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From the Archives: And Now A Word from The New York Post

By Bwog Staff on Oct 08, 2012 21 Comments

Today is Columbus Day! Two years ago, New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser criticized Columbia for holding classes on Columbus Day, which prompted Jim Downie, Bwog’s editor at the time (and now op-ed web editor for the Washington Post), to pen a brilliant critique of the NYPost column. For your edification: As the coda to today’s […]

Border Wall on Low Plaza

By Bwog Staff on Oct 11, 2010 18 Comments

Lucha, a Columbia service group, has constructed a “Border Wall” to commemorate Immigration Week. Located on Low Plaza, the wall represents the US-Mexico border. Passersby are invited to share their thoughts by writing on the wall. Photos by Conor Skelding

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