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Clio Maudlin, connoisseur of fine arts and supporter of using 4 in place of “for,” has an announcement to make about a good cause, so listen(read?) up! This month, Postcrypt will be hosting a public event at St. Anthony’s Hall that will not only be an exciting opportunity for art creators and enthusiasts, but will also […]

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The SGA Elections Commission announced the candidates for the Barnard Spring 2013 elections season. The Candidates’ Forum (Speeches and Q&A) is this Sunday, April 7th, 7 pm – 9 pm, in the Diana Event Oval. The click for the Candidates’ platforms and look at the full list of candidates after the jump!

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It seems like spring break was so far away, so we have to make the memories last.  Documenting her trip, here is Mia Shapiro, BC’14, who headed down to Nicaragua. Where did you go, who with, and for how long? This spring break, I went to Nicaragua with 15 other Columbia/Barnard students through an organization […]

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What is, Barnard/CC featured on Jeopardy? (Twitter) Who is, Anderson Cooper’s childhood crush? (Huffington Post) What is, the greatest movie ever made? (Buzzfeed) Who is, the inventor of the Ferris Wheel? (Nytimes, Columbia) I’ll take Alex Trebek’s condescension towards incorrect answers for $500 via Wikimedia Commons  

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The Class of 2016 Facebook group is getting a lot of action today. Apparently a few drunk mischievous freshmen managed to steal a “very large” American flag, which sounds just like a night in John Jay, except for the fact that stealing a flag in the state of New York is a felony. Bwog is peeing […]

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Last night, SGA met to unveil the Governing Board at Barnard, a new entity in charge of recognizing and funding student groups on campus. As per usual, Maddie Ball was there, taking a short break from her favorite hobby of clicking “next episode” on Netflix.  If you lead a student club, are in a student […]

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Tonight at 6pm the Columbia Queer Alliance is hosting a free slam poetry event featuring Andrea Gibson in the Carman basement. Tickets are free but they are going quickly because Andrea Gibson is so fucking awesome. More information about the event can be found here. Later that night is CQA’s last First Friday of the year, IllumiNaughty, and the […]

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We have been informed that the visitation and funeral services for Jessica Fingers, who passed away in EC on Sunday morning, will be taking place tonight and tomorrow.  The visitation is today from 4-8 pm at the VanInwegen-Kenny Funeral Home in Monticello, NY. The funeral will be held tomorrow at noon, at the same place. We extend […]

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The USenate’s monthly plenary meeting took place afternoon in the Law School at 1:15 pm. Not to say that every meeting is smoothly deliberative… this one was a farce. PrezBo started off the meeting, and blew through approving the agenda and and adopting last meeting’s minutes. During his remarks he lauded Steve Coll, new dean […]

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Maybe there is a role in the world for English majors after all: “excellent and versatile” writers, consider applying to work alongside Ashton Kutcher as the centerpiece of his new technology startup! For you seniors who are still figuring out how to avoid your parents’ basement, this could be the launchpad for your glamorous career as a […]

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Bwog’s just changed a big part of itself — don’t worry, we don’t have another fabulous new redesign in the works. We’ve created a new About Us page that is actually about us! If you mosey over to the top of our site, you’ll see a little link on the upper right-hand corner that says […]

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Mud-slinging in the freshman ESC race escalates in the class of 2016 Facebook group, but is resolved courteously. Bwog thinks the candidates should go at it Gladiator style, but perhaps that’s better saved for housing. Even more gratuitous gossipy screenshots below.

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Tired, hungover, dedicated: Bwog’s back at it with our third day of live housing coverage. Hopefully, the only other people awake at this hour are the groups suite-selecting. Yesterday afternoon’s Senior Regroup claimed several doubles and EC Exclusion suites, as well as a big chunk of Woodbridge. What’s gone: All the EC townhouses, all the […]

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  Remember 1993? Probably not, but step into any pay phone in New York and you can. (New Museum) Remember Debutante Hill? Unless you were born in 1958, probably not–but you can. This year Ig Publishing will “bring back the very best in young adult literature, from the classics of the 1930s and 1940s, to the thrillers and […]

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Well, it’s Thursday again, and now that spring is almost-but-not-quite here, we’re almost-but-not-quite ready to leave our dorms for the chilly outdoors. For those of you looking for something classier different than beer pong to pregame your way to warmth, Bwog has a few of our favorite tech-based suggestions. Apparently our generation is “technologically literate,” […]

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