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SGA: Alphabet City

By Bwog Staff on Feb 28, 2012 0 Comments

Talkative correspondent Renée Kraiem reports on last night’s SGA meeting. Last night Rep Council welcomed an esteemed guest, Dean Avis Hinkson, and spent a great deal of time talking about talking. There was talking about what not to talk about, talking about talking more positively, talking about talking about talking—you get the idea. The first hour […]

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It’s Time To Commit

By Bwog Staff on Feb 28, 2012 1 Comments

Hey sophomores! It’s time to decide what you want to do with the rest of your life: major declaration is a scant, fleeting week away. To guide your trembling self down that road, CCSC ’14, CCE, and CSA are hosting the event “Major Discovery — From Classroom to Career in Columbia College” (did you get the […]

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Bwoglines: Advice From Unlikely Places Edition

By Bwog Staff on Feb 28, 2012 0 Comments

Not only can Jeremy Lin rule the world, occupy half our posts, and inspire dozens of memes, he can also teach us how to have better sex. (The Daily Beast) Perhaps the Kardashians’ quotes are so…memorable for a reason: they’re pioneering social linguistic change. Turns out that creaky frog-sound of female reality stars everywhere actually […]

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Bacchanal Announces 90s Throwback Theme

By Bwog Staff on Feb 27, 2012 88 Comments

If you’re looking for an excuse to hold on to some of your old Beanie Babies, you’re in luck—this year’s Bacchanal theme will be Baccha90s, according to Bacchanal VP Kay Sorin. We’re not sure where this will fall on the spectrum between Oasis and Spice Girls, so in preparation we’ll be cycling every Now! CD […]

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CUCR’s Executive Board Addresses Media

By Bwog Staff on Feb 27, 2012 50 Comments

The Columbia University College Republicans have released a new statement unequivocally denying claims that the organization was in the process of inviting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak on campus. Notably, this letter has been signed by every CUCR board member. Yesterday, we responded to the Spectator headline, “CUCR plans to invite Ahmadinejad to campus” with […]

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CCSC ’14 Provides Food, Shelter

By Bwog Staff on Feb 27, 2012 0 Comments

Confused about housing? Bwog has been actively working to dispel your fears, and so has the CCSC. Tonight at 7 pm in the McBain Lounge, CCSC ’14 will host Joyce Jackson, Head of Housing, to give a short overview of what sophomores can expect from the lottery, especially given the junior regroup, which is new this year. […]

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Professor Interviews: David O’Connell

By Bwog Staff on Feb 27, 2012 16 Comments

TAs are people professors educators, too. Sophomore Scrutineers Clava Brodsky and Raph Debenedetti sat down with gold-nuggeted PoliSci grad student David O’Connell to find out, well, why. If there’s a professor (grad students and TAs included) that you’re dying for us to ask nosey questions to, send us an email at tips@bwog.com. Bwog: Can you tell […]

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Harmonies and Hootenannies in Greenborough

By Bwog Staff on Feb 27, 2012 6 Comments

Musical performances were abound Saturday night; DIY Denizen Diana Clarke stepped up to cover a very unique one: the Greenborough’s Make-Your-Own-Instrument Open Mic. A combination of chaos and acoustic bliss ensued. The announcement promised “make-your-own-instrument,” but by the time I got to the second floor of Greenborough on Saturday night, it was all keyboards and […]

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Byron’s New Gospel Quintet Jams At Miller

By Bwog Staff on Feb 27, 2012 1 Comments

On January 25th, Don Byron’s New Gospel Quintet shared their heartfelt gospel jazz and fur hats with Morningside Heights. Seeker of the Funk Kem Walker reports from Miller Theater. Southern gospel is not the standard Morningside Heights musical fare—but that didn’t stop Don Byron’s New Gospel Quintet from jamming at Miller Theatre on Saturday night. Byron, with […]

