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Bwoglines: The Dust Has Settled Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2011 3 Comments

Columbia researchers find that the dust from car exhaust increases the chance for, among other things, brain damage, autism, depression, and Alzheimer’s. (WSJ) Yesterday, voters soundly rejected an anti-abortion initiative in Mississippi and a law limiting union rights in Ohio. (NYT) Though the initial flooding in Thailand may be over, the recovery is expected to cost in excess of […]

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The Grass Really Is Greener

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2011 19 Comments

Behold the marriage of modernism and nature! Or at least something green. In this urban jungle we’ll take what we can get. The hardscrabble, weeds, and dead shrubs that littered the raised-plaza-thing outside NoCo have blossomed into perfectly manicured grass sod. Looks like a great place for the kids in the brochures to lay out and read books. […]

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Bwoglines: Like You Need an Excuse Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 06, 2011 8 Comments

You can go back to sleep! The end of Daylight Savings has delivered another sweet sixty minutes to your day, so it’s now an hour earlier than you thought it was. Though it happens every year, one national news outlet or another perennially feels the need to narrate the history of this curious organizational phenomenon. […]

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Crown and Scepter at Symphony Space: Sweeney Todd

By Bwog Staff on Nov 03, 2011 37 Comments

Bwog wunderkind Marcus Levine caught the premiere of Crown and Scepter’s production of Sweeny Todd. Though extensive in its size and depth, university theater scenes are fundamentally limited: they primarily appeal to and perform for students. Crown and Scepter Theater Company, founded by Joseph Rozenshtein (CC ’12/SIPA ’13) and Mitchell Feinberg (SEAS ’13), opens these […]

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A Guide to the Weekend from InsideNewYork

By Bwog Staff on Nov 03, 2011 4 Comments

For those staying in New York over the break, our friends at InsideNewYork were kind enough to throw together this guide of events going on this weekend. Finally, Midterm madness has come to an end—or at least a pause—for the two days off we at Columbia so dearly treasure as Fall Break. Step out of […]

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Lecturehop: Bloomberg Means Business

By Bwog Staff on Nov 03, 2011 3 Comments

This morning Columbia, the World Bank, and New York City Global Partners convened to discuss the role of global cities in promoting business innovation, entrepreneurship, and job growth. While some students protested the event, Bwog’s Entrepreneurial Expert Alex Eynon attended to bring you the low-down. Suits, government officials from twenty-one nations, and of course, Columbia students, streamed into Low […]

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Free Food, T-Shirts, Plane Tickets

By Bwog Staff on Nov 03, 2011 0 Comments

The Office of Global Programs is serving up free pizza at 7:30 pm in 522C Kent during an info session for SEAS students interested in studying abroad. At 9:00 pm head over to Levien Gymnasium for Basketball Mania. The first 600 fans to arrive will get free t-shirts, and two in attendance will win a […]

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Drinking With Bwog: The Snowhopper

By Bwog Staff on Nov 03, 2011 0 Comments

Every week the best and brightest from the Columbia Bartending Agency bring you a new drink in Drinking with Bwog. While nary a snowflake remains on campus, this week’s beverage is sure to be a great way to start your fall break. Tonight’s drink was shaken by Matt Kalish. We were all dreaming of a white […]

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Overseen: HUGE Social Media

By Bwog Staff on Nov 03, 2011 1 Comments

A bwogger spotted this enthusiastic flyer hanging by the Diana. While it’s most likely affiliated with the company HUGE, making the poster a tad less silly, it’s still fun to pretend. Update 5:10 pm: There are more:

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To the Point: Bwog Talks to Frank Miller

By Bwog Staff on Nov 03, 2011 5 Comments

When Bwog first learned that there was a possibility of comic book legend Frank Miller making an appearance at Columbia in conjunction with the Libararies’ Graphic Novel division, we quaked in our boots to hear what the author of Sin City, Batman: The Dark Knight, and 300 would have to say to us. For logistical […]

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Life, the Universe, and Everything, With Brian Greene

By Bwog Staff on Nov 03, 2011 7 Comments

Last night, Miller Theater was transformed yet again into a realm of mystique and wonder, courtesy of PBS, and Bwog’s favorite physicist, Brian Greene. A sizable crowd assembled to watch the premiere of the new NOVA special, The Fabric of the Cosmos, based on Greene’s book of the same title. The real treat, however, was […]

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24 Hours Left to Win an iPod Shuffle in CSA’s Twitter Contest

By Bwog Staff on Nov 03, 2011 4 Comments

Attention Columbia detizens of the twittersphere (tweetcosystem?)! Columbia’s Center for Student Advising is currently holding a twitter contest in which students are challenged to summarize their life in six words or less. The winner of the contest, to be selected “randomly from the most creative entries” at noon tomorrow, will nab an iPod shuffle. Submissions so far range […]

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Nobody Asked Tats: OMG Edition

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all hail west texas
bwog is pete wentz
bwog says fie
more like operation the mountain goats
nobody asked tats
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wish i could frolic like a mountain goat

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Register For Urban NY Today!

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bwog goes to rangers games
bwog played for the rangers in 2002
make this part of your weekend plans
urban new york more like urbane new york
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Bwoglines: End Of The Line Edition

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bwog invested everything it has in the hryvnia
bwog was hit by an RPG in Iraq
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hide yo kids hide yo cash
this train is bound for glory

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This Is Not Your Floor

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At the end of hallway is the exit from Spec offices
bwog tells stories
clearly a metaphor for the importance of solid industrial elevator design
friday nights are weird for us too
in real life you'd just fall to your death of course
you're on your phone right now aren't you?

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The Rules Of Conduct And Their Future Discussed At USenate

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Angela Nelson
Jared Odessky
prezbo
rules of conduct
Sharyn O'Halloran
Suzanne Goldberg

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Composer Missy Mazzoli Pays A Visit To The Miller Theatre

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bwog is a man named jan who works on an oil rig
bwog is at times dishearteningly clear
bwog plays the Jew's harp
classy bwog
composer portraits
just use paper
miller theatre
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Michelle Obama, First Daughters Spotted At Community And Barnard College

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brunching with michelle: a memoir by bwog
community
michelle meets mohi
The First Lady Michelle Obama

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Proximity To Celebrity (And Also A Show), Free!!!

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amour-propre is everywhere
athena film festival
athena film festival 2014
Bwog just wants to have fun
event organizers know what we want
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