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Spotlight on Sports: Women’s Rugby

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2012 1 Comments

“The nature of the sport of rugby is that it takes 15 players working together on the field in order to produce positive results. Superstars are nothing without the support of their teammates, so players have to rely on each other to achieve success.” – Columbia Coach Jodie Van Ogtrop The Birth of a Sport […]

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Housing Reviews 2012: Schapiro

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2012 4 Comments

Location: 605-615 W. 115th Street. Nearby dorms: Furnald, Woodbridge Stores and restaurants: UPS Store (yay!), the best Halal cart, Lerner, Morton Williams, M2M, Uni Cafe Cost: $6,718 (same as Wien, McBain, Broadway) Amenities: Bathrooms: Floor bathrooms. Relatively small and gross. AC/Heating: Air conditioning and heat. Kitchen/Lounge: Every floor has a new-ish lounge with a kitchen, […]

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Off-Campus Caligula Reconsiders Madness

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2012 5 Comments

Last night, Bwog’s resident Midtown Maven Hope Silberstein made it all the way to 43rd Street to see a preview production of Caligula, directed by Ittai Orr, CC ’12—read on to find out if the trek was worth it. The showtimes are today, March 30, at 8 pm and March 31 at 3 pm and 8 […]

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Summertime and the Living is Easy

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2012 4 Comments

Whether to work an internship, catch up on credits, or avoid family, a significant portion of Columbia stays in NYC between academic years. A summer in the ‘hood allows students to see a different side of the city, one in which papers aren’t due tomorrow morning and a happy hour margarita at The Heights might actually serve to cool […]

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Overseen: A Pigeon’s Gotta Eat

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2012 3 Comments

The pigeons have acquired a taste for more than the crumbs of your Brad’s sandwich. Two were spotted on College Walk, happily pecking away at some stray roast beef. Whether they’re aware that they’re consuming what Aristotle would classify as a fellow animal is one question; whether it would be worse if it were chicken […]

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Senate Considering Public Course Evaluations

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2012 8 Comments

This afternoon, at 1:15 pm in Jerome Green Hall, the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) will bring a ground-breaking resolution to the Senate floor: public course evaluations. Well… ground-breaking for Columbia. Resident Know-It-Most Sarah Ngu brings us up to speed on what this means and why it could be a BFD. Why don’t we already publicize online […]

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Bwoglines: Drawing Comparisons Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2012 0 Comments

Another shooting of a young black male took place in Wisconsin this week; of course, comparisons are drawn to the controversial Trayvon Martin case. (HuffPo) Who would have thought: the rich are getting richer. (Washington Post) Striking a balance between responsibility and liberty will be key to the Supreme Court’s upholding of Obamacare. (NYT) There’s a […]

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Man with a (Digital) Camera

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2012 8 Comments

For Lenny Pridatko, Columbia’s campus is a photographer’s dream. Students lying on picturesque lawns, surrounded by architecture, welcome the lensman to capture both the aesthetically pleasing and the historically significant. Where does Columbia fit into this dream, if not as a continually changing haven of ambitious souls and established minds refining their oasis? You can see […]

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They’re All Dead White Men, Anyways

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2012 15 Comments

Earlier today, the Columbia College Fund sent out an email to young alumni, hat in hand. Opening with a stirring description about we lucky students who are “experiencing life at Columbia College,” the email made a huge mistake. In a zealous sentence devoted to the Core, the Alumni Center gushed about “comparing the Republic to […]

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All’s Fair in Love and wOrchesis

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2012 6 Comments

The Orchesis Spring 2012 performance premieres tonight at 9 pm in Roone Arledge and will also be performed on Saturday at 9:30 pm. Tickets can be found at the TIC–$7 for CUID, $12 otherwise. Time traveler Renée Kraiem was at the dress rehearsal. This semester’s Orchesis showcase is definitely linked thematically, but not through its […]

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Free Dinner and a Show

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2012 0 Comments

Columbia University’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is kicking off tonight from 6:30 to 9 pm in the Diana Event Oval at Barnard. The free opening ceremony includes dinner from Malaysia Grill, student group performances, and a keynote speech from guest speaker Yul Kwon–the winner of Survivor: Cook Islands. Celebrate and enjoy! Aitutaki via Wikimedia […]

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EcoReps’ Composter Blasts Off

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2012 5 Comments

Over four months since the project’s announcement, Columbia EcoReps revealed their beautiful new composter, which resides in the basement of Ruggles. Lovingly dubbed The Rocket, the composter is a first for urban universities and colleges in America. It will start out feeding on scraps from John Jay, then, just like a freshman, upgrade to adult […]

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The Notorious RBG Is Notoriously Inspirational

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'the most badass Jewish grandmother ever' is right
bwog probably could not do 20 pushups let's be real
if rbg herself made an appearance at barnard the excited screaming would be incredible
if rbg isn't your inspiration to work out more you're doing something wrong
ruth bader ginsburg
the notorious rbg

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#TBT To When Carman Was Even Spookier Than It Is Today

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#tbt
bwog gets extra spoopy this week
hard to stay in the mohi bubble when an actual dead body breaks into it
maybe morton williams needs to step up its game. put dead bodies in the produce section. really freak out the customers.
what's a good halloween story without an actual dead body right?
where did the dead body come from? where did it go? where did it come from carman eye joe?

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Tips To Get Your Trick Or Treat On In The Eleventh Hour

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it's not halloween until you've tried on at least one weird mask
spooky bwog continues - this time with advice for everyone (not just freshmen)
that baby mask needs a mom
trick or treat (or bwog)
you can procrastinate on your halloween costume but not too much

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Free Candy (And More) In Hamilton

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Bwog loves free food
bwog loves free stickers too - and free pens. all free things really
bwog may or may not know that the balloons aren't free from personal experience
the real question is: why was the charter signed on halloween?
were columbia's founders just really spooky guys?
were they perhaps secretly demons? that would explain a lot.

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AskBwog: Roommate Refuses To Be Reconciled

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but was the music in a major or minor key? that's very important
bwog is determined to stay positive in creepy situations
does butler have a copy of this 'codex saerus'?
freshmen are perpetually confused whether about dining point systems lithum or satanic rituals
has anyone tried putting salt in the room?
okay surely the situation can't get worse than this though

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Bwoglines: Planned, Unplanned, And Atypical Journeys Edition

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bwog could on the other hand use more sleep and more homemade chocolate chip cookies
bwog could probably use a mom but bwog already has a mom
bwoglines
could that blimp perhaps be a metaphor for deantini?
how do you lose an entire blimp? who even still uses blimps?
like if you would go back to being a high school junior for a $10 hamilton ticket
we wonder sometimes what the us military is really spending its budget on

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Back-Of-The-Envelope Assumptions About How Much Time You’ll Spend Campaigning During Election Day Holiday

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at least we have a fall break
bernie or hillary
cut us some slack
math is REAL
numbers
or a republican
politicians are corrupt
remember bush
republican for president=hell on earth
science is truth
students are savvy enough to know that
we're doing the core not campaigning for candidates

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AskBwog: Reconciling Roommates

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Bwog can help people too
Bwog can't make puns
disruption of dorm-estic bliss
it's not like your roommate is a crazy cultist or something right?
peppy Bwog is peppy
RAs are useful for more than busting parties ya know
talk out your problems
we're sure the issue won't get any worse

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