https://www.wikicu.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Asvokos&feedformat=atomWikiCU - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T14:59:10ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.31.8https://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alexandra_Svokos&diff=53263Alexandra Svokos2014-05-26T13:27:03Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>'''Alexandra Svokos''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2014|14]] succeeded [[Alex Jones]] as [[Bwog]] Editor. <br />
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Some major stories Bwog has reported under her editorship include [[Froscanity]] and the [[2013 football bigotry]], leading to her decision to ban the football team from Bwog.<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/10/29/bwog-says-goodbye-to-cu-football/</ref>. During spring finals 2013, in addition to the football bigotry/hate crime, there was the [[Major English Texts II cheating scandal]] and [[Lit Hum exam leak (2013)]]. Her editorship saw the denouement of [[ZBT]]<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/20/zbt-inactive-following-brothers-resignation/</ref> and [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]]<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/12/13/saes-side-of-the-story/</ref>. Other major stories included the beginning of the CUDems sexual assault petition<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/10/15/cu-dems-talk-columbias-sexual-assault-policy/</ref> and the [[GREEK BΣΔΤS scandal]]. Due to Bwog reporting in fall 2013, the [[University Senate]] had to hold direct elections to fill an open seat<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/09/26/usenate-elections-timing-is-everything/</ref><ref>https://bwog.com/2013/09/29/usenate-seat-to-be-filled-by-direct-election/</ref>.<br />
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Svokos voiced her personal opinion on major campus discussions including a proposed [https://bwog.com/2013/05/01/pdf-policy-bwog-staff-opines/ P/D/F Policy], [http://bwog.com/2013/04/10/wtf-columbia-building-community/ "community"], and [http://bwog.com/2013/11/23/on-wellness/ wellness].<br />
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She is the namesake of [http://printatsvokos.com Print@Svokos], a parody of [[Print@CU]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.hercampus.com/school/columbia/alexandra-svokos-editor-chief-bwog Her Campus article]<br />
*[http://bwog.com/2014/05/20/senior-wisdom-alexandra-svokos/ Her Senior Wisdom]<br />
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[[Category:Bwog editors|Svokos]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alexandra_Svokos&diff=53262Alexandra Svokos2014-05-26T13:25:25Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>'''Alexandra Svokos''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2014|14]] succeeded [[Alex Jones]] as [[Bwog]] Editor. <br />
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Some major stories Bwog has reported under her editorship include [[Froscanity]] and the [[2013 football bigotry]], leading to her decision to ban the football team from Bwog.<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/10/29/bwog-says-goodbye-to-cu-football/</ref>. During spring finals 2013, in addition to the football bigotry/hate crime, there was the [[Major English Texts II cheating scandal]] and [[Lit Hum exam leak (2013)]]. Her editorship saw the denouement of [[ZBT]]<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/20/zbt-inactive-following-brothers-resignation/</ref> and [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]]<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/12/13/saes-side-of-the-story/</ref>. Other major stories included the beginning of the CUDems sexual assault petition<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/10/15/cu-dems-talk-columbias-sexual-assault-policy/</ref> and the [[GREEK BΣΔΤS scandal]]. Due to Bwog reporting in fall 2013, the [[University Senate]] had to hold direct elections to fill an open seat<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/09/26/usenate-elections-timing-is-everything/</ref><ref>https://bwog.com/2013/09/29/usenate-seat-to-be-filled-by-direct-election/</ref>.<br />
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Svokos voiced her personal opinion on major campus discussions including a proposed P/D/F Policy<ref>https://bwog.com/2013/05/01/pdf-policy-bwog-staff-opines/</ref>, "community"<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/04/10/wtf-columbia-building-community/</ref>, and wellness<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/23/on-wellness/</ref>.<br />
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She is the namesake of [http://printatsvokos.com Print@Svokos], a parody of [[Print@CU]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.hercampus.com/school/columbia/alexandra-svokos-editor-chief-bwog Her Campus article]<br />
*[http://bwog.com/2014/05/20/senior-wisdom-alexandra-svokos/ Her Senior Wisdom]<br />
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[[Category:Bwog editors|Svokos]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alexandra_Svokos&diff=53261Alexandra Svokos2014-05-26T13:25:00Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>'''Alexandra Svokos''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2014|14]] succeeded [[Alex Jones]] as [[Bwog]] Editor. <br />
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Some major stories Bwog has reported under her editorship include [[Froscanity]] and the [[2013 football bigotry]], leading to her decision to ban the football team from Bwog.<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/10/29/bwog-says-goodbye-to-cu-football/</ref>. During spring finals 2013, in addition to the football bigotry/hate crime, there was the [[Major English Texts II cheating scandal]] and [[Lit Hum exam leak (2013)]]. Her editorship saw the denouement of [[ZBT}}<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/20/zbt-inactive-following-brothers-resignation/</ref> and [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]]<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/12/13/saes-side-of-the-story/</ref>. Other major stories included the beginning of the CUDems sexual assault petition<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/10/15/cu-dems-talk-columbias-sexual-assault-policy/</ref> and the [[GREEK BΣΔΤS scandal]]. Due to Bwog reporting in fall 2013, the [[University Senate]] had to hold direct elections to fill an open seat<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/09/26/usenate-elections-timing-is-everything/</ref><ref>https://bwog.com/2013/09/29/usenate-seat-to-be-filled-by-direct-election/</ref>.<br />
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Svokos voiced her personal opinion on major campus discussions including a proposed P/D/F Policy<ref>https://bwog.com/2013/05/01/pdf-policy-bwog-staff-opines/</ref>, "community"<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/04/10/wtf-columbia-building-community/</ref>, and wellness<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/23/on-wellness/</ref>.<br />
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She is the namesake of [http://printatsvokos.com Print@Svokos], a parody of [[Print@CU]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.hercampus.com/school/columbia/alexandra-svokos-editor-chief-bwog Her Campus article]<br />
*[http://bwog.com/2014/05/20/senior-wisdom-alexandra-svokos/ Her Senior Wisdom]<br />
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[[Category:Bwog editors|Svokos]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Sean_Vonzie&diff=52430Sean Vonzie2014-02-26T21:48:59Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>Sean Vonzie, CC'15, is a prominent campus DJ and producer.<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/vonzie]</ref><br />
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<references/></div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=User:Asvokos&diff=51915User:Asvokos2014-01-30T04:05:18Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>A. Svokos, Bwog EIC 2013; IvyGate writer; Spec opinion columnist; VP CUNUFF 2012-13; B&W writer; opera fan</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Senior_Night&diff=51892Senior Night2014-01-30T03:54:35Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>'''Senior Night''' is a well-established senior tradition, and perhaps one of the most successful. It's basically an excuse for seniors to start their drinking on Wednesday nights, instead of waiting until the customary Thursday like everyone else. Seniors gather at [[Havana Central]] and [[Village Pourhouse]] for drinks, and there are usually drink specials or door prizes of some sort.<br />
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Officially, it is not a Columbia-organized event; it claims to be organized by the [[Senior Underground]]. Theories abound as to the identity of the Senior Underground, but remain as-of-yet unresolved. It's probably [[CCSC]].<br />
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During the 2013 fall season, due to lack of attendance, Havana did not want Senior Night on their premises anymore. Thus, a majority of the fall 2013 Senior Nights occurred at Village Pourhouse, causing even fewer seniors to attend. Happily, at the start of the spring 2014, Senior Nights were returned to Havana.<br />
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[[Category:Weekly events]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Conor_Skelding&diff=51884Conor Skelding2014-01-30T03:49:50Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>'''Conor Skelding''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2014|14]] was the editor in chief of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' and writes for [[IvyGate]] and [[Bwog]]. He edits WikiCU quite frequently and is generally known as a walking encyclopedia of Columbia news and background. Highly conscious of personal and cyber safety, Skelding likes neither [[Senior Night]], [[Senior Scramble]], nor fun.<br />
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[[Category:B&W editors|Skelding]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Katherine_Cutler&diff=51859Katherine Cutler2014-01-30T03:32:12Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>[[File:Kat2.jpg|thumb|Katherine Cutler]]<br />
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'''Katherine "Kat" Cutler''' is [[Student Affairs]]'s Director of Commications and Special Projects<ref>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/dean/staff</ref>. One of the things she does is meet/email with [[Bwog]] and [[Spec]] about Student Affairs stuff. She also writes and formats many of the mass emails the student body gets from Student Affairs.<br />
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* [https://twitter.com/kat_cutler Cutler's Twitter feed]<br />
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[[Category:Student Affairs]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Prabhjot_Singh&diff=51851Prabhjot Singh2014-01-30T03:28:59Z<p>Asvokos: Created page with "Prabhjot Singh is a professor of international and public affairs at SIPA. While a great teacher, his claim to fame is "getting punched in the face."<ref>[http://bwog.com/..."</p>
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<div>Prabhjot Singh is a professor of international and public affairs at [[SIPA]]. While a great teacher, his claim to fame is "getting punched in the face."<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/12/17/actual-wisdom-prabhjot-singh/]</ref><br />
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In September 2013, Singh, who is Sikh and wears a turban, was punched in the face on 110th street at 8:15 pm on a Saturday night. NYPD investigated it as a hate crime as the men who attacked him shouted anti-Muslim slurs.<ref>[http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/09/22/sipa-professor-attacked-possible-hate-crime]</ref> Fairly coincidentally, a year earlier, Singh wrote an op-ed in the NYTimes about hate crimes.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/opinion/do-american-sikhs-count.html?_r=1&]</ref><br />
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Through the aftermath, Professor Singh proved himself to be a classy and wise man, making great statements and overall be helpful and awesome.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/10/11/update-from-professor-singh/]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6RVMIuroOU]</ref><ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/09/25/a-message-of-hope-in-response-to-the-attack-on-prabhjot-singh.html]</ref><br />
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<references/></div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=CU_Bartending_Agency&diff=51790CU Bartending Agency2014-01-30T02:56:20Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>The '''CU Bartending Agency''' rents out bartenders in the [[NYC]] area. It also runs '''School of Mixology''' bartending courses. The agency is overseen by the [[Center for Career Education]] in [[East Campus]], however it is run by undergraduate students.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/09/07/drink-better-the-cba/]</ref><br />
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* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccs/bartending/ CU Bartending Agency website]<br />
