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Bwog Wants You…To Help Make NSOP 2016 Slightly Less Terrible

By Bwog Staff on Aug 24, 2016 3 Comments

If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance you attended NSOP. And if you attended NSOP, you almost definitely hated NSOP. Hating NSOP is, as the class of 2020 will soon discover, an integral part of the Columbia experience, just like parties in Carman doubles and forgetting we have a football team. This year’s orientation, […]
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NLRB Rules Columbia Graduate Students Can Legally Form Unions

By Bwog Staff on Aug 23, 2016 7 Comments

The National Labor Relations Board ruled on Tuesday that graduate students at universities across the country will now be able to unionize. The case involved grad students at Columbia, and overturned a 2004 precedent in a case involving Brown University. This ruling comes after two years of Columbia graduate students pushing for the right to […]
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Houses And Homes: Hawaii

By Amara Banks on Aug 22, 2016 0 Comments

Bwog continues its Houses and Homes series with Amara’s family vacation to Hawaii. If you, too, would rather write out the details of your summer surroundings rather than force yourself to engage in conversations about your future, snap a pic and send your five senses to tips@bwog.com! Where: Maui, Hawaii Sight: Smell: Tourists always smell like […]
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Columbia Faces $100 Million Lawsuit Over Retirement Plan Mismanagement

By Bwog Staff on Aug 20, 2016 6 Comments

Despite being in the middle of wrapping up his summer legal internship, our Arts Editor took the time to look into the latest legal allegations against our great University.  Last Tuesday, a proposed class action lawsuit naming Columbia University was filed in the New York federal district court. In the complaint, the unnamed plaintiff (“Jane Doe”) accused the university […]
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Houses And Homes: Hong Kong

By Bwog Staff on Aug 19, 2016 1 Comments

It’s that time of year again…time to reevaluate what “home” means, as you pack up your summer life and head back to MoHi. Where was your home these past few months? Parents’ place? Summer house? Sublet? Tent? Hostel? Wherever it was, we want to know! Bwog is running its annual Houses and Homes series. Send […]
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No Shopping (At The Harlem Target): The 2016 First-Year Packing List

By Bwog Staff on Aug 18, 2016 2 Comments

Listen, first-years—we know that you’re beyond excited to start your academic career at the Columbia University. However, one of your first big decisions you will have to make for school is what you will pack and bring to your new and depressing dorm room. We’ve put together our list of college essentials that aren’t listed […]
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End Of Summer Playlist: Self-Diagnosing With Imposter Syndrome

By Bwog Staff on Aug 18, 2016 0 Comments

It’s about that time again… so we’ve prepared a playlist! Whether you’re bummed about summer’s approaching end, or you can’t wait for school to start again (despite the inevitably crushing workload), here’s a soundtrack for your transition back to Columbia (and the anxieties and insecurities that can come along with that). T-Shirt Weather by Circa Waves […]
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What To Do During NSOP 2016

By Ross Chapman on Aug 17, 2016 0 Comments

NSOP is just two weeks from now! If you haven’t heard, this year’s theme is NSOP Out Loud. If the NSOP Committee’s promo video is any indication, first-years will be expected to take a bunch of Snapchat videos, hopefully making friends along the way. Undergraduate Student Life released the schedules for all undergraduate NSOP’s this […]
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Mailing Mayhem

By Bwog Staff on Aug 07, 2016 3 Comments

There were some things you thought you could count on at Columbia. One of them was that plinth for Henry Moore’s statue. But the plinth is finally gone, and now your mailing address is, too. In an email to students on Friday, Columbia Housing announced that you should start addressing all mail/packages to: Your Full […]
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Goodbye, July: A Round-Up

By Bwog Staff on Aug 01, 2016 4 Comments

It’s August, the most melancholy month—the one in which you mourn the coming of September, start comparison-shopping laptops, and draft angst-ridden goodbye emails to your boss (“I’m good for more than data entry!”). If you feel a tinge of panic at not having done anything (besides achieving oneness with your couch), well, that’s justified. You […]
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Happenings Of May And June In Morningside

By Bwog Staff on Jul 01, 2016 9 Comments

If you haven’t already realized (and if you haven’t…did you get lost in your copy of Infinite Jest? Are you putting in too many hours at your JP Morgan summer internship?), it’s July! Before you drink yourself into a coma this holiday weekend (please don’t…ugh…you don’t live in Carman anymore), try to clear your head of […]
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Roommate Assignments Are Finally Here

By Bwog Staff on Jun 30, 2016 0 Comments

We’ve heard through the grapevine (ahem…tips@bwog.com) that shit is getting (and we quote) “messy” in the Class of 2020 Facebook group now that housing assignments have been released. Hopefully this piece will soothe your worries a little bit, first-years, or at least make you realize that who your freshman year roommate is won’t really matter in […]
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The Goose Is Loose At Columbia

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Bwoglines: Calvin Klein Obsession For Leopards Edition

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An Apology To Our Readers

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Arab Queer Cinema: Panelists Talk Breaking The Law, Filmmaking, And Appropriation

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  • it was two hours long but I enjoyed it a lot
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It’s Time To End Water Bottle Shaming At Columbia

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  • you can't put a Bwog sticker on you plastic water bottle either
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Cooking With Bwog: Apple Potato Fries Feat. A Fried Egg

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  • i tested this on my friend and she liked it: and since someone else liked it i think that qualifies that as good
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Oversmelled With Bwog

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Bwoglines: Onions Held Hostage Edition

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  • people are hoarding onions it's crazy
  • the core? learn from the LAND

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