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It’s that weird point in the semester when your midterms are mostly over, and it’d be too soon to start studying for finals. In other words, it’s the perfect time to take a break from Butler, right? Wrong—for The Professional, at least. Join Amateur Anthropologist Brian Wagner as he chronicles yet another Butler Archetype. Color-coded […]
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Wednesday evening, Columbia welcomed the self-proclaimed writer without style E.L. Doctorow to the Faculty House to deliver a lecture he called, “Notes on the History of Fiction.” The event was part of a two day symposium on fiction and histories. Postmodern enthusiast Allie Curry was in attendance: When I arrived mid-way through the panel, the crowd […]
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It seems the ever-elusive man about town was spotted trying to blend in with students on Low Steps. How fast can you spot Waldo? If you think this one’s easy enough, check out the intermediate levels from last year after the jump.
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In the past, we’ve covered the spectrum of cooking all the way from the cooking essentials to Morningside’s exquisite dishes. Last week we showed you how to whip together a mean white wine pasta. For our third installment of  Cooking with Bwog’s dorm chef challenge, we sent our campus-trotting chef Matt Powell to the kitchen […]
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Arise freshpeople and sophpersons, for Mozart is calling. Well, actually it’s Professor Elaine Sisman, Chair of Music Humanities, who is giving this year’s Lit Hum and CC course-wide lecture entitled “Mozart’s Don Giovanni and the Literary Imagination.” Phone in sick to your internship, take an extra long lunch break, do whatever it takes. The lecture […]
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In case you missed it last night, Athletics will allow the band to play at Saturday’s home game against Brown. The reversal came just hours after the Grey Lady ran a story with its own praises and criticisms (Spec, NY Times) United Color of Benetton vowed to bring together more than just overpriced knit sweaters. […]
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That was quick! From within the blushing blue Low earlier tonight, PrezBo announced that the recent recipient of the Alexander Hamilton Medal, H. F. “Gerry” Lenfest (LW ’58), has pledged to donate $30 million to a new “multidisciplinary arts venue” in the now ever-growing Manhattanville campus (no wonder he received the award!). The new Lenfest […]
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This week is OccupyCU’s Student Week of Action. Read on for Bwog resident #Occupier Jed Bush’s report on Day Three’s speak out and Day Four’s rally and march to Union Square, the latest in our ongoing coverage of this week’s events. Thursday: Today, OccupyCU participated in a student strike in solidarity with the OWS Day of Action, whose aims […]
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The Blue Low-Down

For those mystified by Low’s new, blue lighting and accompanying bagpipe soundtrack, the effects are there in honor of tonight’s Alexander Hamilton Dinner. During the dinner the Columbia College Alumni Association awards the Alexander Hamilton Medal to “a member of the Columbia community for distinguished service to Columbia College and accomplishment in any field of endeavor.” This year, the […]
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Update: Per members of the organizing committee, the price will be reduced to $2 from 10:30-11:45 because “if no one drinks the alcohol it has to be poured down drains.” Hop to it, folks! Gamble the night away, eat free food, enjoy free drinks (if you’re 21+), let the chill, late-autumn air ruffle your date’s […]
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In the latest installment of  OfficeHop, meet Computer Science Professor and onetime McDonald’s model Stephen Edwards. Daily Editor Brian Wagner ventured into the depths of the CSB to tour what might just be the coolest office on campus. As Edwards puts it, “Space is one of the most precious resources at Columbia.”  If you closed your […]
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“Is it just me, or was this, like, the worst week ever?” You may ask yourself this question every week, but that doesn’t mean you haven’t earned your Thursday night cocktail. In this edition of Drinking with Bwog, learn to celebrate the season with the Kentucky Fried Turkey. CBA bartender and Thanksgiving enthusiast Lauren Alpert […]
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