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Bwoglines: Things That Swirl Into A Void Edition

By Angelica Lagasca on Apr 28, 2017 0 Comments

Happening in the world: On Wednesday, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured the closest-ever pictures of Saturn’s atmosphere. It also found a quote unquote “giant hurricane.” (Space.com) Happening in NYC: Cutting bathroom tissue as the inaugural ribbon, the toilet authorities of NYC opened a public bathroom that cost nearly $300,000 to make (it has imported tiles and […]

at fisrt i thought the speaker was saying that someone went into a bank vault and disappeared
bwoglines
sorry i couldn't find a credible source for my health goth tip on bwoglines
tbh i would schlepp on over to the public bathroom downtown if it means avoiding the general mess that is the john jay bathrooms on a weekend
who here is going to the reapplication to financial aid party to try and get more financial aid

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Comment Awards Spring 2017

By Bwog Staff on Apr 27, 2017 0 Comments

One of the best ways Bwog gauges campus impressions of our content is by reading our comments from lovely viewers like you. And we read everything—from angry slurs, to defensive anecdotes, to half-assed praise. Here are a few of our favorites from this semester. Most Underrepresented: Best Mathematical Calculations: Most Helpful: Most […]

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Was Rafael Ortiz’s Presence In Columbia Buy Sell Memes A Conspiracy For His CCSC Campaign?

By Youngweon Lee on Apr 27, 2017 5 Comments

Rafael Ortiz, memer supreme, was recently elected as the Pre-Professional Representative of CCSC. We don’t know about you, but Daily Editor Youngweon Lee thinks this is…fishy. Here is her conspiracy theory. Around the end of last semester, columbia buy sell memes was created by a group of edgy meme-y students. As it quickly became everyone’s […]

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What Should You Get With A Varsity Show VIP Ticket?

By Bwog Staff on Apr 27, 2017 0 Comments

Columbia’s famous musical theater tradition, the Varsity Show, is happening this weekend. Though there are a few ticket options, the most pricy are $50 “VIP” tickets, which promise “front row seats as well as VIP Treatment.” Though we don’t know what that quite entails, Bwog had some ideas as to what would make that ticket worth 50 dollars. Champagne […]

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Dictatorship And Secret Police In Taiwan And The Philippines

By Timmy Wu on Apr 27, 2017 0 Comments

Bwog Staffer and a Taiwanese student who can not wait to get the heck back to his country, Timmy Wu, shares his experience at a talk at Weatherhead Asian Institute, on the topic of dictatorship and secret police of authoritarian regimes in Taiwan and the Philippines. Taiwan has not always been a democratic boba tea […]

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Bwoglines: You’re So Close Edition

By Elana Rebitzer on Apr 27, 2017 0 Comments

Happening in the World: Turkey has deported four foreigners who were working with and giving aid to Syrian refugees. (Washington Post) Happening in NYC: Mayor Bill DeBlasio approved a plan to potentially allow the Met to charge an entrance fee for non-New Yorkers. (New York Times) Happening on Campus: Check out the lecture: “Kompromat: What It Is, and […]

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Rough Night In JJ’s Place

By Bwog Staff on Apr 26, 2017 1 Comments

It looks like our beloved VaJJ’s is dealing with some difficulties tonight, as the dining area is closed due to an unconfirmed issue. One observer speculated a possible roof leak, but the official problem has yet to be determined. Don’t worry, the grills are still going—patrons are just asked to take their chicken strips to go.

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We Know Your Professors Have Said Some Weird Shit

By Bwog Staff on Apr 26, 2017 0 Comments

It’s the end of the semester, and everyone’s getting tired. We’re tired, the dogs who sometimes meander across Low are tired, even Prezbo’s weather machine is tired (of making it look as though summer has come early for Days on Campus). But few people are more tired than our professors, who have had to give […]

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A Night In The Life Of A Displaced NYU Boy

By Bwog Staff on Apr 26, 2017 0 Comments

On Friday night, a few Bwoggers went down to NYU to hang out with our good ole’ friends at Local. Our night of revelry was in full swing until a particular NYU boy and his friend asked, “What, exactly, goes down at Columbia?” Well, we thought, there was only one way to find out. Here is the story […]

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GSSC Reviews Its Constitution, Adds A Dual BA Representative And Launches GSSC App

By Romane Thomas on Apr 26, 2017 1 Comments

Last night was the last GSSC meeting of the year and our beloved Bureau Chief Romane Thomas’ last coverage. We will miss you, Romane and GSSC! Last night, General Studies Student Council met in the Satow room to review the constitution and launch the GSSC App. President Larosa started us off by announcing that the […]

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What To Do If Someone Is Having Sex In The Stacks On The Book You Need

By Bwog Staff on Apr 26, 2017 2 Comments

An unnamed staff writer was inspired by the strange late-night sounds and noises in the stacks while writing a Greek history research paper and started thinking: what if someone is having sex on a book she needs in the stacks? Here are the results of her pondering. Here is the scenario. It’s 2:37am on a Tuesday […]

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Bwoglines: San Francisco Saves The Day

By Youngweon Lee on Apr 26, 2017 0 Comments

Happening in the world: A San Francisco federal judge, William H. Orrick of United States District Court, temporarily blocked Trump’s measures to withhold money from sanctuary cities, using his own words against him. This is the third such judicial measure against Trump’s immigration orders in his first 100 days on the job. (NYT) Happening in […]

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Last Minute Halloween Costume Ideas For The Bold, Beautiful, And The Barnard

Grace Steele 0

#barnardexcellence
#bwog is only barnard girls now
#bwognard
#dont hate me for barnard specific content
#have fun b safe tonighttt
barnard
costume
halloween

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How to Write A Good Op-Ed (But Not For Bwog)

Alan Wang 4

“I feel so sorry for all them” - Hall on journalists who have to find a different way into the Trump story every day
“real” journalism
bwog (clap) doesn't (clap) publish (clap) op-eds (clap)
bwog does events
lecturehop

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ConspiracyBwog: Fayerwether Is Havemeyer, Hayemeyer Is Fayerwether

Jake Tibbetts 0

conspiracy bwog
headassery or mandela effect?
i don't know where either building is
space time shenanigans

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Bwoglines: Give A Dog A Medal (But Not Really) Edition

Julia Greenblatt 1

bwogfoot contessa
Our ‘K-9’ as they call it I call it a dog” Mr. Trump said
parade's gonna be a WILD time
photoshop
what kind of food is GOT food?

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Whose Mère Patrie Is It Anyway?

Eliza Staples 0

lecturehop
Maison Française

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Free Speech Against Mass Surveillance: Edward Snowden At The Forum

Skylar Li 9

cover your webcams plz
edward snowden
event
prezbo obviously had a say in this
the government knows more about us than our parents
we love q&a's!!
wHIstleBLOwER
you can't tell me siri isn't always listening if it responds to its name

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What Is A Columbia Vibe Check?

Bwog Staff 0

bwog writes poems now
dont pay me with cash pay me with vibes
vibe check! (bumbs foreheads with you)

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JTS Is Being Evicted

Zach Fisher 3

At least I never need to see the mouse in my apartment again
Happy Second Moving Day!
I'll miss Barnard Facilities
JTeaS
Nice Kosher Kitchens FTW!

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