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Barnard Senior Fund Kick-Off…With Food

By Bwog Staff on Feb 21, 2012 4 Comments

Don’t worry: you don’t have to be either a Barnard student or a senior to join tonight’s 2012 Senior Fund Kick-Off. There will be coffee, Baked By Melissa cupcakes (which, for those of you who don’t know, are tiny little bite sized clouds of magic) and the company of President Spar and the Senior Fund […]

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Supreme Court Could Be Bad News for ‘Bo

By Bwog Staff on Feb 21, 2012 8 Comments

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Fisher v. Texas, a case which, if ruled in favor of Fisher, would effectively undo PrezBo’s landmark 2003 affirmative action win. PrezBo scored that victory, Grutter v. Bollinger, coming east from UMich, where he was a big affirmative action supporter. The conclusion of the case affirmed public universities’ right […]

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SGA: Home Sweet Gender-Neutral Home

By Bwog Staff on Feb 21, 2012 6 Comments

Neutral correspondent Renée Kraiem reports on last night’s SGA meeting. Last night’s SGA meeting welcomed, with open stomachs arms to receive their promised Crumbs cupcakes, Associate Dean for Campus and Residential Life Annie Aversa, and Associate Director for Housing Operations Matt Kingston. To satiate Barnard students’ fervent desire for more emails from their administration, Kingston and […]

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Linda Bell Named Provost of Barnard College

By Bwog Staff on Feb 21, 2012 6 Comments

One more surprise administration announcement, of the sort we often get: Professor Linda Bell of Haverford College has been named Barnard’s new provost. Hailed as a “compassionate communicator and a natural leader” by Spar, Bell will start October 1, 2012. She will take over from interim provost Paul Hertz, who’s temporarily managed the post since Elizabeth […]

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Security Alert: Robbery

By Bwog Staff on Feb 21, 2012 14 Comments

An alert has come in from Public Safety concerning a student robbery on Riverside Drive a few days ago. The full update below, and photographs of the suspects: A student has reported that he was the victim of a robbery on February 17, 2012 at about 8:45 p.m. as he was walking near 500 Riverside […]

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And Now For Something Completely New

By Bwog Staff on Feb 21, 2012 15 Comments

Ten points to SEAS for transparency! For the first time ever, Dean Feniosky Pena-Mora is holding “Office Hours” (quotations not ours) for SEAS students to make their valiant, valuable voices heard. Make your way to the 5th floor offices in Mudd at 4 pm today for your chance at personal connection. Here are some ideas […]

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Drop It Like It’s Hot

By Bwog Staff on Feb 21, 2012 7 Comments

Still haven’t learned any of the characters for that Elementary I Mandarin class you ambitiously signed up for? Have yet to attend your first Rise of Civ seminar? Today is the last day to drop a class for CC, Barnard, and GS, so print out that Add/Drop form and hustle your way over to Kent. Don’t […]

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Attn: How to Attend the Address of the US Attorney General

By Bwog Staff on Feb 21, 2012 13 Comments

This morning presents another opportunity to see a leading figure in world affairs. You might not exactly understand what it is that this person does, and you might not pay a whole lot of attention to what they’re saying, but you can definitely tell your parents that you actually can’t talk right now because you’re […]

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Bwoglines: Sudden Realizations Edition

By Bwog Staff on Feb 21, 2012 0 Comments

A spokeswoman for Rick Santorum realized a little late that not all of Obama’s policies can be blamed on his radical Islamic nature. (Gawker) A Chicago public school teacher learned the hard way that you cannot, in fact, use racial slurs as teaching tools. (Gothamist) All the broke hipsters out there can no longer use […]

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Housingmaster: Who Gets the Biggest Single?

By Bwog Staff on Feb 20, 2012 11 Comments

Housing is rough, but we’re here for you. Send your questions to housing@bwog.com or leave ’em in the comments below! Q: How does Bwog recommend figuring out who gets the largest single in the suite? Does Hartley provide broadswords for this occasion? A: While there aren’t swords in Hartley, there are pool cues; but let that […]

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Chair Review: Avery Library

By Bwog Staff on Feb 20, 2012 10 Comments

Chairs are perhaps the most important aspect of a library experience. Desks are fairly consistent, and lighting can be improvised. For those not brave enough to transgress the omnipresent line of chain-smoking architecture grad students, read on for a full review of how Avery’s chairs stack up against its rivals. The discerning Columbia student recognizes that the […]

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Student Space Lounge: Coming Soon To A Glass House Near You!

By Bwog Staff on Feb 20, 2012 8 Comments

Early Wednesday morning, the Student Space Initiative, a group that’s planning to renovate Lerner Piano Lounge and Broadway Room to create a new student lounge, had a “very, very good” meeting with Dean Valentini, Dean Shollenberger and Dean Martinez. The team, armed with a resolution by all the councils that support their initiative, came with […]

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Bwoglines: The Joke’s On You Edition

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ain't sorry bout it
bwoglines
hint: we love them both that much
how did we do it
how did we manage to mention jstew and colbert in one post
is thanks francis the new 'thanks obama'
perhaps
saw some crazies on the subway this weekend... thanks francis
sux 4 u philly
the joke's on you philly
the word clusterfuck got to make an appearance which always make for a good day
we also love malala because she's just so cool
what can't she do
when did big bang theory references become okay again?

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“Help The World Become A Better Place:” Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Speaks

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Bangladesh
education
feminism
GDP going up
girl power
girls
low-down at Low
PrezBo is so stupid
PrezBo sucks
Prime Minister is cooler title than president
progress
Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina rocks
women
world leaders forum

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Barnard First-Year Election Results Are In!

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almost half of the class
Barn
barnard
Barnard first years
democracy
elections
first-years
good turnout
online voting
polling data
sga
voting

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Jack + Eliza At The Knitting Factory

Lila Etter 4

bwog goes to williamsburg
bwog takes the 1
did GS come to the concert because there were some baby boomers in the house
dw jk we love GS obvs
jack and eliza
nyu and columbia joined thru music
why are they so talented tho like it's almost maddening

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PrezBo Talks Manhattanville And Global Reports At USenate

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AAU
Columbia Becomes a Member of the Press
divestment
global
Global Reports
manhattanville
prezbo
PrezBo vs. Bwog
quality of life survey
rules of conduct

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Bwoglines: Recyclables Edition

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"protect the institution"
america
apple
boehner
capitalism
fran man
francis
franny
government
iOS 9
iphone 6
iPhone 6s
love your country
pope
popemobile
self-sacrifice
the UN

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Looking Back On “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Ross Chapman 3

51 conspiracy?
bwog's institutional memory
dadt
milvets
more like "don't happen to be found out"
ROTC
useless piece of garbage
wait why are there no vets anywhere else in the ivies

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Malta President Speaks At World Leaders Forum

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malta
so many important people around campus
wlf
world leaders forum

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