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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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Morningside Almanac: Week of 11/8

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2012 0 Comments

Greetings produce enthusiasts. Although the weather has been horrific lately, and it’s understandable if you don’t want to leave your room ever again, you still do need to eat your greens. So, here’s your market news for this week: There will be NO FOOD SCRAPS COLLECTION this Sunday. You can, however, take your scraps to […]

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Bwoglines: Across and Under Seas Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2012 0 Comments

Many of our dearest aquatic friends had a close brush with death after Hurricane Sandy cheekily flooded the New York Aquarium. (NYT) Don’t worry, if our home ever floods, we’ll have an escape plan. Scientists have found the “earthiest new planet yet”. Soon we’ll all be living in out there… (TIME) As you wait for […]

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Massive Snowball Fight Tonight!

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2012 7 Comments

The first snowball fight of the year is in half an hour—go to Butler Lawn at midnight. Can it top those of previous years? You decide. Send your pictures and videos to tips@bwog.com.

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Lumosity Says Columbians are the 61st Smartest Students

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2012 36 Comments

Lumosity analyzed various colleges and universities in a study designed to test “the cognitive performance of their students.” Its study used the voluntary game scores of 89,699 college users to create a “Grand Index score,” which Lumosity then ranked by institution. Topping the list were MIT, Harvard, and Stanford, while Columbia interestingly came in at […]

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Don’t Become an Icicle

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2012 6 Comments

Due to the snow that has fallen upon Columbia, CU Public Safety sent out a text that the Morningside evening shuttle service has been suspended. Also, Columbia University Facilities sent out an email saying that the gates near Chapel, Earl Hall, and CEPSR might not be open before 10 am tomorrow morning. Stay warm and […]

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Campus Character: Janine Balekdjian

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2012 34 Comments

In this piece from the Autumn issue of The Blue & White, Anna Bahr, BC ’14, introduces us to the interesting personality of the president of the CU Dems. You will probably hear Janine Balekdjian, CC ’13, before you see her. Though diminutive in stature, her voice more than compensates for her petite frame. As Peter […]

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Goodbye Rack & Soul

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2012 8 Comments

After six years of faithfully dishing up feel-good Southern food, Rack & Soul is turning off its ovens and closing its doors. The 109th Street establishment endeared many in both of its past locations with its ribs, fried chicken, and biscuits. The owner, Michael Eberstadt, broke the news with a sign. Mouth-watering meat via Shutterstock

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Let it Snow!

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2012 11 Comments

You’re rushing to class, focusing on that paper that’s due tomorrow or that problem set which you massively messed up. Suddenly, the raindrops upon your umbrella soften. Your eyes slowly look up at the grey sky, which is dusting Columbia’s campus with the joy of the first snow. Will it stick? How much can we […]

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Where Art Thou?

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2012 1 Comments

Brr! How those icy winds buffet our fleecy protections and umbrellas! It’d be best to bustle into one of these heated (hopefully) arts-related events that Bwog’s Culture Connoisseur Kyra Bloom has compiled! Submit an event that is near and dear to your heart, or that you just heard about, at events@bwog.com. Wednesday Best known for her […]

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Election Night at Columbia: Cold, Close, (Generally) Celebratory

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2012 6 Comments

Half of the nation cheered for victory, while the other half sighed in defeat. It was approximately quarter past eleven last night, and networks predicted Obama had won the election as Ohio swung left. On our own campus, cheers erupted at the CPU’s viewing on the steps of Low. Anybody living under a rock or […]

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Bwoglines: Election Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2012 2 Comments

President Obama won re-election over Mitt Romney last night, and this time around was almost as special as his first time. (WSJ, CNN) Meanwhile, members of Congress seem fated for catfights. However, Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, can fist-pump all the way to Capitol Hill to join them as our first openly gay Senator. (Huff Post, Washington Post) Puerto […]

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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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Bwoglines: No Election News Edition

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and we think columbia has issues with how it spends its money
bwoglines
just say no
maybe dont use skype
tbh the kim k thing is really scary
the election was getting us down so pretending that it isnt happening is a healthy way to cope right?

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Message For Slow Walkers

Alex Tang 2

aspiring olympic speed walker here
call out
get out the way
i need a private helicopter
move bitch
people to see
places to go
sorry not sorry
the only slow walkers in nyc are tourists
walk faster
walk faster than that
walker's equivalent to road rage

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Barnard’s Fireside Chat Gets Political

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bernie or hillary memes
DSpar
fireside cha cha
fireside chat
hallelujah not the shrek kind
hot water

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Life And World Advice From President Obama’s Senior Advisor

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bwog baby daddy
bwog loves the earth
climate change
drop some knowledge
happy earth day!
save the trees
tree luver
wise words
words of wisdome

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GSSC: This Week It’s All About Food

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creepy bouncy house
did somebody say free?
give me dem dollahs
gssc
if there's food we'll be there
makin' progress
student gov drama
the direct correlation between food and attendance
where is mike

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Women (Not Allowed) In STEM: CCE Engineering Career Fair

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...or is it the companies that don't want us?
"called cce out on bwog.com"
all eyes on you cce
but how hard can it be to sneak in?
call out post
can I send a CC boy as proxy
equal
equality isn't a very hard concept here
hire me though
is this for real
no dad theyre here to steal our jobs
obviously not that
opportunity
salty tbh
we just think it's interesting how
will cce still edit my resume tho
yes we know astrixed is not a word but... it seemed applicable

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Bwoglines: Puppies Make Everything Better

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bwoglines
don't screw up this time florida!
gore is still salty
so ready for a puppy study break
still rather face a wolf than a clown
stop clowning around
these pranksters need lives
we all know some people we'd like to send to mars
you wish you were from florida

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