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<references/></div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=CU_Bartending_Agency&diff=51787CU Bartending Agency2014-01-30T02:55:18Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>The '''CU Bartending Agency''' rents out bartenders in the [[NYC]] area. It also runs '''School of Mixology''' bartending courses. The agency is overseen by the [[Center for Career Education]] in [[East Campus]], however it is run by undergraduate students.<ref>[http://bwog.com/2013/09/07/drink-better-the-cba/]</ref><br />
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* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccs/bartending/ CU Bartending Agency website]<br />
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[[Category:Special interest clubs]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=CU_Bartending_Agency&diff=51785CU Bartending Agency2014-01-30T02:53:46Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>The '''CU Bartending Agency''' rents out bartenders in the [[NYC]] area. It also runs '''School of Mixology''' bartending courses. The agency is overseen by the [[Center for Career Education]] in [[East Campus]], however it is run by undergraduate students.<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/09/07/drink-better-the-cba/</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ccs/bartending/ CU Bartending Agency website]<br />
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[[Category:Special interest clubs]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=GREEK_B%CE%A3%CE%94%CE%A4S_scandal&diff=51784GREEK BΣΔΤS scandal2014-01-30T02:52:53Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>GREEK BΣΔΤS is an annual "talent show" hosted by [[SDT]] as part of their charity work, because that's how Greek life works. The dubiously named event is held to support the prevention of child abuse, supporting Prevent Child Abuse America. <br />
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In 2013, the brothers of [[Lambda]] performed Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake's destined-to-be-a-classic hit "Holy Grail." While rapping Jay's verse, one of the brothers allegedly used the n-word, which is part of the lyrics, though some souls argued that he just said "neighbor" and everyone misheard. Attendees were quite upset, notably dance group [[Onyx.]] There was a "face-off," as Onyx tried to get SDT to disqualify the group. However, the SDT talent show judges had already submitted the scores for Lambda's performance and, like, GREEK BΣΔΤS is a really serious event with strict rules so once those scores were marked they could not be disqualified.<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/12/greek-beats-causes-a-stir/</ref><br />
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Lots of people on all sides of the issue were crying.<br />
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Then, as has been the trend, both Lambda and Onyx released statements both calling each other out and apologizing, but mostly calling each other out<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/12/greek-b%CF%83%CE%B4%CF%84s-words-from-onyx-and-lambda/</ref> SDT was saved from having to make a comment by national rules--they cannot say anything publicly without explicit permission from the national organization. <br />
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Ultimately, nothing was resolved and nothing came from this, just lots of hurt feelings.<br />
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[[Category:Greek scandals]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=GREEK_B%CE%A3%CE%94%CE%A4S_scandal&diff=51783GREEK BΣΔΤS scandal2014-01-30T02:52:40Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>GREEK BΣΔΤS is an annual "talent show" hosted by [[SDT]] as part of their charity work, because that's how Greek life works. The dubiously named event is held to support the prevention of child abuse, supporting Prevent Child Abuse America. <br />
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In 2013, the brothers of [[Lambda]] performed Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake's destined-to-be-a-classic hit "Holy Grail." While rapping Jay's verse, one of the brothers allegedly used the n-word, which is part of the lyrics, though some souls argued that he just said "neighbor" and people misheard. Attendees were quite upset, notably dance group [[Onyx.]] There was a "face-off," as Onyx tried to get SDT to disqualify the group. However, the SDT talent show judges had already submitted the scores for Lambda's performance and, like, GREEK BΣΔΤS is a really serious event with strict rules so once those scores were marked they could not be disqualified.<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/12/greek-beats-causes-a-stir/</ref><br />
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Lots of people on all sides of the issue were crying.<br />
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Then, as has been the trend, both Lambda and Onyx released statements both calling each other out and apologizing, but mostly calling each other out<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/12/greek-b%CF%83%CE%B4%CF%84s-words-from-onyx-and-lambda/</ref> SDT was saved from having to make a comment by national rules--they cannot say anything publicly without explicit permission from the national organization. <br />
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Ultimately, nothing was resolved and nothing came from this, just lots of hurt feelings.<br />
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[[Category:Greek scandals]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Greek_beats&diff=51776Greek beats2014-01-30T02:48:14Z<p>Asvokos: Redirected page to 2013 GREEK BΣΔΤS Scandal</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT[[2013 GREEK BΣΔΤS Scandal]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Sdt&diff=51770Sdt2014-01-30T02:47:02Z<p>Asvokos: Redirected page to Sigma Delta Tau</p>
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<div>#[[Sigma Delta Tau]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=GREEK_B%CE%A3%CE%94%CE%A4S_scandal&diff=51761GREEK BΣΔΤS scandal2014-01-30T02:45:03Z<p>Asvokos: Created page with "GREEK BΣΔΤS is an annual "talent show" hosted by SDT as part of their charity work, because that's how Greek life works. The dubiously named event is held to support th..."</p>
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<div>GREEK BΣΔΤS is an annual "talent show" hosted by [[SDT]] as part of their charity work, because that's how Greek life works. The dubiously named event is held to support the prevention of child abuse, supporting Prevent Child Abuse America. <br />
<br />
In 2013, the brothers of [[Lambda]] performed Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake's destined-to-be-a-classic hit "Holy Grail." While rapping Jay's verse, one of the brothers allegedly used the n-word, which is part of the lyrics. Attendees were quite upset, notably dance group [[Onyx.]] There was a "face-off," as Onyx tried to get SDT to disqualify the group. However, the SDT talent show judges had already submitted the scores for Lambda's performance and, like, GREEK BΣΔΤS is a really serious event with strict rules so once those scores were marked they could not be disqualified.<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/12/greek-beats-causes-a-stir/</ref><br />
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Lots of people on all sides of the issue were crying.<br />
<br />
Then, as has been the trend, both Lambda and Onyx released statements both calling each other out and apologizing, but mostly calling each other out<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/11/12/greek-b%CF%83%CE%B4%CF%84s-words-from-onyx-and-lambda/</ref> SDT was saved from having to make a comment by national rules--they cannot say anything publicly without explicit permission from the national organization. <br />
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Ultimately, nothing was resolved and nothing came from this, just lots of hurt feelings.</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Football,_2013&diff=51737Football, 20132014-01-30T02:29:31Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>The year of 2013 in the history of Columbia football was certainly one for the books, if the books were about all the different ways a group of people could be crappy.<br />
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During finals season in May, Chad Washington, CC'15, Columbia's defensive lineman, was charged with a hate crime. Later that week, [[WKCR]] found a bunch of gross racist, sexist, and homophobic tweets by several members on the team. Without a proper name, it has gone down as the straightforwardly titled "[[Football bigotry scandal 2013]]."<br />
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To make matters even better, that fall, the football team sucked. Like, really sucked, like 0 wins sucked. <br />
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Both Chad Washington and Tom Callahan were still on the team, despite the spring's scandal. The team had to go through an [[Under1Roof]]-style training session in August, through which they apparently chuckled. Freshmen also have to go through some sort of sensitivity training and adaptation to real-life scheduling. In late October, two of their best players, Marcorus Garrett and Paul Delaney, were suspended from a game for disciplinary reasons<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/10/30/garrett-delaney-suspended-yale-game</ref>. Typically, no one would officially learn what those disciplinary reasons were, but we can all use our imaginations.<br />
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But the people were not happy about those 0 wins. [[Bwog]] banned all coverage of the team<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/10/29/bwog-says-goodbye-to-cu-football></ref>. Spec couldn't figure out how to put a positive spin on the season<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/sports/2013/11/20/cheung-searching-solution-columbia-football></ref>. Alums called for protests<ref>http://culions.blogspot.com/2013/11/last-chance.html></ref>. <br />
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Finally it got to the point were [[Bollinger]] had to make a rare statement, writing a letter to the editor to Spec<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2013/11/20/letter-editor-president-bollinger-athletics></ref> where he shouted his support for the unsupportable coach Pete [[Mangurian]] and Athletic Director [[M. Dianne Murphy]]. At the end of a winless season--their 6th winless season ever, rivaling the dismal 1983-1988 [[losing streak]]--neither Murphy nor Mangurian were fired.</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Football,_2013&diff=51735Football, 20132014-01-30T02:28:14Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>The year of 2013 in the history of Columbia football was certainly one for the books, if the books were about all the different ways a group of people could be crappy.<br />
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During finals season in May, Chad Washington, CC'15, Columbia's defensive lineman, was charged with a hate crime. Later that week, [[WKCR]] found a bunch of gross racist, sexist, and homophobic tweets by several members on the team. Without a proper name, it has gone down as the straightforwardly titled "[[Football bigotry scandal 2013]]."<br />
<br />
To make matters even better, that fall, the football team sucked. Like, really sucked, like 0 wins sucked. <br />
<br />
Both Chad Washington and Tom Callahan were still on the team, despite the spring's scandal. The team had to go through an [[Under1Roof]]-style training session in August, through which they apparently chuckled. Freshmen also have to go through some sort of sensitivity training and adaptation to real-life scheduling. In late October, two of their best players, Marcorus Garrett and Paul Delaney, were suspended from a game for disciplinary reasons<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/10/30/garrett-delaney-suspended-yale-game</ref>. Typically, no one would officially learn what those disciplinary reasons were, but we can all use our imaginations.<br />
<br />
But the people were not happy about those 0 wins. [[Bwog]] banned all coverage of the team<ref>http://bwog.com/2013/10/29/bwog-says-goodbye-to-cu-football></ref>. Spec couldn't figure out how to put a positive spin on the season<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/sports/2013/11/20/cheung-searching-solution-columbia-football></ref>. Alums called for protests<ref>http://culions.blogspot.com/2013/11/last-chance.html></ref>. <br />
<br />
Finally it got to the point were [[Bollinger]] had to make a rare statement, writing a letter to the editor to Spec<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2013/11/20/letter-editor-president-bollinger-athletics></ref> where he shouted his support for the unsupportable coach Pete [[Mangurian]] and Athletic Director M. Dianne Murphy. At the end of a winless season--their 6th winless season ever, rivaling the dismal 1983-1988 [[losing streak]]--neither Murphy nor Mangurian were fired.</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Football,_2013&diff=51727Football, 20132014-01-30T02:23:28Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>The year of 2013 in the history of Columbia football was certainly one for the books, if the books were about all the different ways a group of people could be crappy.<br />
