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From “Yes we can” To “No we won’t.” What happened to Obama’s Promise for CHANGE?

By Bwog Staff on Feb 10, 2010 0 Comments

One year ago, millions of people arrived in Washington DC to celebrate the election of Obama. Hope and “change we can believe in” was on the agenda. However, fast-forward today, and the situation feels very different. Amidst expanding wars, growing unemployment, and few improvements, more and more people are wondering what happened to “change.” It’s […]

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Tales From Farmville: Milk Thistle Farm

By Bwog Staff on Feb 10, 2010 23 Comments

Bwog loves the farmers market. You love the farmers market. The farmers market loves Columbia. A new chapter in our grand ‘Getting to Know…’ history, we present the first installment of Tales from Farmville, the lives and loves of the Morningside farmers market. Contessa Gayles reports. Every Sunday, Ruby, with dyed hair to match the […]

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Let It Snow Part 3 – VICTORY

By Bwog Staff on Feb 10, 2010 76 Comments

UPDATE: Barnard will also be closed from 3 To the Columbia Community: As of 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10, 2010, Columbia University will cancel all remaining classes and activities for the balance of this afternoon and evening unless otherwise communicated. On the Morningside campus, the Earl, Chapel, and 120th Street gates remain closed.

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Let It Snow Part 2: Skip Class and Hang Out With Colbert

By Bwog Staff on Feb 10, 2010 19 Comments

UPDATE: Current snowfall at 3-6 inches UPDATE: NYU calls off classes Bwog just received this tip: Hey Columbians! Due to the crazy blizzard outside, we over at “The Colbert Report” think that today will be a GREAT day to head on down to the show for standby tickets. We can’t guarantee anything, but the odds […]

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Bwoglines: Columbia’s Such a Trendsetter Edition

By Bwog Staff on Feb 10, 2010 5 Comments

Columbia professors get elected to things (Senate.gov) Columbia’s core is the magic of video games (NYT) Columbia’s architecture is blogworthy for Bloomberg (Bloomberg) Columbia knows about the best diets (CNN) Now that Obama’s popularity is declining, it turns out he never attended Columbia? (TransWorldNews)

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Let It Snow Part 1: Sorry You Still Have Class

By Bwog Staff on Feb 10, 2010 27 Comments

As of 8:52 this morning, Bwog regrets to inform you that Columbia is still open. At 6:17 this morning an e-mail went out saying that everything would be open on its regular schedule. Don’t give up hope though, if conditions worsen, school could close. Keep checking Bwog and call 212-854-1754 for regular updates. However, that […]

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About That Screaming and Chanting

By Bwog Staff on Feb 09, 2010 20 Comments

We’ve heard reports from College Walk down Broadway that a flock of women wearing sailor hats (DG! DEEE GEEEE!) has been marching down towards 113th and screaming. Some gals are screaming “AMAZING ALISON!” and “MAGNIFICENT MAY!” Oh! It’s Delta Gamma rush time. Enjoy.

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

By Bwog Staff on Feb 09, 2010 37 Comments

It says here that we’re in for a boatload of snow tomorrow–anywhere from 8-12 inches. JTS and Teachers College will be closed tomorrow, but you can chalk that up to their high percentage of commuting students and faculty. As of now, open on its regular schedule tomorrow, and things will have to get downright biblical […]

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LectureHop: Your Dream Lecture

By Bwog Staff on Feb 09, 2010 5 Comments

What happens to a dream deferred? Mark Hay, Bwog’s Oneirologist-in-Residence, will attempt to use his meager talents to convey the jaw-dropping revelations and gut-busting humor of the evening’s lecture, “Brain Neuromechanisms of Dreams.” We begin, as all dreams must, with Sigmund Freud, the first man to create a “science” of dreams, although as Solms notes, “his […]

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Spec at Sploggerheads

By Bwog Staff on Feb 09, 2010 10 Comments

Here we go again: the Spectator is currently planning an overhaul of their website (for those curious, it’ll be the third such overhaul in four years). An email to Spec staff reveals that the new homepage will squash all of their current Splogs (check out our coverage here) into one giant mega-Splog to supplement the […]

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RoomHop: Dried Fruit and Styrofoam

By Bwog Staff on Feb 09, 2010 26 Comments

RoomHop is back, this time with a DIY/modern art/bricolage special from Watt, courtesy of Carolyn Ruvkun. If your room needs Hopping, contact us at tips@bwog.net with a picture. “I imagine my room to be a giant junkyard, but not so dirty,” says Patrick Han of the Watt double he shares with Shao-Wen Ang. The “garbage […]

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Bwoglines: In Which Wile E. Sees the Sights

By Bwog Staff on Feb 09, 2010 4 Comments

Our four-legged friends took a field trip to Central Park yesterday, and wound up all over the internet. (Urban Hawks) The Royal Shakespeare Company will ply the bard’s trade during a month-long residency at Lincoln Center in the summer of 2011. (NYT) The MTA figured out that the F train was slow, so, naturally, it […]

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Senior Wisdom: Constance Boozer

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cheese is immortal
senior wisdom
senior wisdom 2013
so does that mean cheese has divinity?
the core: providing existential doubt since 1919

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Senior Wisdom: Alex Jones

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#yolo
a life with no mac n cheese is no life at all
jones' respect for mma is a constant you can rely on
of course the philosophy major puts in a kant quote
senior wisdom
senior wisdom 2013
staff wisdom
Star Trek makes the world a better place

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Senior Wisdom: Claire

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bangs regrets are a real thing
butler all day all night all life
calling out cu admirers
senior wisdom
senior wisdom 2013
staff wisdom
we love you claire

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Senior Wisdom: Logan Donovan

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casual skydiving
dem simple oral sex/cheese answers
esc
senior wisdom
senior wisdom 2013
uva
vallencourt

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Senior Wisdom: Allie Curry

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(full disclosure bwog was formatting this while watching arrested development)
bwog would be the lance armstrong of the tour de franzia
dem simple oral sex/cheese answers
i've made a huge mistake
james franco
joan didion knows best
new york's hottest club is butler
senior wisdom
senior wisdom 2013
staff wisdom

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Commencement 2013: Columbia University in the World

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commencement 2013
congratulations everyone!
Dean Awn
deantini
DSpar
Goldean
nice swords and crowns CC
prezbo
snaps for sipa's enthusiasm

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CC Class Day: Don’t Put Compromising Pictures of Yourself on FB

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blurring illicit substances from your pictures doesn't work
CC class day 2013
class day
class of 2013
graduations
ryan mandelbaum
terrence mcnally
the Kardashians are a part of this complete breakfast
work hard try hard play hard-Deantini

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Senior Wisdom: Josh Johnson

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ah the uris pool
be that guy
black student's group consortium
good luck on the mcats!
senior wisdom
senior wisdom 2013
strong island
what's ethernet?

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