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Bwoglines: Celebrity Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2013 0 Comments

Here’s a review of Catching Fire that will have no effect on whether or not you actually see the movie. (CNN) Lady Gaga did another weird thing but this one you probably shouldn’t open at work. (Digital Spy) Sorry that the word ‘selfie’ is still being used. (Daily Beast) And your weekly Rob Ford. (Daily Beast) […]

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Phonoscenes: The Music Your Parents Like, But Better

By Bwog Staff on Nov 22, 2013 16 Comments

Columbia University is home to an immense number of beautiful, intelligent, and talented people. Now we introduce you to yet another group of aforementioned individuals: Phonoscenes. The group that you may never have heard of, but probably should have, Phonoscenes competed at last year’s Battle of the Bands and Lowlapalooza. They are self-described as “a group of five early twenty somethings […]

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Vissi d’Opera On Demand

By Bwog Staff on Nov 22, 2013 6 Comments

This past week, the libraries rolled out an exciting new resource: Columbia students now have free access to Met Opera On Demand, which features video and audio recordings of operas live from the Met. We combed through the catalog to find what you should be watching. Also note that today WKCR is honoring Benjamin Britten’s […]

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CU Players Presents Genet’s The Maids

By Bwog Staff on Nov 22, 2013 2 Comments

CU Players, Columbia’s theater group that fades in and out of existence, put on a production Jean Genet’s disturbing French drama, The Maids. Intrigued by the intersection of sadism and masochism, Shelley Farmer reviewed the play for Bwog. The 1947 drama centers on two maids, Claire and Solange, who engage in ritualistic, sadomasochistic “games” while their employer, […]

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Grieving For Fish: Hoping For Conversation

By Bwog Staff on Nov 22, 2013 4 Comments

This weekend, NOMADS is presenting “Grieving for Fish,” a new play by Elyse Pitock, BC ’15. Bwog chatted with her about the show, which will be playing at the Glicker-Milstein Theatre tonight and tomorrow at 8 pm. The process for this production began 8 months ago. Pitock reached out to Columbia and Barnard first-year students […]

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Overheard: Adderall Papers

By Bwog Staff on Nov 22, 2013 7 Comments

While waiting for a class this week, Bwog overheard a group of TAs for a class on Buddhism talking about their students. First TA: “They’re grumpy because they don’t get any sleep and it’s also a side effect of the Adderall. You can always tell when you’re reading an Adderall paper—they think we can’t tell, […]

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A Wild Flagpole Appears!

By Bwog Staff on Nov 22, 2013 9 Comments

Despite the apparent apathy of the general studies students, the GS flagpole went up in front of Lewisohn earlier this week. It’s intended to help integrate general studies students with the rest of the undergraduates…somehow. There’s supposed to be a flag-raising ceremony sometime later this week, according to Spec. The finishing touches

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Bwoglines: At Gunpoint Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 22, 2013 1 Comments

“Navigation and interior lights were turned off, the ship’s radio went silent, and plans for what to do if pirates boarded the vessel were reviewed.” Columbia professor Peter deMenocal braved the threat of Somali pirates to research the history of Africa’s climate. (Columbia University News) Both sides of the gun control debate have presented bad […]

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In Defense Of: Piercings and Tattoos

By Courtney Couillard on Nov 21, 2013 8 Comments

Bwog definitely has an edgier side and likes to think we have some cool points saved up in our piggy banks. Wannabe Badass Bwogger Courtney Couillard is here to defend taking that big step of getting a tattoo or piercing—and the weird backlash that that gets at Columbia. When I got my tattoo, I did […]

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12 Reasons To Be Excited About Basketball Season

By Bwog Staff on Nov 21, 2013 3 Comments

If you don’t pay much attention to sports at Columbia, you might assume that they are all like a certain sport-which-shall-not-be-named—depressing to watch. This is untrue. Maud Rozee brings you a few reasons why you should check out a basketball game, even if, like her, you know 0 things about basketball. 1. Unlike a sport […]

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QuickSpec: That Which Must Not Be Named

By Bwog Staff on Nov 21, 2013 2 Comments

We’re going to briefly resurrect an old, old feature, to bring you word from people who are still talking about that thing we’re not talking about. Because honestly, it’s hard to keep your mouth shut once PrezBo says something, so check out what amounts to letters to and from Sammy Roth. Basically, people have been […]

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#tbt: Columbia Admissions Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 21, 2013 5 Comments

Bwog continues its exploration of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library. This week, Bwog’s Keeper of Secrets Kevin Chen dug through boxes of crumbling Columbia Admissions documents and found some pretty cool stuff. 1860s and 1870s Back in 1862, tuition cost $100 per year ($2400 per year in today’s dollars), Columbia advertised in local newspapers, […]

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Bwoglines: Happy Halloweekend Edition

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good morning
happy halloweekend kids
I forgot my login info how embarrassing
I wish parties handed out candy
trick or treat (or bwog)
wow I am so tired

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Columbia’s Core Website Has A Punctuation Error

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i know this post is ironic coming from bwog but
lnb

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EC Shut Down: Guests Turned Away, ID’s Held By Public Safety

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Wow, It’s Fucking Hot

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global warming is real
is this presbos weather machine returned from the dead?
please God we just want to wear more than two layers at a football game
the sun is high the end is nigh
tired of sweating

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Where Art Thou: Art And Us

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art
check this shit out y'all it's super cool
club 57!
m butterfly
perfoma 17 looks dooooope AF
skinney
where art thou?

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Power Ranking: How Long Will This Duane Reade Product Last You?

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duane reade
duane reade proves terry pratchett's boots theory of socioeconomic unfairness
the membership that keeps on giving
we went to dr last night and discovered the shampoo & conditioner we were almost out of was on sale! good shit!

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Bwoglines: Instagram Bulldog Edition

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bwop tart
dogs are just lil nugs in living breathing form
i never got into the juice thing
is pressed juicery good
junzi yesssss
saturday daily is baaaack!!
wish dorms allowed pets right about now

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I Reserved A Butler Study Desk For At Least 50 Hours

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bwop tart
i feel like we're gonna get legitimate hate mail for this article
quality investigative journalism tbh

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