<br />
During finals season in May, Chad Washington, CC'15, Columbia's defensive lineman, was charged with a hate crime. Later that week, [[WKCR]] found a bunch of gross racist, sexist, and homophobic tweets by several members on the team. Without a proper name, it has gone down as the straightforwardly titled "[[Football bigotry scandal 2013]]."<br />
<br />
To make matters even better, that fall, the football team sucked. Like, really sucked, like 0 wins sucked. <br />
<br />
Both Chad Washington and Tom Callahan were still on the team, despite the spring's scandal. The team had to go through an [[Under1Roof]]-style training session in August, through which they apparently chuckled. Freshmen also have to go through some sort of sensitivity training and adaptation to real-life scheduling. In late October, two of their best players, Marcorus Garrett and Paul Delaney, were <ref http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/10/30/garrett-delaney-suspended-yale-game>suspended from a game for disciplinary reasons</ref>. Typically, no one would officially learn what those disciplinary reasons were, but we can all use our imaginations.<br />
<br />
But the people were not happy about those 0 wins. [[Bwog]] <ref http://bwog.com/2013/10/29/bwog-says-goodbye-to-cu-football>banned all coverage of the team</ref>. Spec <ref http://www.columbiaspectator.com/sports/2013/11/20/cheung-searching-solution-columbia-football>couldn't figure out how to put a positive spin</ref> on the season. Alums <ref http://culions.blogspot.com/2013/11/last-chance.html>called for protests</ref>. <br />
<br />
Finally it got to the point were [[Bollinger]] had to make a rare statement, writing a <ref http://www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2013/11/20/letter-editor-president-bollinger-athletics>letter to the editor to Spec</ref> where he shouted his support for the unsupportable coach Pete [[Mangurian]] and Athletic Director M. Dianne Murphy. At the end of a winless season--their 6th winless season ever, rivaling the dismal 1983-1988 [[losing streak]]--neither Murphy nor Mangurian were fired.</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Football,_2013&diff=51726Football, 20132014-01-30T02:23:04Z<p>Asvokos: Created page with "The year of 2013 in the history of Columbia football was certainly one for the books, if the books were about all the different ways a group of people could be crappy. During..."</p>
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<div>The year of 2013 in the history of Columbia football was certainly one for the books, if the books were about all the different ways a group of people could be crappy.<br />
<br />
During finals season in May, Chad Washington, CC'15, Columbia's defensive lineman, was charged with a hate crime. Later that week, [[WKCR]] found a bunch of gross racist, sexist, and homophobic tweets by several members on the team. Without a proper name, it has gone down as the straightforwardly titled "[[Football bigotry scandal 2013]]."<br />
<br />
To make matters even better, that fall, the football team sucked. Like, really sucked, like 0 wins sucked. <br />
<br />
Both Chad Washington and Tom Callahan were still on the team, despite the spring's scandal. The team had to go through an [[Under1Roof]]-style training session in August, through which they apparently chuckled. Freshmen also have to go through some sort of sensitivity training and adaptation to real-life scheduling. In late October, two of their best players, Marcorus Garrett and Paul Delaney, were <ref http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/10/30/garrett-delaney-suspended-yale-game>suspended from a game for disciplinary reasons</ref>. Typically, no one would officially learn what those disciplinary reasons were, but we can all use our imaginations.<br />
<br />
But the people were not happy about those 0 wins. [[Bwog]] <ref http://bwog.com/2013/10/29/bwog-says-goodbye-to-cu-football/>banned all coverage of the team</ref>. Spec <ref http://www.columbiaspectator.com/sports/2013/11/20/cheung-searching-solution-columbia-football>couldn't figure out how to put a positive spin</ref> on the season. Alums <ref http://culions.blogspot.com/2013/11/last-chance.html>called for protests</ref>. <br />
<br />
Finally it got to the point were [[Bollinger]] had to make a rare statement, writing a <ref http://www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2013/11/20/letter-editor-president-bollinger-athletics>letter to the editor to Spec</ref> where he shouted his support for the unsupportable coach Pete [[Mangurian]] and Athletic Director M. Dianne Murphy. At the end of a winless season--their 6th winless season ever, rivaling the dismal 1983-1988 [[losing streak]]--neither Murphy nor Mangurian were fired.</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Primal_scream&diff=50576Primal scream2013-12-08T20:01:10Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>[[Image:TheScream.jpg|thumb|150px|''The'' Scream]]<br />
<br />
'''Primal scream''' is an end-of-semester tradition, not to be confused with the [[w:Primal Scream|Scottish alternative rock group of the same name]]. It takes place at midnight on the last Sunday night of the semester, after the first Friday of exams and before the last week of [[finals|final exams]]. Students come out of their studying holes, open their room windows, and release their stress with howls of anguish and frustration. The screaming lasts up to 5 minutes and can be heard throughout the [[Morningside Heights campus|campus]]. Primal screams are not unique to Columbia and are known to exist at [[w:Dead week|other colleges]].<br />
<br />
The origins of the scream are unknown, but has been confirmed by neighborhood residents to date back at least to 1872 (edit: this is assuming it took a random hiatus between fall 1983 and spring 1987, since it did not in fact happen those years...)<br />
<br />
Since [[2006]], the spring-semester primal scream has coincided with and signaled the beginning of the [[Spring Pillow Fight]].<br />
<br />
In 2005, [[NPR]]'s [[Soterios Johnson]] CC '90 presented a brief piece on the event, including a recording of the screaming.[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4648537]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
*Johnson, Soterios (May 11, 2005). [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4648537 Spring Scream at Columbia] (Real Audio, Windows Media Player). [[w:All Things Considered|All Things Considered]]. [[National Public Radio]].<br />
* Bwog posts about primal screams:<br />
:* [http://bwog.com/2013/05/12/break-the-tension/ The Official Guide reposted every semester]<br />
:* [http://www.bwog.net/index.php?page=post&article_id=3629 Spring 2007]<br />
:* [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=4827 Fall 2007], [http://www.bwog.net/publicate/index.php?page=post&article_id=4828 Fall 2007]<br />
:* [http://www.bwog.net/articles/reminder_pillow_fight Spring 2008]<br />
:* [http://bwog.com/2010/12/20/primal-screamers/ Fall 2010]<br />
:* [http://bwog.com/2011/05/09/primal-scream-redux/ Spring 2011], [http://bwog.com/2011/05/09/primal-screampillow-fight-2011/ Spring 2011]<br />
* [http://eternalmiserablesuffering.blogspot.com/2007/05/primal-scream-is-retarded.html Eternal, Miserable Suffering: "Primal Scream" Is Retarded]<br />
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[[Category:Traditions]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bwog&diff=50247Bwog2013-12-05T04:37:19Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]<br />
<br />
'''Bwog''', originally called '''The Bwog''', is the blog of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' magazine, centered on campus news and gossip. It was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]]<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref>, by founding editor [[Taylor Walsh]]. The site was inspired by gossip blogs that began to be popular in New York in the mid-00s, especially [[Gawker]]. Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. It's generally understood that Bwog was great last year but now it sucks, regardless of the current year.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]<br />
<br />
Although it had already been active for months, Bwog went mainstream in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident, which did for it what the Gulf War did for CNN - made students realize that the blog medium, and Bwog in particular, was their most up to date source of campus news. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.<br />
<br />
In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.<br />
<br />
== Common Features ==<br />
<br />
*Breaking news<br />
*Bwoglines<br />
*Coverage of protests / major campus events<br />
*LectureHops / RoomHops / OfficeHops / PeopleHops<br />
*Things overheard on campus<br />
*Student council meetings coverage that maybe 3 people read<br />
*Event listings<br />
*[[Free food]] announcements, far too close to the event time to be of any use<br />
*Internet culture features<br />
*BwogSex<br />
*On-campus theater reviews<br />
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine<br />
*[[Senior Wisdom]]<br />
*Actual Wisdom<br />
*[[BwogWeather]]<br />
<br />
Unlike [[Spec]], Bwog stays active and running during finals. They immediately regretted that decision but such is life.<br />
<br />
==Publication==<br />
Despite [http://undergrad.admissions.columbia.edu/learn/studentlife/activities what Columbia might insinuate,] Bwog is not officially affiliated with the school--the organization does not get support or funding in any form from the university. It is an independent blog that the administration (often begrudgingly) acknowledges. It is completely student-run and managed, supported financially by ad sales. <br />
<br />
==Current Management==<br />
*[[:Category:Bwog editors|Editor in Chief]]: [[Alexandra Svokos]]<br />
*Managing Editor: Alexandra Avvocato<br />
*Publisher: Jake Hershman<br />
*Tech: Arvind Srinivasan and Sam Aarons<br />
*Editor-at-Large: Conor Skelding<br />
*Events Editor: Sarah Faith Thompson<br />
*Arts Editors: Kyra Bloom and Madysen Luebke<br />
*Head Bear (Barnard Correspondent): Renee Kraiem<br />
*Senior Staff Writers: Claire Friedman, Julia Goodman, Katherine Nevitt, Alexander Pines, Maud Rozee, Sarah Faith Thompson<br />
*Daily Editors: Courtney Couillard, Britt Fossum, Taylor Grasdalen, Josh Dillon, Fainan Lakha, Kevin Chen, Heather Akumiah<br />
*Satow Room Bureau Chief (CCSC): Joseph Milholland<br />
*Diana Center Bureau Chief (SGA): Lauren Beltrone<br />
*ESC Bureau Chief: Keenan Albee<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]<br />
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.bwog.com Bwog]<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060622192630/http://www.bwog.net Bwog's first incarnation]<br />
* [http://bwog.com/2007/02/17/bwoggiversary/ Bwog's stats at one year old]<br />
* [http://editorjosh.blogspot.com/2007/02/bwog-birthday-column.html a Spec editor writing about how to write about Bwog]<br />
* [http://www.wikicu.com/File:2-21_Column_Page.jpg That same Spec editor writing about Bwog's first birthday]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]]<br />
[[Category:Student publications|Bwog]]<br />
[[Category:Websites|Bwog]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bwog&diff=50245Bwog2013-12-05T04:29:59Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]<br />
<br />
'''Bwog''', originally called '''The Bwog''', is the blog of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' magazine, centered on campus news and gossip. It was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]]<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref>, by founding editor [[Taylor Walsh]]. The site was inspired by gossip blogs that began to be popular in New York in the mid-00s, especially [[Gawker]]. Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. It's generally understood that Bwog was great last year but now it sucks, regardless of the current year.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]<br />
<br />
Although it had already been active for months, Bwog went mainstream in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident, which did for it what the Gulf War did for CNN - made students realize that the blog medium, and Bwog in particular, was their most up to date source of campus news. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.<br />
<br />
In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.<br />
<br />
== Common Features ==<br />
<br />
*Breaking news<br />
*Bwoglines<br />
*Coverage of protests / major campus events<br />
*LectureHops / RoomHops / OfficeHops / PeopleHops<br />
*Things overheard on campus<br />
*Student council meetings coverage that maybe 3 people read<br />
*Event listings<br />
*[[Free food]] announcements, far too close to the event time to be of any use<br />
*Internet culture features<br />
*BwogSex<br />
*On-campus theater reviews<br />
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine<br />
*[[Senior Wisdom]]<br />
*Actual Wisdom<br />
*[[BwogWeather]]<br />
<br />
==Current Management==<br />
*[[:Category:Bwog editors|Editor in Chief]]: [[Alexandra Svokos]]<br />
*Managing Editor: Alexandra Avvocato<br />
*Publisher: Jake Hershman<br />
*Tech: Arvind Srinivasan and Sam Aarons<br />
*Editor-at-Large: Conor Skelding<br />
*Events Editor: Sarah Faith Thompson<br />
*Arts Editors: Kyra Bloom and Madysen Luebke<br />
