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Chronicles of Extermination: Bed Bugs Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 23, 2011 13 Comments

You may be wary of returning to Butler’s hallowed halls after yesterday’s news of bed bugs in on the fourth floor. However it appears the situation has been swiftly dealt with. Bwog received an update today from Francie Mrkich, Director of Access Services for the libraries. Exterminators have “vacuumed and chemically treated” the affected areas, […]

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From the Issue: Wall of Shame

By Bwog Staff on Mar 23, 2011 6 Comments

It is our habit to respect out heritage/amorous affair by posting each issue of The Blue and White. The latest issue, available this week, has a lot of cool stuff in it. In one blast-from-the-past article, staff writer Lily Icangelo forays into our pre-college Facebook haze. It is sometimes hard to think of Columbia students as a […]

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Overheard: Brutal Honesty

By Bwog Staff on Mar 23, 2011 5 Comments

Two guys in John Jay, getting silverware: Guy 1: Are you saying you’re smarter than me? Guy 2: *shrugs* A little bit, yeah. As Mencken wrote, “It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.” More brutal honesty via […]

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Bwog Housing Review: Woodbridge

By Bwog Staff on Mar 23, 2011 7 Comments

Location: Bottom of 115th street, at 431 Riverside Drive Nearby dorms: Schapiro Stores and restaurants: MoWi, M2M, Vine, Ollie’s, Pinnacle Cost: $8,324 (same as Watt and Hogan) Amenities: Bathrooms: Each double has its very own! AC/Heating: No A/C, yes heat. Sometimes the heat is spotty which you can only really feel if you have windows […]

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QuickTix: So Many Opportunities

By Bwog Staff on Mar 23, 2011 2 Comments

QuickTix is chronic. But not a drug! Or a disease! Tickets sold for on campus events this week: 520 Campus events on sale now: Operation Ease On Down The Road: March 25th, 8 pm and 11 pm, Lerner Black Box, FREE, Tickets. Barrio 2011: Slumdog Barrionaire: March 25th, 8:30 pm, Roone, $7 Advanced w/ CUID, […]

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The Fickle Five Guys Opens. Again.

By Bwog Staff on Mar 23, 2011 16 Comments

Five Guys has been unnervingly flaky. But worry no longer! They’re open for business, so get ’em while the getting’s good! Tell us how you feel (about the burgers, the opening, the state of the republic) in the comments! Update, 3:40 pm: Video coverage! Five Guys Opening from bwog on Vimeo.

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Bwoglines: Who’s To Blame? Edition

By Bwog Staff on Mar 23, 2011 4 Comments

UWS residents blame Columbia’s recent construction for rats the size of “cats and kittens.” Columbia they’re culpable, but will offer a pest-taming workshop. (PIX 11) Big deal physics prof Brian Greene will make a cameo appearance in the Big Bang Theory as himself! (Digital Spy) NYC Councilwoman Gale Brewer introduced a bill which would prohibit cars […]

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Columbia Student Arrested at Westside

By Bwog Staff on Mar 23, 2011 58 Comments

A tipster reports that a Columbia student was arrested at Westside around midnight tonight. According to a cashier, the suspect had shoplifted before, but was finally caught tonight, and led away in tears. Update (1:50): Ricky, the manager at Westside, confirms that a female student was arrested. He noticed her put about $60 worth of […]

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Hello New SGB Board!

By Bwog Staff on Mar 22, 2011 12 Comments

A hearty congrats to the new Student Governing Board e-board and reps, elected at this evening’s town hall. These are the guys that will approve funding for your activities that are “religious, spiritual, political, ideological, humanitarian, or activist in nature.” Chair: Barry Weinberg Vice-Chair : Daniel Bonner Treasurer: Alex Pae Secretary: Chloe Ruan Representatives: Danielle […]

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No, They’re Not Bookworms

By Bwog Staff on Mar 22, 2011 48 Comments

Bwog received multiple tips today that bed bugs were found on the 4th floor of Butler. According to a tipster who works in the building, the insects were large enough that they were visible to the naked eye on upholstered chairs in room 408. Apparently, someone was living in the area—a coffee pot, toothbrush, luggage, […]

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Hurtling Toward Oblivion: A Description of Upcoming Events

By Bwog Staff on Mar 22, 2011 8 Comments

Now that Spring Break is over, we all need something to look forward to. Luckily, the Abacchalypse is only 39 days away. (Even luckier: the real Apocalypse has come and gone, and we all survived.) But 39 is a big number. There’s got to be something sooner, right? Yes, there is! Bacchanal has teamed up with […]

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From the Magazine: The Morton Williams Ticker

By Sylvie Krekow on Mar 22, 2011 2 Comments

In the latest issue of The Blue & White, available this week, staff writer Sylvie Krekow discovers enlightenment while in line at Morton Williams. Calling itself the “University Super Store,” the Morton Williams supermarket on 116th Street and Broadway has a storied, eight-year history on campus as the home of overpriced goods, under-enthusiastic employees, and walls […]

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Houses and Homes: Canada

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canada
Houses and Homes 2014
sure would like to be there right now
very exotic
wow what a nice house/home

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Breaking: Baccha-no-more?

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bacchanal
bacchanal may be canceled
bacchaNOOO
coalition against sexual violence
don't worry the bureaucracy has our best interests at heart
oh no another lupe FIASCO
perhaps this will keep Carman safer
public safety is probably thrilled though
war on fun
what are we going to tell the sad first-years to look forward to now

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Houses and Homes: Jordan

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grad students on bwog? unheard of
Houses and Homes 2014
i'm still jealous though
Is anyone at this school NOT spending the summer in a place that's experiencing violence right now?
maybe one of the most delicious smelling submissions bwog has ever had
stay safe

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Houses And Homes: Ukraine

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at least you have a refrigerator though
Houses and Homes 2014
is op part of the ukrainian royal family?
oooh foreign!
send us some please we are so lonely
stay safe
that's not old furniture you're smelling it's mold

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Innovative CUIT Introduces New Email Aliases

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a more professional and friendly way to present ourselves
alias
CUIT listened
email aliases
Jennifer Garner
lionmail
Listen up CUIT

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Where Are You Spending The Summer?

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fuck yeah british columbia
give in to your hate
houses and homes
let the jealousy flow through you
summer's almost over
we heard you liked bwog posts so we put a bwog post in your bwog post so you can read bwog while you read bwog
we're ramping up ye olde bwog postings
welcome to my crib

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Protest On 113th

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asbestos
may the riotous spirit of the 60s protesters be with you this week
mcbain
this week in protests

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The Dog Days

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asbestos
Bwog has never smoked a cigarette drank beer nor used any illegal drugs
bwog misses our dog
bwoglines
deadbeat summer
Gulati
gulati is a bird
happy birthday sunil gulati
morton williams
not watching football is much more fun than watching it
roundup
sorry for our lack of enthusiasm
things that are expensive

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