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Former Lambda Phi Epsilon Pledge Details Culture Of Hazing

By Bwog Staff on Dec 02, 2018 68 Comments

Editor’s note: this article contains descriptions of physical hazing. Bwog has received a detailed report about the initiation process of Columbia’s chapter of Lambda Phi Epsilon which details the extreme hazing pledges are forced to endure. According to an anonymous student who pledged the fraternity in the Spring of 2018 and disaffiliated this semester (Fall […]

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Bucket List: Many Migration Crises Edition

By Isabel Sepúlveda on Dec 02, 2018 0 Comments

Bucket List represents the intellectual privilege we enjoy as Columbia students. We do our very best to bring to your attention important guest lecturers and special events on campus. Our recommendations for this week are below, and the full list is after the jump. If you notice any events that have been left off the […]

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The Barnard Laundry QR Codes Don’t Work

By Bwog Staff on Dec 02, 2018 0 Comments

Barnard Res Life installed new washing machines over the summer to make doing laundry more convenient. Staff writer Eva Sher shares what she learned about these new machines during her last Laundry Sunday. Last week, as usual, I set the alarm on my phone to go off after thirty minutes to know when to transfer […]

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Open Meeting Announcement: Ovid’s Metamorphoses

By Elisha Zhao on Dec 02, 2018 0 Comments

Changes are apace, dear readers. All of a sudden it’s December and we’re still not quite sure how to navigate this in-between-holiday liminal space. Also… finals? Are those a thing? Celebrate the magic of transformation with us at our open meeting tonight at 9pm in Lerner 510! THE CREATION Before the earth and the sea and […]

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Bwoglines: Climbin’ To The Peak Edition

By Elisha Zhao on Dec 02, 2018 0 Comments

Happening in the World: COP24 kicks off in Katowice, Poland today, where 200 countries will resume the climate change conversation left off from the earlier Paris Agreement. The main goal is to complete a working rulebook. Happening in the US: China and the US have called a truce on their trade war at the G20 summit: Trump […]

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Science Research Spotlight: Looking Into The Past

By Alex Tang on Dec 01, 2018 1 Comments

Bwog Science is piloting Research Spotlight, a new series in which we highlight some of the cool, radical, mind-blowing science research happening at our institution. We hope that you’ll find something that sparks your interest, and which you’ll aim to learn more about. In this week’s inaugural edition of Research Spotlight, we bring to you […]

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Freshman Wisdom: Elle Ferguson

By Elle Ferguson on Dec 01, 2018 0 Comments

Here to share what she’s learned in the three months she’s been here, staff writer Elle Ferguson writes about the newfound wisdom she’s gained in her first semester of college. Name, School, Major, Hometown Elle Ferguson, Barnard, Undeclared but probably American Studies, Princeton, NJ Claim to fame: Rode scooter in Milstein until I was told […]

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Academic Events Drinking Game

By Isabel Sepúlveda on Dec 01, 2018 0 Comments

At Bwog, we do our best to bring you the best events Columbia has to offer each week. But no matter how many fantastic speakers and diverse topics are presented on campus, all academic events share the same fundamental elements. Luckily, we’ve used yet another college staple, the drinking game, to hopefully make the overly-long lecture […]

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Where Art Thou: Holiday Chill Edition

By Riva Weinstein on Dec 01, 2018 0 Comments

New York City is packed with amazing culture and inspiring art, but sometimes it’s difficult to break the Morningside-bubble and experience it all first-hand. “Where Art Thou” is a weekly guide to interesting and notable lectures, events, and performances for the literary/musically/theatrically-inclined on campus. On Campus: This Thursday through Saturday at 8 PM (plus a […]

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Bwoglines: December The First Edition

By Mary Clare Greenlees on Dec 01, 2018 1 Comments

Happening in the World: After Ukraine’s President, Petro Poroshenko assumed martial powers following a ‘maritime skirmish in the Kerch Strait’ in which Russian warships fired on Ukrainian navy vessels, he issued an order barring Russian men of military age from entering the country. On Friday, Poroshenko tweeted that this was done in order to prevent […]

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Nimesh Patel Stand-Up Routine Cut Short Due To Uncomfortable Jokes

By Sarah Braner on Nov 30, 2018 17 Comments

Nimesh Patel, a comedian known for being the first Indian-American writer for Saturday Night Live, had his stand-up routine at cultureSHOCK cut short earlier tonight due to uncomfortable jokes. cultureSHOCK, an event hosted by the Asian American Alliance, is a charity performance showcase that aims to provide a space to celebrate Asian American expression. Patel was one […]

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Lecturehop: A Conversation About “The Library Book” With Susan Orlean

By Abby Rubel on Nov 30, 2018 0 Comments

Susan Orlean appeared as part of the Book History Colloquium series last night to discuss her latest work, The Library Book, a meditation on the role of libraries in American life focusing on the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles public library. Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992 and is best known […]

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Field Notes: Valentine’s Week Edition

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hopefully this week goes well
the semester needs to be over already though im not gonna lie
what a crazy week
what a crazy weekend

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Breaking Out Of The Rooster Coop: A Conversation With The Director Of ‘White Tiger’

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2Girls1Snack: Valentine’s Day Chocolate

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im on the bwink fr
stop the commodification of love
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valentine's day is secretly awesome because you just eat everything
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Open Meeting Announcement: A Cinquain

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adding this to my portfolio
cinquains f yeah
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open meeting announcement
pls come pitch something we need more silly geese
yeah im a poetry major

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ESC: Acronyms Edition

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JAMBOREE what a word
this entire university loves acronyms
whenever i tell my parents anything that happens at this school i have to translate 87 acronyms per sentence

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Fill Out CCSC’s Spring Planning Survey!

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Drop Deadline For Full-Semester Courses Is Today

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drop deadline
drop it like it's hot
I just did course evaluations for two classes and it's mid-february we love a condensed schedule
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Bwoglines: Escaped Polar Vortex Edition

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alex if ur reading this i love ur book & miss ur class <3
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let's go string instruments!!!
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