*Head Bear (Barnard Correspondent): Renee Kraiem<br />
*Senior Staff Writers: Claire Friedman, Julia Goodman, Katherine Nevitt, Alexander Pines, Maud Rozee, Sarah Faith Thompson<br />
*Daily Editors: Courtney Couillard, Britt Fossum, Taylor Grasdalen, Josh Dillon, Fainan Lakha, Kevin Chen, Heather Akumiah<br />
*Satow Room Bureau Chief (CCSC): Joseph Milholland<br />
*Diana Center Bureau Chief (SGA): Lauren Beltrone<br />
*ESC Bureau Chief: Keenan Albee<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]<br />
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.bwog.com Bwog]<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060622192630/http://www.bwog.net Bwog's first incarnation]<br />
* [http://bwog.com/2007/02/17/bwoggiversary/ Bwog's stats at one year old]<br />
* [http://editorjosh.blogspot.com/2007/02/bwog-birthday-column.html a Spec editor writing about how to write about Bwog]<br />
* [http://www.wikicu.com/File:2-21_Column_Page.jpg That same Spec editor writing about Bwog's first birthday]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]]<br />
[[Category:Student publications|Bwog]]<br />
[[Category:Websites|Bwog]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Bwog&diff=50242Bwog2013-12-05T04:23:44Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Bwog.gif|thumb|200px|Bwog's logo up to 2009.]]<br />
<br />
'''Bwog''', originally called '''The Bwog''', is the blog of ''[[The Blue and White]]'' magazine, centered on campus news and gossip. It was launched on [[January 30|January 30th]], [[2006]]<ref>[http://bwog.net/2006/01/30/you-can-take-the-soviet-out-of-russia "You Can Take the Soviet Out of Russia..."], ''Bwog'', 1/30/06 - First post to Bwog</ref>, by founding editor [[Taylor Walsh]]. The site was inspired by gossip blogs that began to be popular in New York in the mid-00s, especially [[Gawker]]. Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless. It's generally understood that Bwog was great last year but now it sucks, regardless of the current year.<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
[[Image:Bwogv4.JPG|thumb|200px|Bwog's 2012 redesign]]<br />
<br />
Although it had already been active for months, Bwog went mainstream in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident, which did for it what the Gulf War did for CNN - made students realize that the blog medium, and Bwog in particular, was their most up to date source of campus news. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. The site has undergone three serious redesigns since inception, notably on [[January 1]], [[2009]] and [[September 22]], [[2012]]. Both designs were met with immediate backlash from readers<ref>[http://bwog.com/2012/09/23/looking-for-feedback/#comments "Looking for Feedback"], ''Bwog'', 9/23/12</ref>, but just like Facebook, eventually people stop complaining and continue using the site.<br />
<br />
In [[2010]], the site celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment]. That same year, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.<br />
<br />
== Common features ==<br />
<br />
*Breaking news<br />
*"Quick" versions of campus publications, especially the ''[[Spec]]''<br />
*Coverage of protests / major campus events<br />
*Lecture hops<br />
*Things overheard on campus<br />
*Event listings<br />
*[[Free food]] announcements, far too close to the event time to be of any use<br />
*Internet culture features<br />
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine<br />
*[[Senior Wisdom]]<br />
*[[BwogWeather]]<br />
<br />
==Current Management==<br />
*[[:Category:Bwog editors|Editor in Chief]]: [[Alexandra Svokos]]<br />
*Managing Editor: Alexandra Avvocato<br />
*Publisher: Jake Hershman<br />
*Tech: Arvind Srinivasan and Sam Aarons<br />
*Editor-at-Large: Conor Skelding<br />
*Events Editor: Sarah Faith Thompson<br />
*Arts Editors: Kyra Bloom and Madysen Luebke<br />
*Head Bear (Barnard Correspondent): Renee Kraiem<br />
*Senior Staff Writers: Claire Friedman, Julia Goodman, Katherine Nevitt, Alexander Pines, Maud Rozee, Sarah Faith Thompson<br />
*Daily Editors: Courtney Couillard, Britt Fossum, Taylor Grasdalen, Josh Dillon, Fainan Lakha, Kevin Chen, Heather Akumiah<br />
*Satow Room Bureau Chief (CCSC): Joseph Milholland<br />
*Diana Center Bureau Chief (SGA): Lauren Beltrone<br />
*ESC Bureau Chief: Keenan Albee<br />
<br />
==See Also==<br />
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]<br />
*[[Bwog Uncensored]]<br />
== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
<br />
* [http://www.bwog.com Bwog]<br />
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060622192630/http://www.bwog.net Bwog's first incarnation]<br />
* [http://bwog.com/2007/02/17/bwoggiversary/ Bwog's stats at one year old]<br />
* [http://editorjosh.blogspot.com/2007/02/bwog-birthday-column.html a Spec editor writing about how to write about Bwog]<br />
* [http://www.wikicu.com/File:2-21_Column_Page.jpg That same Spec editor writing about Bwog's first birthday]<br />
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[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog]]<br />
[[Category:Student publications|Bwog]]<br />
[[Category:Websites|Bwog]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Quarto&diff=49175Quarto2013-11-16T17:37:47Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>'''Quarto''' is the literary journal of Columbia's [[Creative Writing Department]], featuring short stories, poetry, prose, and non-fiction. The editorial board is comprised of students from all four undergraduate colleges.<br />
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Quarto has featured such notable literary icons as [[J. D. Salinger]], Wole Soyinka, and William Carlos Williams, among others. The magazine publishes annually and also hosts a number of events including their annual S&M (Submit and Mingle) party.<br />
<br />
==''4x4''==<br />
<br />
In the fall of [[2013]], the Creative Writing dept. took control of the magazine back from undergrads as they thought it had become too independent. The staff and editors then founded another magazine called ''4x4''. <ref>http://bwog.com/2013/09/25/the-exodus-of-the-quarto-staff-and-4x4-their-promised-magazine/</ref>.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
* [https://twitter.com/quartocolumbia Quarto's Twitter feed]<br />
* [http://quartomag.com/ Quarto's website]<br />
* [https://www.facebook.com/quartomag Quarto's Facebook page]<br />
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[[Category:University publications]]<br />
[[Category:Student publications]]<br />
[[Category:Creative Writing Center]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Writing_Division&diff=43247Writing Division2013-04-25T22:20:48Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>Filled with [[GS]] students and hipster undergrads galore, the '''Creative Writing Department''' is housed on the sixth floor of [[Kent]].<ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/bulletin/depts/creative.php?tab=dept]</ref> As of [[2013]], the department head is the illustrious [[Stacey D'Erasmo]]. <br />
<br />
The major is small, with only nine classes in the department (five workshops and four seminars) and three unrelated ones meant to stimulate your writing. Students have to apply for the major, specializing in either poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. You can apply for more than one, but will generally only be accepted to one track. <br />
<br />
Students also have to apply for entrance into workshops above the Beginning level, turning in a certain amount of pages of writing and a form listing previous courses taken and grades received. These are generally due about three weeks before the start of the semester. Courses are posted notoriously late and subject to change. Students are often subject to "late registration" fees, having to wait to hear if they made it into a class before registering for it. Classes in the department are tiny, with caps at 20 for seminars and 15 for workshops. While this is helpful for students in the class, it's not helpful for your chances of getting into one.<br />
<br />
The teaching staff is fantastic, with notables including [http://www.crisbeam.com/home/ Cris Beam], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margo_Jefferson Margo Jefferson], and [[Amy Benson]].<br />
<br />
The office up in Kent is run by Dorla McIntosh, who sends amusing emails. For example, during Hurricane Sandy, she detailed her travels:<br />
<blockquote>I've known rivers:<br />
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the<br />
flow of human blood in human veins.<br />
<br />
(I simply don't appreciate my river flowing into my subway station is all.)<br />
<br />
10 minute walk to the post office: $0<br />
Commuter van to Port Authority: $3<br />
Cab to Columbia University: $20<br />
Not having to wait for the elevator in Kent: $ priceless!</blockquote><br />
<br />
The office is sometimes frequented by a dog, George Eliot, a brown shepherd-mutt.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Creative Writing Department|*]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Paris_Then_and_Now:_Circles_of_Influence&diff=43193Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence2013-04-25T20:27:34Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence is a four-week summer course given at [[Reid Hall]] by the [[Creative Writing Department]]. It is taught by [[Stacey D'Erasmo]] and [[Amy Benson]], along with a PA grad student, who lives in the dorms and is around to help out with any needs. The course began in 2011 and is open to undergrads and grad students.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
<br />
After an application process in the early spring semester, about 15 students are selected to participate. The class is done completely in English.<br />
<br />
==Course Set-Up==<br />
<br />
=== Academics ===<br />
<br />
Paris Then and Now is essentially two classes: a seminar and workshop. The seminar is taught together by Benson and D'Erasmo for a seminar on the readings but the class is arbitrarily split for workshop. As is typical of Columbia there are no classes on Fridays.<br />
<br />
The seminar covers a variety of genres including the Moderns (think: A Moveable Feast), Negritude (Aime Cesaire), the Nouveau Roman (it's odd), and an ambiguous genre covering Paris as place (Paul LaFarge, Baudelaire, etc.). <br />
<br />
In workshops, since Benson does nonfiction and D'Erasmo does fiction, they will bring a guest in to help the poets. <br />
<br />
=== Outside of Class ===<br />
<br />
A guest speaker comes to speak each week, ranging from American authors to French literary critics to translators. Some are better than others.<br />
<br />
Each week ends with a Stein-style "salon" where students read what they wrote, read what other people wrote, or perform. The PA provides cheese, charcuterie, pastries, and (to ensure people will be courageous and speak up) wine. <br />
<br />
Students are given a list of optional cultural events to attend each week around the city. They must attend at least one each week. There are also a few readings at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_and_Company_(bookstore) Shakespeare & Co.] which the class is encouraged to go to together. Occasionally there is a mandatory film screening at Reid Hall.<br />
<br />
=== Final Requirements ===<br />
<br />
At the end of the course, students are required to turn in workshop work, a piece based on the styles read in seminar, and a piece inspired by one of the suggested culture events. Grades are received at the end of summer.<br />
<br />
==Living==<br />
<br />
Reid Hall is in Montparnasse, in the 6th arrondissement and the Maison is closer to the 5th, about a mile walk (15 minutes) from Reid Hall.<br />
<br />
Students typically live in the Maison des Mines et des Ponts et Chaussées ("Maison des Mines" or simply "Maison" for short), which is the dormitories for three French engineering schools.<ref>http://www.maisondesmines.com/mdm.php?page=sommaire</ref> There are other students living in the dorms while Columbia is there, generally from France and Spain. They are, at times, overbearingly friendly.<br />
<br />
The rooms are doubles, but Columbians get them as singles - so two beds and two desks for one person. The rooms have a closet, sink, refrigerator, and counter space. Bathrooms are communal and not denoted for gender. Garbage is collected from rooms and a cleaning lady will change the beds' sheets every so often. Towels, hangers, and kitchenware are not provided.<br />
<br />
==Tips==<br />
<br />
*Go to the suggested cultural events. The teachers are cool, they pick cool things<br />
*Reid Hall is near the Luxembourg Gardens. Do your readings there.<br />
*A grocer two blocks to the north of the Maison on Saint-Jacques stays open late if you need a post-midnight snack<br />
*You don't need to know French for class, but a few phrases makes it a hell of a lot easier to get food/a drink/around/that cute guy's number.<br />
*Yes, Hemingway's old apartment is right around the corner from Reid Hall. No, it does not exist anymore.<br />
*[http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee Make life easier]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Study abroad]]<br />
