5 CommentsConor Skelding, former Editor-in-Chief of The Blue and White and frequent contributor to Bwog, passed away last Friday.
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Conor Skelding (CC ’14), a prolific journalist on campus and in New York City, died last Friday of pancreatic cancer. He was 31.
Originally from River Forest, IL, Skelding joined the Columbia community in 2010, majoring in English and American Studies. He made his mark as an enthusiastic student journalist. During his time at Columbia, he served as Editor-in-Chief of The Blue and White and contributed extensively to Bwog, the Columbia Lion, and WikiCU. After graduating, Skelding went on to work as a reporter at Politico and Reorg. Most recently, he served on the Sunday Staff of the New York Post, specializing in government and politics.
Skelding is survived by his wife, Lizzy Trelstad (CC ’16), his parents, David Skelding and Dr. Karen Deighan, his brothers, Cameron, Owen and Aidan Skelding, his sisters-in-law, Caroline Hurley and Joanna Skelding, and his niece, Luciana Skelding.
Speaking to Bwog, former Editor-in-Chief and friend of Skelding Alexandra Svokos (CC ’14) shared, “Conor is remembered as a dedicated journalist through and through who inspired all of us at Bwog and The Blue and White to dig deeper and take our role on campus seriously, if with mirth and snark. He helped define Columbia’s undergraduate media landscape. I always appreciated being able to discuss journalistic quandaries with him, even when we had our differences, and I can appreciate the ways in which we pushed each other to be better, cleverer, and braver. Thirty-one is too young to die. My thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.”
Van Am Quad via Bwog Archives
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@Nancy Workman The most idealistic cynic I’ve ever known. Though I watched him fall asleep in my 9 a.m. class over and over again, I think of him as full of energy, curiosity and wit. This is a sad loss.
@The Cloaked Mask Truly a great
@The Dark Hand RIP
@Joe Milholland Very sad news. Conor was certainly a great personality. Despite his far too brief life, he left his mark on Columbia and, indeed, on New York.
@bwold person If I know Conor (and I do), there’s nothing he’d hate more than the trigger warning preceding his Bwog obit. Bring back the Bwog of old!