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Bucket List: North Korea, Secretary of Commerce, and the FDIC

By Bwog Staff on Sep 30, 2012 1 Comments

Bucket List represents the unbelievable intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. As always, feel free to mention any events we may have missed in the comments section (and/or mock our typos) and we’ll add them. Our recommendations […]

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Bwoglines: Nostalgia Edition

By Bwog Staff on Sep 30, 2012 0 Comments

In an attempt to harness energy from nuclear fusion, American scientists built a giant laser that has largely failed and cost taxpayers over $5 billion. (NYT, Yoplait, Amazon) Authorities are cracking down on the black market for tiny pet turtles in that these shelled reptiles can cause salmonella. (Walmart, Wikia, Washington Post) The $790 million […]

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BunsenBwog: A Sunday Morning Chat with W. Ian Lipkin

By Bwog Staff on Sep 29, 2012 8 Comments

Bwog’s avant-garde epidemiologist, Zach Kagan, ventures out on this fine Sunday armed with sleep inertia and a healthy sense of adventure. He discusses recent development in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) with our very own Professor Lipkin. Professor W. Ian Lipkin has been featured in several editions of BunsenBwog, and why wouldn’t he be? As the director of the Center […]

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Lowlapalooza: Columbia’s Newest Big Thing

By Bwog Staff on Sep 29, 2012 15 Comments

Gather up your tents, bandanas, and fanny packs in preparation for Columbia’s new fall festival: Lowlapalooza. This exposition of Columbia’s top musical groups is set to take place on Sunday, October 7, from 10 am to 7 pm on Low Plaza (hence the clever title). With the date rapidly approaching, Bwog’s Resident DJ Sean Vonzie got […]

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Need an Ego Boost? Come Watch CU Rugby

By Bwog Staff on Sep 29, 2012 3 Comments

Don your Ralph Lauren brand and watch CU Men’s Rugby Team, or CURFC, duke it out with Princeton. This second game of the season happens 5:00PM tonight at Baker. In the only home game of this season, watch as CURFC try to continue their winning streak after they conquered Cornell 20-12 last Saturday. If you’re […]

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My Granny Smith Would Be Proud

By Bwog Staff on Sep 29, 2012 0 Comments

Rejoice fellow treehuggers! The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council is hosting their first annual Green Apple Day of Service. Don’t be a sourpuss and show some Columbia blue green pride by visiting the EcoReps and Greenborough information session at the Greenborough from noon to 1:00PM. More details can be found at the RSVP site. When Flickr […]

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Bwoglines: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Edition

By Bwog Staff on Sep 29, 2012 3 Comments

Wake up from your drunken daze all-nighter with Bwog’s take on the lengthy Sergio Leone classic. The Good: A recent Japanese study has shown a positive correlation between watching cute animal pictures and concentrating better afterwards. The paper’s title? The “Power of Kawaii.” (WSJ) The Bad: Hide your wife, hide your kids! A lone scout […]

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Man Struck by Car on 114th Street

By Bwog Staff on Sep 29, 2012 11 Comments

According to multiple tipsters, a man was struck by a hit and run tonight on the northbound side of Broadway at 114th St. That is why several blocks of the street are closed. We called Public Safety, and they explained that the victim was not a student. One tipster heard that the victim was “not expected […]

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LectureHop: Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

By Bwog Staff on Sep 28, 2012 5 Comments

On Thursday, students crowded the steps of Low Library in order to grab a seat to listen to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the current President of Liberia, talk about “Challenges of Transformation in a Fragile State” as part of the 2012 World Leaders Forum. Madam Sirleaf has served in the Liberian government since 1979. Her election […]

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Party with the Gorillas

By Bwog Staff on Sep 28, 2012 3 Comments

Today at 6:30 pm, Guerrilla Grub will be hosting what they call a “flash mob picknicking” event on Lehman Lawn. You have to bring your own food and blanket, but once you find other picknickers, you are encouraged to share with them. Or maybe take all their food and run away as fast as you can. […]

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Boardhop: Wordplay

By Bwog Staff on Sep 28, 2012 1 Comments

Spotted on a board in the CS lounge: the only points system you’ll ever need. We love a good pun as much as the next person, and the highly specific last category, “missed train,” keeps the stakes high. In case you’re having trouble reading: Sentiments: Laid off | -2 Got laid […]

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Bwoglines: Pinch Me Edition

By Bwog Staff on Sep 28, 2012 1 Comments

Late last night, four people were shot outside a local business in Minneapolis, prompting some to question when the recurring nightmare of recent shootings would be over. (Wall Street Journal) The man behind the inflammatory anti-Muslim video that caused so much recent strife has been arrested, but not because of the film. Or at least, nobody […]

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Air Conditioning Coming To Residence Halls (But Not Your Room)

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air conditioning
But not Barnard (never Barnard)
Pack all of your sweaty bodies into the lounges
Weather doesn't make sense

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Ask Bwog: I’m Homesick!

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ask bwog
cc
ferris cheesecake
flirting 101
homesickness
it gets better
send in more tips
tbt when we used the phrase "white dick" while having lunch with a friend at ferris and the guy next to us sat here for an hour eavesdropping because he was so transfixed by our convo
the craving never goes away
this is the type of tip we get at 2 am
white dick

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Over 600 Students, Alumni, And Faculty Sign Declaration Condemning Apartheid Divest

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apartheid divest
breaking
declaration
israel apartheid week
israel palestine

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GSSC Responds To TA Resolution, Adds Positions

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GS is constantly working for you
intuitively exciting
it was a heavy day in council but its time for TA change
OMFG if lerner is changing its floor plan we are actually very concerned we love lerner despite popular opinion
snack attacks are the only kind we are capable of surviving

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The Sages Of Editor’s Night Proffer Wisdom

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ask yourselves: What Would Svokos Do?
lecturehop
spec sucks
we don't get the fed-ex part...do people still send letters???
we gave up on journalism a long time ago
what does it mean when someone has sweet hair

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Bwoglines: Stately States Edition

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bwog is a strict ascetic so no lesbians for us
bwoglines
happy midterms to all of you
imagine being an astronaut and coming back to all this shit
super tuesday = sad wednesday
we forgot to send in our absentee ballot
we watched the martian on the plane ride back here and it was okay

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Stop Fucking With The Diana Pizza Line

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diana
diana cafe
diana pizza
if you're a man gtfo of diana
just tryna cop a white pizza
men are never allowed in the diana pizza line
no one needs two pizzas
respect your fellow sisters
stop fucking with our pizza
we admit we eat diana pizza for lunch at least 4 times a week
we feel strong feelings about this

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SGA Has 2020 Vision

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ben and viv know what they're doing
can we do a productivity report on SGA CCSC GSSC and ESC?
how did ben and viv sneak into CCSC?
how did ben and viv sneak into the tags on an SGA article?
sga
sga does almost nothing again
the world may never know
we bet CCSC would win

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