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Some of our more specialized and effective ways to keep your dorm pest-free this semester. No rats or bugs allowed here!

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It’s Friday, the sixth day of NSOP, and you’re so tired you feel jet lagged…what did you do last night? When did you stumble back to bed? Why did you wake up at 9 am for that free yoga class? Even if you did none of these things, you’re probably confused, disoriented, nursing a headache, […]

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Using Bored@Butler is like taking a shit: it’s an effective means of procrastination, it often happens in the Butler bathroom, and everybody does it, but nobody wants to talk about it unless they’ve accomplished something particularly impressive. I myself had heard of Bored@Butler as a sort of mythical creature, existing only in Bwog tips and conversations […]

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Need One More!

An all-junior group of 6 is looking for one more junior to fill their Claremont 7-person suite during junior regroup. The person will get a single. Email tips@bwog.com if interested!

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Overheard: “It’s so hard to run with a broomstick between your legs!” It is as of yet unclear if those reports have any connection to the pick-up Quidditch game now taking place on South Lawn.

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Relax, freshlings. We know Columbia can be a weird place, but you don’t have to figure it all out today. Even the most seasoned students can forget about some of Columbia’s quirks after a school-free summer. Here are a few tips to help you along as you adjust: Physical Education classes don’t begin until the […]

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Tipsters have noticed that local Morningside businesses have been doing their bit to help collect cash for Haiti relief efforts by replacing their own tip jars with collection buckets. Bwog understands this to be the work of the Columbia Activist Council. AC Head Sarah Gitlin says that boxes have been placed in 90 stores in […]

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Spoiler Alert?

A Bwog tipster stepped out onto the doorstep of River this morning to find this rather damaged copy of a Damages shooting script nestled among some dead leaves. Welcome to New York, where even our litter is kind of glamorous.

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Oren’s Extortion

Looks like the baristas over at Oren’s Daily Roast are getting hard up for tips. Bwog is generally skeptical of those who exploit cute animals for monetary gain, but is willing to give them points for originality.

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Dear Readers, You may have noticed that posts have become less frequent and more remote of late. With only a few staff at and around Columbia, news and gossip is harder to come by. For the remaining months of the summer, Bwog will be in hibernation, rousing itself when it finds something too juicy to […]

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Free Fridge

Free dorm fridge (not a cube but the bigger one) spotted on the fourth floor landing of Nussbaum. Be a dear and email bwgossip if it gets picked up.

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Overseas Bwog correspondent Nick Frisch found this gem of a translation in People’s Square, Shanghai, China. Quoth the adventurer: “Want to make a lot of money in China? Forget econ; just major in English.”

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Just last semester the Bwog discovered how to get an unlimited supply of free dvds delivered to the building across the street complete with a friendly reminder to come get your movies and a one-week renewable loan period. Follow along and you’ll never pay retail again. 1. Get a public library card. Apply for one […]

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Same Semester, New President!

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