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Turkey Bucketlist Drop

By Finn Klauber on Nov 20, 2016 1 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 this week account for the truncated week. Thanks Thanksgiving! If you notice any events that have been left off the list, or a correction, […]

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Back Of The Envelope: How Much Did Athletics Spend On Trying To Get You To Come To Football Games This Semester?

By Betsy Ladyzhets on Nov 20, 2016 2 Comments

Yesterday, the Columbia football team pulled off a surprising (and not particularly notable) win against Brown in the last game of the season. Senior staffer Betsy Ladyzhets reflects upon the past season by examining how much money the CU Athletics department spent on promoting the team – and whether or not that investment was at […]

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Bwoglines: Reality And Ideals Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 20, 2016 0 Comments

Near the city of Kanpur, Fourteen carriages of Indore-Patna Express derailed just after 03:00 local time on Sunday. According to the police, the death toll has now passed 100, with more than 150 injured. Rescue efforts are still being carried out to recover the injured and the dead from deformed carriages. (BBC) Bernie Sanders voices […]

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How To Avoid Dangerous Topics On Thanksgiving

By Victoria Arancio on Nov 19, 2016 3 Comments

The countdown until Thanksgiving begins: in 5 days you have to get through a dinner with your nosy family. Don’t worry, Bwog’s got your back: here’s how to get out of some of the worst conversation topics. An obvious one: the election. You already know that your crazy uncle wants dinner and a show and will say […]

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Where Art Thou: Turkey Day

By Gowan Moïse on Nov 19, 2016 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. Sunday, November 20th Columbia University Wind Ensemble Presents “Autumn in the […]

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Bwoglines: There Are Reachers, And There Are Settlers

By Bwog Staff on Nov 19, 2016 1 Comments

Settling: Donald Trump has agreed to settle and pay $25 million after several lawsuits have been filed against his for-profit Trump University. Many former students have paid $35,000 in tuition to be scammed: they were misguided by “high-pressure sales” tactics and were taught by instructors unqualified for their position. (NY Times) Reaching: New York City mayor Bill de Blasio […]

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Bad Poetry: A Tribute To Alfred Joyce Kilmer

By Tamara Barriot on Nov 18, 2016 0 Comments

Last night in the infamous Havemeyer 309, Columbia’s Philolexian Society held its equally infamous 31st Annual Alfred Joyce Kilmer Memorial Bad Poetry Contest. If for some sad reason you could not attend the event, Bwog Staffer Tamara Barriot will try her best to recapture the essence of every brilliantly bad poem that competed for the […]

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Recycling Pee In Space And Other Feats Of Engineering: A Talk With Astronaut Tim Kopra

By Bwog Staff on Nov 18, 2016 0 Comments

Yesterday evening, astronaut Tim Kopra visited the Kraft Center to talk about his missions to the International Space Station. He discussed the engineering aspects of the missions as well as the details of daily life in space. Senior Staff writers (and space enthusiasts) Ross Chapman and Betsy Ladyzhets report on just how cool living in space […]

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Columbia Athletics Closes Investigation And Releases Statement Regarding Wrestling Program

By Bwog Staff on Nov 18, 2016 19 Comments

Since we released a series of leaked messages from the Columbia University Wrestling Team’s GroupMe, our campus has seen both protests against the team’s behavior and an apology letter, released last night, from the wrestling team as a whole. This afternoon, the Athletics department announced that their investigation of the team is complete and the […]

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A Wrinkle In (GMT)ime

By Jennifer Nugent on Nov 18, 2016 0 Comments

From November 17 to November 19 (Thursday through Saturday), the CU Players is presenting their adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle’s renowned children’s novel. Bwog Staffer Jennifer Nugent reviews the play. Last night at the Glicker-Milstein Theater (GMT, get it?) the Columbia University Players performed “A Wrinkle In Time.” As someone who read the Madeleine […]

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Bwoglines: Burial Edition

By Bwog Staff on Nov 18, 2016 0 Comments

The Whitney has just announced the 63 artists who will be featured in the Whitney Biennial on March 17. The artists are notably diverse; coming on the heels of the election period, their artwork will deal with “the artist or a self in relation to the tumultuous world we live in.” (New York Times) On […]

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Wrestling Team Releases Letter Of Apology

By Bwog Staff on Nov 17, 2016 13 Comments

Following our release of GroupMe messages from seniors on the Wrestling team last week, the team has sent us a letter apologizing for their actions. Addressed to the Columbia community, the letter acknowledges the hurt that the team’s messages caused and expresses remorse for poorly representing the values of the University. The team willingly sent this […]

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An Warning To Plimpton Residents, Current And Future

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am i dumb for getting locked out twice? yeah probably
but i am here to LEARN goddamn it and that requires a fuckup or two
can you get barnard housing keys copied asking for a friend and the friend is me
cu housing has those swanky card readers those would solve ALL MY PROBLEMS?
i shall name the ghost joe and they shall be my friend
plimpton out to get me

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A Call For Opening Remarks

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bwop tart
high school musical will live on
people who felt bad for sharpay in this movie are on the wrong side of history
stick to the status quo teaches LIFE LESSONS YALL
we're living in a constant rerun of scenes and themes from high school musical change my mind

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Bwoglines: Unleash The Beast! Edition

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bwop tart
film on the green! and SEZANE
first day of classes baby!
i would give my first born child and a kidney to have a wardrobe of sezane rn
one of my previous posts said i shouldn't do the "long tag thing" yet here we are
sezane dresses are so cute
Unleash the Beast!

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Houses And Homes: Little Conch Key, Florida

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houses and homes
i am sunburnt
i love florida
i love my home-cooked food
the florida keys remind me of my childhood
why do the mangroves smell like this

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Waking Up With Bwog: Not The Last Day Of Summer Edition

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happy labor day!
i cant believe someone in bwog coined the term shegging
waking up with bwog
who else already in line for that green sale

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Waking Up With Bwog: Wake Me Up When September Ends Edition

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bwop to the top
don't complain about how columbia has no community then refuse to engage at all in the community
waking up with bwog
we're already very tired

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Waking Up With Bwog: Time Is A Social Construct Edition

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"nsop taught me the value of chairs" -an anonymous source
bwog
freshmen living in jj: there were ACs in every room over the summer
join bwog
not so much "waking up with bwog" as it is "having a nice lunch at tom's with bwog"
nsop
perhaps the "creative project" reference is only a kate brassel thing but i stand by it
strokos lemon loaf
waking up with bwog
wbog radio let's make it happen

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Waking Up With Bwog: Broadway Edition

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