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You know the drill: you wear things we like, we take pictures of you! As Seen on College Walk marches on, despite frigid temperatures and slush. Zhuoxi Lu, BC ’09, Barnard Gates So you graduated a couple of years ago. What brings you back? I’m meeting up with a friend. What was your major? Biology […]

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Dear Friends: Please join the staff of The Blue and White and the Bwog (pictured at right) for our meeting tonight, Monday night, at 9:30 p. m. in the basement of St. Paul’s Chapel. Our February issue is finished and going to press, so we’ll be planning our next issue, pitching article ideas, and assigning […]

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Today marks the start of Columbia Engineering Week, and SEAS kids are all excited about their annual seven days in the spotlight. To formally usher in E-Week, ESC is holding Opening Ceremonies tonight from 6pm to 8pm in Roone Arledge Auditorium, where there will be free food and shirts (likely rife with silly engineering puns!) […]

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C-Spot sponsored a lingerie party last weekend, and what better time for a quickie: “He spanked me, he bit me, he spit on me.” Things unsaid go a long way. Identity and intersex. In defense of (hey!) porn. Use condoms. To cuddle or not to cuddle.

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Bwog’s Chief MoMA Correspondent Claire Sabel reports from a lecture on Michael Craig-Martin that reveals the artsy side of the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation: Michael Craig-Martin‘s work is immediately recognizable. His larger-than-life line drawings of everyday objects are usually complimented with garishly bright colors and have adorned an entire floor at MoMA, housing […]

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Brian Phillips Donahoe is a War Correspondent. His report from the reasonably priced Southeast Asian frontlines, i.e., 108th and Amsterdam, follows. Halal carts and empanadas come and go, but a good Beef Pa-Nang stays with you. Regrettably, our Thai food options in Morningside Heights are limited, and (leaving aside Lime Leaf and its “Continental” pretensions) […]

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Yes, those things you checked out from the libraries last semester for “research” (i.e., “diverse sources”) are likely due today. So say your tearful goodbyes and set them free down the Rectangular Abyss Where All the Good Books Go. You wouldn’t want to run up any late fees!

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Former City Council candidate Peter Gleason accuses the J-School’s Wayne Barrett of working for a “Publishing Pimp.” (NYPost) Premed students may have more options by the time they graduate. (NYT) Feeling generous and a fan of Chowdah? Why, you’re in luck! (eBay) But not nearly as lucky as this grad student who was hit by […]

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Calling all software and web developers! We will be having our first ADI meeting in 707 Hamilton. Our agenda for the week: NYC wide hackathon @ Columbia Google/UWaterloo Tron contest NGR.

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Have YOU had a conversation with a vagina? Mark Hay has. Bwog’s Chief Non-Female Consultant on Female Sexual Affairs reflects on a special night of vagina-seeking. Though not unfamiliar with the concept of The Vagina Monologues, your correspondent, like many, had never seen more than brief clips from the play before this weekend. Some memories and […]

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Bwog is all about public service. You didn’t wake up for Michelle Moody-Adams required CC coursewide lecture; we did! When your professor asks you what MiMoo spoke about, you will have answer! You’ll also know what to say when your parents hound you for being a sociology major. Theory is important, too! Poor, tired masses […]

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Come eat your feelings at Schapiro Lounge tonight at 9 with CCSC 2011. There’s comfort food, including ice cream and French fries! Yum!

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. . . just a couple of firemen making a special stop to buy chocolate for their sweethearts!

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If Valentine’s Day is slipping away and you’re starting to fret about not being with your crush, well, fret no longer! Following its successful stint at the College of William and Mary, GoodCrush.com (formerly the CrushFinder) has expanded and hit Columbia/Barnard and wants YOU to sign up and start crushin’! According to Josh Weinstein, Princeton […]

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My name’s Jon Braman (aka, “father of ukulele hip hop”)  and I’ll be playing this friday (Feb 19th) at the Postcrypt Coffeehouse at 8:30. I think this show will bring a really unique sound to campus that many folks will dig. I’ve attached a flyer for the show and a ‘press kit’. You can also hear […]

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