[[Category:Creative Writing Department]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Paris_Then_and_Now:_Circles_of_Influence&diff=43192Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence2013-04-25T20:26:34Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence is a four-week summer course given at [[Reid Hall]] by the [[Creative Writing Department]]. It is taught by [[Stacey D'Erasmo]] and [[Amy Benson]], along with a PA grad student, who lives in the dorms and is around to help out with any needs. The course began in 2011 and is open to undergrads and grad students.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
<br />
After an application process in the early spring semester, about 15 students are selected to participate. The class is done completely in English.<br />
<br />
==Course Set-Up==<br />
<br />
=== Academics ===<br />
<br />
Paris Then and Now is essentially two classes: a seminar and workshop. The seminar is taught together by Benson and D'Erasmo for a seminar on the readings but the class is arbitrarily split for workshop. As is typical of Columbia there are no classes on Fridays.<br />
<br />
The seminar covers a variety of genres including the Moderns (think: A Moveable Feast), Negritude (Aime Cesaire), the Nouveau Roman (it's odd), and an ambiguous genre covering Paris as place (Paul LaFarge, Baudelaire, etc.). <br />
<br />
In workshops, since Benson does nonfiction and D'Erasmo does fiction, they will bring a guest in to help the poets. <br />
<br />
=== Outside of Class ===<br />
<br />
A guest speaker comes to speak each week, ranging from American authors to French literary critics to translators. Some are better than others.<br />
<br />
Each week ends with a Stein-style "salon" where students read what they wrote, read what other people wrote, or perform. The PA provides cheese, charcuterie, pastries, and (to ensure people will be courageous and speak up) wine. <br />
<br />
Students are given a list of optional cultural events to attend each week around the city. They must attend at least one each week. There are also a few readings at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_and_Company_(bookstore) Shakespeare & Co.] which the class is encouraged to go to together.<br />
<br />
=== Final Requirements ===<br />
<br />
At the end of the course, students are required to turn in workshop work, a piece based on the styles read in seminar, and a piece inspired by one of the suggested culture events. Grades are received at the end of summer.<br />
<br />
==Living==<br />
<br />
Reid Hall is in Montparnasse, in the 6th arrondissement and the Maison is closer to the 5th, about a mile walk (15 minutes) from Reid Hall.<br />
<br />
Students typically live in the Maison des Mines et des Ponts et Chaussées ("Maison des Mines" or simply "Maison" for short), which is the dormitories for three French engineering schools.<ref>http://www.maisondesmines.com/mdm.php?page=sommaire</ref> There are other students living in the dorms while Columbia is there, generally from France and Spain. They are, at times, overbearingly friendly.<br />
<br />
The rooms are doubles, but Columbians get them as singles - so two beds and two desks for one person. The rooms have a closet, sink, refrigerator, and counter space. Bathrooms are communal and not denoted for gender. Garbage is collected from rooms and a cleaning lady will change the beds' sheets every so often. Towels, hangers, and kitchenware are not provided.<br />
<br />
==Tips==<br />
<br />
*Go to the suggested cultural events. The teachers are cool, they pick cool things<br />
*Reid Hall is near the Luxembourg Gardens. Do your readings there.<br />
*A grocer two blocks to the north of the Maison on Saint-Jacques stays open late if you need a post-midnight snack<br />
*You don't need to know French for class, but a few phrases makes it a hell of a lot easier to get food/a drink/around/that cute guy's number.<br />
*Yes, Hemingway's old apartment is right around the corner from Reid Hall. No, it does not exist anymore.<br />
*[http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee Make life easier]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Study abroad]]<br />
[[Category:Creative Writing Department]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Stacey_D%27Erasmo&diff=43191Stacey D'Erasmo2013-04-25T20:23:08Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[w:Stacey D'Erasmo|Stacey D'Erasmo]], a Barnard alum, is a [[Creative Writing]] professor in both the undergraduate and MFA program at Columbia. She is currently the director of the undergraduate program. Stacey is an accomplished writer, with three fiction novels out and one on the way. Her literary criticism and essays have been featured in the New York Times Magazine and Book Review and other prestigious publications. She is regularly acknowledged by students as being "intimidatingly cool." In workshop, her criticisms are spot-on and helpful, if not always the most coddling.<br />
<br />
Along with Amy Benson, she started the [[Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence|Paris Then and Now]] summer program at Reid Hall.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Creative writing professors|D'Erasmo, Stacey]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Stacey_D%27Erasmo&diff=43190Stacey D'Erasmo2013-04-25T20:20:50Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[w:Stacey D'Erasmo|Stacey D'Erasmo]], a Barnard alum, is a [[Creative Writing]] professor in both the undergraduate and MFA program at Columbia. She is currently the director of the undergraduate program. Stacey is an accomplished writer, with three fiction novels out and one on the way. Her literary criticism and essays have been featured in the New York Times Magazine and Book Review and other prestigious publications. She is regularly acknowledged by students as being "intimidatingly cool." In workshop, her criticisms are spot-on and helpful, if not always the most coddling.<br />
<br />
Along with Amy Benson, she started the [[Paris Then And Now]] summer program at Reid Hall.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Creative writing professors|D'Erasmo, Stacey]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Writing_Division&diff=43189Writing Division2013-04-25T20:20:34Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>Filled with [[GS]] students and hipster undergrads galore, the '''Creative Writing Department''' is housed on the sixth floor of [[Kent]].<ref>[http://www.college.columbia.edu/bulletin/depts/creative.php?tab=dept]</ref> As of [[2013]], the department head is the illustrious [[Stacey D'Erasmo]]. <br />
<br />
The major is small, with only nine classes in the department (five workshops and four seminars) and three unrelated ones meant to stimulate your writing. Students have to apply for the major, specializing in either poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. You can apply for more than one, but will generally only be accepted to one track. <br />
<br />
Students also have to apply for entrance into workshops above the Beginning level, turning in a certain amount of pages of writing and a form listing previous courses taken and grades received. These are generally due about three weeks before the start of the semester. Courses are posted notoriously late and subject to change. Students are often subject to "late registration" fees, having to wait to hear if they made it into a class before registering for it. Classes in the department are tiny, with caps at 20 for seminars and 15 for workshops. While this is helpful for students in the class, it's not helpful for your chances of getting into one.<br />
<br />
The teaching staff is fantastic, with notables including [http://www.crisbeam.com/home/ Cris Beam], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margo_Jefferson Margo Jefferson], and [[Amy Benson]].<br />
<br />
The office up in Kent is run by Dorla McIntosh, who sends amusing emails. For example, during Hurricane Sandy, she detailed her travels:<br />
<blockquote>I've known rivers:<br />
I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the<br />
flow of human blood in human veins.<br />
<br />
(I simply don't appreciate my river flowing into my subway station is all.)<br />
<br />
10 minute walk to the post office: $0<br />
Commuter van to Port Authority: $3<br />
Cab to Columbia University: $20<br />
Not having to wait for the elevator in Kent: $ priceless!</blockquote><br />
<br />
The office is sometimes frequented by a a dog, George Eliot, a brown shepherd-mutt.<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
[[Category:Creative Writing Department|*]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Paris_Then_and_Now:_Circles_of_Influence&diff=43188Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence2013-04-25T20:19:49Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence is a four-week summer course given at [[Reid Hall]] by the [[Creative Writing Department]]. It is taught by [[Stacey D'Erasmo]] and [[Amy Benson]], along with a PA grad student, who lives in the dorms and is around to help out with any needs. The course began in 2011 and is open to undergrads and grad students.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
<br />
After an application process in the early spring semester, about 15 students are selected to participate. The class is done completely in English.<br />
<br />
==Course Set-Up==<br />
<br />
=== [[Academics]] ===<br />
<br />
Paris Then and Now is essentially two classes: a seminar and workshop. The seminar is taught together by Benson and D'Erasmo for a seminar on the readings but the class is arbitrarily split for workshop. As is typical of Columbia there are no classes on Fridays.<br />
<br />
The seminar covers a variety of genres including the Moderns (think: A Moveable Feast), Negritude (Aime Cesaire), the Nouveau Roman (it's odd), and an ambiguous genre covering Paris as place (Paul LaFarge, Baudelaire, etc.). <br />
<br />
In workshops, since Benson does nonfiction and D'Erasmo does fiction, they will bring a guest in to help the poets. <br />
<br />
=== [[Outside of Class]] ===<br />
<br />
A guest speaker comes to speak each week, ranging from American authors to French literary critics to translators. Some are better than others.<br />
<br />
Each week ends with a Stein-style "salon" where students read what they wrote, read what other people wrote, or perform. The PA provides cheese, charcuterie, pastries, and (to ensure people will be courageous and speak up) wine. <br />
<br />
Students are given a list of optional cultural events to attend each week around the city. They must attend at least one each week. There are also a few readings at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_and_Company_(bookstore) Shakespeare & Co.] which the class is encouraged to go to together.<br />
<br />
=== [[Final Requirements]] ===<br />
<br />
At the end of the course, students are required to turn in workshop work, a piece based on the styles read in seminar, and a piece inspired by one of the suggested culture events. Grades are received at the end of summer.<br />
<br />
==Living==<br />
<br />
Reid Hall is in Montparnasse, in the 6th arrondissement and the Maison is closer to the 5th, about a mile walk (15 minutes) from Reid Hall.<br />
<br />
Students typically live in the Maison des Mines et des Ponts et Chaussées ("Maison des Mines" or simply "Maison" for short), which is the dormitories for three French engineering schools.<ref>http://www.maisondesmines.com/mdm.php?page=sommaire</ref> There are other students living in the dorms while Columbia is there, generally from France and Spain. They are, at times, overbearingly friendly.<br />
<br />
The rooms are doubles, but Columbians get them as singles - so two beds and two desks for one person. The rooms have a closet, sink, refrigerator, and counter space. Bathrooms are communal and not denoted for gender. Garbage is collected from rooms and a cleaning lady will change the beds' sheets every so often. Towels, hangers, and kitchenware are not provided.<br />
<br />
==Tips==<br />
<br />
*Go to the suggested cultural events. The teachers are cool, they pick cool things<br />
*Reid Hall is near the Luxembourg Gardens. Do your readings there.<br />
*A grocer two blocks to the north of the Maison on Saint-Jacques stays open late if you need a post-midnight snack<br />
*You don't need to know French for class, but a few phrases makes it a hell of a lot easier to get food/a drink/around/that cute guy's number.<br />
*Yes, Hemingway's old apartment is right around the corner from Reid Hall. No, it does not exist anymore.<br />
*[http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee Make life easier]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Study abroad]]<br />
[[Category:Creative Writing Department]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alex_Jones&diff=43186Alex Jones2013-04-25T20:18:20Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Alex Jones''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2013|13]] succeeded [[Ella Quittner]] as [[Bwog]] Editor after she ended her term a semester early in the fall of [[2012]]<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/09/22/a-note-to-readers/</ref>. His interim included reception of the 2012 redesign, the [[Robert & Kristine]] affair, and the unveiling of [[specsucks]]'s Dark Hand.<br />
<br />
{{succession|preceded=[[Ella Quittner]]|succeeded=[[Alexandra Svokos]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2012}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Columbia College students|Jones]]<br />
[[Category:Class of 2013|Jones]]<br />
[[Category:Philosophy majors|Jones]]<br />
[[Category:History majors|Jones]]<br />
