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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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Columbia Tries Even Harder To Force School Spirit

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"joust"
"lion pride"
bring back the free beer
bwog is fun
call us when the lions actually win a game
can we get the $100 mel's gift card for just writing this post
did ben & viv retroactively plan the joust
do it for the band
fun
homecoming
homecoming? more like homecumbing am i right
sometimes we forget cu even has a football team
spirit week
who's performing at this "performance" "showcase"

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Bwoglines: The Truth Ain’t Pretty Edition

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alec is better
bwoglines
can't stop us
Frumpy Trumpy
getter over it
he can't even help himself
lil jon
menstruation orientation- get some
periods are a real thing people
queen bey
snl
thinx
trump is gonna lose
trump women
we need to talk
women are slaying harder than ever

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Delta Gamma Anchor Splash Official Preview Power Rankings

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actually unbiased review
good job Pike
good job sig chi
late night bwog
lnb
Sig Nu is for geeds
try harder ZBT
unbiased because the fraternity wasn't included

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Spooky Scary Bucketlist

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almost as spooky as attending an ESC meeting
bucket list
bucketlist
scary
Seal your doom tonight
Send shivers down your spine
Shrieking skulls will shock your soul
skeletons
spooky
spooky scary skeletons

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Bwog Meeting Tonight And Also World Spine Day

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back 2 back
back 2 bwog
been lying prostrate?
bwog meeting
meeting annoucement
meeting tonight
world spine day

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‘Runway Warriors’ Take Roone Auditorium By Storm

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Alpha Chi Omega
best srat philanthropy event? maybe
bigger and better than ever
Bwog didn't win any of the raffle items but we won't hold that against you
how much money did AXO bring in though???
it's fashion baby
runway warriors
the moroccanoil is pretty great though

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Do I Still Yearn For My School Spirit?

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"we couldn't beat the good Ivies" for some reason this is reminiscent of the ivy league snap story
#sweaterweather
all 8 ivies *sigh*
boo brown
columbia is not harvard
fuck Brown fuck Yale
kale
kale tho
where is Ithaca again?

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Bwoglines: Shhhhh…Edition

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...I think not!
2016 presidential election
french fries
gotta love North Korea
islamophobia
north korea is cray cray
put up or shut up
shhhhh....
shut your mouth

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