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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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Open Meeting Announcement: This Is Just To Say

Elisha Zhao 0

bwip on the radar
grape grubber... versifier of the vitis vinifera.. reveal yourself
i say unhand my delicious treats ye faithless vagabond
no more discourse it's real fruit hours now
so sweet and so cold
sometimes you just get cravings at like 1am no judgment
the forbidden snack
what a pure and wholesome poem
yknow i could use some grapes just about now

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Bwoglines: Earthquake And Airport Wages Edition

Elisha Zhao 0

bwip on the radar
did you know dunkin donuts is dropping the donuts in their name
hopefully the womens march will be more inclusive
i crave some dining hall fruit
i keep sleeping at 2 for reasons like folding my laundry like who is she!!!
the behavior those trees displayed was iconic like... the fall jumped out
voter registration should be an automatic process
will i ever have a squad as cool as the electric bus fleet... i think not

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Columbia Football Sucks Again

Betsy Ladyzhets 0

Columbia Football
how many columbia football players does it take to change a lightbulb?
on the upside i'm finally old enough for beer o clock
our sports editor gave this post her blessing even though she's actually sad about the loss
the princeton band played game of thrones without the clarinet and flute solo at the end - the assholes

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Summer, Sex, & Salacious Students

Bwog Staff 1

GossipBwog
hotoffthepress
summer scandals
thats one secret ill never tell
who am i now
you know you love me

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Isabel’s Fight List: That Kid In Your Discussion Section Who Needs To Shut Up Now

Isabel Sepúlveda 2

if you're a senior in an intro class for your major please don't correct people all the time
isabel's fight list
it's so shitty and everyone hates you
please please just let a woman speak for once in your life

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Where Art Thou: Under The Tsars Edition

Riva Weinstein 0

baby Stalin? art? that one sounds rlly interesting
the ruling elites :/
where art thou?
witches?? that sounds wild!

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Bwoglines: Hopping Rovers Edition

Mary Clare Greenlees 0

bwastro
bwoglines
guys i love space so much and the small robot bois look ridiculous but they fill me with so much joy also sorry that my second documentary rec was also nova
they just have so much to choose from ya know

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Columbia Did 1968: A Conversation With Professor Robert Paul Wolff

Andrew Wang 6

i kant even
juuliani
revionist history with malcolm gladwell
wolff in sheeps clothing
wolff of wall street

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