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GSSC: 62% of Grads Say Some Guests Can’t Come

By Bwog Staff on Apr 25, 2012 23 Comments

For a little extra context regarding the whole GS Class Day rescheduling debacle (which could have ended worse), check out GSSC’s survey, embedded below. They surveyed about half the graduating class, as well as a handful of CC, SEAS, and BC students. Highlights: 62% of graduating seniors have at least one guest unable to come, […]

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(Mid)summer Is Coming!

By Bwog Staff on Apr 25, 2012 6 Comments

King’s Crown Shakespeare Troupe is bringing summer to Columbia early… sort of. This weekend, they perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream as their annual outdoor show, which premieres Thursday at 8 pm, and runs Friday at almost-midnight and Saturday at 8 pm. Iambic pentametrophile Alison Herman sat down with KCST members Brian LaPerche, Alison Goldberg and Gerard Ramm […]

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Bwoglines: Healthy Planet Edition

By Bwog Staff on Apr 25, 2012 0 Comments

Alcohol-crazed teens are coming clean. (LA Times) A British girl kidnapped five years ago in Portugal might still be alive. (Time) Columbia researchers have found that text messages motivate parents to get their kids flu shots. (Reuters) Even World Peace is causing injuries. (Associated Press) Minnesota debt collectors have taken to kicking their targets when they’re down. […]

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Campus Character: Sam Roth

By Bwog Staff on Apr 24, 2012 14 Comments

Claire Sabel introduces you to the life and times of former Spectator Editor-in-Chief Sam Roth. Look for this and more in the upcoming April issue of The Blue & White. Sam Roth, CC ’12, hopes for a future in politics. He doesn’t plan on running for office, but rather “would love to be the guy […]

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Overseen: NY1 Overseeing GS

By Bwog Staff on Apr 24, 2012 12 Comments

It appears that the movement of the GS graduation date, and subsequent travel fund establishment, has caught the eye of more than a few. This afternoon and evening, Channel 1 News was spotted filming on Broadway outside of Lerner, covering the timing turmoil. And at tonight’s GSSC gathering, there was an unexpected guest recording the no-doubt […]

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Dean Awn Announces GS Class Day Travel Fund

By Bwog Staff on Apr 24, 2012 21 Comments

Apparently in response to outrage over the rescheduling of GS Class Day, Dean Awn sent out an email late this afternoon announcing a “modest fund” that will attempt to relieve those families “most significantly affected” by costs incurred from late changes to travel/lodging arrangements. Awn’s email is posted in full below. Dear Graduates, Together with President Bollinger and […]

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The Twitters of Columbia

By Bwog Staff on Apr 24, 2012 6 Comments

We all know that Columbians love to express their opinions, whether solicited or not. It seems that where we truly excel, however, is in compressing these opinions into 140 characters or less. Fearless world wide web explorer Bijan Samareh ventures into the depths of the avian jungle to bring you some of the most well-known, […]

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Lecturehop: New York and the Future

By Bwog Staff on Apr 24, 2012 3 Comments

Graduation is approaching, the future is looming. The thought of what comes after has begun haunting the mind of many an undergrad (maybe). And if you’re planning on remaining in the nurturing arms of New York, that’s one more future you need to worry about. In a burst of curiosity, contemporary urban explorer Angel Jiang […]

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ESC: The Final Meeting

By Bwog Staff on Apr 24, 2012 5 Comments

Sean Zimmermann reports from the final ESC meeting of the year. The ESC passed a resolution to limit sophomores from mixed-point groups, who drop down into general selection, from picking into Furnald. This year, no sophomores who were not in a mixed-point group were able to choose into Furnald. The discussions focused only on Furnald […]

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SGA: It’s All Over

By Bwog Staff on Apr 24, 2012 1 Comments

Last night’s SGA meeting, the last of the semester, included special guest Joanne Kwong, Barnard’s VP of Communications; a debate over SGA funding of the Activities Board at Columbia; and a heated discussion over appointments to SGA committees. Barnard Boy Peter Sterne reports. Good Communication: Ms. Kwong explained to the SGA Rep Council that the […]

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Free Iced Coffee, or the Death Throes of a Dying Phone

By Bwog Staff on Apr 24, 2012 6 Comments

Forlorn, downtrodden, and perpetually abused BlackBerry users, today is your (perhaps last) shot at superiority. This time, the glances will be of envy, not of pity, when you proudly walk by with your free iced coffee. From 12 to 1 today at the Sundial, the Columbia BlackBerry Ambassadors—which is apparently a thing—will be giving out Starbucks iced coffee […]

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Bwoglines: Hard Truths Edition

By Bwog Staff on Apr 24, 2012 0 Comments

Politics very close to home: in Harlem, new demographics are shifting racial tides. (New York Times) A city PSA commercial is looking for “ethnically ambiguous, real-type” actors to play homeless people—rather than, y’know, looking for actual homeless people to play homeless people. (NY Mag) Just because you’re a hipster, doesn’t mean you get to shoot […]

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CCSC Makes An Apology On Race And Diversity Proposal

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Apologies
bso
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Overseen: FroSci As Performance Art

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another theory: if you don't treat your lady right she'll treat you to a burning worse than chemical fallout
back at it again with the inappropriate skits
did 'lily' get bonus points on her midterm for this?
one theory: love is as powerful as nuclear bombs
thanks for the reality check prof hughes
what does this have to do with nuclear physics? comment your thoughts below

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A Call For Transparency From A Desperate Lover

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basketball
bwog apparently does do open letters now
bwog cares the most about sports when there are extended metaphors involved
do it for him
if columbia tied for the ivy league title would the general student body start caring more about cu sports? probably still no
if intro to stat has taught us one thing it's that coin tosses are a bad method of solving problems
ivy league
men's basketball

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Field Notes: Midterms Draw Suspiciously Nearer Edition

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bwog will never make fun of you for getting excited about dogs
field notes
midterms midterms six foot eight weigh a fucking ton (they're coming they're coming they're coming)
sad
shouting swear words in public places is somehow both cathartic and stressful - just like midterms
we should really just rename 'field notes' 'our weekends of degeneracy' at this point

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BSO Members Criticize CCSC’s Race And Diversity Proposal To Deantini

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5 Things for Deantini
bso
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does this call for a new version of last thursday's post called 'get your shit together ccsc'
good luck ccsc. we definitely believe in you.
is any of this deliberation really worth it if deantini takes none of these proposals seriously though
Sean Ryan
Suzanne Goldberg

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Get Your Major Situation Stationed With CCSC

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anyone here know the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
ccsc
good luck planning your careers and finding internships sophomores
we personally would rather be eaten by a cannibalistic bunny than think about the future
you laugh but someone's hungarian order says a lot about them

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Bwoglines: Pandering To The Imagination Edition

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bwog doesn't often link to spec ... but when we do the op-ed is quality
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good luck nasa applicants (and we hope you have backup plans)
it seems like quantum physics gets harder every day
like if you support tim hortons' business practices
schrodinger's cat is the one thing that stuck with us from high school physics
what would zero-gravity ping pong be like

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CSC Lunar Gala: Catwalking Into The Year Of The Monkey

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10/10 would recommend
bwog likes clothes
bwog likes resting bitch faces
bwog loves fashions shows
CSC does it well
fashion is the main attraction
full moon voodoo????????
lunar gala
making cello cases cool again
Nonsequitur was amazing
ok ladies now lets get in formation
shoutout to Elshadai
turn up at escape

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