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Housing Reviews 2012: University Apartment at 514

By Bwog Staff on May 05, 2012 10 Comments

UPDATE: The University Apartments will NOT be part of the standard summer transfer process. Summer transfer will still be available for the buildings in the housing lottery, and the apartments will only be populated in the event that there is overflow. You won’t be able to pick into them; Housing will elect how to place […]
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Down to Earth: A Conversation with Janna Levin

By Bwog Staff on May 05, 2012 11 Comments

Renowned theoretical astrophysicist Janna Levin has mastered the art of simplifying the overwhelmingly complicated into something tangible. She wakes up every morning looking to explain the mysteries of the universe, which, she tells us, has a great soundtrack. While holding the position of Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard, Levin’s research interests include the […]
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Bwoglines: Critical Thinking Edition

By Bwog Staff on May 05, 2012 1 Comments

NPR’s round-up of college swim tests features Columbians thinking critically about why the tradition is still around. (NPR) From climbing the wrong trees to crossing the wrong roads, Boulder’s famous falling bear did not make the best life decisions. (MSNBC) You shouldn’t have to think long about why yesterday was unofficial Star Wars day. (CNN) […]
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Overseen: Finals Tips

By Bwog Staff on May 04, 2012 38 Comments

Spotted in SIPA: the big kids have some advice for us underlings. Also, they want their shit back.
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Senior Wisdom: Maxwell Bertolero

By Bwog Staff on May 04, 2012 48 Comments

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Maxwell Bertolero. Danville, CA. General Studies. Philosophy and Psychology. Claim to Fame: That annoying GS kid who asks way too many questions. Former motocross racer and high school drop out. In the future, I hope to be known as the kid who talked about depression, dirtbikes, free will, and drinking whiskey in his […]
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Drinking with Bwog: Finals Edition Pt. 2

By Bwog Staff on May 04, 2012 3 Comments

So it’s finals times and you say you won’t be drinking? Yeah, we totally believe you. Just in case you want to—you know—live vicariously through our staggering prose, we bequeath unto you Drinking with Bwog: Finals Edition. Read responsibly! If you’ve somehow managed to score a seat in the ref room, Bwog would shake your hand. […]
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Orgo Night Recap

By Bwog Staff on May 04, 2012 30 Comments

The semesterly tradition of filling Butler 209 to capacity happened last night, and for all those who missed out on the swampy experience (the B.O. levels rivaled Butler 409) we present a short collection of thoughts, observations, and Instagram-y photos cobbled together at a surprisingly empty 1020 (thank you Lit Hum and CC finals!).  The […]
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Phinal 2012 Phi Beta Kappa Crew Announced

By Bwog Staff on May 04, 2012 72 Comments

We’d like to take a moment to emerge from our very bitter Butler shell to extend a genuine congratulations to the seniors who’ve been inducted to Phi Beta Kappa, aka the nation’s oldest honor society, aka a BFD. (And if you’re still wondering what PBK is, you probably don’t have to check for your name on the list. […]
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Paunching Fruit for 24 Hours

By Bwog Staff on May 04, 2012 0 Comments

This afternoon at 5 pm, campus improv group Fruit Paunch begins their annual 24 hour comedy show on Low Plaza. Stop by anytime before 5 pm tomorrow for a dose of irreverent and mildly awkward humor before the onset of the dark night. If you need a reason more compelling than forcing Bob and Eli to reenact […]
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Senior Wisdom: Boris Vassilev

By Bwog Staff on May 04, 2012 27 Comments

Name, Hometown, School, Major: Boris Vassilev, Rockville, MD (Originally Sofia, Bulgaria), Columbia College, Physics and Creative Writing (I did it for the money.) Claim to Fame? Fame: Bwog’s last surviving copy editor. The only Eastern European, transfer science and humanities double major on campus. My heart chambers fire out of order. Infamy: The set of Fiddler on […]
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Some Of These Things Are Not Like The Others: Rembrandt

By Bwog Staff on May 04, 2012 4 Comments

Because there are few hells fresher than trying to memorize 1,000 PowerPoint slides of paintings you swear never even came up in class, we’ll be helping you study for your Art Hum exam this week with a closer look at some of the syllabus. In this next installment of SOTTANLTO Bwog’s Professional Photoshopper/Procrastinator Zach Kagan assures […]
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Quarto Magazine Launches Tonight!

By Bwog Staff on May 04, 2012 3 Comments

Quarto, Columbia’s Undergraduate Journal of Creative Writing, releases its sixty-third annual issue tonight! To celebrate, they’re having a launch party from 9 to 11 pm in 501 Dodge complete with free food of the fancy cheese/sparkling apple juice variety. They also made this funky video (below) of people making triangles with their hands and/or scribbling things. […]
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Prospie Personalities: Hardcore Normcore

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Freshpeople Housing Reviews 2016: Wallach

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  • hopefully there won't be anymore fires in the laundry room..... hopefully
  • the piano in the lounge is also really nice!
  • Wallach 7 is lit
  • Wallach: Better Than Hartley!
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Bwoglines: Prince Is Dead Edition

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Prospie Personalities: Facebook Famous

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“The Neoliberal University”: How Corporatization Endangers Education

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Freshpeople Housing Reviews 2016: Carman

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Call For Senior Wisdom (If You Can Find Any)

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Bwoglines: Zodiac Killer Edition

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