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Bwoglines: Big Deals and Buffoonery Edition

By Bwog Staff on Oct 11, 2010 1 Comments

Way back in 1492, Columbus landed in the New World. Fun fact: Columbus never actually set foot in North America. He only got as close as the Bahamas (History.com). And remember the Downie Diatribe? Politicians hurl Italian-American slurs and “bring the buffoonery of Jersey Shore” to the Governors race. Perhaps the fist pump is the […]

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BwogWeather Episode 4: Sports Rule

By Bwog Staff on Oct 10, 2010 21 Comments

This week, the weather goes underwater and then plays squash racquetball. Special thanks to our football team for winning three games in a row, Shira Laucharoen for lending us the camera, John Nordin for the underwater camera, Jackie Smith for filming, and Tiffany Lee aka Vis à Vis. Check out her non-BwogWeather music here. Onward, Weather-Friends!

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Cookies On Campus: 6,000 New Best Friends

By Bwog Staff on Oct 10, 2010 14 Comments

Peter Sterne sat down with the anonymous foundress of Cookies on Campus. Cookies on Campus delivers chocolate chip cookies to your door not-for-free! Why did you decide to start a cookie-delivery business? I’m a senior in the College majoring in PoliSci who really likes to bake. I even considered dropping out of Columbia two years […]

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Bwog Meeting (at 7 PM!), Courtesy of Ol’ Blue Eyes

By Bwog Staff on Oct 10, 2010 0 Comments

Start spreading the news There’s a meeting today You should want to be a part of it New York, New York The Bwogger in you It is longing to stray Right through the heart of it New York, New York You want to walk up to the SGO On Lerner 5 And find you’re the […]

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Things We Found in Butler

By Bwog Staff on Oct 10, 2010 13 Comments

A semester goes, and a semester comes, but the odd behavior of Butlerites during exams remains forever. Name the tag quote! Photos by David Hu, Eliza Shapiro and Alexandra Angelo

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It’s A 10/10/10 Wedding!

By Bwog Staff on Oct 10, 2010 6 Comments

Columbia is for people who are in love! Bride and groom just kissed outside the Chapel as a bunch of 14-year-olds on skateboards whizzed passed. This is the center of the world!

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Overheard: Model UN Gets Real

By Bwog Staff on Oct 10, 2010 3 Comments

Girl walking down Broadway: “Yeah, I don’t know, I think I left my bag somewhere in the crisis room.” Image via Wikimedia Commons

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The Morningside Almanac: Weekend Update

By Bwog Staff on Oct 10, 2010 6 Comments

What to expect when you venture out to the Greenmarket today: Heron Hill Winery has been practicing sustainable viniculture for over thirty years and is making a guest appearance at today’s market. Orange and purple cauliflowers from Samascott Orchards are here. Wager’s Cider Mill has new grape varieties. Hudson Valley Duck has fresh duck sausage. […]

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Bwoglines: Infrastructure Edition

By Bwog Staff on Oct 10, 2010 1 Comments

First Google wanted you to ride a futuristic monorail; now they want your car to drive itself. (BBC) Amtrak has been sending stones hurtling down from the Hell Gate Bridge and onto the road below. (Gawker) A Columbia research team found that America has its health care system to blame for low life expectancy relative […]

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A PSA for You Crazy Kids

By Bwog Staff on Oct 10, 2010 17 Comments

We’ve gotten word that the guards at East Campus aren’t letting people in, at least as of 12:03am tonight. Stumble across Revson at your own risk! Let us know in the comments of your experiences or of any updates.

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Professor Interviews: Just Camels With Richard Bulliet

By Bwog Staff on Oct 09, 2010 7 Comments

In our latest installment of professor interviews, Adam Kuerbitz talked camels–just camels!–with history professor Richard Bulliet, who you’ve definitely heard of and may have taken History of the Modern Middle East with. Read on to find out everything you’ve ever wanted to know about camel historiography (you know, good for cocktail parties). Also, Richard Bulliet […]

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Classes By Any Other Name

By Bwog Staff on Oct 09, 2010 39 Comments

Columbia already has too many damn acronyms, nicknames, and portmanteaus, but people just love coming up with more. This time, we’ve compiled a little list of classes out there that have been commonly referred to not by their actual course names, but by some other metonym. We like these, and it would do humanity a […]

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Boringside From The Future: Ferris Staircase Edition

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boringside
breakfast in Hewitt yo
bwog has spilled many cups of soda on those stairs
ch-ch-changes
ferris booth
have you ever noticed how nasty and rusty those things are underneath the plastic?
here's hoping they'll actually fix it
sometimes bwog gets its photos from its staffers' instagrams

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Columbia Alumni Featured on Apple Homepage

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alumni that make us proud
Bwog is proud of you
codecademy
fifteen minutes of fame
fifteen minutes of fame except they're going to get more than 15 minutes
ryan bubinski
zach sims

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Bwoglines: Fighting The Man Edition

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btw it's supposed to snow more today--exactly what we need
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sorry columbia is totally a mac school
steve jobs is the boss
we live by too many starbucks
yale schmale

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Get a Job with Bwog: Résumé MadLibs!

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cce
depressing
friendly competition is never friendly
good luck and godspeed
I weep for my future
remember to always check your fly
resumes
should have stayed home today
that dog was actually so annoying
the real world
this little blog

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BwogSex: The SnowPlow Position/Edition

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at what point does semen freeze?
bwogsex
cava for sexy injuries
hanky pankie
polar vortex
seriously though consent is sexy
when ralphie grew up he became a sexual deviant
where do you think your roomate has been the past six hours?

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King’s Crown Awards: A Call For Nominations

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crowns remind me of Frozen
instead of a coronet they should give you koronets hahaha
it's probably actually because of King's College but still
king's crown awards
should be called the "queen's tiara awards"
woah what if it's called a king's crown because it's from the days before women were allowed in?

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What the Flip are Honorary Degrees?

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commencement
honorary degrees
if i get a normal degree is it dishonorary
someone please nominate kanye

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Overheard: Family Affairs

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america's favorite industry
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seriously there are some disturbing "sexy murder" stock photos
shit columbia says
we all have that uncle
yes way

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