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Eyepoke: History Made and History Makers

By Bwog Staff on Nov 12, 2009 0 Comments

When Columbia first moved to Morningside, it was filled exclusively with beautiful buildings. Smart people in our other schools are either wringing their hands or curing diseases. Spec agrees that GS students are cranky and asks one student to reminisce about smoking in their heyday. Independent bookstores are invested in their communities and impact local […]

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LectureHop: You, Philosophy, and Everyone You Know

By Bwog Staff on Nov 12, 2009 2 Comments

In which Kate Hughes attempts to discover the meaning of life. It was no surprise that the room was filled entirely with older scholars, the types of people who actually have the time to contemplate life. Chins perched thoughtfully in their elbows, they listened with interest to Charles Taylor, philosopher and Professor Emeritus at McGill. […]

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Nothing’s Too Lowbrow for an Ivy League School

By Bwog Staff on Nov 12, 2009 4 Comments

Bwog newcomer Thomas Pedroza crammed himself into Miller Theatre yesterday for a comedy performance that would make your mother blush. To those of you who didn’t stop in on Bob Saget’s performance in Miller Theatre last night, you may have just missed more than a Full House joke. The evening started off with a stripper-tastic […]

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Bwoglines: Morningside Is So Much Cooler

By Bwog Staff on Nov 12, 2009 5 Comments

Suspicious substance on an NJT train? We wouldn’t be caught dead with a ticket Bloomberg will revive Coney Island? Let us know when the 1 train stops there. Free WiFi in Times Square? Meet us at Starbucks instead, about 70 blocks north. A race survey that offends? We just thought the bright red text was […]

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Free Food, Strange Poster

By Bwog Staff on Nov 11, 2009 15 Comments

Free food tonight at 7. We’d add more, but the poster gets the message across just fine.

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Robots in Lerner

By Bwog Staff on Nov 11, 2009 9 Comments

The tech savvy among us need not point out that there is a big difference between robots and just a big pile of machinery. But you’ve got to admit, that is a BIG pile of machinery. Spanning the Lerner East and West Ramp Lounges and spilling across the chasm onto the ramp itself is the […]

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GreenBwog: There Could Be WORMS in Your Room

By Bwog Staff on Nov 11, 2009 11 Comments

Well, there could be, if you want them. You probably won’t find them invading uninvited, but if you chose, these creepy crawlers could help to significantly eliminate your own food waste and the university’s carbon footprint. Bwog’s Slime Specialist Liz Naiden reports on the initiatives to bring worm composting technology to students in the first […]

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Butler: Letting Students Crash for 75 Years

By Bwog Staff on Nov 11, 2009 3 Comments

In honor of Butler’s 75th anniversary, its staff has put together a cool collage outside the 3rd floor catalog room. Photos include the building in various stages of construction… …interesting tidbits about the library’s past uses (including something called “freshman-sophomore rush” through the 50s) and a new contender for best Butler photo ever (below, […]

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QuickTix: Apparently Bob Saget is Coming?

By Bwog Staff on Nov 11, 2009 6 Comments

QuickTix brings you Columbia’s theater picks every alternate Wednesday. And the top sellers are… 1. Bacchanal presents Saget – If you live under a rock, as they say, you may not know that rock star (hip-hop star?) comedian Bob Saget will be telling some jokes tonight at Miller Theater. Tickets are unfortunately sold out. 2. […]

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Bwoglines: Why So Serious?

By Bwog Staff on Nov 11, 2009 9 Comments

Leadership of CUArts shifts to the grad school – are more serious changes to come? (Spec) Envelopes containing white powder are serious business at diplomatic missions, even when they contain 100% pure baking flour. (Gothamist) Motives of Columbia professor who punched a fellow university affiliate still unclear. Lionel McIntyre was arrested Monday. (NY Times) Despite […]

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Free Non-Pizza in Lerner

By Bwog Staff on Nov 10, 2009 0 Comments

Head to Turath’s second General Body Meeting and first Arabic Social Circle to practice your Arabic, enjoy Arabic music, and partake in plentiful snacks. Turath encourages all those interested to come to 568 Lerner between 8 and 10 PM for “some Arab goodness and an overall good time.”

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James Franco Admits, It’s Lonely at the Top

By Bwog Staff on Nov 10, 2009 25 Comments

Alumni tipster and Bwog loyalist Ed Hoffman informs us that James Franco has confirmed his exodus from 209 once and for all. After one student accused him of only frequenting the library to check out all the hot young things, poor Franco was forced to study in Dodge, where he had “to sit alone in […]

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LectureHop: Lydia Davis On Translation

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alexandra svokos
do you think max gave lorelai davis's translation of Swann's Way?
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like a boss
ltac
lydia davis
things often taken for granted
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Ovrescenes: Speling Errers

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#lithum75
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Quarto Release Party

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free food
literary stuff
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roman numerals and flamingoes

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Undergrads Banned From Uris During Finals

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hasta la vista undergrads
in other news finals are happening soon whut
it will be easier to get into 1020 than a library
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Review: CoLab Spring Showcase

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arts reviews
black box
bwog would like to learn some aerial dancing
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WBAR-B-Q Is Today!

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beautiful days at the end of the semester
indie folk
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outdoor music festivals
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Bwoglines: Whut Edition

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blue ivy
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cheese fabric if only you could eat it
whut y how
wonder what the statistics are for the percentage of bwoglines that reference Beyonce

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Send the B&W Your Poems

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poetry
poetry on Bwog!
poets who know it
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