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Actual Wisdom: John McWhorter

By Bwog Staff on Dec 14, 2011 24 Comments

In Actual Wisdom, Bwog blatantly rips off (and simultaneously promotes) another of our features, Senior Wisdom, to bring to you some seasonal advice from seasoned men and women of our academy. So, just in time for finals, enjoy the knowledge, memories, and cheese preferences of our faculty. First at bat is John McWhorter, who has graced Columbia […]

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CCSC: Reflections on the Semester

By Bwog Staff on Dec 14, 2011 13 Comments

Yesterday, Bwog’s Senior CCSC Correspondent Sarah Ngu explained a big shake-up in the council meetings. Today, she analyzes what this year’s Council has accomplished so far, and what’s left to be done. Here’s the list of initiatives that have been pursued this year (along with relevant Bwog coverage), and the council member responsible. Bolded indicates […]

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Breaking: P&W Sandwich Shop to Close in a Week

By Bwog Staff on Dec 14, 2011 44 Comments

The rumors are true: P&W Sandwich Shop, Bwog’s favorite lunchtime haunt, is closing. Shocked and appalled by what we hoped was a cruel finals prank (remember Hawkma?), Bwog called over only to receive confirmation of the tragic tip. P&W is owned by the same family who operates Hungarian, next door. Due to “lease termination,” P&W’s last day will be […]

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XMAS!6 Delights and Disappoints

By Bwog Staff on Dec 14, 2011 59 Comments

XMAS!6, A Mall-y Jolly, XMAS!, was performed twice yesterday in Roone, and was the sixth such annual holiday extravaganza. Senior Arts and Religion critic, Alex Jones, reviews this year’s pre-finals musical relief. XMAS! aims to be a last little bit of bright, holiday musical cheer before a week of finals-induced misery, XMAS!5 producer Steele Sternberg, CC’13, […]

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Closing Remarks: Poison, People, and Plato

By Bwog Staff on Dec 14, 2011 8 Comments

Happy mid-December! Celebrate the end of classes with some pithy phrases your professors say that we call Closing Remarks. Bruce Robbins, Modern Comparative Fiction: “You don’t have to express yourself. People don’t give a shit, they never have.” Randall Balmer, Evangelicalism: “Thank you so much for being interested and coming to this class. If you […]

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Back to Prehistory: Before There Were Finals

By Bwog Staff on Dec 14, 2011 2 Comments

It’s finals! You’re hungry. Like, prehistoric hungry. Not sure what that means? Find out at the last Live at Lerner of the semester from 12 to 2 pm in Lerner Piano Lounge. They’ve tricked the place out with—we kid you not—a mashed potato bar. You’ll be able to caveman carbo-load to your heart’s content, without facing […]

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Bwog In Bed: One Day Down, Eight Million More To Go

By Bwog Staff on Dec 14, 2011 3 Comments

Every morning until the end of finals, you’ll find Bwog in bed. Join us for a few minutes as we contemplate the damage done by yesterday’s procrastination, and sheepishly discard empty Cheeze-It boxes before our suitemates awake. Remember always: tips@bwog.com. Bwogline: In light of reports that New York City windows are shedding their steel bars, […]

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Lost: Right-Handed Glove

By Bwog Staff on Dec 13, 2011 0 Comments

Black glove, says “swix” in white on one finger. Lost somewhere between Broadway and Havemeyer Hall. I just got these gloves, so sad! Please email myh2102@columbia.edu.

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HARDCORE: PART II

By Bwog Staff on Dec 13, 2011 32 Comments

Follow Pat on the next part of his odyssey. If you missed last night’s pilot, you can catch up here. Today’s special thanks go to Anne Steakhouse, Ga-Young Kim, Liz Coffee Shop, Ahra Koh, John Nordin, Nathan Bailey, Herman Cain, Charlie Dinkin, Digital Data Divide, Cayle Pietras, Christia Mercer, Zak Dychtwald, Kenny Durell, Emeritus Dean […]

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Some Liquor for Your Troubles

By Bwog Staff on Dec 13, 2011 6 Comments

All of those hours you slaved and slaved away in the dim glow of your computer screen writing pages and pages of literary analysis have finally paid off! Well, if you got an A, at least. But we know you’re all super smart. From now until close, the Village Pourhouse is offering a free “Scholar’s […]

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How to Actually Respond to an Air Raid Finals

By Bwog Staff on Dec 13, 2011 118 Comments

Update: The anonymous artist is Kyle Hom, SEAS ’14. Snaps, Kyle! A rather crafty tipster submitted this piece of lovely Photoshop GIMP art today. It’s just the latest in a range of t-shirts, mugs, and cufflinks (we don’t get it either) inspired by a British Ministry of Information poster from the Second World War. Originally […]

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Klein Denied Diversion To Treatment

By Bwog Staff on Dec 13, 2011 12 Comments

Adam Klein—the last of the students arrested in Operation Ivy League to begin pretrial proceedings—was denied diversion to treatment in a Manhattan courtroom today, reports Bloomberg. Had he been granted diversion and completed the program successfully, Klein could have avoided a felony charge on his criminal record. “Obviously we’re disappointed,” Klein’s attorney, Alan Abramson, told […]

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Field Notes: Friday And Sunday Edition

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cat party
CU kids got kinda religious
dog eat dog world
field notes
fusion so trendy
GoT is BACK
not going to bacchanal is basically like being a cat
notes from the field
so is mad men
sum action
was it downtown?

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2015 Housing Coverage, Day One

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cowtails or die
DON'T FORGET YOUR LOTTERY NUMBER AND WHAT YOU PICKED INTO
EC or bust
housing 2015
housing coverage
housing coverage 2015
ignore spec and talk to us
lovely day
oh how we missed the john jay lounge
the cage is a dark place
what a care-free

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Post-Bacchanal Playlist

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Breezus
breezus has a cut out of kanye in her room
bwog is like trader joe's
can't you tell?
cool aunts
dj bwog
where it takes on different names for different flavors
yes we're still talking about bacchanal

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Freshpeople Housing Reviews 2015: Hartley

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at least it's quiet
Hartley Hall
holding our breath for new carpets
home is where the hartley is
homey hartley
housing reviews 2015
seriously it does get homey
your kitchen will never be clean

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CCSC Listens To Accessibility Concerns, Talks Bacchanal

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Accesability
bacchanal
ccsc
Increasing hours at JJ's

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Bwoglines: Shutdown Edition

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bwoglines
go cocks!
rolling stone shot down by alma
say "sardine shortage shutdown" five times fast
the columbia report
the fighting female irish
too soon?
wait the largest atom smasher in the world isn't in pupin?
wanna play sardines

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Bucket List: Dance Criticism, Phlogiston and Natural Capital

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bucket list
colonialism
criticizing dance with the times
go support your student activists!
meet a yiddish celebrity and get free yiddish dessert
natural capital
phlogiston is a thing?
phlogiston vs. oxygen: the great chemical battle
tropical architecture
tupac amaru not tupac shakur

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Housing Reviews 2015: Furnald

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Furnald gang till we die
Furnald Hall
Hotel Furnald
housing reviews 2015
only wieners want sinks in their room
the granite countertops tho
the hardwood floors are nice too
Who DOESN'T want to live in Furnald is my question?

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