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Overheard: Brotein

By Bwog Staff on Sep 21, 2011 7 Comments

Bro 1: I’m pretty sure Achilles was bigger than Ajax Bro 2: That’s bullshit, he was a better fighter, but not as huge. Bro 3: No, Achilles was bigger.

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Talk Israel Camping Out on Hamilton

By Bwog Staff on Sep 21, 2011 20 Comments

In case you were wondering why a large tent and tv screens have been set up on Hamilton Lawn, it’s for the Talk Israel initiative, “a program that fosters dialogue about the changing landscape of the Middle East by setting up tents in central areas on North American campuses.” They have lots of pizza and, […]

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LectureHop: Global Health with a Touch of Lance Armstrong

By Bwog Staff on Sep 21, 2011 4 Comments

The World Leaders forum is held every year to coincide with the UN General Assembly. Bwog will hop in and out of the forum throughout the week. On Monday night, Disease-free tag team Zach Kagan and Evelyn Warner hit up the Lance Armstrong opening event. Lance Armstrong looked a little out of place among the […]

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“An Unsettling Silence In Solidarity”

By Bwog Staff on Sep 21, 2011 7 Comments

Earlier today, a few dozen students and a handful of reporters gathered in front of EC to rally for Iranian human rights. The event’s organizers, Jake Snider, David Fine, Eric Shapiro, CC’13, and Sam Schube, CC’12, originally intended to protest the CIRCA-Ahmadinejad dinner. But yesterday, CIRCA president, Rhonda Shafei, confirmed that CIRCA would no longer […]

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Where Art Thou?

By Bwog Staff on Sep 21, 2011 0 Comments

Foliage galore, pumpkin-flavored lattés, and the start of the Columbia theatre season! What is this you speak of? Friends, Friday marks the end of a joyous summer. Our nights on the steps and days on the lawns are numbered. However, we take comfort in knowing that there will be many theatre-related free food and fun opportunities […]

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Another Year, Another Genius

By Bwog Staff on Sep 21, 2011 8 Comments

Yesterday, while you were skipping class and sleeping in, the MacArthur Foundation announced this year’s 22 Genius Grant recipients, and Columbia graduate Alisa Weilerstein is one of them. A member of the Class of 2004, Weilerstein started playing the cello when she was four years old and debuted with the Cleveland Orchestra at just 13. The Foundation […]

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Overseen: Freshmen Discover Internet Memes

By Bwog Staff on Sep 21, 2011 7 Comments

One of the John Jay elevators is down for maintenance, making those already painfully long and awkward elevator rides that much longer and more crowded. It appears that resident freshpeople are getting a little angsty about the whole situation. Just a little. Tipped by Sophie Qian and Alex N

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Saffron Shrimp and Global Core: A Faculty Panel Discussion on Interconnectedness

By Bwog Staff on Sep 21, 2011 3 Comments

In honor of the newly appointed Du Family Professor of Chinese Culture, Wei Shang, a reception and faculty panel discussion was held Monday night in the lovely Casa Italiana. Global canapés expert Olivia Mann stopped by for the shrimp and cultural discourse. The night kicked off with Professor Shang asking several faculty members to present […]

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Bwoglines: Groundbreaking Revelations Edition

By Bwog Staff on Sep 21, 2011 0 Comments

What do ping pong balls, alcoholic beverages, and condoms have in common? I’m sure a first year Carmanite can tell you—and now Duane Reade is using strategic (read: subliminal) marketing to save everyone a bit of time. [West Side Rag] Apologies to all lovers of anarchy, protests on Wall Street, and V for Vendetta; according to a law from 1845, […]

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Chronicles of Existentialism: Ivy League Irony

By Bwog Staff on Sep 20, 2011 2 Comments

In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order. -Carl Jung

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Meet Your Dean, IRL

By Bwog Staff on Sep 20, 2011 0 Comments

Hey you! We know procrastinating on Bwog is fun and all, but some things are more important. Like, you know, meeting your dean (chatting with him via Bwog comments, while awesome, isn’t quite the same). Scurry over to Havemeyer 309 at 8 pm, and check out a moderated Q&A with the newly-monikered Deantini. Audience members will […]

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CCSC: Small Steps Edition

By Bwog Staff on Sep 20, 2011 7 Comments

CCSC met for the second time of the year. Sarah Ngu and Maren Killackey break down all the action. Big Hits If sometime in recent weeks you were frantically emailing your professor for the required readings because they weren’t on Courseworks, you shouldn’t have needed to (you spammer, you!). In 2009, the University Senate passed […]

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Beat Cornell (And Other Schools) This Weekend

Ross Chapman 2

bwogsports
BwogSports Weekend Update
free t-shirts
home court advantage
pride in conquest

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Student-Faculty Advisory Committee On Race In Education Announced

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bollinger

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Party Themes Advisable To Avoid

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#culturalappropriation
ain't no party like a bwog party because a bwog party is the only one we won't judge
keep it safe and keep it classic: alcohol theme
rushbwog
whatever. took way to long to get girls out of those dinosaur costumes anyway.

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Bwoglines: The Youth Claim The World Edition

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borderline dystopian social values but hey! cheaper data!
bwoglines
bwoglines: where a national rebellion is twisted in at the very end (and then only barely)
drink every time bwog says "youth" to justify this theme
lesson summary: skip polisci to talk to your computer

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Barnard’s First Open Forum On Transgender Admission Policy

Courtney Couillard 11

barnard
barnard community open forum
DSpar
transgender admissions policy

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Classes To Drop Before You Die

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"useful as a teacher" harsh
bwog dispenses free advice!
bwog is culpa culpa is bwog
sorry not sorry
woody allen doppelgänger *shudders*

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PSA: Barnard Community Forum On Trans Admission Policy Today

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barnard
DSpar
psa
transgender admissions
transgender admissions policy

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Matthew Serpa, GS Student, Has Passed Away

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condolences

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