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Introducing…You

By Bwog Staff on Aug 25, 2014 0 Comments

In case you haven’t already figured this out, almost all of your conversations during NSOP are going to consist of exchanging the same boring facts about your life with strangers. You’re stuck cycling through the same intro until you either find something you can make awkward conversation about or you decide not to be friends. […]
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Waking Up With Bwog: The First Day

By Bwog Staff on Aug 25, 2014 2 Comments

If you haven’t already noticed the cheering OLs, herds of lost-looking students, or crying parents, welcome to the first day of NSOP! If you ARE a cheering OL, a herd of lost students, or a crying parent, then you probably already knew that. If you’re interested in writing about anything from your NSOP experience to your weird new roommate […]
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DSpar Takes The Ice Bucket Challenge

By Bwog Staff on Aug 24, 2014 4 Comments

As if she weren’t already cool enough, DSpar took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge at Barnard’s Convocation for the Class of 2018. Watch below, or on Instagram. Image via Hannah Vega
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Send Us Your Stories And We’ll Maybe Give You Pizza

By Bwog Staff on Aug 24, 2014 3 Comments

As the sun sets on the first day of CU move-in 2014, Bwog stalks the streets of Morningside Heights with one mission: to capture the NSOP experience, one misguided overheard/seen at a time. But alas, good people of CU — Bwog only has so many eyes and ears at its disposal! This is where you (and […]
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Moving On Up To The Morningside

By Bwog Staff on Aug 24, 2014 8 Comments

Welcome, frosh! Today saw the slightly chaotic move-in of Barnard first-years as well as students not from New Jersey CC/SEAS international students and the farthest away domestic students. OLs greeted each car that pulled up to Carman with school-spirit-crazed cheers, Columbia didn’t card anybody for food bags and trays of hot dogs, and all was well. Freshmen: […]
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Class of 2018 Challenged By Ice Bucket Challenge

By Bwog Staff on Aug 21, 2014 22 Comments

According to a tipster, the Class of 2018 Facebook group was issued the following challenge: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 2018 has officially been nominated for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Everyone should assemble next Tuesday, August 26th, at 1:00 P.M. on the Low Library staircase. We will then nominate….I don’t know…Class of 2017? Maybe even […]
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Bwog’s Guide To The Perils Of Packing

By Bwog Staff on Aug 20, 2014 30 Comments

If you, dear first years, unlike Bwog, have actually decided to properly pack your things and not stuff whatever’s in sight into as many suitcases as you can dig up from the basement, then here are a few tips from Momma Bwog: Food If possible, bring snacks and things that won’t spoil with you—expect everything […]
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Neighborhood News

By Bwog Staff on Aug 20, 2014 18 Comments

With this flurry of news about Bacchanal and Columbia’s new Gender-Based Misconduct Policy, you may have missed some recent updates to our community. Not going to lie, they’re not as exciting. Haakon’s Hall, that weird bar you’ve probably never been to, is becoming a gluten-free, farm-to-table restaurant called Friedman’s Lunch. (Crains New York) But maybe […]
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What To Expect When You’re Expecting (To Begin COÖP)

By Bwog Staff on Aug 19, 2014 6 Comments

COÖP move-in is tomorrow, so get ready to have a fun few days in nature and spend the next four years reminiscing nonstop about it. We asked COÖP Queen Daniela Lopez to share some insight about the program. First thing’s first: what is COÖP? COÖP stands for Columbia Obese Owl Protection Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program and it has three divisions: Hiking, […]
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Free The Lawns!

By Bwog Staff on Aug 19, 2014 9 Comments

This year’s convocation will move from South Lawn to Low Plaza, according to a statement released by CU Facilities’ Dan Held. This means you’ll get to play frisbee on the pristine lawns for an extra six to eight weeks. It’s almost like they listen to us. Here’s the statement: Columbia University Convocation 2014, scheduled for Monday, August […]
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Columbia’s New Gender-Based Misconduct Policy For Students

By Bwog Staff on Aug 15, 2014 64 Comments

President Bollinger has announced Columbia University’s newest Gender-Based Misconduct Policy for Students, which can be found here. We’ll try to break down his email, which mostly mimics what was sent out a few days ago by deans, below: Goals of the policy:  “to strengthen confidence in the University’s handling of reports of sexual assault and other […]
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2018, Your NSOP Schedule Is Here

By Bwog Staff on Aug 14, 2014 13 Comments

Drumroll, please. Class of 2018, your newly-announced NSOP theme is “Reaching New Heights Together.” Today, Columbia issued the NSOP schedule for CC and SEAS, and here are Barnard’s and General Studies‘ if you missed them. Highlights: The collective Thursday night outing is the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, which is on the USS Intrepid, “a decommissioned aircraft carrier on […]
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Appreciation Post For The Sun

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  • it's never sunny in pupin
  • never thought I'd be doing this again
  • never thought i'd say this but marco rubio had a good idea
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Save Your Sanity (And Your GPA) And P/D/F That Class

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  • can i p/d/f uwriting please
  • if you're even thinking about it you should probably do it
  • reminder your gpa doesn't really matter but we all care about it anyway
  • you can always uncover it later
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Why Do You Keep Doing This, You Monsters?

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  • genuinely do not know what this is
  • hopefully the oven isn't next
  • i didn't realize i had this many feelings about this issue until now
  • it's a lie to say i'm not normally this exact level of dramatic
  • looked up the real price and it's more like $400 but that's another post
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Bwoglines: Who Needs Privacy Edition

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  • i'm pretty sure all my world news this semester has been about latin american political scandals
  • just say you're sorry mark
  • snow would be great if it didn't melt
  • we live in a black mirror episode they don't need to make the show anymore
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What Is Hewitt Hiding?

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Barnard Fencer Anne Cebula’s Experience With “Physical Chess”

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  • Bwog does sports
  • did you know you can just go to fencing matches?????
  • fencing
  • i also like the bee gees
  • she suggested a powerpoint explaining fencing before matches and i think we should have that for every sport
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Prison Cells And Lerner Ramps: First Reactions To Columbia’s Finest Features

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  • columbia blue is everywhere once you start looking for it
  • lerner is a horribly designed building and we hate it
  • put sappho's name on bulter 2k18
  • the same friend also wanted to know why columbia is so obsessed with gates
  • why does columbia have so many weird statues?
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A Guide To Jobs On Campus

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  • a student and a member of the workforce!
  • cash money flow
  • employment
  • how to pay off ur student loans
  • im at my job right now
  • inspiring
  • jobs
  • money
  • or buy some shake shack
  • whatever ur heart desires

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