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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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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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Field Notes: Lit Trees Edition

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  • field notes
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  • nothing good comes out of 1020
  • that's so funny that they got carded and denied at the theater instead of a bar
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Roundup: Filling The Spaces (And Our Stomachs) In Morningside Heights

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  • shake shack
  • we're still waiting for what's going in spirit halloween
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How Do We Make Clubs More Inclusive? CCSC Debates

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  • rosin gets that fb algorithm: “everyone give each other some likes; you know rosin gets that fb algorithm: “everyone give each other some likes; share the love"
  • student group project
  • this body cannot stick to a schedule to save its life but at least it wasn't 4 hours
  • what's up with these random debate dudes crashing ccsc
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Bwoglines: Why Is All Of This News Bad Edition

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  • Mondays are the worst
  • North Korea
  • people really out here killing each other over a parking spot?
  • please be a decent fucking human being and stop supporting individuals who have been accused of sexual assault
  • why does trump do this
  • why is all of my news bad omg
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A Bucket List For Columbia Dining

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  • kick the bucket list
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  • this is my last bucket list
  • us senator whitehouse is coming to columbia next week
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Office Hours Archetypes: The Person Who Hasn’t Been To Class All Semester

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Share Meals Fails To Learn Lessons From Past Food Insecurity

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  • you've heard of meal share now get ready for share meals
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Open Meeting Announcement

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