Drop your hat at Columbia and you’re on national news, but wear a chicken costume and you’re just part of the crowd. Like New York City itself, what happens at Columbia is magnified a hundredfold compared to other universities and the strange becomes the normal.

For a decade, Bwog has been at the center of all this, and we’ve covered some far-out stuff. In order to pat our back and bring back the painful memories of those we’ve reported on, here’s 10 memorable Bwog articles from each of our first 10 years.

2006 – The Minutemen Liveblog

The article: READ THIS NOW: MINUTEMAN MOBBED [Blogs were less subtle in 2006]

Authors: Lydia DePillis, Sara Vogel, and Will Snider

What it was about: Bwog began in 2006 – when Bush Jr. was still president, the iphone didn’t exist, and Judith Shapiro was president of Barnard – and practically the only thing people remember from Bwog’s first year was the minutemen disruption, where protesters stormed the stage of a talk by vigilante border patrolers invited by CUCR. According to WikiCU, “The incident thus did for Bwog, and for the campus blog as a medium, what the Gulf War did for cable news and CNN—making it an unmissable source of campus news, since Columbians began to realize that it could respond to events more rapidly than Spec.”

Best Comment: “what an awful, awful, awful, awful comment. it’s kinda like saying, ‘i’m not racist, BUT [insert racist comment].'” – by “what?” who clearly had not been around many anonymous comments sections if he was surprised.

2007 – The Matt Sanchez Interview

The title: Our man in Anbar

Author: Anonymous

What it was about: Many at Columbia have forgotten the Matt Sanchez fiasco, one of Columbia’s strangest and most famous events in recent history. Sanchez, a marine who went to GS, complained about anti-military liberals on campus and appeared on Fox News to talk about this subject. However, just as he was getting the attention of the right, it was discovered he starred in gay porn films in the 90s (a good summary is at Wikipedia). After this was revealed, Sanchez began blogging about the Iraq War, and Bwog interviewed him to get his thoughts on the war. In the comments, a commenter named “Matt Sanchez” argued with liberal students.

Best comment: “Is anyone else bothered by the use of ‘existential’ to signify ‘pertaining to existence’ insead of existentialism the philosophy? I remember a Safire column on this. Just say no to this kind of conflating language.” – by the appropriately named tangent

2008 – Making Fun of NYU Students

The article: NYU Diaries: Metrocard Dating and The First Batch of Costume Contest Submissions

Authors: W.M. Akers (NYU diaries) and Bwog Staff (costumes)

What it was about: Okay, this is two posts, but they have the same theme. In 2008, Bwogger and NYU student W. M. Akers posted a series of columns about the Columbia-NYU relationship, including “Metrocard Dating,” which includes the lines, “Most of us [NYU students] aren’t even worth taking home to your parents. Our most interesting students are the artists and actors, and God knows you can’t show up at the summer home with that.” 2008 was a prime year for mocking our Washington Square rivals, as “the unanimous forerunner” of Bwog’s costume contest was a Columbia student in the attire of an NYU student.

Best comment: “I am not going to read BWOG again until this NYU ‘reporting’ stops. Boycott BWOG.” – by That’s it.

2009 – CCSC’s Night of Dildos and Booze

The article: CCSC: A Night of Dildos and Booze

Author: James Downie

What it was about: A student government post had to be on this article! This one has the unequivocally best title of any student government report. The dildos in the title comes from Finance’s refusal to fund dildos for the Vagina Monologues, and the booze comes from CCSC’s discussion of Columbia’s alcohol and drugs policy.

Best comment: “[Vagina monologues] doesn’t give dildos to the audience… unfortunately” by vagina monologues (a classic case of the name beginning the sentence).

2010 – Columbia Couture

The article: As Seen on College Walk

Author: Bwog Staff

What it was about: One of Bwog’s many photo galleries of student fashion, the students featured in this one have a wide selection of styles while still fitting into the college look. See for yourself.

Best comment: “[J]ust because theyre [sic] dressed different does not make it fashionable!” by Bwog, Stop!

2011: My Dinner with Ahmedinijad

The article: Ahmadinejad and Columbia, the Sequel

Author: Bwog Staff

What it was about: In 2011, CIRCA tried to schedule a dinner with some of their members and then-president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmedinijad. The media reaction to this was considerable, but at least Hawkma got a mention.

Best comment: “You don’t know what censorship is.” – Anonymous, in a response to suggestions that Bwog was censoring people by deleting their comments.

2012: The Saga of Robert and Kristine

The article: Hey, I Just Met You… And This is Crazy

Author: Bwog Staff

What it was about: Bwog’s most famous story submitted through tips and the peak of Svokos-era Bwog, in 2012, Bwog received the famous and hotly controversial story of love found at 1020 and lost in the trenches of Manhattan. Plus, David Foster Wallace gets a mention (that might not be a plus).

Best comment: “[Proof that…] ….English majors have too much damn free time” by Proof that…  (another instance of creativity with titles).

2013: Froscanity!

The article: Overseen: Frosci Gone Wild

Author: Bwog Staff

What it was about: A Columbia professor took off his clothes and showed videos of Osama Bin Laden, Hitler, and more, all in order to help freshmen understand quantum physics. Lead to what surely must be the weirdest political cartoon if viewed out of context.

Best comment: “[N]ot sure what the point of this was, but I’m digging that Snoop mix” by lazy college senior. The favorited poem in the style of the opening to the Illiad is also excellent, but too long to reprint here.

2014: The Initiation Video

The article: Girls Gone Wild? Weird? In Butler (NSFW)

Author: Bwog Staff

What it was about: On Super Bowl Sunday, Columbia students expected a light, relaxing end to their weekend. Instead, on that very night, a video came out of… um… well…

When the title says Not Safe For Work, it means it.

Best comment: “The girl casually studying in the beginning” by Anonymous.

2015: A Very Confused Deantini

The article: Deantini Is Just As Lost As You Are

Author: Maddie Stearn

What it was about: The last article on this list is a great overseen, that exemplifies a frustration we’ve all felt, one we can’t describe but certainly never thought a dean of a college would fall into.

Best comment: “[I love] old Bwog” by I love. You’re going to love future Bwog.