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Fisher v. Texas

By Bwog Staff on Oct 16, 2012 9 Comments

Last week, the Supreme Court began hearing the Fisher vs. University of Texas case. This case, concerning affirmative action at the University of Texas, threatens to overturn the 2003 Grutter vs. Bollinger, that upheld the use of affirmative action in admissions at the University of Michigan Law School. Abigail Fisher, a white woman, brought her […]

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SGA: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Back from the Forum

By Bwog Staff on Oct 16, 2012 3 Comments

SGA proudly boarded the elevator last night following the University Unity Forum and exited just like new to prepare for their weekly Rep Council meeting. Bwog’s elevator enthusiast and transfer extraordinaire Renée Kraiem reports from the Diana Café. This week’s Rep Council, though a little weary upon embarking on their second two-hour session, mustered the […]

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The Blue & White Meets Tonight

By Bwog Staff on Oct 16, 2012 0 Comments

Fellow Columbians, The editors of The Blue & White invite all of you to join us this evening in St. Paul’s Chapel from 8-9pm for our weekly meeting. We have much to discuss, from the production of our forthcoming October issue to pitches for next month. Especially if you may be interested in writing or illustrating […]

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Vikram Pandit, SEAS’76 & CBS (MBA’80; PhD’86), Resigns As Citigroup CEO

By Bwog Staff on Oct 16, 2012 5 Comments

Vikram Pandit, Columbia diploma hoarder, resigned this morning as CEO of Citigroup, effective immediately. Unlike other alums, Pandit has made appearances on campus, including at SIPA graduation and as one of the few non-political leaders at the World Leaders Forum. Outside of the Morningside Heights bubble, he has truly made a name for himself. Pandit […]

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SEAS Major Declaration starts today!

By Bwog Staff on Oct 16, 2012 5 Comments

Are you going to be studying electrical, chemical, industrial engineering? Or maybe applied math or physics? Well, if you’re a member of the SEAS class of 2015, you better make up your mind, because major declaration starts today. From October 16-19, members of the SEAS class of 2015 have to declare what major they will […]

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ESC: Initiatives and Events

By Bwog Staff on Oct 16, 2012 3 Comments

The ESC meets every week. Notorious newsperson Aria Sharma writes about it for us every week. Tonight’s ESC meeting was fast-paced with updates rolling nonstop. The Dean Search Town Hall was on Monday at 4pm. Twenty-five students showed up, out of which 23 were undergraduate students. ESC welcomed a new web master, Robert Ying (SEAS […]

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Barnard Puts On Its 123rd Birthday (Dancing Bear) Suit Today

By Bwog Staff on Oct 16, 2012 1 Comments

As of today, Millie’s been dancing for 123 years, and she wants you to help her celebrate with free BBQ on Lehman Lawn today from 11:30-1:30. Organized by McAC and sponsored by SGA, Orientation and Activities, and Residential Life, Barnard’s birthday features free (kosher, or non-kosher) BBQ, pins, and bracelets, and not-so-free t-shirts for $10. […]

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Bwoglines: Actual Science Edition

By Bwog Staff on Oct 16, 2012 3 Comments

Columbia alumnus Alvin Roth (SEAS ’71) is one of the two winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics along with Lloyd S. Shapley. They won the award for their work in matching theory, which supposedly enables better college admissions and better organ donation systems. Congratulations! (Washington Post) A new study says that pot is […]

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‘Bo Tried to Fire B-school Prez, Hubbard

By Bwog Staff on Oct 15, 2012 24 Comments

A few days ago, the NYTimes ran a profile of Glenn Hubbard, B-school president and “Romney’s go-to economist.” The piece included this nugget—that PrezBo tried and failed to give Hubbard the boot: It’s been a well-kept secret, but faculty members say that in 2008, the president of Columbia, Lee C. Bollinger, wanted to bounce Mr. […]

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CCSC: Tackling the Important Topics (Like Sweaters and Pumpkins)

By Bwog Staff on Oct 15, 2012 9 Comments

Despite the relatively large number of agenda items, last night’s CCSC meeting was a bit like running on a treadmill: a lot of exerted effort, but little net accomplishment. Updates: Not much by way of Class Councils, though 2016 is off to a rather impressive start, tackling an SGO revamp, planning a DJ-battle-type party, and […]

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Overseen: Admin, They’re Just Like Us

By Bwog Staff on Oct 15, 2012 1 Comments

You’re not the only one that craves the delicious goodness that is a Hamdel sandwich.

