.

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