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Tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, the students of Columbia will partake in their ceremonial transformation from stressed out college students into primal animals. Some may say that they hate this tradition, but there’s no doubt that the best way to relieve some stress is yelling at the top of your lungs. Just think about […]

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With the last weekend of the semester wrapping up, we bring you yet another senior wisdom to inspire you to push through the rest of finals. Today we begin with some wisdom from Zoe Ridolfi-Starr. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Zoe Ridolfi-Starr, Columbia College, Political Science, San Jose CA Claim to fame: Your friendly neighborhood angry feminist! Organized […]

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We hope that you took this weekend to rest up and re-charge your batteries to prepare for the final(s) push this week. Let your self sleep a little more this Sunday morning before strolling over to JJ for a hearty breakfast. Treat this Sunday like the true day of rest it is. Bwogline: A State Rep […]

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In case one wasn’t enough for you today, here’s another Senior Wisdom! Check out what advice GS/JTS/VShow superstar Molly Heller has to offer. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Molly Heller, GS/JTS, Theatre and Drama Arts (Acting Concentration) at Columbia and Modern Jewish Studies at JTS, Palos Verdes, CA Claim to fame: Director of the 121st Annual Varsity Show, I crossed 110th Street in […]

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Sitting through a seminar is tough. Sitting through a core class seminar is even tougher. If you’re like us, you probably spend a lot of time drinking wine in frosci, getting high before film class, and writing absurd, abstract, abnormal things in your lecture notes. (Hey, at least you’re trying to pay attention, right?) Here are just a […]

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Senior wisdoms continue today with Carly, aka that girl you maybe know from Jewish summer camp. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Carly, Barnard, English (Creative Writing & Theater Concentrations), Los Angeles Claim to fame: I’m that girl who sort of looks like your friend from Jewish summer camp/I probably spilled coffee or tripped in front of […]

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Grab a cup of coffee, sit up in bed, and relaxxxxxxxxx, because it’s finally Saturday. You have no responsibilities. No duties. No finals to think about. Just take today to chill. Bwogline: The New York Times covered our most favorite night of controversy of the semester: Orgo Night. Think they enjoyed getting CUMBed on? Study […]

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Did you get so caught up in studying for your CC final/reorganizing your entire wardrobe (dammit, Adderall!) that you missed Orgo Night? We scoped out Butler 209 early and got a good seat just so we could bring you the recap. We walked into 209 at 11:25 last night, and it was a lot quieter […]

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Who better to get some Senior Wisdom from than the gal that won the position of Barnard senior class president? Up next, we introduce the wisdom of Layla Tavangar. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Layla Tavangar, Barnard, Economics & Psychology, Berwyn, PA Claim to fame: Barnard Senior Class President, Ex-Treasurer and glorified non-musician in the CUMB, […]

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With summer just around the corner, that means its time to forget your winter diet and get into #bikinibod shape. Lets be real though, finals are more important and ain’t nobody got time to go to the gym (and tbh no one wants to go to the gym). Bwog brings you some tips guaranteed to get you (semi) in shape […]

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To help ease your woes on the first day of finals, we bring you yet another Senior Wisdom from former CU Dems prez Sejal Singh. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Sejal Singh, Columbia College, Political Science. “Hometown” is always a tough one for me, because I moved around a bit – I was born in Allentown, […]

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Orgo Night has happened. Midnight Breakfast has happened. Reading week has happened. Now, as the first round of exams kicks off today, make sure that studying and sleeping both happen for you this weekend. As always, though, you’ll have loyal and trusty Bwog in Bed to keep you focused on all the right things.  Bwogline: One […]

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The Columbia University Marching band, or CUMB, just wrapped up their traditional Orgo Night performance in Butler 209 on the night before the Organic Chemistry final. If you’re finding your eyes are beginning to glaze over from studying, take a quick study break and read over the script from tonight. The band sure did CUMB […]

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It’s that time again. Final exams, papers, breaths—the madness is plain to see. Can mere photos and phrases capture the darkness around you? Surely not, but damn it humankind must try. Send us your mildly upsetting photos, quotes, and anecdotes as the week comes into swing!

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Not enough CUMB for you with just one CUMBers senior wisdom? Next, we bring you former CUMB Minister of Propaganda Orli Matlow. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Orli Matlow, GS/JTS, American Studies, Toronto, Canada Claim to fame: Former CUMB Minister of Propaganda, Spec videos, the Getting Graphic series on Spectrum, Jester standup shows. Lorne Michaels is my […]

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