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Barnard Fights For its Last Pool Party

By Bwog Staff on Oct 15, 2012 18 Comments

So there’s a pool in the basement of Barnard Hall (it’s okay, Bwog had no idea either), and its time is running out. Spec reported last spring that the pool is slated to be shut down at the end of this academic year, and, despite some pretty fervent adversaries, the plan seems to be running […]

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Where Are The Claremont Crosswalks?

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47 claremont
buy you a drank
claremont
dazed and concussed
elliot
if we get hit by a car on claremont we want to be able to sue and we can't do that if we're technically jay-walking
martyrdom
photography
we demand crosswalks!!!!!!!
What is Mel's short for?

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SGA Plans On Spending Your Money On Something Good This Time

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#TREMENDOUS
Aging is overrated
Barnard Better Have My Money
BBHMM
but will there be wine at the reception?
bwogaliscious
can I get a hell no?
can I get an amen?
diaper money
drop that new bwoglines we the only thing on your sc-reens
DSpar
DSpar in NY times but not in your bank accounts
its all about the benjamins baby
Livestream?
mamma mia
meryl streep 4 next prez of barnard
MOOLA
sga
the pulitzer puhlease
where my money

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ESC Ignores Presidential Debate To Increase Columbia Spirit

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are you there PrezBo? It's me Finn
bringing an edge to political coverage
esc
IT'S [CURRENT YEAR] WHERE ARE MY UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE BATHROOMS?
it's time somebody spoke the truth ya know?
just because we're a university on a hill doesn't mean the disabled shouldn't be here
prezbo needs to show up
prezbo only cares about undergrads when we make the new york times
prezbo only mentions us when he's threatening us
seriously though how can Columbia NOT provide basic disability access

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Bwoglines: “They Took ‘Er Jobs!”

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#TREMENDOUS
#washup
Basic Mathematics
Blurred Pork Rinds
but my ivy league education entitles me to this!
canada
canada is a viable option still
china
cnn
disenfratchisement
drumpft
DSig
frat party sweating should be a P.E. option
haterade
Joooobs
mexico
murica
newsiness
robin thicke?
row
row your boat gently down the stream
sorbae
south park doesn't lie
the jap lye chose me
the worst of both worlds
trumped
uncomfortable fake laughter
we dk what "uchicago" even is
what channel is pbs?

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Field Notes: Pop That Pumpkin Edition

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field notes
goddamn
in class rn thinking about PSLs now
it's a better meme than harambe
it's bad that we can't look at a pumpkin without thinking about pumpkin spice lattes
it's getting chilly
mercury was in retrograde so ya never know
that pumpkin meme will never die
there. we said it.
what a bizarre weekend

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Your Guide To Watching The Presidential Debate

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debate watching guide
lime-a-rita
miller doesn't need the ego boost
not a drinking game
what's worse the name "ooooh hill em" or michael miller being allowed to talk throughout the entire debate

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Budgets, Bylaws And Beginnings For CCSC

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Anuj Sharma
ccsc
let's get down to business (to defeat the bureaucracy)
revisions revisions
starting late but catching up fast (like us during all-nighters in butler)
updates
working on site updates ... we sympathize

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Columbia’s Food Insecurity Has Not Been Healed

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ben and viv
Ben Makansi
ccsc
coming together to solve university issues
emf
esc
flip
Food Insecurity
gsc
liv luv acronyms
student council
viv ramakrishnan
we missed ya

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