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Starcraft Steals The Show

By Bwog Staff on Feb 27, 2012 14 Comments

Despite a rocky start to the season, the Columbia Starcraft team has made something of a comeback, finishing the regular collegiate season with a win against Tufts this past Sunday. The club has several dozen members overall, but sends only a team of the five frontrunners to compete in the Collegiate StarLeague—a league name which […]

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Bwoglines: Potentially Offensive Edition

By Bwog Staff on Feb 27, 2012 0 Comments

While some people were enjoying the Oscars, others thought that MC Billy Crystal’s jokes were “as obvious as a crying baby in Church.” (Reuters, The Hollywood Reporter) A Southwest Airlines pilot learned the hard way not to announce that there was a “mom on board.” (The Daily Mail) Educators face the dilemma of how to teach students […]

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Ahmadinejad NOT Invited to Campus, Bwog Confirms

By Bwog Staff on Feb 27, 2012 100 Comments

Contrary to the Columbia Daily Spectator’s top headline, “College Republicans plan to invite Ahmadinejad,” the Iranian president has not been invited to speak at Columbia by CUCR. Spec quotes from a supposed letter of invitation from CUCR to the Iranian dictator as a source. Bwog too received this “leak” on February 14th, and confirmed its […]

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Bwoglines: Clean It Up Edition

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bwoglines
dumb fails
ecoreps
free mugs in butler cafe
hillary clinton more like hillary mintin' that money
never actually using the recycling bin in your dorm room and growing increasingly anxious about it as the year goes on
nic cage more like nic is the rage
sustainability yo
thought experiments

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Oddities Of Buy/Sell/Trade At Barnard

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barnard
buy sell trade barnard
can we cop some of that nana bread pls
i hope darth vader made bank that night
not sure why that girl was selling the vader thing SO HARD... it seems pretty obvious that it's a great gig
ripped tights are so in
that bernie shirt tho
we wonder if some of this stuff is still available
what kinda uber driver was that? only a lil jealous

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Bucketlist: Gender And Motion Edition

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"engaging men" lol
bucket list
bwog is the american dream
gender and sexuality studies majors unite
jk that's not even the right name of the major
so much on gender this week seriously!

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Sick Bwog Meeting Tonight!

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bwog meeting tonight
coughing as we write this
don't touch me tbh
don't you miss the days when you could go outside without a coat?
germs
if we can get purell to sponsor this post then we're all set
ill
sick
we sure do
were we kidding about the hand sanitizer? maybe

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Foiled Again By Friedman’s

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flat top will still be #1 in our hearts apparently
forreal though this has been painful
friedman's
huuuuuuuge bush amiright
the bane of amsterdam is a pretty high title friedman's should be proud of that one
we have battle wounds
we tried so hard to give you guys a chance and you let us down again
we were all rooting for you tiffany
we've done nothing but be good to you....and also walk by obnoxiously on occasion
why you tryna block us out friedman's

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Bwoglines: We’re Worried About Your Safety Edition

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3/4 of these are pretty concerning tbh
because it's great
but honestly everything's gonna be fine
can't be cheery every week
don't worry be happy
keep calm and carry on
keep calm and invest in wind turbines
keep calm and watch that flight attendant video
oh well
sorry guys and gals
this week's bwoglines brought to you by negative nellie

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Our Monster Black Hole

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astrology
astronomy
black holes
black holes are real
gas
god
punk science kids
pupin is popping
science is cool!
stargazing canceled
stars
sucks for bahamas tho
sun
thank you to those who study the sky and explain it to us
the heavens
the sky is goth
wasn't even a real hurricane
we should all be astronomers

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Boo! Boringside Heights Gets More Hip And Less Boring

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all hallows' eve
competition
decoration
demons
don't go to carman get beer via bwog
free alcohol (!)
free beer
fun
ghosts
halloween turn up
martha stewart
MoWill isnt the only haunted place on campus
new york new york
parties
pumpkin ALE
pumpkins
spooky beer
this is america
welcome international students
zombies

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