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In Defense Of Babysitting As A College Student

By Britt Fossum on Mar 05, 2015 14 Comments

Bwog’s Internal Editor Britt Fossum is passionate about chemistry, Discworld, and taking care of your children. In this edition of In Defense Of, she tackles the stereotypes of being a babysitter while in college. I usually like to stay close to campus on weeknights. I get a bit anxious if I’m too far away from Butler […]
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In Response To ButCaf’s New Standing Desks

By Bwog Staff on Mar 05, 2015 3 Comments

In a room high up in Butler library, a man has received a great honor. He is not a man in the traditional sense, but then neither is the room a room. Like the Israeli city of a certain great Someone, or a mountaintop in Greece, dotted with crumbling palaces, the room is given its […]
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Fire And Snow: Updates On Both

By Bwog Staff on Mar 05, 2015 0 Comments

As of this morning, Barnard’s 600 dorm is fully functional. Dean Hinkson emailed the community informing students that both heat and hot water have been restored in the dorm and there are measure being taken to clean the air. 600 is livable and residents should feel safe to return to their suites. Any students still concerned about […]
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Ode To Altschul

By Maddie Stearn on Mar 05, 2015 3 Comments

Ever noticed the aura of mystique surrounding Altschul Hall? Well, we did. Bwog sent Barnard Bearoness Maddie Stearn on a recon mission to find what lies behind Altschul’s harsh exterior. Her findings may surprise you.  In case you didn’t know, Altschul is absolutely divine. It’s like 13 Rooms of Requirement stacked on top of each […]
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Bwoglines: Videos That Matter Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 05, 2015 0 Comments

Sunday, March 8th is International Women’s Day. Emma Watson announced via Facebook Video, that she would be holding an event in London to discuss the He For She movement and celebrate the day. You can get an invite to this event if tell Emma how you, personally are making an impact to reach gender equality. (Huffington Post) The Smithsonian […]
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NINJa Run-In

By Lili Brown on Mar 04, 2015 6 Comments

Ezra Koenig once said about a former hookup at Columbia, “How am I supposed to pretend I never want to see you again?” On the other hand, not-so-lovestruck Lili Brown explores the awkwardness of (almost) running into a hookup from the past in the wee hours of the night (in Butler). There are many a life […]
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Found Poetry: “A Breakup Politicized”

By Bwog Staff on Mar 04, 2015 0 Comments

This afternoon, we pried ourselves out of our usual Butler nooks (slumped over in the Edward W. Said reading room on But 6, behind the desk in 401, or on the other side of the desk in 401, harassing the attendant) and journeyed into the stacks, looking for the right words to express ourselves (and […]
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Barnard Announces Ambassador Samantha Power As 2015 Commencement Speaker

By Bwog Staff on Mar 04, 2015 9 Comments

This afternoon, President Debora Spar and Dean Avis Hinkson sent an email to all Barnard students announcing Ambassador Samantha Power as the keynote speaker at the college’s 2015 Commencement. Power currently serves as the U.S. Permanent Resident to the United Nations. Prior to her role as ambassador, Power is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who served […]
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Teach-In: Fight For $15 Tonight

By Bwog Staff on Mar 04, 2015 4 Comments

Tonight on campus there will be a teach-in to get students to mobilize for the Fight for 15, a national movement of fast-food and other low-wage workers calling for their right to unionize and to earn $15/hour. The teach-in is in preparation for the planned National Day of Action on April 15th. Tonight, Professor Matthew Vaz will be […]
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Violentology: Studying Colombia At Columbia With Stephen Ferry

By Ross Chapman on Mar 04, 2015 0 Comments

Yesterday, SIPA hosted a talk by Stephen Ferry on photography and human rights in Colombia, and Ross Chapman was there to bring you the details. Few countries have a part of their history explicitly called “The Violence.” One rare exception is the nation of Colombia, whose civil wars have spanned on and off for over […]
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Bwoglines: Bodies Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 04, 2015 0 Comments

Here’s an article on early Kotex ads (you know, before the blue liquid). (Jezebel) From Couch, the New York Times’s column on therapy: a writer muses on a pebble collection. (New York Times’s Opinionator) The conclusions drawn from this article may be dubious (@Frontiers of Science), but hey, we’ll take any justification to keep drinking […]
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Fire At 600 West 116th

By Bwog Staff on Mar 03, 2015 51 Comments

A fire has broken out at Barnard dorm 600 West 116th Street. New York fire department is currently on the scene, and the building has been evacuated. A tip reports that smoke reaches all the way to 121st and Broadway and the entire quad is now being evacuated into Lefrak gymnasium. Email tips@bwog.com if you […]
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Bwog Reviews Duck Swamp, Wait, I Mean Once Upon A Fortnight

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  • it seems to have been marketed as a mystery but was actually more of a romantic crime drama
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  • tbh i'm still not 100% sure the villain actually killed the mayor???
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Treating Facilities Workers With Respect

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The Five Stages Of Getting Back A Midterm

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Where Art Thou: Exit, Pursued By Bear Edition

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  • columbia students are too damn talented
  • disclaimer ive only seen 1 addams family movie ever
  • where art thou?
  • yes exit pursued by bear is indeed from winters tale
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Bwoglines: That’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles Edition

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  • faces places is beautiful and amazing and everyone needs to see it-it is so wholesome and makes my heart smile
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  • the only problem is that they (girl scout corporate?) packs only like 16 tagalongs in the box and therefore i eat them in like 2 minutes :/
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Blue Glaze’s 99 Women: 1 Hour, 99 Monologues

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  • can you IMAGINE the amount of costume changes????
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For The 33rd Time, The Alfred Joyce Kilmer Memorial Bad Poetry Contest

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  • i also hope i look hot if they took any photos of me
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The Fight For Black Girl Magic

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