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The Coolest World Champions You’ve Never Heard Of

By Bwog Staff on Sep 10, 2012 16 Comments

With such a large and diverse student body [read: so much time spent dwelling in Butler like a vampire bat], it’s easy to miss out on some of the outstanding people on campus. Significant examples are Daniel O’Neill (CC ’13), James Wiseman (CC ‘ 13), and Emma Kahle (CC ’14), the recently named world champions […]

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There Is A God

By Bwog Staff on Sep 10, 2012 6 Comments

And he seems to love gin just as much as we do! International has extended its weekend hours. Behold:

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Police Arrest Fake Columbia Student

By Bwog Staff on Sep 10, 2012 73 Comments

Earlier today, Spec reported that police had arrested a young woman who’s been posing as a Columbia freshman for the past few weeks, despite having no official Columbia enrollment (or enrollment at any Columbia-affiliated school. The woman told freshmen and OLs that her name was “Rhea Sen” and Spec reported she was about 20 years old, […]

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Bwoglines: Strange Creatures Edition

By Bwog Staff on Sep 10, 2012 6 Comments

Politicians, long known for bizarre cultural practices, are once again trying to convince voters that they’re human– or at least more so than the other guy. (WaPo, Buzzfeed) This week Lincoln Center is swarming with people that Bwog assumes are dressed for some sort of elaborate mating ritual. (NYMag) In addition to throwing and kicking things, […]

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Bwog Sports Sunday: Fall Kickoff

By Bwog Staff on Sep 09, 2012 4 Comments

Columbia Athletics is back in action and so is Bwog Sports! Every Sunday, Bwog rounds up the biggest Columbia sporting news of the week for those who couldn’t catch every game at Baker and Levein, or for those who couldn’t point to Baker or Levein on a map but like to stay in the loop […]

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Beat Bwog’s Meet

By Bwog Staff on Sep 09, 2012 1 Comments

Everyone needs a little love after the first Sunday back on the grind; Bwog is no exception. If you want to help us get (our posts) up come to our meeting in the SGO on Lerner 5 at 7 pm sharp. Bwog will be waiting sprawled on the table with a bottle of lube delicious snacks! […]

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Your Shorthand Irks Us

By Bwog Staff on Sep 09, 2012 34 Comments

Nary a week ago, a Bwogger was sitting in a lecture hall, idly taking notes while browsing Reddit. It was the early afternoon, and most students were beginning to get restless as their 75-minute sentence approached its end. And that’s when it happened. “…which admittedly would never happen here in MoHi…” uttered the previously-respected professor. […]

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Bucket List: “The Invisible War,” Burma Edition

By Bwog Staff on Sep 09, 2012 0 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. It’s a slow first week to the Bucket List, but feel free to mention any events we may have missed in the comments section and we’ll […]

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Bwoglines: Conspiracy Theorists Edition

By Bwog Staff on Sep 09, 2012 0 Comments

Embracing the ridiculousness of the birther movement, Obama quips about Hawaiian birth certificates. (NYT) Conspiracies about conspiracy theorists launch conspiracy theories. (MSNBC) Someone was preparing for the apocalypse in a Brooklyn housing project… with an exotic animal zoo? (Gothamist) The government actually is watching you. (Engadget) World conspiracy pyramid via Wikimedia Commons

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SEAS Is Having A Party

By Bwog Staff on Sep 08, 2012 1 Comments

Except not the kind with a fun theme/drinking games. According to an email from Provost Coatsworth that was sent to SEAS students yesterday, the obligatory search for an official dean has commenced. While we don’t yet know what this means for Goldean, it turned out well for interim-cum-official Columbia College Deantini. The search party’s timeline is […]

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Choose Your Own Adventure: NYC Tornado

By Bwog Staff on Sep 08, 2012 11 Comments

Historically, New York has not seen many tornados. (So few so that Bwog had to lookup whether there’s an “e” in the plural. You can go either way.) To celebrate this atypical natural splendor, Alexandra Svokos urges you to Choose Your Own Adventure: A. You are sitting in bed, noshing on some Strawberry Veronas and […]

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We Might Get ’Nadered

By Bwog Staff on Sep 08, 2012 7 Comments

Update: The view from East Campus is being described as “mad cool,” and “hella terrifying” by residents. The following email was just sent out by Dean Martinez, on behalf of Public Safety: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch and predicted severe thunder storms for our area until 9:00pm tonight. All students are asked to […]

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Can Men’s Basketball Win The Ivies?

Ross Chapman 3

basketball
chairman maodo
G(TB)^2
let's get to the freaking NCAA tournament guys
march madness will only be better with the band
men's basketball
the band always wins
the roar zone is responsible for this
why does columbia athletics disappoint us so much?

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SGA Meets With Almost Nothing To Do

Maryam Badran 2

"inclusion and equity committee" sounds straight outta 1984
barnard does stuff we guess
Barnard is basically Airstrip 1
but seriously where even is this building?
In fact where even is Barnard?
Jesus Christ didn't die and raise in 3 days for this damn building to still be unfinished
sga

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The Hookup: Diana 6th Floor

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back in my day...
have you tried a car?
hookup
just go to Butler 9 jesus
okay but not going to the Diana in this weather
somebody else's car???
the hookup

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Bwoglines: Pivot Edition

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1 800 PIVOT
bwoglines
pivot
pivoting forever
such an underrated thing
this is tough edition
why do I stay up and do this before sleep

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Field Notes: Love Loves To Love Love Edition

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are we done with it being cold yet
field notes
from the email thread: 'u use the word degenerate every week in ur field notes' 'It's the only word which appropriately fits. '
it's been a long weekend
s/o to cumb for defeating the penn band
we kind-of want to know where hewitt got those fuzzy red handcuffs

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Chess Chat: Training, Nationals, and Stereotypes

Amara Banks 1

bwog loves chess
checkers
chess
chess boy #1
chess boy #2
chess boy #3
hi chess dis bwog
hope my spawn is a pawn
new chess who dis

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The Passing Of A General Studies Student

Bwog Staff 1

condolences
dean of students
general studies
gs
sarah elizabeth matthews
tom harford
undergraduate student life

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Swing Dance And Big Band Get Sweaty On Valentine’s

Ross Chapman 0

'keep an ear out'
but after this swing dancing was there any ... /swing/ dancing (if you know what we mean)
cu big band
cu swing dance
dance review (kind-of)
going to a dance - it must be like a date plus a workout
motion and sweat - our favorite things
what's the difference between a big band and a regular jazz band? are all the musicians over 6' tall?

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