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Professors are People Too

By Bwog Staff on Oct 08, 2011 1 Comments

We often forget (but Bwog often likes to remind us) that the most valuable resources at Columbia are our professors. For many, professors seem distant and de-humanized; just that guy or gal standing at the front of the class pontificating about some strange subject for an hour and fifteen minutes. At the same time, we […]

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Roundup: Crime

By Bwog Staff on Oct 08, 2011 5 Comments

There is no need to fear. DNA Info’s Crime and Safety report for Morningside Heights has produced mainly positive results. In summation, Morningside Heights is the 38th safest neighborhood in Manhattan the city, and the 7th safest in Manhattan There has been a 76% drop in crime since 1993 There was a 3% rise in major […]

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Quantum Mechanical Street Art: Schrodinger’s Cat

By Bwog Staff on Oct 08, 2011 20 Comments

If you seal a cat in a metal box with a decaying radioactive substance and a jar of cyanide, isn’t the cat both alive and dead until you open the box and look? The paradox that this week’s Frontiers of Science lecture presented caused an artistic freshperson to go Banksy on some quantum mechanics.

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The Life of a Genius, in Pictures

By Bwog Staff on Oct 08, 2011 6 Comments

Yesterday, Jim Ottaviani, author of the recently released graphic novel “Feynman“, stopped by Butler as part of his book tour. He discussed Richard Feynman— his book about a sardonic Nobel Prize-winning physicist with a knack for bongos, and the appeal of graphic novels. Bwog Daily Editor and Feynman Fan Brian Wagner was in attendance. To […]

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Adrenaline Aficionados Gather for The Broadway Bomb

By Bwog Staff on Oct 08, 2011 2 Comments

Update: And they’re off! Send your pictures to tips@bwog.com The Broadway Bomb, the annual illegal longboard race down the legendary avenue, kicks off today at noon. Skaters meet at 116th and Riverside, charge up the hill, careen around the corner, and barrel down Broadway. For more details, check out our coverage of last year’s race […]

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Birdwatching in Wien

By Bwog Staff on Oct 08, 2011 7 Comments

Yesterday afternoon, a small green bird infiltrated the 11th floor of Wien and try to update his/her Twitter status on an unsuspecting upperclassmen’s Macbook Pro. This is only the latest in a series of animal incursions into our purportedly urban habitat. You may recall last year’s bats in Hartley and squirrels in Claremont. Maybe they are trying to […]

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Free Food: Picture Perfect Pizza Party and Philosophical Partakings with Pazzaglini

By Bwog Staff on Oct 08, 2011 2 Comments

A picture is worth a thousand slices of pizza, so head on over to Low Steps from 12 to 2 pm for free pizza and a free concert from the CU Photo Society. Also, if you’re more into mixing up some philosophy and neuroscience, Professor Peter Pazzaglini of the Columbia Neuroscience Society will host a lecture […]

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Bwoglines: Breaking the Mold Edition

By Bwog Staff on Oct 08, 2011 1 Comments

Columbia will implement a new system to review professors for tenure. It will be more effective but less specialized than the existing one. (Spec) The Trustees of Columbia University have proposed funding a renovation of the Columbia University Medical Center subway stop. It’s about time. That elevator is the worst! (2nd. Avenue Sagas) The Nobel […]

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200 Columbia Faculty Members Support Occupy Wall Street

By Bwog Staff on Oct 07, 2011 84 Comments

Update (11:00 pm, Oct. 10): The petition has been officially released. The online petition now has over 300 signatures. Update (11:16 am, Oct. 8): The petition now lists 292 signatures, which can be read here. As expected, the largest departmental representations are from FAS humanities, Sociology, History and Anthropology, but the list also includes professors […]

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Cooking with Bwog: Back To Basics—Sweets

By Bwog Staff on Oct 07, 2011 3 Comments

Craving something sweet? In this week’s edition of Cooking with Bwog, our saccharine chef Matt Powell reveals how to make basic and not-so-basic treats like cookies, meringues, and chocolate ganache! The Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie Makes 1 1/2 dozen 5-inch cookies The best chocolate chip cookies in the city are made by Jacques Torres. This is […]

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Better Than Astronaut Ice Cream

By Bwog Staff on Oct 07, 2011 2 Comments

Butler library is hosting a conversation with Jim Ottaviani, graphic novelist and author of a recent biography of physicist Richard Feynman. The event begins at 4:30 PM in Butler 523. We’re told there will be chips, assorted cookies, baked meringues and cupcakes to munch on while you try to wrap your head around quantum mechanics. […]

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Triangular Campus Sculpture Meets the Third Dimension Head-On

By Bwog Staff on Oct 07, 2011 7 Comments

As many Columbia students know, things can get pretty wild on the weekends. Disoriented by the night’s revelry, up can become down, and climbing on top of a vertical slab of metal may seem like a good idea. Or could these be the stirrings of a new coning subculture, vying for a breath of life […]

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Culinary Miracles With Sweetgreen, Friedman’s, And Later JJ’s Hours

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barnard girls better find a fuckboy to swipe them into JJ's
chocolate chip pancakes every night
friedman's prob won't last tbh
just trynna be healthy
kinda boringside
morningside gets bougier
new year new fav place to eat
overpriced food
sweetgreen
we're kinda getting sick of dig inn
what is a vegetable

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Packing With Bwog: Non-Obvious Items To Bring For Your First Year

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actually some of us are scientists but not this particular bwogger
don't forget ur iliad! lol
first-years
freshmen
GET A GOOD FAKE
just trynna keep it real
moving out
nsop
NSOP 2015
packing list
the weeknd's new album just leaked

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Houses And Homes: Montreux, Switzerland

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beat-boxing didgeridoo player
europe
houses and homes
not a great lake
pretty flowers
still a good lake
we all have favorite bowling alleys

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End Of Summer Playlist: Nightmares Of The Lerner Ramps

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"started wearing less and going out more" sophomore year mantra
back 2 school
dreading the package center
i'm at a higher place
nightmares of the lerner ramps
playlist
pls do not speak to me like i'm that drake from 4 yrs ago
the new carly rae jepsen album came out in japan and it's GOOD
very important and very pretentious aka columbia
vodka-water

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Houses And Homes: Fort Erie, Ontario

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all we wanna do is get high by the beach
better than instagramming your summer photos
brag to bwog
brb jumping into niagara falls
canada
gr8 lakes
houses and homes
summer roomhop
thank u lower drinking age
triple-monitor set-up

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We Are Here For The NSOP 2015 Schedule

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get ready for all the cute first-year butts
New Student Orientation Program
nslop is more like it
nsop
NSOP 2015
pro-tip: use yik-yak during the Step-Up! event lol
really excited for this gender-based misconduct event
so excited to DILF hunt in the carman lobby
we don't have enough storage room on our phones to download this app
You Are Here

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CPS Will Expand Office Space And Staff

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big shit going down on the fifth floor of lerner
breaking
ch-ch-ch-changes
columbia psychological services
CPS
finally
maybe we can actually get an appointment during midterms this fall
the words "broad" and "diverse" aren't typically synonymous with columbia

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Goodbye July

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but what does it mean to stay cool for the summer?
DIY dorm decs: take the posters from Dodge
Food Network Star feeds the soul
have safe sex kids
WHY IS THE FERRIS STAIRCASE STAYING?????
would the subway look any different if it were cleaned more often?

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