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Police Surveillance of Muslim Student Groups Continues

By Bwog Staff on Feb 21, 2012 22 Comments

Over the past week, news sources have called to attention the alarming and ongoing police profiling and tracking of Muslim students at American universities. An Associated Press article cites such actions as tracking websites and blogs of Muslim student organizations and engaging in undercover reporting on student prayers. Such invasions of privacy have extended to Columbia in […]

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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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Bwog Asked: What Is Your Fall Look?

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'pretentious bitch' saaaame
aren't wellies and rainboots the same thing tho
bwog ask
bwog asked
bwog ASSSSSSSSSS
going commando in honor of fall!!!!!! jk going commando bc it's a lifestyle
ivy league hoe
we LOVE nice vests though

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What The Kids Are Doing: Community Guidelines

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"I drink like all the time I love to turn up"
"thou shalt turn up"
community contract
community guidelines are the big thing right now
first-years are savage
we got accosted in John Jay while checking out all the lounges
we love rules!!!!
what the fuck who has a farm animal in brooks

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Bucket List: Oil, Corruption, Eviction

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bucket list
bwog cares about sports (a little...)
he's got the whole world in his hands
important people on campus this week
their excellency bwog
world leaders forum

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Bwog Meeting Tonight!

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bwog can also rap the entirety of nicki's verse in monster btw
bwog meeting
bwog meeting announcement
he can tell i ain't missing no meetings
meeting announcement
monster? monsta?
my anaconda don't want none unless you're in Bwog hun
nicki minaj
this one is for the boys with the bwoggin system
we found that out this week
we got all our bases covered

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Big Lights, Big City

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and you thought nothing cool happened at 8pm
culture galore
dontcha wanna go build a lantern now
Events
how many times can we make the it's lit joke
it's lit
lanterns galore
literally lit
morningside lights
PAW
tbt to the NSOP glowstick party on low steps...gtz
we've already made it on multiple posts this week

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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
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barnard
Barnard first years
democracy
elections
first-years
good turnout
online voting
polling data
sga
voting

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