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Dear Bwog: Design Drama Edition

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 3 Comments

Survey your Carman double. Don’t let the stark cinder block and linoleum faze you—soon you too can cover your walls with cool kitsch. But in case you are daunted by all that space, or any other first-time conundrums, Bwog will answer your questions. We’re here to help, so ask away via tips@bwog.com. Dear Bwog, What’s the best way […]

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Everything You Need to Know About Operation Ivy League

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 22 Comments

Yesterday, Harrison David began serving his prison sentence at Rikers. The other defendants in the case have yet another hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court on September 23rd. It looks like the long saga of Operation Ivy League may be drawing to a close. Upperclassmen may be relieved it’s finally over, but members of the Class […]

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The First Lit-Hum Lecture 2011

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 6 Comments

Alison Herman, CC’15, was dutifully in attendance yesterday afternoon. She keeps it short and sweet below. N.B. Christia Mercer is a Bright Eyes fan. At 2:30 sharp on Tuesday, over a thousand Columbia College freshpeople and one intrepid reporter packed themselves into Roone Arledge Auditorium for their first-ever college lecture. With the help of a […]

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What Is… Lioness on the Cheese Grater?

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 1 Comments

Bwog stopped by the Health Services fair for a round of “Sex Jeopardy.” Stock up on dental dams, Lifestyles, frisbees and cookies by the Zen Garden.

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Waking Up With Bwog #2

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 3 Comments

It’s another beautiful day. Be fruitful and multiply your knowledge with Bwog. First, a warm cup ‘o senior wisdom, courtesy of Ian Kwok, CC’11: Columbia is a university where it’s really up to you to make what you want of it. So have some fun with it! Sure, grades are important, but in the end, […]

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Gifts From Housing: The Reno Rundown

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 22 Comments

The Columbia Housing Gods have upgraded your digs. Much thanks to the lovely Joyce Jackson for sharing this definitive list of renovations. Here’s what you can expect Carman: Freshies are in for a treat: a glistening new fitness room. Couch muffins can enjoy True Blood marathons on the flat screen televisions just installed in all floor […]

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Overseen: NSOP 2011 Edition

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 4 Comments

Despite delays, NSOP is now well on its way. Bwog has been out and about, mingling and picking up free shit. Here are the highlights we’ve observed thus far: The most commonly asked question at the information desk was when and where Convocation would be. The record number of blue bins one freshman required to […]

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Supporters of Syrian Regime Attack Columbia’s Facebook Page

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 4 Comments

Hundreds of posts appeared today on Columbia’s Facebook page an unofficial Facebook page for Columbia University unaffiliated with the university declaring support for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, the Washington Post reports. The furor is apparently a backlash against a Wall Street Journal story that ran this morning, quoting Columbia prof Hamid Dabashi: “This whole […]

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Class Act: Winning the Hearts & Minds of 2015

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 11 Comments

Bwog’s freshest freshperson correspondent Marcus Levine reports from last night’s annual NSOP event. Relive the naive skepticism below. The Class of 2015 has not had a smooth ride into college. From harrowing lines for bagged lunch in John Jay, to a canceled Convocation, practically every member of our incoming class has been affected by the […]

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Be Prepared (with Bingo)

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 9 Comments

The learning starts today. Gather with philosopher queen Christia Mercer (substitute for Lit Hum legend Gareth Williams in the graph) to pore over the Iliad that you’ve all finished weeks ago! Head over to Lerner, the big glass thing, at 2:30. Graphic by Jon Hill

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BSB Will Not Teach You Western Civ

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 6 Comments

Our own class of 2015, apparently overeager to get their hands on the Masterpieces of Western Civilization, has thronged Bank Street Bookstore! We hope parents were not rude. Enjoy NSOP, children, and order books later! Amazon Student will get you your books cheap and lickety-split, or you can get them neatly packaged from the hip […]

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Waking Up With Bwog #1

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 4 Comments

Rise and shine freshpeople! Every day we’ll be checking in with you as you greet your first Columbia mornings. To aid us in this quest, we’ve dug up some of our most valuable archival treasure, Senior Wisdom, from throughout the ages. Have something to contribute? Try us (including you ’15ers!) at tips@bwog.com. Cynthia Jennings, Director […]

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Bwog’s Costume Closet: Fake ID

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bwog's costume closet
Check to see if you scan! Bouncers will love that!
drinking game: drink every time you get turned away at the... oh wait
its either this or actually meeting a brother
oh Maryland
so much harder to get after Silk Road costumes shut down

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(Short) Stories To Haunt Your Waking Nightmares

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"and that's when she realized: she had been in Brooklyn all along!!!"
13th floor of Hamilton: where we keep the bodies
Bwog does spooky
terror and darkness aka midterms
toast marshmallows on your mousepad
we're not holding a flashlight-our face is just like this

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#TBT: The Bloomingdale Insane Asylum

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AHS: Columbia's past
Bwog also reports from an institution for those with mania and moral insanity
historical ghost stories
muckraking predecessors to Bwog!
would you rather: 61 sf cell or double with your first year roomate?

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Food Cartographer: Uncle Luoyang

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bwog eats (so you don't have to)
chopsticks or judgement
food cartographer
food truck Virgil
jacques food-cartier
perfectly competitive food truck economy
Uncle Luoyang's

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Bwoglines: The Whole World Is Watching, Columbia Edition

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bwoglines
carry that weight
emma sulkowicz
prezbo speaks
secret preparations for the ebola plague
watching with its beautiful blue/green eye

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Carry That Weight Day Of Action At Columbia

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carry that weight
no red tape
rallies
sexual assault at columbia

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CAGE Creates Guide To Columbia Expansion

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activism
coalition against gentrification
columbia in the surrounding community
expansion
manhattanville

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Bwog’s Costume Closet: International Student

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bwog's costume closet
chain smoking hipsters
chain smoking intellectuals
does every international own a moncler jacket
international students
more extra halloween style points if you can snag an off-campus apartment
we know how to say a few words in french

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