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Bwoglines: News From ‘Round the League

By Bwog Staff on Nov 02, 2009 4 Comments

On Halloween night, in an act that involved the time-honored tradition of firewater-induced mischief, a Harvard Law grad set fire to a chapel that housed the remains of victims of the September 11 attacks. (Gothamist) For the second time in two months, a Yale student has been found dead on campus, this time a 19-year-old […]

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Costume Contest: It’s Clippy

By Bwog Staff on Nov 01, 2009 17 Comments

Finally, white smoke! After much deliberation, Bwog’s Halloween Conclave has named Rick Betita and his “Clippy, the Paper Clip from Microsoft Word” costume the winner of Bwog’s Annual Halloween Costume Contest. Rick will be getting a surprise candy bar some time in the next six months. Happy Halloween, all.

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Sunday Sports Roundup

By Bwog Staff on Nov 01, 2009 3 Comments

After the men’s cross country team’s victory at the Heptagonal Championships and the football team’s last-minute loss to Yale, Columbia athletics fought through another sporting weekend both good and bad. Volleyball rallied from two sets down against Harvard on Friday, but fell, 3-2, and yesterday struggled against Dartmouth, losing by three sets to one. They’ll […]

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Bwog’s Costume Contest: The First Responders

By Bwog Staff on Nov 01, 2009 23 Comments

Submissions to Bwog’s Costume Contest are rolling in. Before we pick a winner, check out our favorite entries so far, and rate them yourself in the comments. Patrick Londen as the Hamburglar.

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Bwoglines: Those Silly Politicians (and the Marathon)

By Bwog Staff on Nov 01, 2009 0 Comments

While you’re sleeping off Halloween, 40,000 brave humans are running the New York City Marathon. Here’s what you’re missing, minus the shin splints. (New York Times) From the Fake Street Cred Department: this chic East Village hotel has commissioned a graffiti mural, because that’s what street art is all about. (NYPost) Al Sharpton’s ex-wife and […]

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C’mon, You Know That Costume’s Good

By Bwog Staff on Oct 31, 2009 12 Comments

With Halloween being on a Saturday, it’s as if everyone got a do-over with their costumes tonight. So there’s no excuse: send us your best costumes to bwog@columbia.edu by midnight tomorrow, and hope for yet another piece of candy. Oh, and apparently Daylight Saving Time ends tonight? Not cool. Not cool at all. Never mind, […]

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Fourth-Quarter Collapse Dooms Football

By Bwog Staff on Oct 31, 2009 0 Comments

When running back Leon Ivery ran in the two-point conversion to give Columbia a 22-10 lead over Yale with only 8:32 to go, Norries Wilson’s team had to be confident about returning to .500 in the Ivy League. But Yale scored less than three minutes later, and then again with under a minute to play, […]

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Netflix: What, You Were Expecting Some Other Holiday?

By Bwog Staff on Oct 31, 2009 2 Comments

It’s Halloween (cue spooky organ music riff du-da-duuuuuuu dudadalududu), so we all know what that means. Bwog’s Cinematic Summaries Bureau Chief Mark Hay is obligated by law (specifically, the infamous Carpathian Dracula Convention of 1935) to conjure up a spo-o-o-oky Halloween Netflix list, with three spine-shivering tales of the supernatural. Bwa-ha-ha-ha! The Orphanage (2007) The […]

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Getting Away For Election Day (Weekend)

By Bwog Staff on Oct 31, 2009 6 Comments

Your Election Day weekend will probably be stuck in Halloween mode until tonight, but how to fill the next three days? Bwog Weekend Warrior Sarah Camiscoli has five ways you can make a day (or three) of your travels. Also, a subway service advisory: through Monday, the downtown 1 is skipping 137th – 103rd Street […]

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QuickFed: Better Late than Never?

By Bwog Staff on Oct 31, 2009 3 Comments

After an absence of almost two months, The Fed has finally published its first issue of the new semester, complete with an entirely new print look. Old people want fake IDs, and students are only too happy to provide. The Core is now for porn! Barnard stereotypes: the swine flu version. We could’ve sworn we’ve […]

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Bwoglines: Forgetting Something?

By Bwog Staff on Oct 31, 2009 3 Comments

When writing a whole column about ROTC at Ivy League schools, do not mention Columbia’s survey last fall. (Times) Despondent over lack of dates? Manhattan’s 50% single! (Post) Did you know leaving confidential House ethics reports on easily accessible file-sharing networks might lead to someone finding it? (Washington Post) NASA is exposing squirrel monkeys (pictured) […]

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Our Men Run Faster Than Other Men

By Bwog Staff on Oct 30, 2009 10 Comments

For the first time in thirty five years (and only the second third time ever), men’s cross country reigns supreme in the Ivy League. The team won today’s Heptagonal Championships by only one point over Princeton, in the closest finish since 1982. Brendan Martin (5th), Kyle Merber (8th), Terrence Prial (12th), Justin Heck (15th), and […]

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Bwoglines: Yay, Damn, Wha? Edition

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academic inspiration from buckwild
buckwild
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dspar is a remarkable woman indeed
lifestyle inspiration from buckwild
mtv shows have never been more relevant
people ride tractors to work
style inspiration from buckwild

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We Don’t Know What a “Bridge Building” Award Is So We Made Our Own

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awards
C Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence
hopefully the indelible mark they made was a good one...
In the words of Dumbledore "Well done Slytherin
king's crown awards
most likely to write hilarious bwog tags right here

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PeopleHop: The First To House

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apparently if you join the soccer team you win housing
dammit guys
david najem
henning sauerbier
housing
luck
men's soccer
new pickup line: "so are you a broadway guy or an amsterdam bro?"
The 2013 Housing Lottery: Your Best Mistake Ever!
the gods of housing smile upon us
things said earnestly
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Housing Reviews 2013: Symposium

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548 W. 113th
housing reviews 2013
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Barnard Tuition, Or: Bwog Is Never Having Kids

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barnard housing
barnard tuition
emails from ahinks
SORRY IF OUR MATH IS WRONG
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CCSC: Updates and Elections

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ccsc
ch-ch-ch-changes
Columbia music festival
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Pakistani Band “Strings” at Columbia

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ask emlyn hughes if he's ready for a ballistic night
bwog loves anything tangentially related to string cheese
columbia is like a bollywood movie
fangirls that aren't bieber's
OPS
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Help Columbia Win XKCD’s Contest

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columbia needs this win
go get your hash breaking friends
let's go lions
we'll show those punks at karlshruhe institute of technology
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