This next senior wisdom is from Cindy Liu, known for her work advocating for music performance space at Columbia. She spent a lot of time “sweating it out at the piano” but sadly “can’t code for shit.” Name, School, Major, Hometown: Cindy Liu, CC ’18, English & Sociology, born in NYC & sadly raised in DC. Claim […]

You might know Kirsten Dodson from seeing her at CCSC giveaways, but you should read her senior wisdom for her wit and wise advice on staying confident and finding balance. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Kirsten Dodson, Columbia College, Neuroscience & Behavior, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Claim to fame: I probably handed you a free *insert CCSC giveaway* at […]

Today’s first senior wisdom is from Karen Lopez, notable for her work in the Latinx community and her food insta. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Karen Lopez, Columbia College, Economics and Hispanic Studies, Hempstead, New York (Long Island) Claim to fame: Doing a thing or two for the Latinx community, possibly going to too many alumni […]

Want to learn more about yourself and your style? Seth Benjamin has some wise words to share about being your genuine self. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Seth Benjamin, CC ’18, Computer Science w/ Linguistics concentration, West Lafayette, IN Claim to fame: After-hours denizen of WKCR and foulest-mouthed 1004 TA. Some ADP kid once described my guitar playing […]

In our next senior wisdom , Juan Pablo Gatica, reminds us of the importance of the Oxford comma, getting outside your comfort zone, and getting a bunch of ice cream. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Juan Pablo Gatica, Columbia College, Physics and Math Concentration, Miami, Fl Claim to fame: I was once in a metal band… teenage me […]

For Malaya Sadler, there are other things to life besides Columbia and New York. Learn about your life’s purpose in this senior wisdom.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Malaya Sadler, CC, Anthropology, San Francisco. Claim to fame: Lerner front desk girl Where are you going? For a walk. What are 3 things you learned at Columbia and would like […]

Ghislaine Pages wants de Blasio to close Rikers Island, and wants all of us to find therapists. Read all about it in her senior wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Ghislaine-Marie Pages. Barnard. Political Science. SEATTLE (like actual Seattle, not this Issaquah, Bainbridge Island, Sammamish, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue BS… SEATTLE). Claim to fame: Excessively vulnerable pieces in campus […]

You might have seen Wing-Sum Law (and/or her choreography) in Raw Elementz, and now you get to hear from her in her senior wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Wing-Sum Law; SEAS; Mechanical Engineering; Shoreline, WA Claim to fame: Questioning mechanical engineering curriculum choices in front of the entire class Where are you going? Stanford, for my PhD What […]

This next senior wisdom is from Sam Falcone, leader in the Columbia Socialists, who describes himself as “the least quantitatively-inclined aspiring economist since Karl Marx.” Name, School, Major, Hometown: Sam Falcone-Coffin; History and Economics; Hinesburg, Vermont. Claim to fame: Being that lefty kid your history class who always wanted to continue the conversation afterwards and was always in […]

Today’s first senior wisdom is from Matt Neky, who reminds us to stay hydrated, stay compassionate, and go to Hamdel. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Matt Neky, Columbia College, Biochemistry, Pittsburgh Claim to fame: Posting a video of myself wall twerking in the class of 2018 group, having a messy snap story that has been described by multiple […]

In the last of today’s Senior Wisdoms, meet John Hao: a Buzzfeed celebrity. Name, School, Major, Hometown: John Hao, Columbia College, Environmental Biology, Lincoln, Nebraska Claim to fame: For one thing, I’m one of the few Nebraskans here. But for real, when I was president of the Columbia Vegan Society, I convinced Dining to install the vegan […]

Arizona native Kate Welty somehow managed to get more hate than Wiz Khalifa did in his and Kanye’s respective Twitter beef (TBT). She’s coming for throats and McKinsey internships.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Kate Welty, SEAS, Environmental Engineering, Phoenix, Arizona Claim to fame: A disgruntled CCSC candidate filed a 17-page complaint against me to the University Senate […]

Omar Khan starts off our Friday Senior Wisdoms, reminding us all to stop and smell the flowers (or eat Cheez-its and observe). Name, School, Major, Hometown: Omar Khan; Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies; New York City Claim to fame: I talked a lot about South Asian politics and mental health to anyone who would listen and […]

Zoey Chopra brings home our last senior wisdom of the day, with advice on living your best life at Columbia. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Zoey Chopra; Columbia College; Econ-Math, Biochem, Classics; Oakland, CA Claim to fame: Turn 21 on Class Day; Member of every Columbia and Barnard FB class page; the better half of Zohab Where are […]

This next senior wisdom is from Gary Kim, who has dealt with Social Media Editor Youngweon Lee’s “extraness” for six years and counting. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Jeong Soo (Gary) Kim, SEAS, Mechanical Engineering (Minor in History), Seoul, South Korea. Claim to fame: Not very famous. However I’m the one kid that runs shirtless in the 8th […]