Here is a byline for probably the shortest senior wisdom ever. We love it though. Congrats, Ricky :’)  Name, College, Major, Hometown: Richard Wolff; Columbia College; Math/Counting Studies; Winesburg, Ohio Claim to Fame: Pretty tall. Stares in Butler. Where are you going? Why do you want to know What are 3 things you learned at Columbia […]

I’ve probably spent more of my life in Blue Java than I have in my own suite kitchen, so I’ve wasted a great deal of time staring at and connecting with the little cards stuck in the pastries. But I assume (hope) most of you guys have lives and haven’t really noticed how ridiculous some of them […]

Dana Kim is all about cheese pizza and respecting her professors. Check out her senior wisdom! Name, School, Major, Hometown: Yoobeen (Dana) Kim, General Studies, Economics/History, Busan, S. Korea Claim to fame: Chief of Finance on GSSC and numerous arguments within council about funding this or that. S/o to Bwog’s Jennie and Romane for faithfully sitting through […]

Before heading to Ireland, Peter tells us about the good gyms on campus and time management.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Peter James Kiernan, General Studies, Political Science, Babylon, New York   Claim to fame: I’m that guy who did the 6mm campaign to get Trump to release his tax returns, I’m also one of the […]

If you’re an English major facing a literature exam, or a classics major facing an astronomy exam, or any other writing-heavy humanities major facing any other kind of exam, there’s a decent chance you’re currently panicking about it. This is pretty understandable – you’ve trained yourself to make arguments in Word documents at 2 am, […]

Know the best place on campus to take a public nap? Jannine is looking for suggestions in exchange for some wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Jannine/J9. Barnard College. Sociology major, statistics minor. Bergen County, New Jersey. Claim to fame: Hitting the trifecta of cultural, religious, and political organizing under MSA, Turath, and Columbia Students for Justice […]

Bwogline: Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified to senators regarding her warning about former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s potential connections to Russia. (Washington Post) Study Tip: The app Forest (available on the App Store) is a helpful way to get you to stay off your phone for more than a few minutes at a time to […]

Name, School, Major, Hometown: Koli (no one on this campus remembers my name is actually Fatima), Barnard College, Computer Science and Urban Development with a self-declared minor in Race and Performance, from Queens, NY Claim to fame: President of the Muslim Students Association, Co-Chair of the Muslim Protagonist, basically the girl who does all the […]

For the past few finals seasons, we’ve revealed the exciting underbelly of the Libraries’ room reservation page. Between dank memes and cries for help, it turns out Columbia’s student body is fairly active in the wee hours of the morning. Whether it’s delirium or some sort of masochistic joke on the institution we call home, something related to finals and Reading […]

Did you read about the gadfly in Plato’s Apology? Do you know the term just because you are hip? Or are you lost af? Whichever defines you, Bwog has a novel answer: become a PART of The Gadfly, a.k.a., Columbia’s undergraduate Philosophy journal, thanks to its recent revamp. Senior staffer (and Gadflyer) Sarah Dahl has the […]

Meet Mark! He’s a CUMB-y who’s worked at the UN and flown all over the world. You wish you were as cool as him.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Mark Jamias, CC/SIPA, Political Science/Economic and Political Development, Suffolk, Virginia (real Virginia) Claim to fame: Worked for an airline for three years, and developed a bad habit […]

Meet Andy Truelove! He was featured in Bwog his freshman year, and now he’s back. Check out what he has to say.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Andy Truelove, CC, Political Science, Grand Prairie, TX. Claim to fame: Well I had an election scandal covered in Bwog my freshman year then that got me into Orgo Night. The […]

Good morning, Columbia! It’s the first day of finals week! Just a few more days of studying and then we can all go the hell home. You can do it. I believe in you.  Bwogline: The lineup for Meadows Music and Arts Festival is out! This year, check out Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gorillaz, and […]

You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream–actually, we all scream because we’re stressed af! Finals aren’t done yet (soon, though). Midnight tonight outside Butler (but also, everywhere), there will be a semesterly primal scream, wherein studious members of the Columbia community gather together to scream their hearts out. Don’t be bothered. It’s […]

Menna imparts her wisdom with her background in Under1Roof and Turath, asking us to never justify our own existence, and never second-guess whether or not we deserve to be in Columbia.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Menna Elsayed, Columbia College, Sociology Major, French & Francophone Studies Concentrator. I grew up in the Bronx, NY and Cairo, […]