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'''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> Some consider it to be snotty and elitist. Others consider it witty and entertaining. Most people read it regardless.
 
 
 
Bwog launched into fame in October [[2006]] with its nearly real-time coverage of the [[Minuteman stage-rush]] incident. A popular sister blog launched in [[2008]] to cover the exploits of [[Hawkmadinejad]]. A major redesign unveiled on [[January 1]], [[2009]] has received mixed reviews. In August 2010, the site moved from Bwog.net to Bwog.com, for unclear reasons.
 
 
 
Its current editor in chief is [[Eliza Shapiro]] (CC '12), who succeeds [[James Downie]], [[Juli Weiner]], [[Lydia DePillis]], and Bwog founder [[Taylor Walsh]].
 
 
 
The Bwog recently celebrated its [http://bwog.net/2010/04/18/overseen-mrsbo-racecars-and-croquet#comment-198189 100,000th entry comment].
 
 
 
== Common features ==
 
 
 
*Breaking news
 
*"Quick" versions of campus publications, especially the ''[[Spec]]''
 
*Coverage of protests / major campus events
 
*Lecture hops
 
*Things overheard on campus
 
*Event listings
 
*[[Free food]] announcements
 
*Internet culture features
 
*Comments, with a reputation for being caustic and asinine
 
*[[Senior Wisdom]]
 
*[[BwogWeather]]
 
 
 
== Bwog staff==
 
 
 
===Chief Editors===
 
*[[Eliza Shapiro]] (Current)
 
*[[James Downie]]
 
*[[Katie Reedy]]
 
*[[Juli Weiner]]
 
 
 
===Webmasters===
 
*[[Hans Hyttinen]] (current)
 
*[[Zach Van Schouwen]]
 
 
 
===Daily Editors===
 
*Monday: [[Carolyn Ruvkun]]
 
*Tuesday: [[Conor Skelding]]
 
*Wednesday: [[Peter Krawczyk]]
 
*Thursday: [[Mahrah Taufique]]
 
*Friday: [[Liz Jacob]]
 
*Saturday: [[Megan McGregor]]
 
*Sunday: [[Grant D'Avino]]
 
 
 
===Lecture Hop Editor===
 
*[[Mark Hay]] (current)
 
*[[Sara Jane Panfil]]
 
*[[Pierce Stanley]]
 
 
 
===Contributors===
 
{{col-begin}}
 
{{col-3}}
 
*[[Brendan Ballou]]
 
*[[Paul Barndt]]
 
*[[Anna Corke]]
 
*[[Justin Vlasits]]
 
*[[Andrew Flynn]]
 
*[[John Klopfer]]
 
{{col-3}}
 
*[[Christopher Morris-Lent]]
 
*[[Josh Mathew]]
 
*[[James R. Williams]]
 
*[[W. M. Akers]]
 
*[[Alex Weinberg]]
 
*[[Michael Snyder]]
 
{{col-3}}
 
*[[Jamie Johns]]
 
*[[James DeWille]]
 
*[[Sara Vogel]]
 
*[[Learned Foote]]
 
*[[Lucy Sun]]
 
*[[Kate Linthicum]]
 
{{col-end}}
 
 
 
==See Also==
 
*[[Bwog-Spectrum Relationship]]
 
 
 
== References ==
 
<references />
 
 
 
==External links==
 
 
 
*[http://www.bwog.net The Bwog]
 
 
 
[[Category:Student blogs|Bwog, The]]
 

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