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BSchool first-years got an email over the weekend instructing them to brush their  teeth. Apparently, BSchoolers have “not followed personal hygiene basics” during recruiting events. The email follows. It’s very silly and infantilizing… just like grad school! Dear 1st Year Members, It has come to our attention (through complaints from IBC board representing firms they […]
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Eliza Shapiro took a break from being Bwog Editor to listen to the Columbia College Student Council talk about what “a la carte” means for, like, a while. At the beginning of last night’s CCSC meeting, CCSC-people went around told each other who their favorite person at the moment was. CCSC Prez Learned Foote’s current […]
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Generation Organic, a touring group of organic farmers, has parked their “veggie oil-sipping” bus on College Walk. EcoReps, NOM^3, and Greenborough join them to promote sustainable development. Swing by for $2.50 grilled cheese sandwiches, plant seeds, and organic teas. Plus, you can pose with a wooden cow.
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One of the greatest perks of an Ivy League education is having all sorts of guest lecturers and talks hosted right on campus. Yet many of these great talks are not publicized enough. Enter Bucket List, a weekly feature that aggregates these events in a single location that will hopefully make you realize, like Bwog […]
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Approaching its $4 Billion capital campaign goal, Columbia is raking in the dough (Spec). Learn to bike like a champ. The cycling master who taught Joseph Gordon-Levitt to barrel down Broadway demonstrates how to “be a fish in the coral.” (City Room). Obama hits the road. (NYTimes) Way back when on October 18th, the United […]
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THE WEATHER! Special thanks to Franz Kogler, Chowdah, and CTV.
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Bwog is meeting at 7 p.m. in the SGO on the 5th floor of Lerner Hall tonight. If the result would be a goodness-maximizing outcome for you and/or the whole of humanity, Mr. Mill would likely have you come. Also come if you like snacks. Photo via Wikimedia Commons
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The International Pickle Festival Tenth Annual NYC International Pickle Day is going down RIGHT NOW in the parking lot on Broome Street (between Essex and Ludlow) on the LES. Bwog’s Senior Pickle Festival Analyst Conor Skelding is on the scene. Get down there before 4:30 to catch some pickling action for yourself! Update, 3:07 PM: […]
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Potterpalooza ’10

CCSC ’13 brought world-famous band Harry and the Potters to campus yesterday evening. Events also included a costume competition. A wonderful time was had by all. Final photo courtesy of Peter Sterne. All others by DH
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Students for Sensible Drug Policy is holding a phone banking event to end marijuana prohibition in California in 501 Lerner with free pizza from Angelina’s (105th and Broadway). Apparently there’s some sort of competition between other SSDP groups nationwide to see who can make the most calls, with the winner taking home a banner. Bwog […]
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Greenmarket rolls on today with its signature Fall freshness. Here’s a smidgen of what’s out there: Get out there early for the beautiful organic multicolored carrots at Monkshood Nursery. Challah bread and danishes made from the farm fresh eggs of Knoll Krest will be available. Milk Thistle has delicious fresh whole chickens. Image from Wikimedia […]
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Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ has banned the alcoholic energy drink Four Loko. Let’s hope this disturbing trend stays in Jersey. Or not. (CBS New York) Princeton’s endowment posted a mere 14.7% gain last year, to Columbia’s 17%. (NYT) The New Museum’s latest exhibit contains a newspaper on the end of newspapers. (Capital NY) This […]
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