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Returning Barnardians Were Guaranteed Housing in 2009

By Bwog Staff on Aug 15, 2012 16 Comments

Update, 6:16 pm: Dean Hinkson just sent us this statement: The policy was changed last February (2012) due to more and more returning students requesting housing, and overall, more students opting to stay on campus instead of seeking off-campus housing. Even so, we are making every effort to accommodate as many students as we can […]
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Houses And Homes: Italy

By Bwog Staff on Aug 15, 2012 10 Comments

Bwog wants to know what your living space was like for this past summer. Were you back home? Staying in New York? Did you find yourself (abroad?)?  Send us a photo of your view or room before you move out, along with a brief description of where you were to tips@bwog.com. To kick things off… […]
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Eating From The Appletree Inspires Doubt

By Bwog Staff on Aug 15, 2012 6 Comments

More good stuff from r/Columbia; this time, suspicious use of scare quotes at Appletree: “Food” from imgur
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Deantini To Get A Marinaccio Cherry Garnish

By Bwog Staff on Aug 15, 2012 8 Comments

Deantini and Dean Marinaccio at a staff meeting (metaphorically) Update, 8/15 1:30 pm: Deantini has emailed us back to explain why he decided to move Financial Aid and Admissions out of the Division of Student Affairs: I wanted Admissions and Financial Aid reporting directly to me. Whom we admit to the College is the most […]
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Spotted: Crossing Disciplines

By Bwog Staff on Aug 14, 2012 6 Comments

Update, 10:07 pm: Speaking of Reddit, /u/millie1889 registered r/Barnard today. No activity as of yet. r/Columbia found this short poem in a Mudd bathroom.
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Ubiquitous Korean International idol Super Star

By Bwog Staff on Aug 14, 2012 52 Comments

According to tipsters, AJ, one-seventh of the Korean boy band U-KISS, will be officially joining the Columbia student body this fall.  In fact, he “safely arrived at the Columbia University a few days ago” “and was busy to finish some works prior to the beginning of the semester!” We’re not sure which one is AJ (here’s a […]
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Hawkma Rules the Playground

By Bwog Staff on Aug 14, 2012 4 Comments

When we last saw Hawkma, she was homemaking on JJ 10. Today a tipster spotted her surveying Morningside Park. As she soared from perch to perch a father pointed to the skies and shouted, “Look, son, there she goes!”
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AHinks Responds to Barnard Housing Crisis

By Bwog Staff on Aug 13, 2012 14 Comments

Late last week, we learned that Barnard students returning from leave or transferring in will probably have to live off-campus, which could mean the loss of some financial aid and on-campus housing the year after. We reached out to Dean Hinkson to hear the Barnard administration’s side of the story. Upside: Barnard students might not be […]
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ESPN Bit with Usain Bolt Filmed at Baker Field

By Bwog Staff on Aug 13, 2012 10 Comments

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Columbia Class of 3012

By Bwog Staff on Aug 13, 2012 8 Comments

Tipster Ron G. sends us these screenshots from the latest episode of Futurama. The school has everything from iconic gates… …to red-brick, neoclassical buildings and the Van Am tholos … …to cheap tuition. But Columbia(c) is not the first university to be featured on Futurama. A few weeks ago, an episode set in the sewers […]
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Overheard: Authentic French Dining

By Bwog Staff on Aug 12, 2012 23 Comments

At Le Monde’s bar, a portly man—apparently a manager of sorts—blowing haute air with two old, midwestern friends who were visiting the city. They ask him about working so close to Columbia, with the students and all. Yeah, but we keep it too expensive for the kids. Mostly professors and faculty in here. They agree: That […]
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Some Returning Barnardians May Be Out $11k

By Bwog Staff on Aug 10, 2012 40 Comments

Barnard has a severe housing shortage. On Wednesday, residents learned that Plimpton rooms which in the spring were singles will this fall be doubles. Today, a student forwarded us an email from Barnard Res Life explaining that Barnard students returning from leave, and possibly transfers as well, may not get on-campus housing at all—may be […]
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Senior Wisdom: Sean Augustine-Obi

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  • 'most internet arguments aren't worth reading' @ our comment threads next time
  • 'things are better now unless you enjoyed paying for laundry' ... or unless you go to barnard
  • 'vegan penis' sounds like the name of a really bad punk rock band
  • senior wisdom
  • we'd also want to hear stories of what he does when he turns 21
  • we'd read that anime review blog
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Actual Wisdom: Dorothy Ko

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  • send us letters co lerner 505 or butler 209
  • teach us chinese pls ... or just step on us that'd be cool too
  • we want to be dorothy ko when we grow up
  • we've never tasted a bowl of fresh silky bean curd steaming hot and quivering in the spoon but now we really want to
  • what a killer fashion sense
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Senior Wisdom: Dan Garisto

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  • administrators are human? are you sure?
  • but what /really/ happens in freedom of speech and press
  • good luck with the sleep. and the science journalism.
  • if only this wisdom was enough to stop facebook arguments (but then again - without facebook arguments where would we get our content)
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  • your cuid can get you into so many places (but not 1020. yet.)
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Senior Wisdom: Lily Liu-Krason

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  • 'sick of justifying my existence in this patriarchy' same
  • but when you get that absolute bagel do you get it with cream cheese or tofutti?
  • keanu is a good reference to pull
  • mathematics and creative writing ... a feat in itself
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  • we want to travel to 12 countries in theory but right now we mostly want to travel to bed
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Bwog In Bed: Rage, Rage, Against The Dying Of Your GPA Edition

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  • columbia finals are a hurricane ... but when you're super caffeinated you can fight the hurricane
  • fight!
  • friendly reminder that if you haven't deleted your deviantart by now you definitely should
  • think of it this way - you'll still be more successful than columbia's football team
  • this also goes for old youtube accounts reddit accounts etc
  • when the going gets tough the tough ... go back to sleep
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Senior Wisdom: Shezza Abboushi Dallal

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  • activists aint entitled idiots
  • barnard forever
  • beirut
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  • everything is up in the air but that's okay!
  • football vs baseball
  • homecoming
  • lebanon
  • lehman hall bye bye
  • longest oral sex vs cheese answer ever
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Dark Night Of The (Spring Finals) Soul

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  • damn this has been as exceptionally dark finals period
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  • golden JP morgan logo
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Senior Wisdom: Matthew Sheridan

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  • computers
  • confusing bureaucracy what else is new
  • eco reps
  • Matthew Sheridan
  • Maybe he can help Shivani get onto a roof?
  • san antionio!
  • senior wisdom
  • something better than SIPA floor 15
  • tex mex enchilada
  • uris had an accessible roof

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