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Motion to Invade Djibouti!

By Bwog Staff on Jan 16, 2011 6 Comments

A Bwogger discovered this mysterious note, reading “Anton Ivanovich Denkin. Move white army troops in strategic position around St. Petersberg (alla Petrograd). Granted.” Long-distance risk? Not exactly, Model UN is in full force this weeked. Overachieving high schoolers swarm campus! Bwogger and CMUNCE member Conor Skelding tells us committee notes aren’t always so PC. He […]

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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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Update From PrezBo On Sexual Assault

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impressive
prezbo
sexual assault
updates
usenate
vice president for student affairs

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2014 Housing Coverage, Day Five

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actually cannot focus on anything but game of thrones
all men must die
false sense of security
housing 2014
housing 2014 liveblog
McShame

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Freshpeople Housing Reviews 2014: Hartley

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freshman housing reviews 2014
hartley
home suite home
housing never ends
housing reviews 2014
one of Bwog's editors lives in Hartley and loves it there
this dorm is actually kinda dope
you get a kitchen!

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Frosci Overseen: Animal Onesies

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dinosaur or dragon?
doing it for the prospies clearly
dressed to impress
froscanity
frosci
overseen
remember emlyn hughes

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CCSC: Reacting to Bacchanal’s Bacchanal

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bacchanal is like too crazy
ccsc
Columbia is really cool when it comes to bacchanal
don't throw up that's gross!
dude stand up to corporations and don't change the name of the sandwich ambassador
google drive?
Someone tip this to IvyGate
standing room!

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Bwoglines: Global Coverage By A U.S. Source Edition

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and how the hell is this state department thing not a conspiracy????
bwog gets snarky
elections in india
go nytimes do that reporting
jeb bush
love
undocumented issues

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So Deep In The But: Tunneling

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admins r not us
buffalo wrap thursdays: the light at the end of the tunnel
butler
guys crazy shit went down in the stacks
in the but
the bowels of butler
things that cannot be unseen we could not show you
tunneling
tunneling: part 1

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At Two Swords’ Length: Is That Art?

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all we do is write in our moleskines
art
at two swords' length
ATSL
blue and white
from the issue
from the magazine
lerner hall
mag preview
so arty
the blue and white
the mag gets deep

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