[[Category:Bwog editors|Jones]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Alex_Jones&diff=43185Alex Jones2013-04-25T20:18:02Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Alex Jones''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[2013|13]] succeeded [[Ella Quittner]] as [[Bwog]] Editor after she ended her term a semester early in the fall of [[2012]]<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/09/22/a-note-to-readers/</ref>. His interim included reception of the 2012 redesign, the [[Robert & Kristine]] affair, and the unveiling of [[specsuck]]'s Dark Hand.<br />
<br />
{{succession|preceded=[[Ella Quittner]]|succeeded=[[Alexandra Svokos]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2012}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Columbia College students|Jones]]<br />
[[Category:Class of 2013|Jones]]<br />
[[Category:Philosophy majors|Jones]]<br />
[[Category:History majors|Jones]]<br />
[[Category:Bwog editors|Jones]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Ella_Quittner&diff=43184Ella Quittner2013-04-25T20:15:08Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>'''Ella Quittner''' CC'13 was the editor of [[Bwog]] for [[2012]]. Her interim included the [[Obamanard]] comment fiasco, leading to a major update in the Bwog comment policy.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/03/04/help-us-rewrite-our-comment-policy/</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/comment-policy-lightbox/</ref> Quittner introduced a regular sports column, changed Drinking With Bwog from cocktail recipes to more social suggestions, and increased coverage on minute details around campus.<ref>http://bwog.com/?s=%22sports+sunday%22</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/?s=%22drinking+with+bwog%22</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/2012/03/25/the-great-water-fountain-survey/</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/2012/03/27/poopin-in-pupin/</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/tag/chair-review/</ref> <br />
<br />
On September 22, 2012, she announced that she would step down prematurely as editor for ambiguous personal reasons, just as a redesign to the website was underway.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/09/22/a-note-to-readers/</ref><br />
<br />
{{succession|preceded=[[Claire Sabel]]|succeeded=[[Alex Jones]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2012}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Columbia College students|Quittner]]<br />
[[Category:Class of 2013|Quittner]]<br />
[[Category:Psychology majors|Quittner]]<br />
[[Category:Bwog editors|Quittner]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/></div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Ella_Quittner&diff=43183Ella Quittner2013-04-25T20:12:28Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Ella Quittner''' CC'13 was the editor of [[Bwog]] for [[2012]]. Her interim included the [[Obamanard]] comment fiasco, leading to a major update in the Bwog comment policy.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/03/04/help-us-rewrite-our-comment-policy/</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/comment-policy-lightbox/</ref> Quittner introduced a regular sports column, changed Drinking With Bwog from cocktail recipes to more social suggestions, and increased coverage on minute details around campus.<ref>http://bwog.com/?s=%22sports+sunday%22</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/?s=%22drinking+with+bwog%22</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/2012/03/25/the-great-water-fountain-survey/</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/2012/03/27/poopin-in-pupin/</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/tag/chair-review/</ref> <br />
<br />
On September 22, 2012, she announced that she would step down prematurely as editor for ambiguous personal reasons.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/09/22/a-note-to-readers/</ref><br />
<br />
{{succession|preceded=[[Claire Sabel]]|succeeded=[[Alex Jones]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2012}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Columbia College students|Quittner]]<br />
[[Category:Class of 2013|Quittner]]<br />
[[Category:Psychology majors|Quittner]]<br />
[[Category:Bwog editors|Quittner]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/></div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Ella_Quittner&diff=43182Ella Quittner2013-04-25T20:12:09Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>'''Ella Quittner''' CC'13 was the editor of [[Bwog]] for [[2012]]. Her interim included the [[Obamanard]] comment fiasco, leading to a major update in the Bwog comment policy.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/03/04/help-us-rewrite-our-comment-policy/</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/comment-policy-lightbox/</ref> Quittner introduced a regular sports column, changed Drinking With Bwog from cocktail recipes to more social suggestions, and increased coverage on minute details around campus.<ref>http://bwog.com/?s=%22sports+sunday%22</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/?s=%22drinking+with+bwog%22</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/2012/03/25/the-great-water-fountain-survey/</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/2012/03/27/poopin-in-pupin/</ref><ref>http://bwog.com/tag/chair-review/</ref> On September 22, 2012, she announced that she would step down prematurely as editor for ambiguous personal reasons.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/09/22/a-note-to-readers/</ref><br />
<br />
{{succession|preceded=[[Claire Sabel]]|succeeded=[[Alex Jones]]|office=Bwog Editor|years=2012}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Columbia College students|Quittner]]<br />
[[Category:Class of 2013|Quittner]]<br />
[[Category:Psychology majors|Quittner]]<br />
[[Category:Bwog editors|Quittner]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
<references/></div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Paris_Then_and_Now:_Circles_of_Influence&diff=43180Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence2013-04-25T20:05:57Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence is a four-week summer course given at [[Reid Hall]] by the [[Creative Writing Department.]] It is taught by [[Stacey D'Erasmo]] and [[Amy Benson]], along with a PA grad student, who lives in the dorms and is around to help out with any needs. The course began in 2011 and is open to undergrads and grad students.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
<br />
After an application process in the early spring semester, about 15 students are selected to participate. The class is done completely in English.<br />
<br />
==Course Set-Up==<br />
<br />
=== [[Academics]] ===<br />
<br />
Paris Then and Now is essentially two classes: a seminar and workshop. The seminar is taught together by Benson and D'Erasmo for a seminar on the readings but the class is arbitrarily split for workshop. As is typical of Columbia there are no classes on Fridays.<br />
<br />
The seminar covers a variety of genres including the Moderns (think: A Moveable Feast), Negritude (Aime Cesaire), the Nouveau Roman (it's odd), and an ambiguous genre covering Paris as place (Paul LaFarge, Baudelaire, etc.). <br />
<br />
In workshops, since Benson does nonfiction and D'Erasmo does fiction, they will bring a guest in to help the poets. <br />
<br />
=== [[Outside of Class]] ===<br />
<br />
A guest speaker comes to speak each week, ranging from American authors to French literary critics to translators. Some are better than others.<br />
<br />
Each week ends with a Stein-style "salon" where students read what they wrote, read what other people wrote, or perform. The PA provides cheese, charcuterie, pastries, and (to ensure people will be courageous and speak up) wine. <br />
<br />
Students are given a list of optional cultural events to attend each week around the city. They must attend at least one each week. There are also a few readings at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_and_Company_(bookstore) Shakespeare & Co.] which the class is encouraged to go to together.<br />
<br />
=== [[Final Requirements]] ===<br />
<br />
At the end of the course, students are required to turn in workshop work, a piece based on the styles read in seminar, and a piece inspired by one of the suggested culture events. Grades are received at the end of summer.<br />
<br />
==Living==<br />
<br />
Reid Hall is in Montparnasse, in the 6th arrondissement and the Maison is closer to the 5th, about a mile walk (15 minutes) from Reid Hall.<br />
<br />
Students typically live in the Maison des Mines et des Ponts et Chaussées ("Maison des Mines" or simply "Maison" for short), which is the dormitories for three French engineering schools.<ref>http://www.maisondesmines.com/mdm.php?page=sommaire</ref> There are other students living in the dorms while Columbia is there, generally from France and Spain. They are, at times, overbearingly friendly.<br />
<br />
The rooms are doubles, but Columbians get them as singles - so two beds and two desks for one person. The rooms have a closet, sink, refrigerator, and counter space. Bathrooms are communal and not denoted for gender. Garbage is collected from rooms and a cleaning lady will change the beds' sheets every so often. Towels, hangers, and kitchenware are not provided.<br />
<br />
==Tips==<br />
<br />
*Go to the suggested cultural events. The teachers are cool, they pick cool things<br />
*Reid Hall is near the Luxembourg Gardens. Do your readings there.<br />
*A grocer two blocks to the north of the Maison on Saint-Jacques stays open late if you need a post-midnight snack<br />
*You don't need to know French for class, but a few phrases makes it a hell of a lot easier to get food/a drink/around/that cute guy's number.<br />
*Yes, Hemingway's old apartment is right around the corner from Reid Hall. No, it does not exist anymore.<br />
*[http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee Make life easier]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Study abroad]]<br />
[[Category:Creative Writing Department]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Paris_Then_and_Now:_Circles_of_Influence&diff=43178Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence2013-04-25T20:05:24Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence is a four-week summer course given at [[Reid Hall]] by the [[Creative Writing Department.]] It is taught by [[Stacey D'Erasmo]] and [[Amy Benson]], along with a PA grad student, who lives in the dorms and is around to help out with any needs. The course began in 2011 and is open to undergrads and grad students.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
<br />
After an application process in the early spring semester, about 15 students are selected to participate. The class is done completely in English.<br />
<br />
==Course Set-Up==<br />
<br />
=== [[Academics]] ===<br />
<br />
Paris Then and Now is essentially two classes: a seminar and workshop. The seminar is taught together by Benson and D'Erasmo for a seminar on the readings but the class is arbitrarily split for workshop. As is typical of Columbia there are no classes on Fridays.<br />
<br />
The seminar covers a variety of genres including the Moderns (think: A Moveable Feast), Negritude (Aime Cesaire), the Nouveau Roman (it's odd), and an ambiguous genre covering Paris as place (Paul LaFarge, Baudelaire, etc.). <br />
<br />
In workshops, since Benson does nonfiction and D'Erasmo does fiction, they will bring a guest in to help the poets. <br />
<br />
=== [[Outside of Class]] ===<br />
<br />
A guest speaker comes to speak each week, ranging from American authors to French literary critics to translators. Some are better than others.<br />
<br />
Each week ends with a Stein-style "salon" where students read what they wrote, read what other people wrote, or perform. The PA provides cheese, charcuterie, pastries, and (to ensure people will be courageous and speak up) wine for the salons. <br />
<br />
Students are given a list of optional cultural events to attend each week around the city. They must attend at least one each week. There are also a few readings at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_and_Company_(bookstore) Shakespeare & Co.] which the class is encouraged to go to together.<br />
<br />
=== [[Final Requirements]] ===<br />
<br />
At the end of the course, students are required to turn in workshop work, a piece based on the styles read in seminar, and a piece inspired by one of the suggested culture events. Grades are received at the end of summer.<br />
<br />
==Living==<br />
<br />
Reid Hall is in Montparnasse, in the 6th arrondissement and the Maison is closer to the 5th, about a mile walk (15 minutes) from Reid Hall.<br />
<br />
Students typically live in the Maison des Mines et des Ponts et Chaussées ("Maison des Mines" or simply "Maison" for short), which is the dormitories for three French engineering schools.<ref>http://www.maisondesmines.com/mdm.php?page=sommaire</ref> There are other students living in the dorms while Columbia is there, generally from France and Spain. They are, at times, overbearingly friendly.<br />
<br />
The rooms are doubles, but Columbians get them as singles - so two beds and two desks for one person. The rooms have a closet, sink, refrigerator, and counter space. Bathrooms are communal and not denoted for gender. Garbage is collected from rooms and a cleaning lady will change the beds' sheets every so often. Towels, hangers, and kitchenware are not provided.<br />
