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Bwoglines: Give and Take Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 24, 2013 1 Comments

Give: Apparently Mr. White isn’t the only one using Ricen to kill people off. (ABC News) Take: Poor Miley Cyrus’ house was burglarized after her birthday. (MTV) Give: Black Friday is not the best time to find deals on presents to give to all your loved ones this fine holiday season. (LA Times) Take: Iran […]

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On Wellness, Semantics, Transparency, and Other Buzzwords

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2013 49 Comments

Bwog Editor Alexandra Svokos is tired of hearing the word “wellness.” This past Sunday, the Student Wellness Project hosted their second Wellness Summit from 1-4 pm in the Diana. I left this summit far more stressed than I had been before I walked in. I was agitated following the discussions, having been pounded with a […]

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Dance Marathon Going Strong 5 Hours In

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2013 3 Comments

Five and a half hours into the CUDM for pediatric AIDS prevention and things seem to be going swimmingly. Bwog popped in and spotted a number of things: lots of falafel and Havana empañadas, Venom and Onyx performing, and, most importantly, Danza Kuduro blaring through the speakers. But things were looking kind of sparse so maybe […]

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In Defense Of: 209

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2013 1 Comments

In our somewhat-regular feature In Defense Of, we bring much-needed support to the most maligned Columbia (or life) institutions. This week, sometimes studier Alexandra Avvocato puts her books aside to defend that most notorious of reading rooms: Butler 209. As a freshman, I avoided Butler 209 like the plague. According to established wisdom, it was […]

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That Which Shall Not Be Named is Really Asking to Be Named

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2013 11 Comments

So everyone and their mother has seen the front page of the New York Times. Our very own f-word team has lost its way to infamy and now Bwog has to do some tricky grammatical gymnastics to report on it.* Sigh. *Just to be clear, this is not a post about That Which Shall Not Be […]

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Free Food for Thought

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2013 2 Comments

The Columbia Neuroscience Society will be having a research symposium today from 1:00 to 3:00 in the Satow Room, and there will be food (of the free variety). If you’re looking to find some potential research opportunities (not just in the Neuroscience Department) or looking for brain food lunch, stop by! Things got really out […]

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The Longest Greatest Most Philanthropic Dance Party of the Year

By Bwog Staff on Nov 23, 2013 0 Comments

That’s right kids, it’s the 13th annual Columbia University Dance Marathon. The marathon will be held in the Diana Event Oval and dancing will start at 1:00. Tickets are $10 and include a free T-shirt, foodstuffs, and lots of opportunities to win prizes. Fundraising efforts will go towards pediatric AIDS prevention. Check out the Facebook […]

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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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Bwoglines: The Subway Doom Edition

Roberta Rhyse 0

doom and gloom
europe is dying
my roommate forgot what thanksgiving was
Pantsuit nation
protect merkel at all costs
riders alliance sounds sexual
shoutout to TFL
subway system sucks
thanksgiving break can't come soon enough

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How To Make The Most Out Of Your Trip Home For Thanksgiving

Zoe Rossetto Metcalfe 0

bwog loves everyone
eat a lot of food
finallyyyy break
going back to cali
gonna enjoy the fucking 95 degree weather back home
I've been waiting 2109348 years for this
if you're staying on campus there's lots of cool things to do too!
just wish it could be longer
self care is the move for your break
sleep!! whether on campus or at home

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Field Notes: Save The Fucking Turtles Edition

Thomas Saenz 2

how do you not get caught drinking out of a water bottle
I needa start speaking Spanish or Italian for free shit
I wanna go to the Michelangelo exhibit
omg at the person who ended their vegetarianism
poor turtles
save the mother fucking turtles
symposium was too much
too much sangria for lots of people

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Stages Of Getting Cuffed At Columbia

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happy cuffing season
have yall missed these dumb love and relationships posts? i havent written one in a while
its cold outside! cuff someone just for snuggling purposes
its okay to permanently stay on step 7! my aunt is 43 and still on step 7
once i said in casual conversation w my parents sth about "when im married" and they were like "YOU'RE GONNA MARRY SOMEONE?" thanks mom and dad
pray to venus tonight

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CCSC Looks To The Future, Appoints Interim CEB Chair

Nadra Rahman 0

"i'm sorry for being so unprofessional" - rosin after needing to take a break
banned
bwog is hardcore CUE
ccsc
CEB
COOP for asthmatics
last hurrah of the spirit of the sandwich ambassador
mo money mo problems was the number 1 song on the billboards the week we were born <3
with great power comes great meetings

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Bwoglines: Dropped Butter Edition

Thomas Saenz 0

I hate NYC why can't our infrastructure be nice for once
I hope Manson rots in the pits of hell forever
I'm getting to the bottom of this butter shit
it wasn't even that windy yesterday too which is the scary part???
Mugabe is a piece of trash too
now I never want to walk under scaffolding
thank god Charles Manson is dead
who ARE you butter dropper

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A Bucket List For The Tiny Time Before Thanksgiving

Lexie Lehmann 0

bucket list
good thing break is soon
i love thanksgiving
kick the bucket list
not many events this week
thanksgiving bucket list
turkey day bucket list
who else is creeped out by this public domain image

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Campus Figures As Cement Mixers

Amara Banks 0

bwog baby daddy
cement mixers
dont get lost in the cement mix
everything good happens in november
happy sunday
i was once a small egg now i'm a whole hen
please email me if you would like to pursue the bowls of water pitch I think it would be a lovely addition to this site
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