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Hawkmadinejad: In Danger?

Bwog tipster Tipper Austin, CC '11, alerted us of the presence of a Bird Relocation Expert on campus. Worried that Our Hero may be in danger, we scurried out to College Walk and saw this van.

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Posted by Bye Bye Birdie, Inc? : #1 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 1:20 PM
thats hilarious!
Posted by Big deal. : #2 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 1:26 PM (from campus)
H-daddy can swoop down and eat that fucking van.
Posted by frustrated. : #3 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 1:28 PM (from campus)
dear bwog,

how about you do some fucking reporting and figure out what those people are actually doing. you could even deploy (ironically, of course) techniques often used by what used to be called journalists. these include: "asking questions," "scheduling interviews," and "making phone calls." You may have to take notes and think critically during this exercise rather than mindlessly recording what you so, so it may be tough, but it would be nice for you to supplement your snark with actual content.

Cheers!
Posted by still frustrated : #4 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 1:28 PM (from campus)
*by "so" i meant "see"
Posted by uhoh : #5 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 1:32 PM
bwog - google news "khalidi"...mccain has unleashed his final, desperate attack
Posted by DHI : #6 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM (from campus)
That's it we gotta do something to Columbia.

Todd Gitlin's body lies a-mulderin' in the grave but his soul goes marching on.

Why would they do this? For real, this is just one of those things that convinces me of the evils of bureaucracy. Somebody with some kind of authority thinks they can't have a hawk flying around even though everybody loves it.
Posted by ... : #7 (in reply to #3) · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 1:47 PM (from campus)
haha you think blogs are journalism.
Posted by How is this post : #8 (in reply to #3) · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 1:57 PM (from campus)
snarky? I just thought it was meant to be kind of funny...
Posted by DHI : #9 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 1:57 PM (from campus)
It could easily just be the pigeons inside buildings, though.
Posted by long live H-dad : #10 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 1:58 PM (from campus)
If there was ever any reason to have a hunger strike, this is it.
Posted by Not : #11 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 2:24 PM
Everyone loves the hawk. He eats squirrels and I will always love the friendly squirrels on campus more than the bird.
Posted by Nooooooo : #12 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 2:30 PM (from campus)
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooo

If they do this, I am not donating to the school. They should relocate all the fucking pigeons/asian people who feed the fucking pigeons.
Posted by DHI : #13 (in reply to #11) · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 2:36 PM (from campus)
Well, fuck you.

NATURAL ORDER
Posted by oh come on : #14 (in reply to #11) · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 2:44 PM (from campus)
don't you think he's handsome?
Posted by Kim MacAfee : #15 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 2:47 PM (from campus)
Bye, bye, birdie

I'm gonna miss you so

Bye, bye, birdie

Why do you have to go?

I'll miss the way you ate pigeons

As though it's just for me

And each and every night

I'll check bwog for news of you faithfully

Bye, bye, birdie

It's awful hard to bear

Bye, bye, birdie

Guess I'll always care
Posted by hmm : #16 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 3:02 PM (from campus)
maybe columbia is trying to get rid of more pigeons so they're bringing in an extra hawk!
Posted by wellll : #17 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 3:22 PM
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Posted by again : #18 (in reply to #17) · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 3:48 PM
with the racism. gosh.
Posted by Alum : #19 (in reply to #6) · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 4:50 PM
Prof. Gitlin's alive and well and teaching at Columbia.

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Posted by Witnesses? : #20 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 5:54 PM (from campus)
did anyone see a bird hunter person?

our hero is in danger!!! where's the hero to save our hero?????
Posted by No joke. : #21 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 6:15 PM (from campus)
:(

if they get rid of hawkmadinejad, i'm transferring.
Posted by and : #22 (in reply to #20) · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 6:15 PM (from campus)
who will watch the watchmen?

We need a new type of hero or at least Batman.
Posted by mee : #23 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 6:19 PM
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Posted by Alum : #24 · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 7:19 PM
It's not plausible that they are trying to remove the hawk. For one thing, he doesn't live on campus. He lives at St. John the Divine. Hawks have a considerable range, but only the owner of property with an actual nest would have any need for a service like this.

Also, it is illegal to capture a hawk without government permission. Getting such permission requires a showing of bona fide need to do so. There is no reason C.U. would want to remove him. He isn't damaging any university property or interfering in any meaningful way with anyone. At worst he causes minor disruptions when he kills something on campus. That's not a sufficient basis to get the required approval to remove him. (If it was, every hawk in a populated area would be subject to removal.)

They're probably just moving some pigeons, sparrows, etc. that have nested in an attic or something.
Posted by Kim again : #25 (in reply to #15) · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 7:58 PM
How lovely to be a hawk,

The wait was well worth while;

How lovely to scavenge for pidgeons

And smile a hawk's smile.

How lovely to have a figure,

That's bird-like instead of flat;

Whenever you hear Bwog whistle,

You're what they're whistling at.

It's wonderful to feel

The way a hawk feels;

It gives you such a glow just to know

You're wearing lipstick and heels!
Posted by ................ : #26 (in reply to #25) · reply · track
October 29, 2008 at 11:24 PM (from campus)
....lipstick and heels?
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