Today, take a look at the senior wisdom of one half of everybody’s favorite CCSC satire campaign duo. We can’t promise you’ll get Freedom, Liberty, AND Freedom, but you will get an appropriately Wisconsinite answer to the oral sex or cheese question. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Vivek ‘Viv’ Ramakrishnan, Columbia College, Economics, Madison, Wisconsin Claim […]

We’re at the height of finals, friends. The beginning is far behind us, and the end is not yet in sight. Our rooms are swamped with notes and trash, and we dread the day we must pack up and leave. Butler is swamped with notes and trash, and we anticipate the day we must pack up […]

We thought last week’s field notes would be the last of the semester … We were wrong. We’re still here, we’re still suffering, and despite the fact that we should’ve spent all of last weekend in Butler, we’re still doing cool shit (or dumb shit, depending on your perspective.) Trying To Do The “Responsible” Thing: […]

If you read the Lion, you’ve probably read something Sean Augustine-Obi wrote. The same goes for Spec’s op-ed page, an Orgo Night script, or … almost anything controversial at Columbia. But what you haven’t read yet is his Senior Wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Sean Augustine-Obi, CC, Econ, Bronx, NY Claim to fame: I ran […]

Professor Dorothy Ko (of Barnard’s History and Women’s Studies departments) is a woman of great wit and wisdom – and stories of East Asian cuisine that will make your mouth water. Her actual wisdom brings together all three. Justify your existence in 30 words or fewer: I try to make the people around me happy, and sometimes […]

Dan Garisto has written a lot, talked a lot, and met Nobel Prize winners. He’s definitely got wisdom to share, and share he does. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Dan Garisto, Columbia College, Physics, Bellport, NY Claim to fame: I spent a fair amount of time at Spec working in the opinion section on fun stuff […]

The senior wisdoms keep rolling in, giving us sage advice and tales of a time before SweetGreen. Next up is Lily Liu-Krason, who delivers on both fronts (and gives us some great Columbia hacks.) Name, School, Major, Hometown: Lily Liu-Krason, Columbia College, Mathematics & Creative Writing, St.Paul, MN/ Boston, MA Claim to fame: (Facebook) Famous […]

It’s Monday – technically day two of finals, even though it feels like we’ve been doing this for years. No matter how much you studied this past weekend, you probably didn’t do as much as you wanted to. But you know what? That’s fine. You’ll kill it anyway. (And if you don’t, you’ll still be […]

Our next senior wisdom comes to you from your favorite SJP babe Shezza Abboushi Dallal on activism at Columbia and Barnard’s best bathroom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Shezza Abboushi Dallal, Barnard College, History, Beirut, Lebanon Claim to fame: You might know me as the benevolent dictator of the non-hierarchical, democratic students’ organization Columbia Students for […]

It’s that time of the year again… The weather has been almost as miserable as our moods as we perish in Butler trying to finish our take-home exams by Wednesday. To cheer you up a bit, we bring you some of the darkest things we’ve seen or heard this past finals period to remind you […]

The senior wisdom keeps on rolling over here at Bwog. Up next we bring you some thoughts from SEAS student Matthew Sheridan. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Matthew Sheridan, SEAS, Mechanical Engineering, San Antonio, TX Claim to fame: I get messages from random people asking how to get into roofs and tunnels. I was president of […]

Ugh, you thought you’d scheduled all your events on Google Calendar–but wait! You forgot Primal Scream! Don’t miss out on this hallowed Columbia tradition. Come to the front of Butler at midnight tonight (technically early Monday morning) to let out all your fears, desires, and stress. If you aren’t up to trekking over to the […]

You probably know him as your COOP leader, CCSC rep, or the guy modeling the tank top you’re about to buy from American Apparel. We gladly present you with the senior wisdom from Grayson Warrick. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Grayson Warrick, Columbia College, the funky dualism of MESAAS and Economics, New York City (just a few […]

Finals season–fun, or focus? What is it really about? We’d lean towards the former. You can study, and still have a lot of fun, too. Even if you aren’t winning the Kentucky Derby like this horse, you can *win* at finals season with our gnarly study tips below. Bwogline: A horse named Nyquist (Nyquil? no) […]

Our next senior wisdom is brought to you by the person who probably turned down your terrible Op-Ed idea you sent to Spec—Mikhail Klimentov! Name, School, Major, Hometown: Hello! My name is Mikhail Klimentov, and I’m a senior in Columbia College majoring in political science with concentrations in visual arts and computer science. I’m writing to […]