<br />
==Tips==<br />
<br />
*Go to the suggested cultural events. The teachers are cool, they pick cool things<br />
*Reid Hall is near the Luxembourg Gardens. Do your readings there.<br />
*A grocer two blocks to the north of the Maison on Saint-Jacques stays open late if you need a post-midnight snack<br />
*You don't need to know French for class, but a few phrases makes it a hell of a lot easier to get food/a drink/around/that cute guy's number.<br />
*Yes, Hemingway's old apartment is right around the corner from Reid Hall. No, it does not exist anymore.<br />
*[http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee Make life easier]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Study abroad]]<br />
[[Category:Creative Writing Department]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Paris_then_and_now&diff=43173Paris then and now2013-04-25T19:59:42Z<p>Asvokos: Redirected page to Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Reid_Hall_(Paris)&diff=43171Reid Hall (Paris)2013-04-25T19:56:36Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Reidhall.jpg|thumb|right|Reid Hall]]<br />
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'''Reid Hall''' is Columbia's facility in Paris. Located in the Montparnasse district, it is home to Columbia's [[study abroad]] program in France, among other academic activities.<br />
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In March [[2010]], Columbia formally initiated the '''Columbia Global Center | Europe''', part of a network of four university [[Global Centers]] worldwide. CGC|E will be based at Reid Hall, which now confusingly calls itself the '''Reid Hall Global Center | Europe''', supporting more interdisciplinary teaching and research.<br />
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It's unclear how exactly the creation of CGC|E affects preexisting Columbia or other programming at Reid Hall, some of which was carried out jointly with [[Penn]], other than adding another layer of bureaucracy. One casualty may have been the Reid Hall Institute for Scholars, which, according to its website, ceased activities in May 2010. The new center is, however, scheduled to be the locus of joint operations between the [[Mailman School of Public Health]] and its Paris counterpart.<br />
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==History==<br />
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Built in the mid-18th century as a porcelain factory, the complex that is now called Reid Hall has served since as France's first Protestant school, a club for American girls living and working in Paris, a [[World War I]] hospital, and, finally, a residential center for female students. At the time, it was owned by Elizabeth Mills Reid, whose daughter in law was a Barnard alum. Barnard Dean [[Virginia Gildersleeve]] signed on to support the project, alongside officials from Smith, Vassar, Wellesley, and Bryn Mawr. During World War II, the complex was briefly a refuge for Polish and Belgian students and academics, before being converted back into an academic center by Gildersleeve et al., this time for men and women. <br />
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In [[1964]], the complex was formally bequeathed to Columbia. Faculty members assisting with the transition included [[Wm. Theodore de Bary]], [[Bert M-P. Leefmans]], and [[Robert O. Paxton]]. [[Danielle Haase-Dubosc]] was director from [[1975]].<br />
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Over time, it acquired a reputation for hosting lectures by influential intellectuals. Among those to have appeared there are Roland Barthes, Jacques Derrida, Simone de Beauvoir, and Gertrude Stein. <br />
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==Academic offerings==<br />
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*An independent [[MA]] program in [[French Cultural Studies]]<br />
*The Columbia-Penn language program<br />
*Joint public health program coordinated by the [[Mailman School]]<br />
*[[Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence]], a creative writing program over the summer for CU students (incl. MFA), by CU teachers, and done in English<br />
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==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.reidhall.com/ Primary website]<br />
*[http://columbiaprograms.reidhall.net/ French website]<br />
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/reidhall/ Institute for Scholars at Reid Hall (defunct)]<br />
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[[Category:Study abroad]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Paris_Then_and_Now:_Circles_of_Influence&diff=43170Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence2013-04-25T19:54:19Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence is a four-week summer course given at [[Reid Hall]] by the [[Creative Writing Department.]] It is taught by [[Stacey D'Erasmo]] and [[Amy Benson]], along with a PA grad student, who lives in the dorms and is around to help out with any needs. The course began in 2011 and is open to undergrads and grad students.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
<br />
After an application process in the early spring semester, about 15 students are selected to participate. The class is done completely in English.<br />
<br />
==Course Set-Up==<br />
<br />
=== [[Academics]] ===<br />
<br />
Paris Then and Now is essentially two classes: a seminar and workshop. The seminar is taught together by Benson and D'Erasmo for a seminar on the readings but the class is arbitrarily split for workshop. As is typical of Columbia there are no classes on Fridays.<br />
<br />
The seminar covers a variety of genres including the Moderns (think: A Moveable Feast), Negritude (Aime Cesaire), the Nouveau Roman (it's odd), and an ambiguous genre covering Paris as place (Paul LaFarge, Baudelaire, etc.). <br />
<br />
In workshops, since Benson does nonfiction and D'Erasmo does fiction, they will bring a guest in to help the poets. <br />
<br />
=== [[Outside of Class]] ===<br />
<br />
A guest speakers comes to speak each week, ranging from American authors to French literary critics to translators.<br />
<br />
Each week ends with a Stein-style "salon" where students read what they wrote, read what other people wrote, or perform. The PA provides cheese, charcuterie, pastries, and (to ensure people will be courageous and speak up) wine for the salons. <br />
<br />
Students are given a list of optional cultural events to attend each week around the city. They must attend at least one each week.<br />
<br />
=== [[Final Requirements]] ===<br />
<br />
At the end of the course, students are required to turn in workshop work, a piece based on the styles read in seminar, and a piece inspired by one of the suggested culture events. Grades are received at the end of summer.<br />
<br />
==Living==<br />
<br />
Reid Hall is in Montparnasse, in the 6th arrondissement and the Maison is closer to the 5th, about a mile walk (15 minutes) from Reid Hall.<br />
<br />
Students typically live in the Maison des Mines et des Ponts et Chaussées ("Maison des Mines" or simply "Maison" for short), which is the dormitories for three French engineering schools.<ref>http://www.maisondesmines.com/mdm.php?page=sommaire</ref> There are other students living in the dorms while Columbia is there, generally from France and Spain. They are, at times, overbearingly friendly.<br />
<br />
The rooms are doubles, but Columbians get them as singles - so two beds and two desks for one person. The rooms have a closet, sink, refrigerator, and counter space. Bathrooms are communal and not denoted for gender. Garbage is collected from rooms and a cleaning lady will change the beds' sheets every so often. Towels, hangers, and kitchenware are not provided.<br />
<br />
==Tips==<br />
<br />
*Go to the suggested cultural events. The teachers are cool, they pick cool things<br />
*Reid Hall is near the Luxembourg Gardens. Do your readings there.<br />
*A grocer two blocks to the north of the Maison on Saint-Jacques stays open late if you need a post-midnight snack<br />
*You don't need to know French for class, but a few phrases makes it a hell of a lot easier to get food/a drink/around/that cute guy's number.<br />
*Yes, Hemingway's old apartment is right around the corner from Reid Hall. No, it does not exist anymore.<br />
*[http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee Make life easier]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Study abroad]]<br />
[[Category:Creative Writing Department]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Paris_Then_and_Now:_Circles_of_Influence&diff=43169Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence2013-04-25T19:53:59Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
<hr />
<div>Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence is a four-week summer course given at [[Reid Hall]] by the [[Creative Writing Department.]] It is taught by [[Stacey D'Erasmo]] and [[Amy Benson]], along with a PA grad student, who lives in the dorms and is around to help out with any needs. The course began in 2011 and is open to undergrads and grad students.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
<br />
After an application process in the early spring semester, about 15 students are selected to participate. The class is done completely in English.<br />
<br />
==Course Set-Up==<br />
<br />
=== [[Academics]] ===<br />
<br />
Paris Then and Now is essentially two classes: a seminar and workshop. The seminar is taught together by Benson and D'Erasmo for a seminar on the readings but the class is arbitrarily split for workshop. As is typical of Columbia there are no classes on Fridays.<br />
<br />
The seminar covers a variety of genres including the Moderns (think: A Moveable Feast), Negritude (Aime Cesaire), the Nouveau Roman (it's odd), and an ambiguous genre covering Paris as place (Paul LaFarge, Baudelaire, etc.). <br />
<br />
In workshops, since Benson does nonfiction and D'Erasmo does fiction, they will bring a guest in to help the poets. <br />
<br />
=== [[Outside of Class]] ===<br />
<br />
A guest speakers comes to speak each week, ranging from American authors to French literary critics to translators.<br />
<br />
Each week ends with a Stein-style "salon" where students read what they wrote, read what other people wrote, or perform. The PA provides cheese, charcuterie, pastries, and (to ensure people will be courageous and speak up) wine for the salons. <br />
<br />
Students are given a list of optional cultural events to attend each week around the city. They must attend at least one each week.<br />
<br />
=== [[Final Requirements]] ===<br />
<br />
At the end of the course, students are required to turn in workshop work, a piece based on the styles read in seminar, and a piece inspired by one of the suggested culture events. Grades are received at the end of summer.<br />
<br />
==Living==<br />
<br />
Reid Hall is in Montparnasse, in the 6th arrondissement and the Maison is closer to the 5th, about a mile walk (15 minutes) from Reid Hall.<br />
<br />
Students typically live in the Maison des Mines et des Ponts et Chaussées ("Maison des Mines" or simply "Maison" for short), which is the dormitories for three French engineering schools.<ref>http://www.maisondesmines.com/mdm.php?page=sommaire</ref> There are other students living in the dorms while Columbia is there, generally from France and Spain. They are, at times, overbearingly friendly.<br />
<br />
The rooms are doubles, but Columbians get them as singles - so two beds and two desks for one person. The rooms have a closet, sink, refrigerator, and counter space. Bathrooms are communal and not denoted for gender. Garbage is collected from rooms and a cleaning lady will change the beds' sheets every so often. Towels, hangers, and kitchenware are not provided.<br />
<br />
==Tips==<br />
<br />
*Go to the suggested cultural events. The teachers are cool, they pick cool things<br />
*Reid Hall is near the Luxembourg Gardens. Do your readings there.<br />
*A grocer two blocks to the north of the Maison on Saint-Jacques stays open late if you need a post-midnight snack<br />
*You don't need to know French for class, but a few phrases makes it a hell of a lot easier to get food/a drink/around/that cute guy's number.<br />
*Yes, Hemingway's old apartment is right around the corner from Reid Hall. No, it does not exist anymore.<br />
*[http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee Make life easier]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Study abroad]]<br />
[[Category:Creative writing]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Paris_Then_and_Now:_Circles_of_Influence&diff=43168Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence2013-04-25T19:52:37Z<p>Asvokos: Created page with "Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence is a four-week summer course given at Reid Hall by the Creative Writing Department. It is taught by Stacey D'Erasmo and [..."</p>
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<div>Paris Then and Now: Circles of Influence is a four-week summer course given at [[Reid Hall]] by the [[Creative Writing Department.]] It is taught by [[Stacey D'Erasmo]] and [[Amy Benson]], along with a PA grad student, who lives in the dorms and is around to help out with any needs. The course began in 2011 and is open to undergrads and grad students.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
