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Did Barnard Break Its Housing Guarantee?

By Bwog Staff on Aug 16, 2012 60 Comments

The Barnard housing crisis just got worse: we now know that Barnard students who went on leave signed contracts guaranteeing housing—only to return and find those guarantees gone. Bwog has obtained evidence indicating that Barnard violated returning students’ housing contracts earlier this year by changing the terms, and revoking their promised guaranteed housing. Our tipster, who […]

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Boringside Heights: Bigger Is Better Edition

By Bwog Staff on Aug 16, 2012 14 Comments

Morningside Heights may have spent all summer heaving great sobs of loneliness, but it isn’t about to greet newcomers and returning students with super puffy eyes. On the contrary, it’s been having quite a bit of work done. Send any minutiae we missed to tips@bwog.com.

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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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Campus Activists Release 2016 “Disorientation Guide”

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activism
barnard columbia solidarity network
bcsn
cumb
disorientation guide
New student disorientation program
NSDP
NSOP 2016
we love the vagina tent on the barnard outdoor adventure team's page

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Deluxe Luncheonette Closes (Again)

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boringside
deluxe
first cannons now DELUXE
probably didn't help that deluxe closed at 11 when tom's stays open sooo late
the dunkin donuts that columbia DESERVES
the literary canon > cannon's
there is a DEARTH of uptown cycling studios

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End Of Summer Playlist: Packing Procrastination

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end of summer playlist
isolated-ass claremont
jk we refuse to take another arabic class
mcr
NSOP 2016
packing playlist
s/o to our favorite hungarian pastry goth
s/o to our lovely roommate EGM
we're living on the second floor of our dorm this yr and we're pissed bc that means we can't sneak in an air conditioner bc it would be too obvious
yeah there are pre-orientation programs that aren't coöp but they're weird

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Bwog Wants You…To Help Make NSOP 2016 Slightly Less Terrible

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BwogDoesNSOP
move in is only 5 days away!
move in is today if you're doing coöp!
NSOP 2016
send us suggestions of what not to do. help freshmen not repeat your mistakes.
the freshmen following us on twitter are already on the right track
the freshmen planning to go to every single activity are not on the right track
we're always this kind

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NLRB Rules Columbia Graduate Students Can Legally Form Unions

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breaking
grad students union
national labor relations board
NLRB
s/o to bwog alum conor skelding

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Houses And Homes: Hawaii

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and homes
banana boat
banana boat sunscreen
banana hammock
bwog baby daddy
COMFY LIVING
fresh bananas
fresh vacation
houses
make vacation great again
summer bwog
vacation

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Columbia Faces $100 Million Lawsuit Over Retirement Plan Mismanagement

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'allegedly' is Bwog's new favorite word
alleged corruption
fiduciary irresponsibility up in this
lets hope that this doesn't affect financial aid
summer bwog
that 403(b) status doesn't save you from corruption lmao
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act is an incredibly dull read (but still better than LitHum)

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Houses And Homes: Hong Kong

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expat
gonna miss this place
guinness world records
habits
HK love
home sweet home
Hong Kong
houses and homes
independence
living our best lives
routine
sarah wants you to know she is SINGLE
summer intern

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