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From the Magazine: Out of the Stacks, Into the Streets

By Bwog Staff on Jan 21, 2011 5 Comments

In the new issue of the Blue & White, Sarah Camiscoli chronicles one woman’s crusade to save Columbia’s discarded books. “There used to be a joke when people answered the phone in the Geography Department,” says Lisa Cammett, BC ‘78, “They said, ‘Rocks and maps!’” Outsiders might miss the irony of the greeting, but Cammett—a […]

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Cooking with Bwog: Staying Warm, Inside and Out

By Bwog Staff on Jan 21, 2011 4 Comments

Our resident culinary expert, Matt Powell, has a different suggestion for fighting those start-of-semester blues. Read on for his take on the best way to keep your heart and soul warm. The first Thursday that I was back from break, I was wandering through the Farmer’s Market and the fish stand seemed to be calling […]

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It’s Like Ovid in Your Mouth

By Bwog Staff on Jan 21, 2011 5 Comments

Free miracle berries and an array of sour things to miraculously transform them, from 3 to 4:30 in three locations: Broadway Lobby, McBain First Floor Lounge, Ruggles Basement. Flavor tripping courtesy of Residential Programs.

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Free Food, Fantastic Pens, and Friendly People

By Bwog Staff on Jan 21, 2011 7 Comments

Head over to the Lerner ramps for soft-baked snickerdoodles, courtesy of the good people at Nightline. Bonus: they’re giving out pens. But not just any pens. As picky pen users, we decree these ones glide exceptionally well. This is the kind of pen that your friend would lend you and then you’d “accidentally” keep. Nightline […]

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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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Freshpeople Housing Reviews 2014: Wallach

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freshman housing reviews 2014
housing reviews 2014
kitchen as a freshman wowee
this could be your new home freshies!
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Peña-Mora Appointed As Commissioner Of Department Of Design And Construction

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a goatee is a bold choice
bill de blasio
feniosky pena-mora
know your deans
pena-mora
peñamonium
real world news
seas
seas in the news
still more pepper than salt?
the endless dean turnover of columbia

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Tell Your Story With This Columbia Life

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columbia in a jar? is that gluten free
dat columbia life doe
fun nyc nitez
most of bwog's stories involve butler and crying
open ended questions are kinda intimidating ok
this columbia life

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Free Food From The Less Commonly Taught Languages

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can we just Finnish our language requirement already (LOL!!!)
czech your privilege
don't be boring pick a cool language
free food
global columbia
what the dutch

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Bwoglines: Drunk In The Air Edition

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bwog now with a hint of lime
bwog-limes
bwoglines
five days = after bacchanal get it?
give us limes or give us death
let them eat limes!
snarky bwog
we want hint of lime tostitos

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Elections Board Acknowledges Two Rules Violations

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Andrew Ren
BWOG NEVER SLEEPS
columbia elections board
elections
it's late and these jokes aren't funny
nice use of the passive voice there
now if only they could do the same thing for the summer ecosystems experience people
quickbwog: fastest post in the west
refresh
Sean Ryan
TAP
this is why we can't have nice things

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Very Dark Night of the Soul: Bathroom Edition

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bwog was freaked the fuck out
dark night of the soul
names have been changed to protect all involved
oh the HUMANITY
pooping or jerking off?
questionable noises
seriously not okay
things to tell your prospie
what the fuck columbia

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SAC Co-Chairs Announced

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ch-ch-ch-changes
elections
more bureaucracy
press releases
quick can we please photoshop their heads onto lions?
SAC
university senate
usenate

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