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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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Huzzah, There Is Snow!

By Bwog Staff on Jan 12, 2011 12 Comments

Peter Sterne snapped these delightful shots of campus last night. In case you haven’t noticed, Bwog loves snow—remember when?! In an effort to recapture a small amount of that epic rejoicing, we’d like to collect a multitude of snow pics—either from campus if you’re back already, from elsewhere in New York, or your own hometown […]
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Overseen: Mustachioed Alumni

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  • a member of the YMCA and the lacrosse association what a catch
  • his last name is Law there's so much punning going on
  • horse definitely go way faster than your average tongue
  • Irving and Charles were totally friends but no one hung out with poor Böris
  • would Irving choose his mustache over liberty? freedom? WOULD YOU?
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Bwoglines: Selfies in Spaaaace Edition

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  • Flight of the Conchords rock your socks off
  • life could be out there and Kim Jong-un is going to find it
  • obama can't be a red sox fan that'll break New York's heart
  • oooooo hail the size of ping pong balls so great
  • Peace talks going down the pipeline and what else is new
  • space tourism is gonna be dope
  • this is the first and only reference to #SELFIE or #throwbacchanal
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Columbia Crying Guide

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  • columbia: making young adults cry since 1754
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  • crying guide to columbia
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  • LET IT GO
  • much sad
  • you can always shower in your tears
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Overheard: Turnstile Bottleneck

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  • ferris omelettes have so much potential and yet still manage to disappoint consistently
  • Lerner turnstiles are usually pretty efficient but that stupid revovlving door on the street side has got to go
  • overheard
  • that bottle look really high quality too
  • we don't abuse tours enough here perhaps out of fear of some sort of retribution we should be screwing with the potential prefrosh substantially
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2014 Housing Coverage, Day Three

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  • housing 2014 liveblog
  • Misery Loves Columbia
  • misery loves company
  • this is housing
  • this is sparta
  • tonight we dine in hell
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SGA: The Skinny on Financial Aid

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  • barnard
  • breaking barriers of both gender and language
  • fafsa bs
  • international students getting money
  • sga
  • ughhhhhh binaries
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ABC Releases Statement in Favor of SJP

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  • "opaque and unfair treatment of student groups"
  • abc
  • Bwog unanimously supports squirrels
  • dspar not dean spar
  • israel palestine
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WEE Love Columbia

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  • columbia love
  • lion king references meh
  • submit more photos of your babies guys because this is not enough!!!
  • the cornell one omfg
  • the cutest baby is the the baby in columbia gear
  • to take your mind of all that housing stress
  • wee love columbia and wee love puns

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