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In Solidarity: Bwog’s Applications

By Bwog Staff on Apr 23, 2013 18 Comments

In response to today’s uncovering of application essays from the class of 2017, Bwog staff got hit by a wave of nostalgia and began combing through our own application materials–leading to a wave of embarrassment.  In solidarity with those prospies who naively bravely posted their essays online, here are some choice lines from Bwog staffers’ […]
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“Before I Die” Cube is an Art Installation!

By Bwog Staff on Apr 23, 2013 4 Comments

You’ll all be relieved to learn that the black cube with “Before I die I want to ____” stencilled on it, in front of Butler, is not somebody’s morbid cry for help, but actually an art installation by Postcrypt and Students of AMF at Columbia University. It will be on Butler Plaza until Monday April […]
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2017 Shows Their Cards

By Bwog Staff on Apr 23, 2013 31 Comments

As IvyGate, Gawker, and New York Mag have picked up, some accepted members of the Columbia Class of 2017 decided to post their application essays publicly online (inciting Bwog to mutter “they’re making it too easy.”).  Unfortunately, the files have since been deleted, but you can still catch some highlights at the linked articles.  Frankly, […]
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SGA: As High as Honor

By Bwog Staff on Apr 23, 2013 7 Comments

SGA met last night briefly to discuss family community, duty, and honor. Maddie Ball was there to get the facts and, of course, provide excessive Game of Thrones references. Last night the rep council met very briefly to pass a resolution calling for an honor pledge that would unite the undergraduate colleges. The pledge in […]
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Free Screening of Girl Rising Tonight

By Bwog Staff on Apr 23, 2013 0 Comments

Tonight at 8 pm in Hamilton 717, Her Campus Barnard and Columbia University’s Amnesty International are hosting a screening of the new award-winning documentary Girl Rising. There will be “snacks“. A discussion of the film’s themes and emotional impact will follow. About the film: The movie tells the stories of nine girls from different parts […]
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Professor Nicholas Dirks is the GS Class Day Speaker

By Bwog Staff on Apr 23, 2013 27 Comments

GS students just learned the details of their class day speakers. The keynote speaker will be Professor Nicholas Dirks,  Chancellor Designate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Executive Vice President and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University from 2004 through 2012, among other distinctions. Dean Awn says: […]
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Earth Week: Energy Day

By Bwog Staff on Apr 23, 2013 0 Comments

That’s right, despite the tired sadness that you may feel emanating from students on campus, today is ENERGY DAY! You can recharge by participating in the following shocking activities which our campus is buzzing with: Earth Institute: Lecture on Microgrids. Low Library, 6 pm. Screening: There Once Was an Island. SIPA 918, 6 30 pm. […]
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Live at Lerner: Deb Oh and the Cavaliers

By Bwog Staff on Apr 23, 2013 4 Comments

Noon, today in the Lerner Piano Lounge is Live at Lerner’s final Sounds event of the year! How time flies. The menu is brunch themed – quiche, bagels, fruit, coffee. There will also be student artwork, courtesy of Columbia University Photography Society. Make sure to provide Live at Lerner with feedback via their survey for […]
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Bwoglines: Writing Edition

By Bwog Staff on Apr 23, 2013 2 Comments

Apparently, if elected Mayor, Bill de Blasio would let Vampire Weekend write New York’s official song. Adjust your vote accordingly. (Politicker) A UCLA Professor teaching game theory gamed the exam system and let his students cheat however they wanted on an impossibly hard final. (KCRW) NYC legislators may write a new bill raising the legal […]
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Party Testimonial: A Very Special Midnight Train

By Bwog Staff on Apr 22, 2013 17 Comments

Last week, a newcomer to Bacchanal recorded—or attempted to record—his revelry experience. Tonight, a slightly more seasoned Columbian shares his own weekend’s Party Testimonial, a raucous adventure that crossed boroughs. I had the first fun I’ve had in months at Potluck House‘s annual Subway Party, last Friday, on the way to—and at—Coney Island. It was […]
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Bwog Asked: Advice to Prospies

By Bwog Staff on Apr 22, 2013 6 Comments

As you all know, the day prospies leave campus after DoC is the happiest saddest day of the year. So in an attempt to wish them a proper goodbye and hopefully bring them back in September, we braved the seven seas of Butler and asked the locals for some advice to prospies. Here’s what we […]
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The 2nd Columbia and Princeton Jazz Summit

By Bwog Staff on Apr 22, 2013 7 Comments

Last Thursday, the jazz programs of Columbia and Princeton came together in a night of great music, celebration, and camaraderie. We sent our resident jazz junkie Madysen Luebke to cover the event; here’s her report. The CU Jazz program is an unexplored gem of the Columbia arts scene that came out of hiding last Sunday […]
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Shit Our Notes Say: Midterms Edition

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Library Review: Law Library

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Legos, And Other Battles: Bwog Peoplehops Sidney Perkins

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  • read bwog student government coverage
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Bwoglines: Time To Fundamentally Change

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  • just in time for midterms!!!
  • semester is almost halfway there
  • stop being in denal about it
  • this frog image is adorable i'm obsessed
  • time to fundamentally change everything about yourself
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Name A Dining Hall Contest Winner Announcement

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Back Of The Envelope: How Much Did Cannon’s Steal From Students?

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New Russias, Old Russias, And Argumentative Russias: A Talk With Victoria Lomasko

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  • kudos to the translator she was killing it the whole time
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The Key To A Successful All-Nighter: Bring Your Coffee Machine To Butler

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  • can you imagine if ppl started ACTUALLY bringing coffee machines to butler lmao
  • fake news!
  • i love telling this story
  • shoutout to butler 209
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