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Actual Wisdom: Sam Moyn

By Bwog Staff on Dec 20, 2011 40 Comments

Sam Moyn, a professor of intellectual history, does not like smart phones, and is not down to chat about cheese. He claims to be neither famous, special, nor wise, but we beg to differ. Here is his Actual Wisdom: Justify your existence in 30 words or fewer: I teach existentialism in my classes, so I find it […]

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Overseen: As If They Were Really Studying

By Bwog Staff on Dec 20, 2011 3 Comments

Some students in a Butler study room, have gone mad, putting their hope of safety in a wooden/paper wall. Spoiler alert: Athenian glory is only temporary.

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Happy Chanukah Cholumbia

By Bwog Staff on Dec 20, 2011 10 Comments

Bwog wishes you a very happy Hannukah! (Pro-tip: It’s pronounced with a throaty “h” sound, not like “ch” in chat). Right now, Chabad is celebrating with a massive menorah on Low, and Hillel is sponsoring candle-lighting in Shapiro, Carman and the Barnard Quad. Spin gimels, stuff your face with free donuts, and wash it down […]

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Blue Java Begins Limited Run of “Vintage” Cup

By Bwog Staff on Dec 20, 2011 5 Comments

You may have noticed this dope ass coffee cup at Blue Java this past week. Columbia is no stranger to ’90s throwbacks, or puns. This cup seamlessly integrates both. According to Rosie Fernandez over at Dining, “This is a vintage blue java cup that we brought back for finals.” Can we keep ’em Pa, please? Cup […]

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From the Issue: Dan Weinstein

By Bwog Staff on Dec 20, 2011 26 Comments

Be on the lookout for the December issue of The Blue & White, arriving on campus this week. In the meantime, Bwog will honor our heritage/amorous affair with our mother magazine by posting features from the upcoming issue. Such treats include a breakdown of Barnard’s budget woes, a look at Columbia’s proposal for a new engineering campus, and the politics […]

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Vincenzo Pleads Guilty, Coles Back in Jail

By Bwog Staff on Dec 20, 2011 21 Comments

Update, 9:45 pm: According to the New York Post, Chris Coles is back in jail after failing a court-mandated drug test. He will return to court December 22nd, and will still have a chance to enter the treatment program he was granted diversion to in November. The AP reports that Stefan Vincenzo has pleaded guilty […]

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A Few Of Our Favorite Things

By Bwog Staff on Dec 20, 2011 2 Comments

Bwog reads you! Enjoy a random walk though the past months via our favoritest of the favorite comments: “…The horse porn was still playing. He pulled the headphone jack out without looking away. And then I heard a sound no human should ever hear, a sound like Jenna Jameson in a glue factory. I ran…” […]

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Overheard: Self-Awareness Is Overrated

By Bwog Staff on Dec 20, 2011 6 Comments

Lend us your ear as we eavesdrop on the heated debate casual conversation of two Nussbaum patrons re: multiplication tables and the the real definition of “precociousness” (it’s Bwog, and you know it). Nussbaum Patron 1: I was very precocious. I remember that in third grade, I argued with my teacher about whether their definition of […]

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Bwog In Bed: The Terrible Twos(day)

By Bwog Staff on Dec 20, 2011 4 Comments

The good news: it’s Tuesday; this semester’s finals will cease to be your concern within the next 72 hours. The bad news: your sleep cycles, thesis title, life, and hair are all totally a mess. But wait—more good news! We’re inviting you to join us in our (very exclusive) bed for a few short minutes […]

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A Man of the People

By Bwog Staff on Dec 19, 2011 30 Comments

A short while ago, a tall, well-dressed, middle-aged man strolled into Butler and started handing out candy canes to disheveled students. Grinning and making polite conversation, he proceeded confidently from the café to the third floor. Bemused bookworms naturally sent a flurry of tips, having cottoned on to the fact that this was not another […]

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And I’ve Been Working Like A Dog

By Bwog Staff on Dec 19, 2011 18 Comments

The dog days are over, but here’s photographic proof of yesterday’s merriment. We’ve never seen so many smiley (sober) Columbians—community has been unleashed! “It sounds like you guys really needed this,” one puppy owner told us. Furrealz. You can send in your own pics of puppy lovin’ and pooch smoochin’ to tips@bwog.com. Photos by Yanyi […]

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Actual Wisdom: Edward Mendelson

By Bwog Staff on Dec 19, 2011 50 Comments

And now for something a wee bit different. In today’s Actual Wisdom, English professor Edward Mendelson teaches us a lesson about breaking the rules. And about the perils of questionnaires. It’s all below, in his personally requested format. It’s kinda like when you take major liberties with an unappealing essay prompt and end up writing […]

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Public Safety Sends Crime Alert For EC Sexual Assault

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breaking
crime alert
east campus
sexual assault

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Field Notes: American Apparel Edition

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"favorite meaty Swipes app" what a call out!!
#CuffingSeason
1020
american apparel
drunken snaps
envisioning the McBain vending machine as a currency exchange machine
field notes
finding yourself on the roof of Havemeyer
good friends don't let their friends CAVA themselves needlessly
good morning
headless mannequins/butts as dorm decoration
literal falls
making out in the showers
stop discriminating against duane reade bears
Symposium
the fall is a lot longer than the rise
they probably knew the ID was fake bc of the new scanning software but they're softies on the inside
tinder

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Snapshots Of Carman Unmoored, Yearning

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carman
carman envisioned as the wild west
dark night of the soul
drake would probably live in furnald tbh
elevator drama
letting the entropy of the universe consume us
rogue hearts
rogue toilet paper
thirst
this is supposed to be the social dorm but we still don't know our floormates' names...but that's probably our fault
we took that picture of the tree before halloween so imagine how long it's been waiting to be relevant

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Seniors, Let Us Bask In Your Wisdom

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bwog senior wisdoms 2015
do you remember reading these with excitement and trepidation as a pre-frosh/first year
let the flames of wisdom warm you as the weather cools down
nominate your friends/enemies/frenemies
okay but no one can compete with an actual owl
there is no shame in nominating yourself
vs actual wisdoms
winter wisdoms

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The Real Deal About The Lerner Reveal

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don't let this distract you from the truth
gossip
investigative journalism
Jose Rosa
keys
mailboxgate 2015
psa
throwing away your key is the new dashing a rolex on the ground
trapped in steel and glass and the horrors of artifice: alfred j. lerner hall
will the phasing out affect anyone in any way
you know it's official when

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See You At The Varsity Show Auditions Today (And Tomorrow)!

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bwog has stage fright so we wont be seeing you at the auditions
don't you feel that audition processes build this send of camaraderie as you're all stuck and stressed in the same room or actually maybe the opposite
no experience necessary
psa
school traditions
take a risk
time's a tickin'
v122
vshow rlly loves itself

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Update On Barnard Winter Break Housing

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administration woes
barnard
dspar hears you
update on (lack of) barnard winter break housing
winter break housing

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Alumni Interactions And Bacchanal Survey Results At CCSC!

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Bacchanal survey
Barnard Winter Housing
Blame CCA for Matilda the Goat not becoming our mascot
cafe east
Cafe East > Cafe 212
CCA
ccsc
How Columbia Got Its mascot
Kyra Barry
lots of updates
resignations
sandwich deals--the rllest update in this whole post
ummm we're not that into sports guys taking over our cozy Lerner lounge
Widescreen TVs in Lerner
writing paragraphs in the survey: how could we not

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