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At Least Four Laptop Thefts This Afternoon

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 28 Comments

Bwog’s just been tipped that at least four laptops were stolen roughly between the hours of 2 and 4 this afternoon. At least 2 from Claremont, 1 from Wien, and 1 from McBain. A Claremont security guard reports seeing three “unfamiliar faces” being signed into the building between those hours this afternoon. Another tipster informs […]

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A New Look At Obama’s Columbia Years

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 23 Comments

The Bridge, New Yorker Editor David Remnick‘s much-anticipated, 672-page biography on our favorite reluctant alum, Barack Obama, hit stores today. Bwog chatted with Remnick this afternoon about Obama’s years in Morningside. His takeaway: “I think his Columbia years were decisive. In fact, he says so himself at one point: it is the place where he […]

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CCSC Wants to Bestow Things Upon You

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 9 Comments

Tonight from 9 to 11, CCSC is hosting a meet and greet for the Spring Elections. There will be the opportunity to meet candidates from all parties, free gifts (pens? chap stick? who knows!), and of course, free foods, including pizza, soda and desserts. Voters can also submit questions they would liked to see addressed […]

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Anna Quindlen No Longer Staple of Barnard Life

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 5 Comments

By now, she’s more a symbol of BC than DSpar herself…or the Vag, for that matter. Barnard, meet your new Chair of the Board, Jolyne Caruso-FitzGerald (phew!), BC’81. Email from DSpar follows: Dear Members of the Barnard Community, This afternoon the Barnard College Board of Trustees elected Jolyne Caruso-FitzGerald ’81 as the incoming Chair of […]

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Club Zamana’s Tamasha Hype Study Break

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 0 Comments

Club Zamana’s Tamasha Hype Study Break Wednesday, April 7th 8-10 PM Satow Room, Lerner Hall Come and get PUMPED for Tamasha 2010 at Club Zamana’s Tamasha Hype Study Break! With FREE ROTI ROLL, MANGO JUICE PONG (it’s exactly what it sounds like), and SEX-THEMED TABOO, what’s there to resist? **FREE TAMASHA TEMPTATION T-SHIRTS TO THE […]

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Across Borders: A FREE Screening of Mira Nair’s “Mississippi Masala”

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 0 Comments

Across Borders: A FREE Screening of Mira Nair’s “Mississippi Masala” Friday, April 9th 7:30-10:00 PM Lerner 569 Make April 9th your movie night! Come watch a FREE screening of Mira Nair’s “Mississippi Masala”! Starring Denzel Washington and directed by Mira Nair, “Mississippi Masala” is a beautiful and engrossing narrative about an interracial relationship between a […]

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SGA Roundup – Funding for Greek Life Denied

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 3 Comments

Last night’s SGA meeting focused on funding for BC Greek life. At present, SGA does not fund groups that require dues, as per their constitution. Student Activities Fees given by the SGA can only go to events that serve the broader communities; the possibility of a Greek public list serve was discussed, which would make […]

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The Beautification Continues

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 4 Comments

The soothing sound of gently tumbling water washed over sunbathers on Low Steps today as the fountains were turned on, managing to mostly cover up the Lit Hum classes stationed in rings on various patches of nearby grass, obnoxiously discussing Dostoyevsky. Meanwhile LLC residents were presented with brand new grass, unrolled in mats and liberally watered […]

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Overheard: Ignorant Indignance

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 8 Comments

Two members of a massive high school tour group check out John Jay Dining Hall: CU Hopeful 1: “No trays.” CU Hopeful 2: “What the hell?!” Class of 2016…you think you know, but you have no idea.

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Twenty Years of Change: The Recent History of Public Housing in American Cities

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 0 Comments

Broadway Room, Lerner Hall Presented by The Urban Research Workshop Come see a screening of Dislocation, a documentary by best-selling author and Freakonomics collaborator Sudhir Venkatesh about the closing of the Robert Taylor Homes in Chicago and the dispersal of former residents. Following the film, Professor Venkatesh, Professor Catherine Fennel, and Professor Carla Shedd will […]

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UNF hosts When The Night Comes Film Screening

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 0 Comments

When The Night Comes Film Screening April 6th 7-9 PM Lerner Hall C555 Calling all Human Rights activists, Africa lovers, and world citizens passionate about humanity!Did you know that malaria kills a child every 30 seconds? This is an atrocity because it is both treatable and preventable. Produced and directed by Bobby Bailey, founder of […]

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ESC – Battle over the Referendum

By Bwog Staff on Apr 06, 2010 4 Comments

Sean Zimmermann reports on the continuing Senate saga. Benjamin Brickner, from the Senate Elections committee, came to speak to the ESC about EGSC’s petition to the Senate to split the two SEAS senates seats allocated to SEAS. Brickner explained the Senate’s request for a referendum: “our intention is not to take over [dedications that would […]

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Boroughs Maps: What Columbia Thinks Of Columbia

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columbia boroughs
dear person in front of me on this flight who keeps leaning back: you're an asshole
flatter than that keystone light from last week
hashtag bigdata hashtag visualization
i'm on a plane
such retina display

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Actual Wisdom: Jeffrey Lax

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50 shades of gray
actual wisdom
actual wisdom 2013
doin the right thing
jeffrey lax
oxford comma till death
we swear by duck fat
what are standards?

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Study Break It Down With Metrotones

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a capella
metrotones
study break it down
your peers have talent

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Senior Wisdom: Jess Levenson

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african dance is my major
get out on the stone and grass
senior wisdom
senior wisdom december 2013
the lawns
wanna realize too late i never shoulda left new jersey
where my jersey girls at
working on my night cheese

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Bwog In Bed: You’re Probably Already Home But We’re Still Here So Shhh

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awww it's only a few more days until we go home to our pets!
bwog in bed
can't get enough snow penises
going home
home stretch
oh home let me go hooooome
snowverseens

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Senior Poll: 1952 Vs. 2014

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but king's college will be so much classier on a resume
good to see we're more in favor of commies
in which we compare you to your betters
interactivity!
journeys of self discovery
senior poll
some shocking twists
the honor code strikes again
the times how they have changed
the times how they have not changed

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Actual Wisdom: Achille Varzi

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actual wisdom
actual wisdom 2013
paradoxes
what about "iff" ?
you can roll your own way

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Senior Year Checklist: Cry, Scramble, Roll Eyes

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class checklists
Class of 2014
crying forever
it's happening
pregame life
senior privilege
Senior Year Correspondent
seniors: this is your cue to start freaking out
seriously don't forget the swim test
spring of senior year was the fucking best
the senioronic plague

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