“This just in from NASA: there’s a giant asteroid shaped like the number ’2012′ on a collision course with earth!”

The hour is nigh. Gird your loins, get out the bong waterpipe and come hide under our covers: it’s (supposed to be) the end of the world, motherfuckers.

Bwogline: In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last five years, according to the Mayan calendar (and a really bad action movie) the world is supposed to end today. Except not even the Mayans are convinced—not even the Mayans in Brooklyn. Neither is NASA.

Finals tip: When in doubt, quote the original language version of the text.

Procrastinate: Since the world is going to be obliterated soon anyways, look at pretty pictures of outer space.

Overheard: “I’m going to do all of the things that I don’t do here. Like play video games, and relax.”

Likely end  of the world scenario via Shutterstock

5. Need to defrost your fridge but still want to eat? Try this stylish method of preserving food without refrigeration. (Wired)

4. It’s time to switch to Ibuprofen. A study done at Columbia shows that neither Aspirin nor Warfarin is superior for preventing a combined risk of stoke, death, and cerebral hemorrhaging. (Nurse)

3. Even though there is a larger number of eligible high school graduates, fewer students are applying to the University of California schools due to budget cuts.(LA Times)

2. The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy has come under fire. (Gothamist)

1. Obama has come out of his political closet and publicly announced his support for legalizing same-sex marriage. (Huff Po)

0. Fox puts a freshman on the spot. And like, calls us names and stuff. (Fox Business)

OBEY via Wikimedia Commons

Pretty sure it doesn't get schmoozier

Bwog sent over CCSC Confidante, Angel Jiang, to the council’s last meeting of the year. 

CCSC wrapped up a dynamic year by discussing next year’s initiatives, the past year’s successes and controversies, ongoing developments, and puppies 2.0 (coming to a lounge near you on May 6th!). Aki Terasaki began the meeting with two applications from the elections board for a potentially paid CCIT position, coordinating between both CUIT and our student government to streamline CCSC’s interface and increase its online presence. CCIT, “responsible for the infrastructure, hardware, software, web publishing, on-line marketing, and software development/integration needs” of CC and SEAS certainly plays a critical role in revamping the online potential of the elections board, particularly with regard to e-voting. Board members also inquired about ways to become greener and increase job recruiting. Expect a slew of tech initiatives concerning CUIT and CCIT in the upcoming year.

Kenny Durell, USenator, did bring up funding issues with this year’s Bacchanal and the enigmatic $20,000 provided by CCSC in December 2012, which was never transferred to the Bacchanal committee. Payment for public safety and facilities, and whether or not there have been any checks at all on how they charge students for these required services, remains ambiguous as well. This became a contentious and confusing point during the meeting, once again underscoring the importance of communication between student groups. (more…)