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Bwoglines: Startling Discoveries Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 07, 2011 1 Comments

Murder: A man was shot and killed yesterday morning on Columbus and 109th street in front of NoCo Lounge. (Spectator) Oil: In response to rising oil prices due to recent activity in the Middle East, Obama is considering tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (NYTimes) Housing: One woman discovered a way to get an apartment on the Upper West Side […]

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The Ethics of Butler Camping

By Bwog Staff on Mar 06, 2011 33 Comments

With midterms approaching, seats in Butler come at a premium. The number of alternative options is growing, but whether it’s the pleasing symmetry, or its world class ranking we can’t help coming back for more. So for dedicated Butler-ites, and also for those who are just trying to cram a half semester’s worth of […]

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“It’s Mercy, Compassion, and Forgiveness I Lack. Not Rationality”

By Bwog Staff on Mar 06, 2011 5 Comments

So it would seem, judging by some of the kill reports on CU Assassin’s website. While some are as descriptive as last year and others blatantly to the point, one thing remains constant as the obvious thought and dedication that was put into each of these ambushes will show: these assassins take their jobs seriously… […]

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Meeting Announcement—Haiku Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 06, 2011 3 Comments

Inching towards break, Almost but not quite there yet, Meet with us till then! SGO in Lerner at 7 pm! (Image via Wikimedia)

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LectureHop: Committee to Protect Journalists, Part Deux

By Bwog Staff on Mar 06, 2011 0 Comments

Bwog’s intrepid lecturehopper Peter Sterne presents to you the second installment from Friday’s event organized by the Committee to Protect Journalists, in which he considers the role of the internet and social media in revolutions around the world… The second panel, moderated by Slate editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg, considered the nuanced role of the internet, both positive […]

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By Bwog Staff on Mar 06, 2011 2 Comments

When they’re not rocking out or helping the community, Columbia faculty enjoy getting dirty in the lab. Bwog takes a moment to look back on this week in science. Headlines were compiled by our Northside Correspondent Ricky Raudales. Columbia neuroscientist David Sulzer recently helped get the band back together—the Thai Elephant Orchestra, that is. Just like their […]

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Overheard: N00bs Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 06, 2011 8 Comments

Let’s hope these are freshmen or just visitors. Outside the Law School, two female adolescents: “Wait, where’s NYU?” Overheard on campus, “uptown”: “I’m going downtown today, to 96th Street.” Two CPJ conference attendees standing by the gates spot Alan Brinkley leaving campus: “See that man there? He teaches here. That’s Alan Brinkley, the famous scientist.”

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Bwoglines: Procrastination Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 06, 2011 1 Comments

Play ‘Sheen, Beck or Qaddafi?’. Convince yourself this is technically only half-procrastinating because you’re learning “to distinguish between the mad ramblings of an entertainer, a despot, and a newsman another entertainer”, a skill you’ll find useful while attempting IDs later this week. (NY Mag). In other Charlie Sheen news (let’s break out the phrase), George […]

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LectureHop: Committee to Protect Journalists

By Bwog Staff on Mar 05, 2011 5 Comments

Yesterday, dozens of journalists gathered in the Kellogg Center for Journalism on the 15th floor of IAB for two panels organized by the Committee to Protect Journalists, an organization that has defended journalists around the world for the last 30 years. Bwog’s intrepid lecturehopper Zach Kagan presents to you the first of a two-panel lecture. It […]

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Free Food: Delish-a-thon 2.0

By Bwog Staff on Mar 05, 2011 2 Comments

Midterm hibernators, it’s time to scurry out of your study dens and scamper over to Greenborough (604 W 114th St between Broadway and Riverside) for the Delish-a-thon 2.0, hosted by Greenborough and EcoReps! Your classmates will be participating in an “informal cooking competition” in the categories of Eggs ‘n’ Milk, Squash and Taters, Meaty Times, […]

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Boringside Heights: (F)awning Over Chairs and Ice Cream

By Bwog Staff on Mar 05, 2011 7 Comments

Just when we thought this place couldn’t get any more boring, all sorts of new minutiae decided to crop up! Spring is here-ish, new chairs abound, and Boringside Heights is serving up ice cream like it’s goin’ out of style. Midterms be damned—it’s a good time to be at Columbia. It’s been reported that Hewitt […]

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Grammar Police, Assemble! (Updated With Response)

By Bwog Staff on Mar 05, 2011 38 Comments

As Bwog knows all too well, there’s nothing a Columbia student hates more than bad grammar. This Bwogger figures a kitten must die with every its vs. it’s error (I mean, why else would these lil’ mistakes always get everyone’s panties in a twist?). In response to the Philolexian Society’s recent grammatical gaffe, one Columbian […]

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USenate Town Hall On Sexual Assault Announced

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Gender-based Misconduct and Sexual Assault
USenate Town Hall

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How To Bacchanal

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8 boxes of pizza definitely not enough
9am bagels so clutch so necessary
everybody going crosssssssed
Holi is going to be a ton of colorful fun
last year was a shit-show but this year's going to be a FIASCO BITCHES
layering vodka gummies of course it's so simple
pre-game plans are destined to fail from their inception

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Jon Oringer: Your SEAS Class Day 2014 Speaker

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bizarre shutterstock photos
bwog loves shutterstock
class day
class day 2014
countdown to commencement
jon oringer
seas
SEAS class day
seas class day 2014
shutterstock never disappoints
Toy Story 3 made Bwog cry... just like commencement will
will there be more columbia pictures on shutterstock after this?

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Black Box Opera Festival: Not Quite A Hit

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dat libretto doe
do you sing from your stomach?
Glicker-Milstein Theater
Opera at Columbia
pick-up line for opera singers and surgeons: will you show me how to operate? Didn't say it was a good one
wait so is this in SYdney or what's going on

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LectureHop: Jeffrey Eugenides

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alice munro yay
bwog had to google extensively to figure out how to spell knausgaard
hey it's okay that you haven't had a pier front moment yet
marriage plot screenplay don't fuck with me
marriage plot screenplay is this a joke
the ongoing humiliation of everyday life PREACH
things you skip lit hum for
we also sit alone on fridays and listen to soundcheck what more could you want

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GSAS Gets Sassy With Convocation Speakers

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GSASsy
Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy
Let's get GeoPhysical oh god I'm so sorry
Microsoft Research-NYC lab
They get two ceremonies? So not fair CC needs two ceremonies oh wait let's keep it at one on second thought

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Bwoglines: Sleep All Day Edition

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God got to rest one day a week it hardly seems fair
NoCal is almost as dangerous as NorCo
Stephen Colbert will make late night entertainment great again
weren't we supposed to rest up for Bacchanal? This hangover should not exist
What if humans had wings that beat 200 times per second that'd be cool
Who needs new nostrils?

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What Do You Know About The Varsity Show?

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buy tickets guys!! do it
haha. columbia. ha
so many college walk videos
the 118th varsity show
the varsity show
why are we never on college walk when people are asking questions?

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