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The Human Side of the (Re)election

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2012 9 Comments

Over Election Day break, the CU Democrats hosted a five-day trip to Cleveland, Ohio. The goal was to help canvass for the Obama campaign during Get Out the Vote (GOTV). Bwog’s recovering reporter, John, reminisces: Having not woken up at 5 A.M. since high school and feeling like someone had recently retrieved a rake that […]

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The Best of the Worst: The Philolexian Society’s Bad Poetry Contest

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2012 9 Comments

Last night was a good night to be bad at poetry. Columbia’s best bad poets shined up their shoes (*not really), did their hair (*ish), and broke out their tuxes (*in one case, yes) for terrible poetry’s biggest night of the year: the Philolexian Society’s 27th annual Alfred Joyce Kilmer Bad Poetry Contest. Bwog’s expert […]

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Bwog Teaches You About Snow

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2012 2 Comments

As usual, the snow has caused campus to go a little haywire. But never fear, Bwog is here with the top three issues we’re dealing with at the moment. Watch out for the following: 1) Gate closures: If you’re not checking email, you may have been surprised to find the Chapel, Earl Hall, and CEPSR […]

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Bwoglines: Career Advice Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2012 1 Comments

If you want to be president, remember that politicians are people too, and follow Obama’s example. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a different political position, learn from Chris Christie and try not to snub the candidate you actually campaigned for. (Huff Post) If you want to be a human rights activist, your […]

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Drinking With Obama

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2012 6 Comments

As intensely dedicated journalists, Bwog has tried hard to avoid bias and hearsay in the months leading up to the election. Finally though, the tough times of campaigning are over, so we can let our hair down and have a drink or two with the knowledge that our incumbent will continue to cumb for four […]

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Follow Your Dreams: Saving Lives Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2012 8 Comments

Most Columbia alums dream of a cushy job in trading or a somewhat successful book deal. But four Bio-Medical Engineering graduates are starting their post-college careers not by working in a coffee bar, but by saving a few thousand lives. Actually, more than a few thousand, if Tampostat, the group’s BME senior design project that […]

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QuickTix: Adventurous Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2012 0 Comments

Now that it seems as though the weather is calming down and things are getting back to normal, you’re going to need some extra excitement in your life. Check out these neat events from the TIC office to start you off: Campus Events: CUPAL Special Project: Lydia and Tom. Today at 8:30 pm and tomorrow […]

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Columbia Congratulates Its Newest Latter-Day Saint

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2012 5 Comments

Ben Platt CC ’16 of previous Pitch Perfect popularity has just received what many would consider the greatest honor of all: the chance to portray Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Second National Tour of The Book of Mormon. Beginning in Chicago, this will be the third production of the Tony Award-winning hit. Tickets are already sold out […]

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The 27th Alfred Joyce Kilmer Bad Poetry Contest is Tonight!

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2012 7 Comments

Tonight in 309 Havemeyer at 8:30 pm, the Philolexian Society invites you to “celebrate mediocrity in a form that is less violent than Lions football” at the 27th Alfred Joyce Kilmer Bad Poetry Contest. Anyone who attends can show off their horrible writings skills in front of a huge crowd – over 300 attendees in […]

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Snowbrawl 2012: Report from the Field

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2012 7 Comments

The night was chilly but the fight was heated. Last night’s Snowbrawl 2012 was a violent bonanza of snow-related fun. These tidbits from Bwog’s intrepid tipsters give us some idea of the carnage: Overheard at Snowbrawl 2012: “PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH” Girl to friends after getting smacked in the face: “It’s assault […]

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Found: Leopard print scarf

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2012 0 Comments

Leopard print scarf found in Havemeyer. Can now be found at the lost and found in Low Library.

Lost and Found

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Nick Dirks, Dean of Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Resigns

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2012 17 Comments

Nicholas Dirks, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, has resigned to become chancellor (that’s California for “president”) of UC-Berkeley. Dirks is a celebrated anthropology professor who left UMichigan for Columbia in 1997 to overhaul our anthropology department. A few years later, Prezbo arrived at Columbia from UMichigan and asked Dirks to join […]

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Words, Words, They’re All We Have To Go On

Tamara Barriot 2

absurdism
can't believe they're dead. why did they have to die
rosencrantz and guildenstern are my problematic faves
show me a more iconic duo
sisyphus

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The People I See Before 8:40 On Friday

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i used thesaurus.com for some of these words
mi amor forevermore
pokemon go might be a hasbeen but rattata will always have my heart
the lawnmower and me: a project exploring the psychic exchange of unspoken thoughts
the walls of john jay are so thin people have probably heard me fart
which reminds me i need to get some cutlery from j*hn j*y

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Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz’s Call For Action

Ross Chapman 0

can you believe in stranger things the department of energy had the funding to rip a hole in spacetime and create a portal to another dimension
ernest and his luscious locks
iconic
the american approach
the ernest moniz side-eye™

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Bwoglines: Realizing Things Edition

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but what if i don't want to keep realizing things
bwoglines
can you imagine trump doing midterms
do you think humans will be the next to self-destruct? comment below and dont forget to subscribe
i can't feel my face when im with u or anything else rly because i'm numb
i would eat all of the cheese even if im lactose intolerant if that meant saving america from its general state of degradation
i've always wanted to be like matt damon
why is the girl in the room next to me crying?

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The 7 Deadly Columbia Sins, Or Why God Stopped Answering Your Calls

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"you're so fucking talented"
#xoxogossipgirl
atone
be kind rewind
can i buy this with flex?
cava
do something good for a change
Georgina Sparks
god is tired of ur bs
good is the new black
idol
jesus take the wheel
john jay sushi
love thy neighbor
purity is the new black just ask the jonas brothers
seven deadly sins
sinning
yomkippur

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Quiz: How Many Midterms do you Have?

Elana Rebitzer 0

how many midterms do you have?
quiz
school is important but so is chopping off all of your hair
this method is totally 100% scientifically accurate
we know we're right
you probs should spend all weekend in butler anyways though

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Combat Paper: A Story In Every Sheet

Tamara Barriot 0

are the uniforms gray though
artsy paper
combat paper
do you think your five star notebook is made from anything that cool?
paper made from uniforms
probably not

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Back Of The Envelope: For How Many Hours Has My Roommate Been Up?

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(it's a whole lot of days)
are u that roommate
back of the envelope
counting down days until ours
like everybody else had their fall break in october and that would have been really nice
naps are a savior use them in this time of crisis

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