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The Secret Life of the University Libraries

By Nikki Shaner-Bradford on Dec 09, 2016 1 Comments

Someone once said that the books in Butler were like candles during sex; they didn’t do much, but they set the ambiance. These books remain, largely, an untapped treasure trove of knowledge. Bwog Senior Staffer Nikki Shaner-Bradford interviews Columbia’s librarians about what they do and the resources they keep watch over. The organization of academic life […]

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Graduate Workers Of Columbia University Vote To Unionize

By Bwog Staff on Dec 09, 2016 0 Comments

Graduate Workers of Columbia University-UAW has announced that votes are counted and graduate students at Columbia have voted to unionize. This comes after the National Labor Relations Board ruled this summer that graduate students at universities throughout the United States should be able to unionize, overturning a 2004 precedent-setting case involving Brown University. This year’s […]

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Major Keys: CORE Presents DJ Khaled and Arianna Huffington

By Mia Lindheimer on Dec 09, 2016 2 Comments

Thursday night, Columbia Organization of Rising Entrepreneurs hosted Arianna Huffington and DJ Khaled in a discussion of his new book, The Keys. The book provides readers with DJ Khaled’s modern philosophy on success. Deputy Editor Mia Lindheimer covers the event. Let me be clear: I didn’t follow DJ Khaled on Snapchat until I was standing in line for this […]

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The Best (Worst) Tweets From Columbia Athletics

By Ross Chapman on Dec 09, 2016 1 Comments

One should always exercise some wariness when approaching the Twitter of an institution, particularly a sports-related one—after all, who knows what lurks underneath those repeated mannequin challenges, hyper-edited photos, and “The Brotherhood” utterances of the various CU Athletics Twitter accounts? Bwog Senior Staff Writer Ross Chapman gives us a glimpse into the cringeworthy cyberlife of […]

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Bwoglines: Impeachment Edition

By Bwog Staff on Dec 09, 2016 0 Comments

Of the president: Today, after a national scandal that incited nationwide protests, President Park Geun-hye was voted for impeachment by South Korea’s Parliament. (New York Times) Of the vape: Or the so-called “e-cigarette,” which is one of the most commonly used tobacco products by the Youth of today, has been found to pose developmental risks […]

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Barnard Contingent Faculty Union Approves Strike

By Bwog Staff on Dec 08, 2016 1 Comments

A majority vote has granted Barnard Contingent Faculty Union power to declare a strike. This news comes after a long contract negotiation process between the college and BCF-UAW, as the parties have struggled to settle details like fair wage and benefits. While Barnard would like for operations to continue as usual, a strike could mean cancelled exams for […]

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Overseen: The Barnard Bread Bandit Returns

By Bwog Staff on Dec 08, 2016 0 Comments

Last year, around this time, we posted about slices of bread that some bold young Barnard student had attached (with thumbtacks) to the bulletin boards in the Quad. Today, we received a tip that the bulletin board bread has returned – and this time, it’s in Plimpton. There it is, plain as day: bread […]

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A Call for Closing Remarks

By Elana Rebitzer on Dec 08, 2016 0 Comments

The days are getting shorter, the weather is getting colder, and classes are winding down. As you head off to the last meeting of that class you love (or despise), be prepared for your professors to engage in the time honored tradition of making an emotional (or eye-rollingly cheesy, depending on how you’re feeling) goodbye speech to […]

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Women In STEM Need To Stick Together

By Betsy Ladyzhets on Dec 08, 2016 1 Comments

Yesterday afternoon, Dr. Bonita London, CU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences ’06 and Associate Professor at Stony Brook University, gave a presentation on barriers and bridges to STEM engagement among women, focusing in particular on undergraduate students. Betsy Ladyzhets, senior staffer (and woman in STEM), describes Dr. London’s talk. When I arrived in 614 […]

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Students Go To Standing Rock

By Sarah Dahl on Dec 08, 2016 0 Comments

After months of major, peaceful protests by indigenous peoples against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) through the Standing Rock Sioux reservation water supply, the pipeline will been diverted. What does this mean, and what are conditions like in and around Standing Rock? Senior staffer Sarah Dahl recently caught up with Barnard sophomore Jessie Lee […]

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Bwoglines: Take A Deep Breath Edition

By Bwog Staff on Dec 08, 2016 0 Comments

Members of the New York City Council’s Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus sent a letter to the chairman of the City University of New York, arguing against Governor Andrew Cuomo’s statements that CUNY administration has not been financially responsible. (New York Times) After Donald Trump tweeted negative things about the union which represents Carrier, in Indiana, […]

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Barnard Task Force To Examine Divestment Recommends Partial Divestment

By Bwog Staff on Dec 07, 2016 0 Comments

This afternoon, Robert Goldberg, Barnard’s Chief Operating Officer, wrote an email to the Barnard community announcing that the Presidential Task Force to Examine Divestment submitted its full report on fossil fuel divestment to the Board of Trustees. This task force was created last semester as a result of Divest Barnard’s campaign encouraging Barnard to divest […]

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CBC Works In Progress: Gettin’ A Sneaky Peeky

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ballet
CBC
dance
i really want to go to this like how could u not
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Pretending To Be A Barnard Student For A Week

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also can someone help me figure diana out
barnard
milstein 2 <3
please...let me be one of you @everyone at barnard

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ESC’s Shortest Meeting Yet

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best meeting ever
efficiency
esc
nothing has ever been passed so fast as the request to adjourn
why was everyone gone?

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SGA Is Feelin’ And Doin’ Well

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feel well do well
hooray for contraceptives!
sga
yay for wellness!

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Bwoglines: Sleeping In Edition

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bwoglines
gm :)
there are construction dudes outside my window and they are drILLing
this poetry class is so good everything in the course packet is so tasty
yes this post is about me i overslept

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Field Notes: Trying New Things Edition

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:(
i fear pigeons
lol studying
pigeons have no fear
try new things!

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Horror Story: I Went To Times Square

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avoid times square like the plague
shoutout to Soul and Lori
there are no pandas in times square
times square
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Every Event On Campus: New And Improved Edition

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bucket list
bwog covers events
give us gcal or give us death
reception usually means there will be wine just saying
who gave football the right to be 150 years old?

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