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SEAS Registration Clarified

By Bwog Staff on Apr 12, 2011 11 Comments

Consulting-bound engineers can breathe easy! ESC clarified SEAS students weren’t able to register for certain Economics classes because of a “programming error in the registrar’s office.” The Economics Department and registrar have been notified of the problem and hope it will be resolved soon. Susan Elmes, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Economics Department, notes […]

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Honorary Degrees to Honor Honorees

By Bwog Staff on Apr 12, 2011 3 Comments

These are the very accomplished, interesting people who will be there with you at commencement—in addition to your also very accomplished and interesting classmates. The University Medal for Excellence goes to extremely excellent Columbia alums under 45: Lydia Polgreen, JSchool ’00 And here are the recipients of honorary degrees: Ornette Coleman, Doctor of Music Martin […]

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April Showers Bring May Flowers…

By Bwog Staff on Apr 12, 2011 8 Comments

or not. Overheard in the Pupin 5th floor bathroom: Person 1: “I haven’t showered in four days.” Person 2: “That’s good.” Person 1: “It’s not really…but it’s eco.” Cleanliness via Wikimedia Commons

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ESC to hold Public E-Board Elections Next Year

By Bwog Staff on Apr 12, 2011 14 Comments

Sean Zimmerman reports on last night’s ESC meeting. During their final constitutional review, the Engineering Student Council voted 17-7-3 (Yes-No-Abstain) to hold general E-Board elections next year. With this change, all positions on ESC, with the exception of Sustainability Liason and Director of Technology will be decided by a general election. VP Policy Heidi Ahmed […]

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Bwoglines: Hungry Hungry Hippos Edition

By Bwog Staff on Apr 12, 2011 4 Comments

Hungry judges are less likely to grant you parole. (ABC) Hungry for more, and now shut down. The Winklevii were finally stonewalled in Federal Court. (Reuters) (Probably) hungry former NFL tackle Jon Runyan already represents the Garden State in Congress. Soon, he may have another athlete for company—Carl Lewis, Olympic gold medalist, is now running […]

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ESC: SEAS Students Unable to Register for Non-SEAS Courses

By Bwog Staff on Apr 11, 2011 34 Comments

A tipster from inside the ESC meeting tonight has informed us that the Academic Affairs Representative told the board that a new policy has been instituted this year that bars SEAS students from registering for non-SEAS courses during pre-registration (i.e., this week). The representative said that they can only register for these classes during the […]

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Voting! Do it!

By Bwog Staff on Apr 11, 2011 19 Comments

Democracy is in the air and plastered all over the dorm hallways– do your part and vote! Voting ends Wednesday night. Vote for CCSC here. For those still undecided. Check out Spec’s great summary of student platforms, more in-depth student platforms and opinion pieces, the debate recap, and our interviews with the different student groups. […]

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A Note on Alexander Hamilton

By Bwog Staff on Apr 11, 2011 4 Comments

He’s an important guy. Here are some things you should know about him: he founded the New York Post; he went to college here, but did not graduate; he is Michael Cera. If you want to learn even more, a biopic on Alexander Hamilton airs tonight at 10 pm on Channel 13. According to the […]

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BunsenBwog

By Bwog Staff on Apr 11, 2011 0 Comments

When they’re not headbanging or answering our inane questions, 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 Strong-Willed but Gentle- Handed Correspondent Ricky Raudales. A team of scientists recreated functioning enzymes that date back between one and four billion years […]

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Getting to Know: Kubi of McBain

By Bwog Staff on Apr 11, 2011 12 Comments

In the latest installment of our Getting to Know series, Bwog’s Chancellor of Charm Molly Andrews caught up with Kubi, the beloved McBain security guard. Know someone we should know too? Send your suggestions to tips@bwog.com. Many McBain security guards can swipe our CUIDs, but only Kubi can capture our hearts. Stuck in an ECesque “swipe” jam, you may have […]

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WBBQ Mix

By Bwog Staff on Apr 11, 2011 13 Comments

Our friends at WBAR threw together this awesome mix featuring tracks by each of the ten bands scheduled to play at this upcoming Friday’s annual WBBQ. Some Highlights: Real Estate earned Pitchfork’s prestigious best new music with their self-titled album. The Crystal Ark, lead by Gavin Russom, counts two of the former members of LCD Soundsystem among […]

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Go Outside!

By Bwog Staff on Apr 11, 2011 10 Comments

Close the books! Shred the papers! Karate chop the laptops! Dump the contents of your backpack where you stand and go outside to listen to the music, soak up the sun, and pop ogle the bloons! But really, the green flag is up and swaying gently in spring’s buoyant breath. Go sit on the lawn! (‘Cause the […]

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Breaking: A Gift From Above, Classic NINJa Printing Restored

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"if Bollinger does his job right no one will know if he did anything at all"
Bwog actually practices Greek mythology
Bwog does recognize DSpar as our messiah however
just like in Exodus!
new NINJa was one of the trials of Job
NINJa
this is what the bible sounds like in Monty Python anyway

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SGA: 2 Short 2 Write About

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behind door dealmaking
congrats new politicos!
Dutch Parliament wishes it was SGA
Greater transparency! Longer meetings! Longer Bwog posts!
sga
sga 2015
the photo is actually Dutch Parliament

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Bwoglines: The World Stage Edition

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bwoglines
India and China sitting in a tree De-Scussing Foreign Pol-I-Cy
just don't search for the Scotland/UK fanfic
next we're just going to give you disconnected words and dramatic glances like on Mad Men
way too proud of party parties

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A Note To Our Readers

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bet you didn't know we could put emoticons on bwog

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Overseen: More Falling Ceilings In Carman

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"carmine"
can carman be renovated next?
carman
death n destruction
gross
mike the security guard in carman is so chill
not actually death tho just destruction
our buildings are falling apart
the sky is falling

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Reminder: Register For Urban NY!

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columbia perks
free things
freshpeople only :/
get cultured
get out of the bubble
register tho seriously
urban ny
what about gs?

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LectureHop: Twyla Tharp

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barnard
Barnard pride
lecture or advertisement?
lecturehop
twyla tharp

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Too Good To Be True? Columbia Maker Space Opens Its Doors, Checkbook

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"hip" and "functional"
3d printing
bonggate
bwog loves free stuff
get creative
innovation
maker space
mudd
pimp my dorm
what about barnard?

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