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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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The 2018 Disorientation Guide Has Been Released

Bwog Staff 2

activism
disorientation guide
make a difference!
NSOP 2018

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Former GS Dean Implicated In $50 Million Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Betsy Ladyzhets 4

breaking
sexual harassment charge

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Waking Up With Bwog: It’s Bonding Time Edition

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as much as i hate to say this i miss nsop it was such a simpler time
i remember meeting a fellow bwogger in my sibling ol group... we bonded over my japanese breakfast shirt :')
i say y'all should find off campus study spaces yet i spent the entirety of my first year studying in the brooks lounge
i wonder how many first years have gone to the new york welcome week parties already
remote bwogger here... please get me out of georgia

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A Day In The Life Of An OL

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being an OL is lowkey so fun
EC
find your groove
koronet's
mel's
NSOP 2018
we're all responsible I swear
who the fuck let first years into Mels

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Waking Up With Bwog: This Is Required Edition

Sarah Kinney 0

bwog luvs nsop
carman paint party
Carman parties
find your groove
last night i ran into one of my first years at koronets while inebriated
nsloppy
NSOP 2018

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Get Up And Go (To The Park)

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bwog loves absolute bagels
central park
morningside park
riverbank park is another gem a bit further uptown (around 135th st)
riverside park
riverside park is for lesbians
send any photos of good dogs to tips@bwog.com
take advantage of the parks while the water fountains are still turned on
written by bwog's resident tree enthusiast
yes the title is a mcr reference

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Waking Up With Bwog: School Spirit? Edition

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deantini if you're reading this... we skipped convocation we're not sorry
it's not too late to send us your COOP stories we want to hear more about the bear sighting
napping is an integral part of fye but you have to be sneaky about it
rush bwog for weird icebreakers
waking up with bwog
we dare you to do a dramatic reading of the horse porn comment with your new friends
who else took incredibly awkward family photos yesterday

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Houses And Homes: Athens, Greece

Danielle Mikaelian 2

"i've heard greek life is big here"
anyone else still mad about how bad the percy jackson movies are
Greece: from LitHum to reality
houses and homes
It's all Greek to me
nobody parties better than the Ancient Greeks
nyc smells like sweat too :(

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