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Hawkmadinejad’s Return: Now with More Gore

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2009 21 Comments

Hawkmadinejad made a glorious return yesterday, shredding a pigeon in the trees near John Jay while dropping feathers and guts onto the passers-by below. More gore after the jump!

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Karl Kroeber, 1926-2009

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2009 13 Comments

We at Bwog wish to express our condolences to the famiy of English professor Karl Kroeber (at right, with sister Ursula Le Guin), who passed away yesterday. Colleague and Bwog favorite prof Jenny Davidson has a remembrance of the American Indian lit scholar over on her blog, with a touching story about his kindness to […]

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Taqueria: Closed for Renovation

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2009 18 Comments

Everybody’s favorite little piece of Mexico on Amsterdam is currently closed for renovation, and there is no word on when it will be back up. And that “everyone” includes two 20-something males overheard saying “We’ve been foiled again!” as they looked sadly upon the closed restaurant. Full sign after the jump.

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Relive the LitHum Days and Get to Know John Jay’s Pascale

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2009 23 Comments

In this latest edition of Bwog’s profiles of friendly faces around campus, Sagacity Bureau Chief Mahrah Taufique interviews a reluctant-to-be-interviewed Pascale, the wise man of John Jay security Walk into John Jay, and if Pascale Kabore is sitting at the security desk, you will be greeted like a long-lost friend. He cracks a slow smile […]

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Bwoglines: Taking Some Time

By Bwog Staff on Nov 09, 2009 2 Comments

Take some time to look at this new Calvin Klein ad in SoHo and think, does it offend you? (Gothamist) Take some time to read today’s New York Post (founded by King’s College’s own Alexander Hamilton!) …That is, while you can, given its current rate of circulation decrease. (NYT) Firefighters took a little too much […]

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Tobacco Survey Meets Tech Delays

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2009 11 Comments

Hey, remember that proposed smoking ban? The survey for that ban was originally supposed to be e-mailed to a random sampling of students on Nov. 4, but as you probably have realized by now, nobody’s received it yet. Turns out, it’s a communication thing. CCSC VP for Policy Sarah Weiss tells Bwog the council can’t […]

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Hawkmadinejad’s Return?

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2009 7 Comments

Ornithology Apprentice Eliza Shapiro insists that Hawkmadinejad has returned to campus. We, for one, welcome the return of the talon-wielding overlord.

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In Defense of… Famous Famiglia’s

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2009 22 Comments

Its across-Broadway cousin may get all the attention, but Famiglia’s has its defenders. Local Cheese-and-Tomatoes Correspondent Liz Naiden makes the case. Famous Famiglia’s is in a tough spot – pitiable, really. Across the street, Koronet’s catches the drunk and the indiscriminate, while other nearby restaurants often snag the sober remainders with slices that are a […]

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Compared to What?

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2009 37 Comments

Deputy Price Comparison Correspondent Anish Bramhandkar found this note on Ferris Booth’s comments board:

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Bwoglines: Go Ahead, Use Your Card

By Bwog Staff on Nov 08, 2009 1 Comments

A few Upper East Side restaurants–including one called One Fish Two Fish (really?!)–refuse to make deliveries 15 blocks north in East Harlem. (New York Post) Though they complain when you whip out your debit card, cab drivers are actually growing to love the pay-by-card system. (New York Times) Sweet justice! A man accused of plagiarizing […]

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Yeah, About That Football Season…

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2009 5 Comments

Another game, another long list of turnovers: Three fumbles and three interceptions, several at crucial times, doomed the Lions to another Ivy league loss, 34-14 to Harvard. The Crimson (now 5-0 in Ivy play) sprinted out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, but not without help: first, Columbia (1-4 Ivy, 2-6 overall) fumbled […]

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MarketBwasket: Putting the SUPER Back into Supermarket Since, Er… Today

By Bwog Staff on Nov 07, 2009 19 Comments

Tired as the “poor college student” cliché may be, it’s based on some unfortunate reality. And, since heavens knows we can’t depend on the meal-plan to keep us happy, healthy, and free of scurvy, Bwog presents the smart shopper’s guide to getting stuff college students really want for cheap. Got suggestions for stores (within walking […]

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Ask Bwog Housingmaster: Is Bigger Better?

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ask bwog housingmaster
here come the suggestive housing puns
size does...not matter
The 2013 Housing Lottery: Your Best Mistake Ever!

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Bwog Sports Sunday: To the NCAA’s and Beyond

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and it's sweet sweet sweet victory yeah
Baseball takes on national champions
Cycle for Survial
NCAA
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SWS: Eric Foner Speaks Out About Faculty House

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eric foner
Faculty House wth
student protests
SWS
we're/Eric Foner is not gonna take it

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Classical Composers on Campus: Free Concert!

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casually making music
Columbia Chamber Players
free concert
homegrown free-range all-natural organic no artificial flavors music
LyricLion

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Bwog Meeting Tonight

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Liz Lemon
meeting announcement
salsa for those with low spicy food tolerance
time to break out your light jackets people! Except it will probably snow tomorrow

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Eye Piece: Trite Blindness Metaphors but a Solid Cast

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and by classic we mean just put "the" before a word and you have a horror movie
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Justin Timberlak's *NYSNC era hair reference though
Rinde Eckert
sight v blindness the amount of essay prompts on that tbh

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Bucket List: Opposition, Judith Butler Round 2

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bucket list
judith butler
kafka
messianic animals it just sounds so literary
opposition from a whole bunch of different perspectives

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Bwoglines: Less is More Edition

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alright alright we get it consumerism is ruining us
but actually why does Charmin use bears
daylight savings time is the worst
JBIEBS

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