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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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Bwoglines: Shock And Awe Edition

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coronal mass ejection is a scientific term for a cream pie
first the romans then the mongols then islam then russia and now this?
frozen conflicts suck
go google the panama papers right now please
lets be honest - armenia has been screwed over for centuries
shock and awe
the Panama Papers are actually a big deal and this post doesn't do it justice

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Beyond The Picture: An Interview With Dorothy

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bacchanal 2016
body positivity
interview
rae sremmurd

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Best Bacchanal Story Runner-Up

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#TheyDidntWantUsToBacchSoWeHadToBacchWithoutThem
#TheyDontWantYouToBacch
bacchanal 2016
either a credit card or $4 - about what we'd expect
overseen
sleep > bacchanal
what would /you/ bribe public safety with? comment below
you tried man

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Housing Reviews 2016: 47 Claremont

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"i live in the ascetic closet"
47 claremont
also you gain a new appreciation for barnard campus
housing 2016
probably the best option for a science major with all your classes in upper campus anyways

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Rules of Conduct, Faculty Quality Of Life, And PrezBo’s Wit At The University Senate

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it's bwog not BWOG
university senate
usenate
we didn't know anything about global centers besides that they exist either
we're not sure what an 'editorial staff identification badge' would be but it sure does sound pretentious
when will other campus groups stop compromising our chill lowercase aesthetic?
wow prezbo's a real funny guy ... he should write spec op-eds

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CCSC Debates The Henry Moore Statue

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4/20
a 'baked by melissa' study break on 4/20 ... we see what you're doing there ccsc
ccsc
Dan Stone
deantini has a facebook page? and he isn't friends with us??!
Henry Moore
Marc Heinrich
political measures to uproot the statue before it even arrives
Reclining Figure
the Statue Discourse (TM)
trustees
Trustees in Paris
we wonder if the statue will look better in person (or if sexual undertones will be more obvious in person)

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Don’t Forget To Vote!

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bwog votes
carnival cruze
ccsc
civic engagement
community
FEEL THE BERN
friendship
Netflix and hill
please vote
politics rock
student council
trumpetz
vote!
we want to C U tonight ;-)
we want to C U vote
yes we can

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Bwoglines: Breaking And Broken Edition

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is putin ever pleased about anything?
judi dench just doesn't stop working ... she's like a seas freshman
open up bwog and you'll find nothing but booze and bad puns
oscar isaac for bacchanal 2k17
the vikings made a good choice going to canada instead of the us

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