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You have probably seen an ad for Oliver Stone’s new biopic “W.” (starring Josh Brolin, on the right, as the sitting president) and have been unsure what to make of it. Will this be chock full of half-baked conspiracy theories? A depressing psychological portrait? Most of all, is it worth your hard-earned dollars (or download […]

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This week’s Newsweek cover story is a piece on Barack Obama, CC ’83. Usually reticent to discuss his years at Alma Mater, Obama talks about his reasoning for transferring from Occidental College to Columbia, “By the end of that year at Occidental, I think I was starting to work it through, and I think part […]

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2008 Election

Vote for Bwog as U.S. News and World Report’s Best College Alternative Media Outlet. Right now we’re a few points behind the Michigan blog. But the Michigan blog is making campaign promises it can’t fulfill. The blog from Michigan said, “If I win, I’ll buy everyone a puppy. That’s a promise.” Bwog’s not about to […]

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Status Anxiety

After weeks of breathless waiting, university administrators found out yesterday how their school fared this year on that outsized arbiter of institutional excellence, the US News and World Report college rankings. Nothing much changed, at least in the range Columbia cares about: the span between number one and number nine, where it’s been stuck for […]

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Same Semester, New President!

What Should Acting President Claire Shipman's Nickname Be?

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