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Bwoglines: Happy Anniversary Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 10, 2014 0 Comments

Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (we hope Google kept you informed during Sunday searches), and Berlin commemorated its big liberation day via a mix of somber and lighthearted events. Western ideology lives on, y’all. (Washington Post) In all its blatant pompousness, Forbes’ commentary on the Berlin Wall’s anniversary is […]

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Updates to Undergraduate Financial Aid Policies

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2014 7 Comments

Late Sunday night, Dean James Valentini of Columbia College and Dean Mary Boyce of The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science sent out an email detailing the policy changes to financial aid for undergraduates in the two schools beginning in the fall of 2015. CCSC Policy VP Sejal Singh called these changes “first steps” that are […]

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From The Issue: The Orations Of Pericles

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2014 4 Comments

In case you haven’t heard, the latest issue of The Blue and White is on campus now. Check out this feature on EC security guard and subway preacher Pericles Almanzar by Staff Writer Michelle Cheripka, CC ’16. If you’ve stumbled into and out of EC late on a Saturday night, chances are that you’ve met Pericles Almanzar, […]

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Bwog Meeting Tonight!

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2014 1 Comments

Too busy Shakin’ Off the bad feelings of midterms? Tryna get Out Of The Woods of Morningside? Feel like you have some Bad Blood with Bwog? Flat out jealous of our Style? Come to the weekly Bwog meeting tonight to clear things up!!! Trust us, [We] Know Places and [We] Wish You Would come visit us […]

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PSA: Round 2 of Rules of University Conduct Town Hall This Monday

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2014 1 Comments

The University Senate will host the second town hall reviewing the Rules of University Conduct tomorrow on Monday, November 10 in Jerome Greene Hall 103 (Law school). Anyone with a CUID is welcome to attend. A transcript from the first town hall in October can be found here. An email from university senator Jared Odessky explains what’s at stake in […]

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Bucket List: It’s Killer

By Karen Yuan on Nov 09, 2014 2 Comments

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. Check out important people saying important things. Our recommendations for this week are below and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the list, or a correction, please leave them in the comments. Recommended “Town Hall […]

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Bwoglines: Celebrities Have Opinions Too Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2014 1 Comments

With an album out later this year, it seems Nicki Minaj will do anything for a headline. Check out the lyric video for her new song “Only” and tell us if you agree with almost every major news outlet accusing her of being anti-Semitic. (USA Today) Kelly Ripa may seem hip on TV, but don’t let that fool […]

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Student-Worker Solidarity And No Red Tape Fined For “Carry That Weight” Cleanup

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2014 26 Comments

According to a Huffington Post article from November 6, a week after No Red Tape and several other student organizations protested in support of Emma Sulkowicz’s Carry that Weight project, No Red Tape was fined $1,500 for the cleanup of that protest. The cleanup involved Columbia Facilities or Public Safety employees disposing of the mattresses that […]

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Columbia Students Develop Affordable Ebola Suit

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2014 1 Comments

Engineering epicurean Henry Litwhiler sat down with the crew behind Columbia’s home-grown, low-cost hazmat suit to get the skinny on their plans and progress. Since the West African Ebola outbreak began in December 2013, nearly five thousand people have died and many thousands more have taken ill. Those countries most affected—Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia—suffer […]

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Overheard: Spending Limits

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2014 2 Comments

Overheard outside of the package center: a conversation between two girls, one carrying a pair of large Gilt boxes. Girl with boxes: So I just spent $500 on clothes again. Other girl: Do your parents not notice that? Mine would call me if I spent more than $200. Girl with boxes: Maybe if I spent $1000. Pocket change via Shutterstock

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Bwoglines: Here We Go Again Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2014 0 Comments

President Obama has announced plans to send 1,500 more troops to Iraq to advise the government’s campaign against the Islamic State (Washington Post). The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new challenge to the Affordable Care Act, a mere two years after the Court upheld a key provision of the law (NPR). The successor to the popular drug/weapon/passport emporium […]

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PSA: Core Program Seeking Submissions

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2014 0 Comments

A student group called Unweaving the Core is currently preparing for a performance of The Odyssey which will take place throughout multiple floors of Hamilton in April. The group, which includes Core Scholars and other student group members, is seeking passages from other works that relate to the Odyssey and its themes—including enslavement, migration, and […]

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Senior Wisdom: Megan Wylie

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c-list ny private school alum
has written about st a's more than any other staffer
senior wisdom
the last dspar groupie
we wanted to link more of megan's great posts but a lot of them are under bwog staff ;)
well to do new york family

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Bwog In Bed: Uber Everywhere Edition

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ask me if i know what a livery cab is
bad bwitches only
bwog in bed
dang i should've made a homecoming playlist. next year
everyone be glad to be going home (cue "just hold on we're going home"
jorja smith is a snack
pseudo glad i missed my flight because i got to write my final bwoglines <3

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Bwog Love: Our Ferocious First-Years

Betsy Ladyzhets 2

biggest regret of the semester is not getting a skincare consultation from lucy
bwog love
finals are over no more negative energy only positive energy
goodshit
isabel helped me and abby pack all their shit up on wednesday night just because she's wonderful
once idris called me 'mom' and i still have no idea what to make of it
slackbot? more like zackbot
the first years are the powerhouse of bwog
when will levi get a twitter

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Isabel’s Fight List: That Senior Wisdom Nomination That Someone, Somewhere, Is Sending Right Now

Isabel Sepúlveda 2

there's a lot of oral sex or cheese in here because it's the only question that matters
we do know there's enough to be mad at about this campus though
when you reach master rank in tae kwon do they give you a sword
will there be more of these? we have no idea
your hands are delicate flowers please don't use them for punching unless absolutely necessary

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A Look Into The Columbia Class Of 2022 GroupMe: Part 3

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bwop tart
i thought icarly was past their time
im laughing at my own captions what has this world come to
tag yourself im the black square tryna help and then being hit with stress culture all over the place like
ugh i love prospies they keep me young

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Senior Wisdom: Lili Brown

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europe sounds amazing we wish we were there
library fines are a BIG mood
senior wisdom
shoot your shot the world will end some day so really nothing matters
you got this lili ask them out

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Bwog Finance: Back Of The Envelope Taxes

Sarah Dahl 0

$15/hr minimum wage
budgeting
bwog finance
federal tax
FICA
grants
i wish all my jobs were under the table jk jk hi FBI agent
income tax
medicare
mohi
NYC rent prices should be illegal
NYS paid maternity leave is great but doesn't apply to me
social security
soho
stipend
taxable income
taxes
trump tax
under the table gigs are the best

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Senior Wisdom: Gloriana Lopez

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all female barnard classes are the best
Cumb cumb cumb
see me with that blue cart in lerner
senior wisdom
what is the core? I still do not know

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