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Community: An Exercise in Knowing Your Audience

By Bwog Staff on Dec 24, 2010 17 Comments

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Lost: Love

By Bwog Staff on Dec 24, 2010 5 Comments

About 5’10, dark smoldering eyes, and dimples that would make Zac Efron feel inadequate. Last seen receding into the distance through a hazy mist of heartbreak. If found can you please return him to the John Jay dorms, I will be waiting with open arms. There will be a reward.

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Operation Ivy League Actually Happened in 1973

By Bwog Staff on Dec 23, 2010 43 Comments

On December 7th, 2010, five Columbia students were arrested for allegedly dealing marijuana, LSD, cocaine, Adderall and ecstasy. Four of the five students arrested were members of fraternities. They were arrested after allegedly selling drugs to an undercover cop. This is a story you now know well. Exactly thirty-seven years earlier, on December 7, 1973, […]

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Early Decision Stats: Lots of People Want to Go to Columbia

By Bwog Staff on Dec 23, 2010 22 Comments

Halp! More numbers! Some fun facts about this year’s crop of CC/SEAS Early Decision applicants: Columbia received a total of 3,229 Early Decision applications this year (final after adjustments) 632 students, or 19.57% of the ED pool, were admitted 696 students, or 21.55% of the ED pool, were deferred to the Regular Decision pool ED […]

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What We Want for Christmas

By Bwog Staff on Dec 23, 2010 19 Comments

Bwog asked some of our favorite people what they want for Christmas (“Happy Holidays is what terrorists say”). Sir Mike of Carman Hall: “Life.” Elizabeth from the Hartley Hospitality Desk wants a semester in Istanbul. Amy from HamDel wants “maybe flowers,” and asked Bwog what we want for the holidays. Zak of BwogWeather wants to […]

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Good Tidings!

By Bwog Staff on Dec 22, 2010 33 Comments

You’re almost over the finals hump, so revel in Christmas cheer! Below, an eclectic assortment of dorms decked out for the holidays. Want your own decorations on Bwog? Send us a pic: tips@bwog.com. If Charlie Brown taught us anything, it’s that no Christmas tree is too modest. We’ll be your Linus and love it anyway. […]

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Timeless Doctrines: Bad Hair Edition

By Bwog Staff on Dec 22, 2010 24 Comments

A tipster spotted this remarkably eloquent note in McBain, addressed, “To the wookie on floor 8.” Jeez. I am posting this note as a gentle warning that your shower etiquette is sub-par. Few people actually enjoy communal living, and I think, given your behavior it’s not hard to imagin [sic] why I’m sure by now […]

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BiblioBwog: A Few of Karen the Librarian’s Favorite Things

By Bwog Staff on Dec 21, 2010 26 Comments

Bwog has hopped and camped in libraries, but we’ve never actually explored their contents. The Columbia libraries are a treasure trove of exciting history, so with the help of our lovely librarian friends, we’re going to highlight some hidden jewels. In this installment of BiblioBwog, Karen Green, Ancient & Medieval History and Graphic Novels Librarian (what a combo!), […]

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PSA-Palooza

By Bwog Staff on Dec 21, 2010 7 Comments

Things to remember! Use Carsplit on your way to the airport– you’ll save money and make new best friends. Write CULPA reviews now that exams are fresh in your mind– you’re helping the next generation! Teamwork! Friendship! Etc.

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And We Thought We Had Problems!

By Bwog Staff on Dec 21, 2010 91 Comments

Keri Blakinger, Cornell ’11 was found with six ounces (roughly $150,000) of heroin on Sunday. She was arrested in Ithaca. Yeesh!

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The Night the Moon Went Away

By Bwog Staff on Dec 21, 2010 15 Comments

People said some funny stuff while they watched the Lunar Eclipse last night. One man, all within a minute, on Low Plaza: “The moon is bleeding! The moon is disguised as Mars. The moon is hiding from Venus.” More questions and observations from the 150-ish people gathered to watch the sky eat itself: (At 2:05 AM) “We’re […]

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‘Twas the Night Before the Night Before the Night Before the Night Before the Night Before Christmas…

By Bwog Staff on Dec 21, 2010 21 Comments

When all through the library, Not a student was stirring, not even in 209. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, A man dressed as Santa, giving little treats to CCers and Engineers!

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GBB Latest to Comment On SJP Banner

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every student group should probably release a statement on this
GBB
Governing Board at Barnard
israel palestine
political correctness is the language of columbia
SJP

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2014 Housing Coverage, Day Four

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desperation
housing 2014
housing liveblog 2014
misery loves company
the agony and the ecstasy
there comes a day when the courage of men forsakes us BUT IT IS NOT THIS DAY
tonight we dine in hell
where game of thrones characters will tell you where to live

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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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David Cameron you silly bugger
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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Bwog is a crier
columbia: making young adults cry since 1754
cry me a river
crying
crying guide to columbia
crying over spilled milk
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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