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LectureHop: The History of History In The Roman Republic

By Levi Cohen on Jan 27, 2018 3 Comments

Yesterday afternoon in Hamilton 503, the Classics Department kicked off its semester of Classics Colloquia in style. If you missed this one, fear not: the next colloquium is next Friday, February 2nd, at 4:10 pm in the same place; Nicholas Rynearson will be giving a talk on Socrates in Plato’s dialogues. Bwogger, noted nerd, and potential Classics major Levi […]

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Bwoglines: Hidden Treasures In John Jay Edition

By Ramisa Murshed on Jan 27, 2018 0 Comments

Happening in the World: A devastating fire in a hospital specializing in care for the elderly in Miryang, South Korea has killed at least 37 people and injured about 130. The cause of the fire is currently unknown, but the owner and manager of the building the hospital is housed in were arrested for malfunctioning sprinkler systems […]

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You Are What You Eat: The Biology And Possibilities Of The Human Gut

By Alex Tang on Jan 26, 2018 5 Comments

Bwog Science Editor, Alex Tang, attended the Bio Department’s Horwitz Prize Lecture, and introduces us to the role of the gut bacteria in childhood nutrition. Among his gathered insights: glycobiologists are a valuable, endangered species, and poop can tell us a lot about ourselves. More seriously, a viable solution to childhood undernutrition could be simpler […]

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What Would Have Happened if Timotheé Chalamet Hadn’t Dropped Out of Columbia?

By Bwog Staff on Jan 26, 2018 3 Comments

Lucy Danger (who loves Call Me By Your Name and Timotheé Chalamet, mostly unironically) and Idris O’Neill (who hasn’t seen it, doesn’t care to, and just wants to make fun of him) contributed to this post. If you loved Call Me By Your Name (or Lady Bird) as much as I did, you probably know that […]

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Reminder: Arts Editor, Daily Editor, And Staff Writer Applications Are Due Tonight

By Abby Rubel on Jan 26, 2018 1 Comments

Although our regular meetings on Sundays at 9 pm in Lerner 515 are always open, tonight is your last chance to apply to be Arts Editor, a Daily Editor, or a Staff Writer. Applications for all open positions are due tonight at 11:59 pm. Applications should be sent to editor@bwog.com in the form of a Google doc or […]

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Back Of The Envelope: How Many Antidepressant Prescriptions Are Filled At MoHi Pharmacies?

By Bwog Staff on Jan 26, 2018 3 Comments

A week into the semester, Bwog received a tip from a concerned reader asking a very topical and important question: how many antidepressant prescriptions are filled at the Duane Reade by campus? Wanting to get to the bottom of the scoop, one Staff Writer decided to put her humanities major to good use and determine the definitive, […]

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What’s Happening In Columbia Sports

By Abby Rubel on Jan 26, 2018 0 Comments

Sports Editor Abby Rubel brings you the athletics events to keep your eye on this weekend. Track and Field: Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete at the NYC Armory this weekend–the only meet all season on the island of Manhattan. Student tickets are $10, but this might be your only chance […]

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Save Yourself And Drop That Class

By Bwog Staff on Jan 26, 2018 2 Comments

Dear Columbia students taking more than twenty credits: It’s not worth it. All six of those classes may seem interesting now, but just think of how exhausted you’ll be in a few weeks when midterms season hits and you have three exams, two papers, and a presentation all within five days of each other. Today […]

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Bwoglines: Please Chill Edition

By Betsy Ladyzhets on Jan 26, 2018 0 Comments

Happening in the World: In Russia, Vladimir Putin is basically running for president against himself, and seems poised for reelection on March 15. The Kremlin is struggling to make the campaign interesting, however; current organizations attempting to “generate buzz” include “I Really Like Putin!”, “For Putin!”, and “Putin Team.” (NYT) Happening in the US: An Amtrak engineer in […]

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Close Encounters Of The JJ’s Kind

By Bwog Staff on Jan 25, 2018 1 Comments

JJ’s: home of fried food, lines longer than those for the Hamilton elevator, and more often than not, encounters we wish we would have forgotten in the morning. We collected a bunch of Bwogger’s strangest JJ’s stories; be sure to put yours in the comments! JJ’s forces friendships “One time my friends and I all […]

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The Return Of Cooking With Bwog

By Bwog Staff on Jan 25, 2018 0 Comments

Ever thought about cooking, but were scared that you might be the next unfortunate soul that sets their dorm on fire? Ever grown tired of boxed pancake mixes, but remembered that one time when you confused baking soda for baking powder and ended up with a bitter, circular piece of cardboard? Well, fasten your bikini-bod […]

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Worst Places To Block Foot Traffic On Campus

By Victoria Arancio on Jan 25, 2018 0 Comments

It’s 10:08: you’re rushing to get to your seminar in Barnard Hall on time, but you’re still on college walk. You’re sprinting to get there on time before your professor makes another embarrassing comment. Here’s some rough spots on campus to find yourself when you’re crunched for time. Hamilton stairs: some people have to run all the way […]

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Back Of The Envelope: How Many Essays Will We Write This Semester?

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avery is classy
back of the envelope
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some of these stats are real. some not so much

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Updates On The Case Of Tess Majors

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Every Event On Campus: Student Events Edition

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a lot of student events this week
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go to student events!
truly so many great events this week
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Science Fair: I Want Women In My Space Edition

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athena said stem rights
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GO TO THE ATHENA FILM FESTIVAL!
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Where Art Thou: Making Marvels Edition

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if someone figures out how to make money on their writing please tell me
the making marvels exhibit is sooooooooooooooo fucking cool its literally overwhelming
where art thou?

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Open Meeting Announcement: Etymology

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etymology
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sometimes I wonder what has been done before
this most definitely was not a stretch at all

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The Daily Life Of A First-Year

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big barnard energy
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Bwoglines: Finding The Future Edition

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problems and solutions on land
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