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Still upset that your name wasn’t included in Mambo No. 5? No worries, because Bwog can fill that void! Come to our meeting tonight at 7 pm in the SGO on the 5th floor of Lerner. Bring your ideas and your friends, and if you have neither of those, then at least come for the free […]
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Between Snowden, Greenwald, and the NSA, encryption is in the news. But what is it? And how can you, a mild-mannered student at an American university, use it? And why should you? You’ve got nothing to hide, after all. In this latest SocketHop, Conor Skelding (no tech genius himself) tries to lay that out. Something […]
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Take a break from procrastinating on finishing The Iliad/Republic this weekend to check out the Columbia Queer Alliance‘s (know your clubs yet, freshmen first years?) first body meeting, at 2pm in Lerner 569. There will be general information about CQA, a schedule of events, and, most importantly, free baked goods. Rainbow cupcakes via Wikimedia. 
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Hang out with Michael Bloomberg before he disappears forever come Tuesday’s election (NYMag). Have you ever been a zombie elf? There’s a new college scholarship specifically for players of Magic: The Gathering, with funds specifically from older, more successful players of Magic: The Gathering. We bet the application questions are far more entertaining (NYT). There’s no […]
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Spotted in the Watt lobby: “Nothing is permanent in this world — not even our troubles” – Charlie Chaplin “I knew you were trouble when you walked in” – Taylor Swift IMG_6181 from Bwog on Vimeo.
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And now we introduce you to the Columbia Bartending Agency.  Here we have Managing Director Talia Savitskaya, Operations Manager Ethan Fudge, and Agency Manager Tom Reidy. Bwog: CBA is basically completely student run, yes? Talia: It’s run by the Center for Career Education.  They do it to provide jobs for the students–students run it and […]
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Confused about registering to vote as a Columbia student? Bwog’s democracy correspondent Ali Sawyer reports that it’s easier than you think. We Americans love our rights. At Bwog, we like to stretch the limits of our right to free speech on a daily basis. So why aren’t more college students using their right to vote? […]
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  Dear Bwog, I noticed that there are a bunch of nice-looking “Bike Share” bikes parked in front of Lerner. How do I get one? Sincerely, Bikeless@Butler   Dear curious bikeless biker, 2013 seems to be the year of the bike share, with new programs cropping up here in New York City and in San […]
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Apologies for the delay; Bwog’s hungover. World leaders continue to debate  taking action in Syria because, well quite frankly. (NYTimes, The Onion) JPMorgan has decided to stop making student loans.  Can we decide to stop paying too-high tuitions? (Reuters) Many of the final artifacts have been put in place at the September 11 Museum. (USAToday) […]
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According to an email that Public Safety just sent out to the “ALLCU_MS” listserv, a man was shot on 123rd street and Amsterdam: Dear Member of the Morningside Community, Police activity 123 St and Amsterdam Ave non-affiliate male shot avoid the area. Update to follow. Check back on this post for further coverage as the situation […]
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Given the influx of anonymous tips in Bwog’s inbox requesting relationship advice, we figure either we’ve become Columbia’s Seventeen mag or we’re being trolled.  Regardless, we’re answering ’em so send ’em in to tips@bwog.com or use the anonymous tip form. Dear Bwog, I know this really isn’t the venue for this sort of solicitation, but […]
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Last week, rumors abounded that the East Asian Library was implementing a major policy change. Our Columbia-trained reactive minds got irrationally angry and readied our protest signs, assuming it was similar to the one implemented in Uris during finals last year–no undergraduates allowed. However, a short email exchange with the director of the East Asian […]
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