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It’s midterm time so Bwog is continuing one of our favorite types of series: archetypes, specifically College Walk Archetypes. We all recognize certain people/groups of people as we sprint from Ferris to Havemeyer in the morning. Mind you, our idea of “College Walk” is really anything from Butler to Low, so be prepared for some real nut jobs interesting […]
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On Monday, three members of the Barnard/Columbia faculty came to the SGA meeting to discuss issues regarding sexual violence response and rape crisis within the CU community. Bwogger Lauren Beltrone reports. ***Trigger Warning: Discussion of sexual assault policy, and issues of sexual assault and gender-based sexual misconduct on campus***  Amy Zavadil, Associate Dean for Equity […]
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It’s a beautiful day. The birds are chirping, the freshmen are FroSci-ing, and there’s a new dinosaur?! (Texarkana Gazette) Also, it’s Pi Day, which wouldn’t usually be that great unless you have a particular affinity for pie/pi, but you might get free stuff, including pie. (ABC News) It can happen to anyone. (Washington Times) The Malaysian plane […]
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Heard enough of the word “transparency” yet? We don’t think so! Many Columbians (apparently) have long been calling for more transparency in the grading system. CULPA’s vague and biased info on grading policies is just not enough. Although A-range percentages for classes are available to employers through Columbia transcripts, information isn’t available to students prior to […]
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PrezBo held a Fireside Chat last night, complete with snacks and fancy outfits. Bwog’s Bollinger Buddy Britt Fossum went to chat by his fireside. I was told that President Bollinger’s fireside chat would begin at 6:00 PM, and so I hurried out of my CC class fifteen minutes early, regretting my decision to exchange midterms […]
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Columbia’s Student Governing Board, which is responsible for serving the needs of religious, political, or activist groups, contacted Bwog earlier today with two official statements regarding the SJP banner issue. Here’s a recap, for your convenience. Find the full statements after the jump: The first, signed by every member of the executive board except Tess […]
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***Trigger Warning: Discussion of sexual assault policy, and issues of sexual assault and gender-based sexual misconduct on campus.*** Taylor Grasdalen updates for Bwog on tonight’s Town Hall discussion of policies at Columbia University, held at the Law School. Updated below with the transcript. 5:02 pm: We’re in Jerome Greene Hall, room 103. Things are quieting down. […]
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The Board of Trustees of Barnard has just approved a tuition rate increase for next year. Tuition, fees, room and board for incoming first-years will be of $60,700;  higher than 2013-14 by 2.9%. The announcement e-mail, sent today to Barnard students, explains the reasoning for this raise: “In setting tuition, the College looks to a […]
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For this week’s #tbt, Bwog went through some Columbia alums’ mail. (Okay, not exactly, since these particular letters have been published.) In order to find out what they thought about their time here, we did some investigative reporting, by which we mean looking up “Columbia” in the index. Here, for the first time in print iPhone […]
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Wherein we present you with perhaps the greatest photograph of PrezBo ever taken in the wild. Thank you, dear tipster, for this gem sent in on Tuesday afternoon. Zoom in. “President Bollinger, are you having a global day?” “I certainly am.”
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The story of yesterday morning’s building explosion in Harlem continues to get worse, and now has its own Wikipedia page. (CNN, Wikipedia) A potential new medication to treat anorexia has been announced, a great possible first step toward furthering biological treatment rather than the disease’s mainstay talk therapy. (Time) Way to go, House of Representatives. […]
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