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Bloomberg Spotting

By Bwog Staff on Jan 21, 2011 5 Comments

The Northwest Corner Building is officially a thing! Rumor has it, the fancy uber high-tech new café opening Monday will serve Joe Coffee and use iPad cash registers. Oh yeah and yesterday it hosted Bloomberg. Alex Jones was there! Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited the “Northwest Corner interdisciplinary research building” yesterday morning to announce a new environmental […]

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Bwoglines: Bells and Whistles Edition

By Bwog Staff on Jan 21, 2011 1 Comments

Most people don’t come to SEAS to “fall in love with celebrity culture.” But Jared Eng, SEAS ’04, left Columbia reaching for the real life stars. Dubbed “the nice Perez Hilton” in an NYTimes profile, Eng writes the wildly successful celeb gossip blog, Just Jared. (NYT) The Sundance film festival kicked off last night. If you can’t […]

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Opening Remarks: On Mavericks and Boobs

By Bwog Staff on Jan 20, 2011 24 Comments

Professors will say anything to get you hooked, and Bwog is sure that these characters will still have full classes come March. Keep sending in the hilarious, horrifying and otherwise memorable to tips@bwog.com John Collins, Metaphysics “I’m a bit of a maverick. Well, not like Sarah Palin. I’m an unarmed maverick.” Ovidiu Savin, Calculus III […]

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Boringside Heights: Comfort and Calamity Edition

By Bwog Staff on Jan 20, 2011 3 Comments

Another week, another installment of Morningside minutiae. Behold the delightful and disastrous details of dining and decorating! Latest coverage on the controversial Lerner chairs: support your slouch with new corduroy cushions! Bwog decrees they’re cooler than the other side of the pillow. Carpet cleaning at SIPA. But so much has been swept under the rug… […]

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Magazine Preview: Our New York Nostalgia

By Bwog Staff on Jan 20, 2011 20 Comments

The same economic forces that have remade the built environment of New York have put pressure on young people like us to make money or leave.

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To Make It Feel Like Home

By Bwog Staff on Jan 20, 2011 9 Comments

Your prayers are answered! Lily Icangelo spotted these in Hewitt.

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Morningside Almanac: Week of 1/20

By Bwog Staff on Jan 20, 2011 3 Comments

The first Greenmarket of the semester is up and running! Needless to say, it will become more bountiful as the clime warms, but there are still plenty of delicious looking apples and other tasty treats (apple cider, apple donuts…) and some new vendors! Thursday 1/20: Both bakers, Merediths and Buon Pane, are expected back from […]

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Bloomberg For Breakfast!

By Bwog Staff on Jan 20, 2011 9 Comments

Last night Bwog received a copy of Mayor Bloomberg’s public schedule. He’s slated to appear at the Northwest Science building café at 11:30 this morning. We wonder what he’s announcing! Update, 12:21: Mike B will launch the NYC Urban Technology Innovation Center, a sustainable tech initiative. Columbia is one of 3 schools partnering with the […]

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New Kids on the Block

By Bwog Staff on Jan 20, 2011 3 Comments

The Frites ‘N’ Meats food truck is chillin’ under the Amsterdam overpass. For those fed up with Morningside’s standard fry fare, Frites ‘N’ Meats boasts Belgian double fried frites, Balthazar’s bread, and 5 types of cheese. Truthfully, we’re not sure how we feel about brie on a burger, but these guys look promising. Update (11:41): […]

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Bwoglines: And It All Came Tumbling Down Edition

By Bwog Staff on Jan 20, 2011 7 Comments

Real World Big Deal News: the House voted to repeal the health care reform law yesterday. Whether you think health reform is godsend or a communist plot (or you just don’t care), it definitely affects you. Last March, we tried to make sense of the student-specific policies, so here’s what you’d be losing. But the […]

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Something to Be Fond Of

By Bwog Staff on Jan 19, 2011 5 Comments

Bwog subscribes to the belief that no one should have to pay for food at college. Go stick it to the man at tonight’s first free food event of the semester! Hillel promises free fondue and other snacks on the third floor of the Kraft Center (606 W. 115th, across from Schapiro). It starts at 9pm […]

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Early Phi Beta Kappa Inductees Announced!

By Bwog Staff on Jan 19, 2011 66 Comments

The first round of Phi Beta Kappa inductees were announced tonight! Illustrious inductees to PBK, the “nation’s oldest academic honor society,” were elected last Fall, and will be initiated on January 27th. More smarty-pants members will be announced in May. Bwog extends a hearty congratulations to all! Abraham Allison Stephen Blair Bradley Collins Gregory Cox James Dawson […]

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USenate: PACSA, QoL and ASCRI

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ACSRI
barnard columbia divest
it's ok this time prezbo but don't do it again
mr deeds goes to washington
much senate very democracy
pacsa
quality of life survey
so much stuff
usenate

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Overheard: Mind-Blowing Citrus

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clementines in ferris
fresh fruits of ferris
if you think clementines will make you crazy try spending 24 hours in the but
if your mind isn't lost already we don't know how
new things in ferris
overexcitement
overheard
subpar ferris tree fruits
the forbidden fruit (because they're nasty)

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Scavenging (for Free Cupcakes) Time

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american museum of natural history
can't get enough science
columbia university residential programs
do your frosci teacher proud
free cupcakes
frosci flashback
scavenger hunting
thinking of a team name is always the hardest part
waking up before 10 am on saturday is also hard
win free stuff

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Former President Carter (Basically) Endorses No Red Tape

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did he say he teaches at columbia?
fighting for change
no red tape
president jimmy carter
sexual assault
we probably would have actually gone to sunday school had a former president been our teacher
women in the world

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Bwoglines: Ups and Downs Edition

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does the columbia earth observatory do anything besides churn out depressing news?
james franco creepin'
joy sadness nausea and skepticism
more paid internships please
more planet-related guilt-tripping
sunshine is good for you
too bad we're stuck inside all day long
ups and downs

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The $pectator Still Manages To Raise Money

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$pectator
140 bucks a head
it's like they threw a wedding
living the gossip girl dream
money in da bank
our bwog party had a horse head and broken bottles
spec tips less than 15 percent
we're just a jelly monster
where art thou rich bwog alums
xoxo gossip bwog

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Roomhop: Wallach Castle

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"It's dangerous to go alone! Take this"
arts and crafts
bwog can't even make paper snowflakes for christmas let alone this elaborate thing
I am Error
roomhop
serious dedication to video games here
this guy knows how to maximize utility

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The People Have Spoken: Elections Results

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Elections Board
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gssc
university senate
usenate

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