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Columbia Admissions Stats for 2015 Released

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2011 75 Comments

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has just released the admissions statistics for the Class of 2015! The takeaway: shitloads of people applied to Columbia. The overall admission’s rate for this year was 6.9 percent, compared with last year’s 9.2%. We suspect this has a lot to do with the switch to the Common App, but […]

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Class of 2015: Your Destiny is Sealed in Those Envelopes

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2011 4 Comments

It seems like just yesterday that 2015 ED got sent out. Hell, it seems like just yesterday our decisions got mailed out. But it isn’t! Today the Deciders of Fates at Admissions mailed 2015 Regular Decision responses. Nail biting ensues. The admissions people filed solemnly out of Hamilton, placing box after box (after box!) into […]

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Suite Selection 2011 – Day 2

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2011 71 Comments

Welcome back to the Housing 2011 liveblog! It’s the second day of our coverage, and seniors are starting to feel the heat. Many suites are already all taken, and many more will likely be gone by lunch. But hold the phone! Senior Regroup will still happen today—it’ll start around 3:00 or 3:30pm, look to our […]

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Scroungers Anonymous: Chili Competition Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2011 5 Comments

Bwog has developed a cult following of freegans, moochers, and snackers who rely on us to provide them with the latest and greatest free food tips. Their leader has made themself known to us, and shall henceforth be reporting regularly on the quality, quantity and pizazz of free food events around campus. We present you […]

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Morningside Is Not Your Closet

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2011 5 Comments

It’s opposite day, or something! The tree should not be wearing a scarf, but is. And some person should be wearing their underwear, but it’s on the street. O tempora o mores! This tree is wearing a scarf, and we have street art! Who says you need to head to the Village to see knitted […]

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Bwoglines: Professors Galore Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 30, 2011 2 Comments

Poli Sci professor Dorian Warran discusses Wal-mart’s potential gender-bias class action suit. (Bloomberg) Samantha Power, one of Obama’s people on the NSC, spoke at Columbia yesterday about Libya. (NYT) Physicist Janna Levin of Barnard explains that space has sound, not just light, and that we can hear it when important celestial events happen. We love […]

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Lost: iPhone 4G

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2011 1 Comments

It has a passcode on it but the wallpaper is a black and white photo of the painting Death of Socrates. A monetary reward will be given. Contact info: hds2112@gmail.com.

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Get In Gear For Greek Games

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2011 14 Comments

The 2011 Barnard Greek Games are just around the corner. Togas will be donned, flags will be captured, discuses will be thrown, togas will be tie dyed—in short, all the fanfare and festivities of ancient Greek athletics are on their way. But without its heroes, what is the Greece of antiquity? The Greek Games needs […]

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Shelter From the Snake

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2011 13 Comments

In case you hadn’t heard, a cobra is missing from the Bronx Zoo. According to its Twitter, the serpentine sojourner has even made a visit to Morningside Heights! But never fear, Delirium’s some-bar-with-a-Delirium-branded-chalkboard’s got your back:

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Suite Selection 2011 – Day 1

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2011 112 Comments

At last, the time has come. Welcome to the Housing 2011 liveblog, where Bwog blogs about housing live. We’ll be here all day every day for the entire selection process. We will update the chart at the top of the site as often as possible, post the official Housing whiteboard, and tell you about the […]

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PrezOb(ama) is in Town!

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2011 6 Comments

President Obama is heading to Harlem for a fundraiser at the Red Rooster tonight, and the cost of admission is a cool $30,800. It’s the Commander in Chief’s first visit to the neighborhood since taking office. Who knows, maybe PrezOb (BO?) will stop by Columbia—go go gadget POTUS Project! Grainy Image via Wikimedia Commons

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Professor Interviews: Gareth Williams

By Bwog Staff on Mar 29, 2011 12 Comments

In this installment of Professor Interviews, Conor Skelding sat down with Professor Gareth Williams, whose Selections from Latin Literature: Horace class you ought to take. His office is filled with many leather bound books and boasts a prominent ligneous writing desk, while his computer is relegated to the corner and rarely used. He’s also reeaaally into Lit […]

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DSpar Takes The Ice Bucket Challenge

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ALS ice bucket challenge
barnard
class of 2018
convocation
debora spar
DSpar
hip with the kids
she's so cool ha get it

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Send Us Your Stories And We’ll Maybe Give You Pizza

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bwog: master of whispers
eat for a month
Getting NSLOPPY
literally cannot even fathom a full Koronet's pizza
make your stupid friends feel useful
MIND-BOGGLING PRIZES
nsop 2014
the eyes and ears of NSOP
there are no pictures of varys on shutterstock

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Moving On Up To The Morningside

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being that freshman
carman hall it doesn't get better
move-in
nsop
nsop 2014
see you at the heights freshmen
so much free food
when "the administration" is a banned phrase

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Class of 2018 Challenged By Ice Bucket Challenge

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ALS ice bucket challenge
if bwog reads one more think piece about the ALS ice bucket challenge we might start actually getting ahead on fall readings out of desperation
is staircase the new ramp?
it's going to be sad when they all get on campus and everyone stops posting in that group
LOL prefrosh
maybe prezbo hates us because we make fun of his hair so much
see you on low...staircase?
they're still prefrosh after all
yes it is a slow news day

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Bwog’s Guide To The Perils Of Packing

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don't think you and your roommate can share a fan you can't
look through our roomhops for decorating inspiration
make sure to color coordinate sheets with your roommate
maybe you do want foot fungus though
moving out
nsop 2014
packing list
say goodbye to your home FOREVER

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Neighborhood News

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friedman's lunch sounds like a dig inn competitor hmmm
janna levin
morningside heights still exists when you're not in it
nadia eke
news news news
summer bwoglines
UNAFRAID UNAFRAID UNAFRAID
who is going to chant UNAFRAID with me at this convocation?
who is number one? let's get them

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What To Expect When You’re Expecting (To Begin COÖP)

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Columbia Obese Owl Population
Columbia Oversized Owl Paradise
COOP Cween
COOP: look what you've done
dad jokes about hopping and bopping
HOP BOP and roll
HOP ROP and BOP could be the world's worst band name
j chillin with some bears
pre-orientation orientation programs
special snowflakes etc.
stranger danger

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Free The Lawns!

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columbia used to be the old man screeching at you to get off its lawn
green flags
lawn and order
south lawn
south lawn gets a lot of play

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