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2010: Columbia Was Infamous!

By Bwog Staff on Dec 31, 2010 5 Comments

Columbia makes four (six if you include two counts of James Franco) of The Times‘ 110 Things New Yorkers Talked About in 2010. Averaged (kinda), this makes us the 71st most talked about thing, up there with 4Loko, and the fact that ‘BFF’ is now in the dictionary. Here are our rather sordid claims to […]
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Harrison David: ‘The Columbia Kid’

By Bwog Staff on Dec 28, 2010 92 Comments

On Monday, New York Magazine published a six-page piece on Harrison David, one of the five Columbia undergrads arrested in Operation Ivy League. Both David and Miron Sarzynski, the dealer who lived downtown, were interviewed, as well as many anonymous sources alleged to be clients, friends, and classmates of the students. Some important lingering issues […]
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While You Were Out: It Snowed

By Bwog Staff on Dec 27, 2010 25 Comments

Crazy snow of apocalyptic proportions (“thundersnow“?) hit New York yesterday. Assuming your family is already getting on your nerves, here are a few glimpses of Columbiana to help you forget the hell of finals and idealize school again. Bwog woke to the sound of sleds scraping along the sidewalk. Hot cocoa in hand, we’re heading […]
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Merry Christmas, Planet Columbia!

By Bwog Staff on Dec 25, 2010 11 Comments

We hope your Christmas morning isn’t like this. Sleep late, be happy, eat Chinese food (we are!), etc. It’s been a long semester.
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Community: An Exercise in Knowing Your Audience

By Bwog Staff on Dec 24, 2010 17 Comments

That is all.
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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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Bwoglines: Pathetic Edition

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The Not-So-Scandalous St. A’s Newsletter

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Quiz: Which Era Of Columbia History Do You Belong In?

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USenate: PACSA, QoL and ASCRI

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Overheard: Mind-Blowing Citrus

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Scavenging (for Free Cupcakes) Time

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Former President Carter (Basically) Endorses No Red Tape

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Bwoglines: Ups and Downs Edition

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