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Representative Democracy, We Got That: 2011 Edition

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 4 Comments

Bright young things: in the next few weeks you will be introduced to a dizzying array of organizations, acronyms, slang, and food trucks. Bwog knows it can be difficult to keep track, so to ease your bureaucracy-induced agitation is Bwog’s CCSC correspondent Brian Wagner, here to untangle the web that is Columbia’s undergraduate student government. […]
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Things You Never Knew You Never Knew

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 10 Comments

Twenty-fifteen, we know you think you know a lot. That is why campus is filled with conversation like this: [Group of COOP freshpeople walking up Broadway] Freshgirl: “I am like in love with Banksy.” Freshboy: “Yeah he’s like a big deal.” But there’s so much left to learn. Bwog rounded up some of the things […]
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Dear Bwog: Design Drama Edition

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 3 Comments

Survey your Carman double. Don’t let the stark cinder block and linoleum faze you—soon you too can cover your walls with cool kitsch. But in case you are daunted by all that space, or any other first-time conundrums, Bwog will answer your questions. We’re here to help, so ask away via tips@bwog.com. Dear Bwog, What’s the best way […]
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Everything You Need to Know About Operation Ivy League

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 22 Comments

Yesterday, Harrison David began serving his prison sentence at Rikers. The other defendants in the case have yet another hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court on September 23rd. It looks like the long saga of Operation Ivy League may be drawing to a close. Upperclassmen may be relieved it’s finally over, but members of the Class […]
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The First Lit-Hum Lecture 2011

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 6 Comments

Alison Herman, CC’15, was dutifully in attendance yesterday afternoon. She keeps it short and sweet below. N.B. Christia Mercer is a Bright Eyes fan. At 2:30 sharp on Tuesday, over a thousand Columbia College freshpeople and one intrepid reporter packed themselves into Roone Arledge Auditorium for their first-ever college lecture. With the help of a […]
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What Is… Lioness on the Cheese Grater?

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 1 Comments

Bwog stopped by the Health Services fair for a round of “Sex Jeopardy.” Stock up on dental dams, Lifestyles, frisbees and cookies by the Zen Garden.
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Waking Up With Bwog #2

By Bwog Staff on Aug 31, 2011 3 Comments

It’s another beautiful day. Be fruitful and multiply your knowledge with Bwog. First, a warm cup ‘o senior wisdom, courtesy of Ian Kwok, CC’11: Columbia is a university where it’s really up to you to make what you want of it. So have some fun with it! Sure, grades are important, but in the end, […]
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Gifts From Housing: The Reno Rundown

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 22 Comments

The Columbia Housing Gods have upgraded your digs. Much thanks to the lovely Joyce Jackson for sharing this definitive list of renovations. Here’s what you can expect Carman: Freshies are in for a treat: a glistening new fitness room. Couch muffins can enjoy True Blood marathons on the flat screen televisions just installed in all floor […]
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Overseen: NSOP 2011 Edition

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 4 Comments

Despite delays, NSOP is now well on its way. Bwog has been out and about, mingling and picking up free shit. Here are the highlights we’ve observed thus far: The most commonly asked question at the information desk was when and where Convocation would be. The record number of blue bins one freshman required to […]
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Supporters of Syrian Regime Attack Columbia’s Facebook Page

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 4 Comments

Hundreds of posts appeared today on Columbia’s Facebook page an unofficial Facebook page for Columbia University unaffiliated with the university declaring support for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, the Washington Post reports. The furor is apparently a backlash against a Wall Street Journal story that ran this morning, quoting Columbia prof Hamid Dabashi: “This whole […]
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Class Act: Winning the Hearts & Minds of 2015

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 11 Comments

Bwog’s freshest freshperson correspondent Marcus Levine reports from last night’s annual NSOP event. Relive the naive skepticism below. The Class of 2015 has not had a smooth ride into college. From harrowing lines for bagged lunch in John Jay, to a canceled Convocation, practically every member of our incoming class has been affected by the […]
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Be Prepared (with Bingo)

By Bwog Staff on Aug 30, 2011 9 Comments

The learning starts today. Gather with philosopher queen Christia Mercer (substitute for Lit Hum legend Gareth Williams in the graph)  to pore over the Iliad that you’ve all finished weeks ago! Head over to Lerner, the big glass thing, at 2:30. Graphic by Jon Hill
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Field Notes: Friday And Sunday Edition

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2015 Housing Coverage, Day One

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Post-Bacchanal Playlist

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Freshpeople Housing Reviews 2015: Hartley

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CCSC Listens To Accessibility Concerns, Talks Bacchanal

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Bwoglines: Shutdown Edition

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Bucket List: Dance Criticism, Phlogiston and Natural Capital

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Housing Reviews 2015: Furnald

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