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Waking Up With Bwog #4

By Bwog Staff on Sep 02, 2011 5 Comments

Mornin’ freshpeople! We heard you were on an island last night! How the kids branched out before: NSOP renting out iconic New York places has been a tradition. Last year, 2014 was on a boat, 2013 danced in the zoo, and 2012 bonded in Victorian Gardens. But maybe dear ol’ 2011 had it best when […]
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Not As Bad As McLovin, But Still

By Bwog Staff on Sep 01, 2011 10 Comments

We’ve seen you “going out” at night, freshpeople. Don’t worry, we were all awkward like you at some point: handing a bouncer some poorly-made fake and praying you remembered your zip code. The Bwog staff empathizes with you as we share some stories and nuggets of information about the one thing in your wallet you […]
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2015, Meet Your Presidents

By Bwog Staff on Sep 01, 2011 12 Comments

In case you forgot already, here is what student government is supposed to do. We asked the newly-elected president of each of the three councils to introduce themselves, and list the five most important things that they actually achieved last year. You too can be Barack Obama! Greetings from Jessica Blank, President of SGA Welcome […]
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The Closest You’ll Ever Get to PrezBo, and He’ll Be Wearing Shorts

By Bwog Staff on Sep 01, 2011 11 Comments

Registration is now open for the annual Fun Run/Walk, in which hundreds of ardent admirers trail PrezBo around Riverside Park at a leisurely trot. Bwog will be there, also in shorts.  
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Better Living Through Gmail: 2011 Update

By Bwog Staff on Sep 01, 2011 13 Comments

2012 Update: Columbia has finally made it easy! Just go the forwarding page and put in your gmail address. Freshpeople (and regularpeople just a little behind the times), pay attention! Being a Columbia student means dealing with email. Craploads of it. If you haven’t switched from Cubmail to Gmail yet, something is terribly wrong. In […]
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Morningside Almanac: Week of 9/01

By Bwog Staff on Sep 01, 2011 1 Comments

Bwog is a big fan of the farmer’s market, and over the years we’ve gotten to know them pretty well. The market sets up in the early morning on the east side of Broadway from 114th to 116th streets on Thursdays and Sundays, and usually wraps up by around 5 pm. There’s a fantastic array […]
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Waking Up With Bwog #3

By Bwog Staff on Sep 01, 2011 6 Comments

Top of the morning to you freshpeople! So much to see, so much to learn! The wise John Jay once said: “Hold fast to the spirit of youth, let the years to come do what they may” The wise Wayne Campbell once said: “I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned […]
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Of Course They Need Glowsticks!

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 19 Comments

Over on Low Plaza, and for the last half hour or so, a crowd has gathered, sending out rainbow rays and good-time tunes into the night. Weighed down with glow-rings, the masses cover the steps and jam to “Chicken Fried,” the “Cupid Shuffle,” and “Jai-Ho” remixes. The event is CUgLow. A tight core of dedicated […]
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Representative Democracy, We Got That: 2011 Edition

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 4 Comments

Bright young things: in the next few weeks you will be introduced to a dizzying array of organizations, acronyms, slang, and food trucks. Bwog knows it can be difficult to keep track, so to ease your bureaucracy-induced agitation is Bwog’s CCSC correspondent Brian Wagner, here to untangle the web that is Columbia’s undergraduate student government. […]
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Things You Never Knew You Never Knew

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 10 Comments

Twenty-fifteen, we know you think you know a lot. That is why campus is filled with conversation like this: [Group of COOP freshpeople walking up Broadway] Freshgirl: “I am like in love with Banksy.” Freshboy: “Yeah he’s like a big deal.” But there’s so much left to learn. Bwog rounded up some of the things […]
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Dear Bwog: Design Drama Edition

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 3 Comments

Survey your Carman double. Don’t let the stark cinder block and linoleum faze you—soon you too can cover your walls with cool kitsch. But in case you are daunted by all that space, or any other first-time conundrums, Bwog will answer your questions. We’re here to help, so ask away via tips@bwog.com. Dear Bwog, What’s the best way […]
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Everything You Need to Know About Operation Ivy League

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 22 Comments

Yesterday, Harrison David began serving his prison sentence at Rikers. The other defendants in the case have yet another hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court on September 23rd. It looks like the long saga of Operation Ivy League may be drawing to a close. Upperclassmen may be relieved it’s finally over, but members of the Class […]
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This Is Not Your Floor

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The Rules Of Conduct And Their Future Discussed At USenate

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Composer Missy Mazzoli Pays A Visit To The Miller Theatre

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Michelle Obama, First Daughters Spotted At Community And Barnard College

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Proximity To Celebrity (And Also A Show), Free!!!

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Bwoglines: Unwanted Encroachment Edition

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Book Bullshit: An Imaginary Conversation With That Guy (You Know The One)

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Deadline Reminder: Living Learning Center Applications Are Due Tomorrow

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