<br />
After an application process in the early spring semester, about 15 students are selected to participate. The class is done completely in English.<br />
<br />
==Course Set-Up==<br />
<br />
=== [[Academics]] ===<br />
<br />
Paris Then and Now is essentially two classes: a seminar and workshop. The seminar is taught together by Benson and D'Erasmo for a seminar on the readings but the class is arbitrarily split for workshop. As is typical of Columbia there are no classes on Fridays.<br />
<br />
The seminar covers a variety of genres including the Moderns (think: A Moveable Feast), Negritude (Aime Cesaire), the Nouveau Roman (it's odd), and an ambiguous genre covering Paris as place (Paul LaFarge, Baudelaire, etc.). <br />
<br />
In workshops, since Benson does nonfiction and D'Erasmo does fiction, they will bring a guest in to help the poets. <br />
<br />
=== [[Outside of Class]] ===<br />
<br />
A guest speakers comes to speak each week, ranging from American authors to French literary critics to translators.<br />
<br />
Each week ends with a Stein-style "salon" where students read what they wrote, read what other people wrote, or perform. The PA provides cheese, charcuterie, pastries, and (to ensure people will be courageous and speak up) wine for the salons. <br />
<br />
Students are given a list of optional cultural events to attend each week around the city. They must attend at least one each week.<br />
<br />
=== [[Final Requirements]] ===<br />
<br />
At the end of the course, students are required to turn in workshop work, a piece based on the styles read in seminar, and a piece inspired by one of the suggested culture events. Grades are received at the end of summer.<br />
<br />
==Living==<br />
<br />
Reid Hall is in Montparnasse, in the 6th arrondissement and the Maison is closer to the 5th, about a mile walk (15 minutes) from Reid Hall.<br />
<br />
Students typically live in the Maison des Mines et des Ponts et Chaussées ("Maison des Mines" or simply "Maison" for short), which is the dormitories for three French engineering schools.<ref>http://www.maisondesmines.com/mdm.php?page=sommaire</ref> There are other students living in the dorms while Columbia is there, generally from France and Spain. They are, at times, overbearingly friendly.<br />
<br />
The rooms are doubles, but Columbians get them as singles - so two beds and two desks for one person. The rooms have a closet, sink, refrigerator, and counter space. Bathrooms are communal and not denoted for gender. Garbage is collected from rooms and a cleaning lady will change the beds' sheets every so often. Towels, hangers, and kitchenware are not provided.<br />
<br />
==Tips==<br />
<br />
*Go to the suggested cultural events. The teachers are cool, they pick cool things<br />
*Reid Hall is near the Luxembourg Gardens. Do your readings there.<br />
*A grocer two blocks to the north of the Maison on Saint-Jacques stays open late if you need a post-midnight snack<br />
*You don't need to know French for class, but a few phrases makes it a hell of a lot easier to get food/a drink/around/that cute guy's number.<br />
*Yes, Hemingway's old apartment is right around the corner from Reid Hall. No, it does not exist anymore.<br />
*[http://www.ratp.fr/itineraires/en/ratp/recherche-avancee Make life easier]<br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
<br />
<references/><br />
<br />
[[Category:Study Abroad]]<br />
[[Category:Creative writing]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Amy_Benson&diff=43162Amy Benson2013-04-25T19:03:22Z<p>Asvokos: Created page with "Amy Benson is a Creative Writing professor at Columbia. Unknown to most students, she actually received an undergraduate degree in biology before studying writing. Along..."</p>
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<div>Amy Benson is a [[Creative Writing]] professor at Columbia. Unknown to most students, she actually received an undergraduate degree in biology before studying writing. Along with Stacy Parker Le Melle and Wendy S. Walters, she started the First Person Plural Reading Series, which brings literary events to Harlem.<ref>http://www.firstpersonpluralharlem.com/</ref><br />
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She writes nonfiction and prose. In the undergraduate program, she teaches higher level nonfiction workshops and the Lyric Essay, an influential class which students will quote from and mention for the rest of their undergraduate career, incessantly, in every other course. <br />
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Benson is married with an adorable young son and can sometimes be spotted walking around the city with him in a stroller.<br />
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Along with [[Stacey D'Erasmo]], she started the Paris Then and Now program in 2011.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Creative writing professors|Benson, Amy]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Stacey_D%27Erasmo&diff=43156Stacey D'Erasmo2013-04-25T18:54:37Z<p>Asvokos: Created page with "Stacey D'Erasmo, a Barnard alum, is a Creative Writing professor in both the undergraduate and MFA program at Columbia. She is currently the directo..."</p>
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<div>[[w:Stacey D'Erasmo|Stacey D'Erasmo]], a Barnard alum, is a [[Creative Writing]] professor in both the undergraduate and MFA program at Columbia. She is currently the director of the undergraduate program. Stacey is an accomplished writer, with three fiction novels out and one on the way. Her literary criticism and essays have been featured in the New York Times Magazine and Book Review and other prestigious publications. She is regularly acknowledged by students as being "intimidatingly cool." In workshop, her criticisms are spot-on and helpful, if not always the most coddling.<br />
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Along with Amy Benson, she started the Paris Then And Now summer program at Reid Hall.<ref>http://arts.columbia.edu/paris-then-and-now-circles-influence</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
<references /><br />
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[[Category:Creative writing professors|D'Erasmo, Stacey]]</div>Asvokoshttps://www.wikicu.com/index.php?title=Kent_Hall&diff=43108Kent Hall2013-04-25T16:47:36Z<p>Asvokos: </p>
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<div>[[Image:Kent.jpg|thumb|300px|Kent Hall]]<br />
[[Image:KentFront.jpg|thumb|300px|Kent Hall]]<br />
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'''Kent Hall''', home of the [[MEALAC]] and [[EALAC]] departments, is named after [[James Kent]], Columbia's first law professor. It was originally built to house Columbia's [[Columbia Law School|law school]], and served that purpose from [[1910]] to [[1960]], when the Law School moved across [[Amsterdam Avenue]] to the more spacious, yet ugly [[Jerome Greene Hall]]. During that time it served as a focal point for the growing movement to admit women to the law school. It was not until [[1927]] that women were said to have "crossed the threshold of Kent Hall".<br />
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Above the doorway is the latin inscription "IVS EST ARS BONI ET AEQUI" - "Law is the art of the good and the just." <ref>This is a quote of [[w:Publius Iuventius Celsus|Celsus]] from Section 1.1.1 of the [[w:Pandects|Pandects]] (or 'Digesta') of the [[w:Corpus Juris Civilis|Corpus Juris Civilis]] (better known as the Justinian Code.)[http://web.upmf-grenoble.fr/Haiti/Cours/Ak/Corpus/d-01.htm#1]</ref><br />
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The campus level (3rd Floor) library, now the [[Starr East Asian Library|C.V. Starr East Asian Library]], was once the Law Library, and the stained glass window on the east side of the Library is a clear relic of that bygone era.<br />
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Currently, the building is home to the departments of [[East Asian Languages and Cultures Department|East Asian Languages and Cultures]], [[Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures Department|Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures]], and [[Creative Writing]]. <br />
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It has one elevator, which is horrifyingly slow and subject to breaking. On its ground floor, accessible from College Walk, Kent also serves as the home of [[Student Services]] and several of its offices, including [[Student Financial Services]], the [[University Registrar]], and the [[ID Center]]. The offices seamlessly extend through Kent into [[Philosophy Hall]], which are connected by ground level tunnel.<br />
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== Tunnel connections ==<br />
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=== [[Philosophy Hall]] ===<br />
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All tunnels connect to the sub-basement, which is accessed by going down the west staircase all the way to the bottom, turning left, and going through the door. It is missing a knob but it isn't locked so just use your finger to open it. Go to the east end of the basement, and you will see a well-lit, fairly clean corridor. Go north and it will be on your right. "Access route" is painted in a blue stripe on the ground. This continues on to [[St. Paul's]], [[Avery]], and beyond in that direction. This might be legal, but just in case, go at night so you don't run into maintenance. There is a very light security risk.<br />
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=== [[Hamilton Hall]] ===<br />
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Go to the Philosophy tunnel, but go south instead. This tunnel goes under 116th street (college walk) and ends up in the basement of Hamilton. It is blocked later on so that is as far as can you go. This might be legal, but just in case, go at night so you don't run into maintenance. There is a very light security risk.<br />
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=== [[St. Paul's Chapel]] ===<br />
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This tunnel used to be the student rifle range. In the basement, go up the random concrete staircase in the middle of the north wall. It is very dark - if you ever wanted to see perfect darkness, this is pretty close. Remember the caver's rule: bring 3 sources of light. Even a cell phone's screen will work in an emergency. I imagine if you dug around down here you might find some bullets. The end of the tunnel reconnects with the [[Kent tunnel system]] through the door marked "Organ Pump Room" or something of that nature. You have to get through a small metal hatch to get to that door from the rifle range. That room is full of decades-old machinery and a big defunct pump. The small room at the end holds Sir Lance's rolodex, placed there by the [http://regifting.ltvsquad.com/Grabber.php?ID=6 LTV Squad]. Bring a pen to sign it.<br />
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Students are not permitted on this route. It's very dark, but there's very little risk that security will find you. This tunnel is cool, unlike the ungodly hot one next to it. You need to be a little flexible to get through the small hatch. One of Benoit's tours left tags down here on the pipes. Two people or more is highly recommended.<br />
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=== [[Buell Hall]] ===<br />
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Climb up the ladder in the NW corner of the basement into the hatch. It's really only a dead-end; there is no exit from Buell. If you were to continue past Buell northwards you would get blocked at a hot mass of pipes, beyond which are connections to [[Uris Hall]], [[Low Library]], and [[St. Paul's Chapel]].<br />
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There are no alarms or cameras. This is probably the most physically dangerous passage on campus. You are in a passage that is 5 1/2 feet tall, with scalding-hot water dripping from uninsulated steam pipes all around you. There are no lights, muddy pitted floors, and exposed electrical wires. Not to mention the heat and humidity - it is unbearably hot (>100F) and moist (100%). The air is thick with dust (and probably asbestos too). There is no one to hear your screams if you are hurt. You could rot for years down here without being found. I guarantee that no maintenance person has been here in decades. There is virtually no risk of being caught. However, it's very dangerous, so only go there if you're an experienced tunnel explorer. Go in a group, wear protective clothing, bring multiple sources of light, bring water to drink, and tell people where you're going so they can get help if you don't return.<br />
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== Attic ==<br />
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The attic is easily accessible through the east stairwell. It is dark, spooky, and dirty. There is evidence that people use it as a space for drinking, smoking, and other illicit activity.<ref>http://bwog.com/2012/10/17/columbias-haunting-halls/</ref><br />
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== Photos ==<br />
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Image:Kentbasementsmall.jpg|Kent basement circa 1940. Note the rifle range.<br />
Image:Kentsubbasementsmall.jpg|Kent sub-basement circa 1940. You can see all the tunnels here except for the really hot Buell one.<br />
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