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Motion to Invade Djibouti!

By Bwog Staff on Jan 16, 2011 6 Comments

A Bwogger discovered this mysterious note, reading “Anton Ivanovich Denkin. Move white army troops in strategic position around St. Petersberg (alla Petrograd). Granted.” Long-distance risk? Not exactly, Model UN is in full force this weeked. Overachieving high schoolers swarm campus! Bwogger and CMUNCE member Conor Skelding tells us committee notes aren’t always so PC. He […]

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Hometown Nostalgia: Idaho and Florida Edition

By Sylvie Krekow on Jan 15, 2011 12 Comments

In this latest installment of tales from homeville, we hear from two corners of the US: Idaho and Florida. Varsity rowing correspondent Sylvie Krekow writes from Sun Valley, and enviably tan correspondent Lily Icangelo reports from Lake Worth. As always, you’re more than welcome to send in your own dispatches via tips@bwog.com. Sun Valley, Idaho […]

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Occasional Bwoglines Part 2: Adventurous Edition

By Bwog Staff on Jan 15, 2011 4 Comments

Help yourself to some more newsy musings from Bwog’s cluttered Columbia Bureau desk. We proclaim this edition loosely linked by the theme of exploring. Baxter Wood “drives around in a big truck,” listens to free university lecture podcasts and blogs about his “reeducation.” It’s learning for the sake of it! Recently Wood reviewed a lecture […]

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34,587 People Want To Go Here

By Bwog Staff on Jan 15, 2011 59 Comments

Not everyone is deterred by our delinquency! According to Spec, Dean Jessica Marinaccio, Decider of Fates, reported that the admissions office received a whopping 34,587 regular-decision apps this year. Following a record number of early applicants, that makes an overall 32% increase from last year in total applications to Columbia. Marinaccio announced in March that […]

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The Future Is Now!

By Bwog Staff on Jan 14, 2011 15 Comments

The look of the future is here! Following this week’s earlier redesign of CubMail’s login page, Columbia’s home page got its own makeover today. Eye candy and gloss abound, and nifty transitions are hidden everywhere. Some parts of Columbia’s online presence still remain unchanged though, notably the undergraduate admissions and financial services pages. And because […]

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Hometown Nostalgia: Spokane Edition

By Bwog Staff on Jan 14, 2011 22 Comments

In the spirit of vicariously experiencing snowy delights in NYC and beyond, we bring you a second installment of tales from homeville. Mark Hay writes from Spokane, WA. And of course, feel free to send in your own anecdotes and photos to tips@bwog.com Years ago, while making some repairs on my childhood home with my […]

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Follow Your Dreams: Pat Blute Edition

By Bwog Staff on Jan 14, 2011 12 Comments

Bwog’s beloved weatherman Pat Blute was on design guru Nate Berkus’ show yesterday! What can’t he do? Updated with comment from Pat: “The reason I was on the show was because I was the STA Travel World Traveler Intern for 2008 – so the episode featured items I bought while on that trip around the […]

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Hometown Nostalgia: Pittsburgh Edition

By Bwog Staff on Jan 13, 2011 24 Comments

Bwoggers are a nostalgic bunch. As much as we’ve adopted an Empire state of mind, we’re fiercely loyal to our hometowns. New York may be the greatest city in the world, but the snow here gets grimy way too quickly. So, until break comes crashing to a close, we’ll be taking trips down memory lane […]

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B-School 2.0: Trendier Than Uris

By Bwog Staff on Jan 13, 2011 16 Comments

Columbia has announced the next step in its plans for Manhattanville. In the wake of a $100 million donation earlier this year, the architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has been chosen to design the new Business School. The first architects to win a MacArthur Fellowship will draw up plans for two buildings, some of […]

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Classes To Take Before You Die I Mean Graduate

By Bwog Staff on Jan 12, 2011 120 Comments

Registration officially lasts until the 28th! That gives you 6 days before classes even start and then 10 more to refresh SSOL every minute to get into Hiking. Bwog has received numerous requests and inquiries for the best classes to take at Columbia, and the obvious people to turn to are you, dearest readers. In […]

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CubMail Gets A Facelift

By Bwog Staff on Jan 12, 2011 13 Comments

CubMail got a makeover today, but not the part you’re thinking about. Its home page has a new design that is “more in line with the style of the new University home page,” which should officially roll out later this week. The new login screen features some smooth transitions and glows, and when you type […]

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Reasons Why You Came Back Early: Colbert Edition

By Bwog Staff on Jan 12, 2011 13 Comments

Another snowstorm, another reason to love New York and Columbia. As they did during the storm last year, the kind folks at The Colbert Report reached out to Bwog, letting us know that the “odds are good” of getting standby tickets for the day’s taping of the show. Your friends made fun of you for […]

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Bwoglines: Be Healthy or Get Drunk? Edition

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(drunk drunk drunk drunk drunk) drive roll up the partition please
bwog felt bad when they were asked when the last time they went to the gym was and they literally could not remember
bwog has seen most of the oscar movies except philomena because lez be honest no
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fuck exercise get drunk that's the motto
leo i'm rooting for u baby
oh chipotle you done us good
the only real reason new york is great is because of boozy brunch duh
would work out for barack

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LectureHop: Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu
bwog's personal heroes
columbia bureaucracy at it again
investing in the future
people who inspire us
Reverend Mpho Tutu
Shared Interest
the power of choice
we are dreamers

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Spread the Musical Love by Supporting CUWE

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$5 is basically free in nyc
bwog will go to any event that only costs $5
cuwe
feel cultured
it's for charity guys
music matters
musical mentors collaborative
plenty of time to sleep off your hangover
reception: sounds fancy...
remember how you never practiced your instrument growing up? well these kids are better than you
wind ensemble

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USenate: Smoking and Quality of Life

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20 ft smoking rule
a full page ad in the spec come on really?
prezbo looked flawless
quality of life survey
shoutout to scott wright for emailing me the photos
smoking policy
the snacks were amazing - rugelach and westside cookies
usenate

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Where Should You Study/Procrastinate?

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bwog didn't do our homework and now has to sit in the library all day
bwog gets aggressive
keeping it witty
quiz
this kid has really long fingers
we just wanna waste your time
what does this mean? absolutely nothing
You know what it means to have long fingers... good words per minute ratio

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Taylor Simone’s Music Video

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catchy
got money in my pocket right?
hope she gets famous so we can be hipsters
nah mean?
tis the season to be greedy
was that a scene from the Carman 8 paint party?
we will never be this cool
where does she shop
why can't our roommates collaborate with us on our music

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Bwoglines: To the Extreme Edition

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avalanche weather
bwog is over tinder that shit got creepy
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hillary clinton 2016
let's build an ark just like in biblical times that sounds like a good idea
maybe the core will let us take a field trip
watch out
what to do if your roommate is a tinder addict

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Screening the Majors

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bwog almost put tinder on one of these guess which one
bwog sometimes feels like going to Columbia means enduring a neverending series of applications
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does this count as a game?
games...on Bwog!
if you don't get the crackberry one you haven't been watching enough house of cards
iOS 7 does kind of suck though
iphone 5s or bust
major declaration yay
sorry SEAS we couldn't find a witty way to talk about chem vs mech-e

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