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SocketHop: Pretty Good Privacy

By Bwog Staff on Sep 08, 2013 7 Comments

Between Snowden, Greenwald, and the NSA, encryption is in the news. But what is it? And how can you, a mild-mannered student at an American university, use it? And why should you? You’ve got nothing to hide, after all. In this latest SocketHop, Conor Skelding (no tech genius himself) tries to lay that out. Something […]

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Free Food: First Of The Year

By Bwog Staff on Sep 08, 2013 0 Comments

Take a break from procrastinating on finishing The Iliad/Republic this weekend to check out the Columbia Queer Alliance‘s (know your clubs yet, freshmen first years?) first body meeting, at 2pm in Lerner 569. There will be general information about CQA, a schedule of events, and, most importantly, free baked goods. Rainbow cupcakes via Wikimedia.

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Bwoglines: Slightly Unexpected Edition

By Bwog Staff on Sep 08, 2013 1 Comments

Hang out with Michael Bloomberg before he disappears forever come Tuesday’s election (NYMag). Have you ever been a zombie elf? There’s a new college scholarship specifically for players of Magic: The Gathering, with funds specifically from older, more successful players of Magic: The Gathering. We bet the application questions are far more entertaining (NYT). There’s no […]

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Chronicles Of Existentialism: I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In

By Bwog Staff on Sep 07, 2013 3 Comments

Spotted in the Watt lobby: “Nothing is permanent in this world — not even our troubles” – Charlie Chaplin “I knew you were trouble when you walked in” – Taylor Swift IMG_6181 from Bwog on Vimeo.

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Drink Better: The CBA

By Bwog Staff on Sep 07, 2013 3 Comments

And now we introduce you to the Columbia Bartending Agency. Here we have Managing Director Talia Savitskaya, Operations Manager Ethan Fudge, and Agency Manager Tom Reidy. Bwog: CBA is basically completely student run, yes? Talia: It’s run by the Center for Career Education. They do it to provide jobs for the students–students run it and […]

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Registering to Vote: It’s Really Easy, We Promise

By Bwog Staff on Sep 07, 2013 1 Comments

Confused about registering to vote as a Columbia student? Bwog’s democracy correspondent Ali Sawyer reports that it’s easier than you think. We Americans love our rights. At Bwog, we like to stretch the limits of our right to free speech on a daily basis. So why aren’t more college students using their right to vote? […]

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AskBwog: Share A Bike?

By Bwog Staff on Sep 07, 2013 13 Comments

Dear Bwog, I noticed that there are a bunch of nice-looking “Bike Share” bikes parked in front of Lerner. How do I get one? Sincerely, Bikeless@Butler Dear curious bikeless biker, 2013 seems to be the year of the bike share, with new programs cropping up here in New York City and in San […]

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Bwoglines: Concerning Times

By Bwog Staff on Sep 07, 2013 1 Comments

Apologies for the delay; Bwog’s hungover. World leaders continue to debate taking action in Syria because, well quite frankly. (NYTimes, The Onion) JPMorgan has decided to stop making student loans. Can we decide to stop paying too-high tuitions? (Reuters) Many of the final artifacts have been put in place at the September 11 Museum. (USAToday) […]

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Man Shot on 123rd and Amsterdam

By Bwog Staff on Sep 07, 2013 13 Comments

According to an email that Public Safety just sent out to the “ALLCU_MS” listserv, a man was shot on 123rd street and Amsterdam: Dear Member of the Morningside Community, Police activity 123 St and Amsterdam Ave non-affiliate male shot avoid the area. Update to follow. Check back on this post for further coverage as the situation […]

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Dear Bwog: Awkward Encounters

By Bwog Staff on Sep 06, 2013 8 Comments

Given the influx of anonymous tips in Bwog’s inbox requesting relationship advice, we figure either we’ve become Columbia’s Seventeen mag or we’re being trolled. Regardless, we’re answering ’em so send ’em in to tips@bwog.com or use the anonymous tip form. Dear Bwog, I know this really isn’t the venue for this sort of solicitation, but […]

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Calm Down About The East Asian Library

By Bwog Staff on Sep 06, 2013 5 Comments

Last week, rumors abounded that the East Asian Library was implementing a major policy change. Our Columbia-trained reactive minds got irrationally angry and readied our protest signs, assuming it was similar to the one implemented in Uris during finals last year–no undergraduates allowed. However, a short email exchange with the director of the East Asian […]

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Opening Remarks: General Sassiness

By Bwog Staff on Sep 06, 2013 2 Comments

The first week of classes is officially over! And your professors have made some stand-out, hilarious, and in some cases genuinely frightening comments. Bask in the glory that is Columbia faculty insanity below. Anthony Donaghue, Statistics: “I know I come across as a nice guy, but don’t let that fool you. I’ve seen enough students […]

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Suzanne Goldberg Releases Statement Supporting DACA Students

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breaking
DACA
undoCU
undocumented issues
undocumented students

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How Are Your Professors Relating To The Youths This Semester?

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first day of classes fun
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
how is /bwog/ relating to the youths this semester
opening remarks
YOUTHS

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Bwoglines: Back On My Bachelor’s Edition

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bwoglines
Columbia EcoReps
feels like we are living in a balloon lol
google
natural disaster or north korean nukes
ny daily news
who needs ecoreps when you have the nyc sidewalk

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For Sale: Columbia Spectator Office

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carman stairwell-- for privacy or fucking or both
for sale: baby shoes. they're spec's.
fuck!
JJ's stands for john jacob jingleheimer schmidt's
john jiggity's
move HERE
riverside DANK
riverside dank would be a good we*d strand name
Vjay jay's place
will spec have to go through the housing lottery

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WTF, Carman?

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but literally where are the cinderblock walls
carman hall it doesn't get better
carman hall it gets a LOT better
carman isn't supposed to be nice this is just wrong
not salty at all
we love carman
wonder how the mice in the basement are doing

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Bwoglines: Recycling Is A Virtue Edition

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"green"
a warm welcome to 2021
bwoglines
Columbia EcoReps
columbia goes green
don't forget that we live in new york
first bwogline of the semester
forty bucks for a used mini fridge
get out b4 it is too late
get there early!
hi freshpeople welcome to new york
liza minelli
Welcome!

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Field Notes: Ready For A New Semester?

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are we mentally here? well...
bwog does nsop
field notes
thanks first-year for the snickerdoodle
what do we mean by 'initiated'? you probably don't want to know
who needs ecoreps when you have the nyc sidewalk

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Waking Up With Bwog: For God’s Sake, Get Off Campus

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columbia episode vi: return of the jj's
go to the math lawn at 4 pm for a good time
one bwogger read a poem involving her clitoris at /her/ nsop open mic night
sometimes st john has concerts - the acoustics there are incredible
waking up with bwog
you're going to be amazing

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