This Senior Wisdom is from Bridgette Tolbert, WBAR star and one of the finest photographers on Bwog’s Social Media Team. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Bridgette Tolbert. Columbia College. Economics. Los Angeles, California! Claim to fame: Starbucks addict and host of “Bridgette” on WBAR! Where are you going? I’m taking a much needed vacay and then coming back […]

Hannah Lindsey’s Senior Wisdom has some worthy advice, but the bulk of it is devoted to oral sex v. cheese in one of the most involved analyses we’ve ever seen. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Hannah Lindsey; Columbia College; English; Houston, TX. Claim to fame: Only spending 2.5 years on Columbia campus, almost all of it […]

Our Senior Wisdom for today is from Fahmida Hussain, who hasn’t paid for her textbooks, loves Pisticci, and misses a better Midnight Breakfast. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Fahmida Hussain, Barnard College, Economics major, WGSS minor, Paterson, NJ Claim to fame: I haven’t paid for a single textbook during my time here! Where are you going? I’m going nowhere […]

Our next December Senior Wisdom is from Annie Bryan, who has published a lot of writing during her time at Columbia (including a book, a play, and some pieces for Spec). Name, School, Major, Hometown: Annie Bryan, Columbia College, Creative Writing, Vienna, VA Claim to Fame: The boring stuff is that I published a book, […]

Because we haven’t covered the Band enough in recent weeks: our first Senior Wisdom of the semester is from Liz Pudel, the organization’s former Drum Major and Head Manager (yeah, she did both). Name, School, Major, Hometown: Liz Pudel, Barnard College, Sociology, Brooklyn, NY Claim to Fame: Former Drum Major and Head Manager of the […]

For our last Senior Wisdom, we have star former Managing Editor Courtney Couillard, who knows her way around the three D’s – data, drama, and the Diana. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Courtney Couillard, Barnard College, Political Science, Dover, NH Claim to Fame: Helped run this gossip site at Columbia as Managing Editor. Broke Bacchanal headliner news before […]

Our next Senior Wisdom comes from Joe Milholland – former CCSC Bureau Chief, wearer of excellent socks, purveyor of delicious snacks, and, let’s be honest, the patron saint of Bwog. We wish you a small apartment in a big city with many books, Joe. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Joseph Milholland; Columbia College; English and Comparative Literature; Atlanta, […]

Today’s next Senior Wisdom is from Maddie Stearn, who transferred into Barnard and into our hearts. This one is short and sweet. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Maddie Stearn; Barnard College; East Asian Studies; Vienna, Virginia Claim to fame: Bwog’s former Managing Editor Where are you going? Back to Virginia to sleep on my parents’ couch. My dog is a […]

For our Senior Wisdoms, who else could be wiser but our very own bona fide Tech Man and WordPress extraordinaire, Kevin Chen? As someone who reports to eat prereqs for breakfast, Kevin dishes out advice on 6000-level seminars and bootlegging. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Kevin Chen; SEAS; Computer Science; Pleasanton, California Claim to fame: Once, I calculated […]

We’re back again and better than ever: this evening we share with you some words of wisdom from Vida Biggins!  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Vida Biggins, GS, Philosophy Major, Atlanta, Georgia Claim to fame: First Multicultural Affairs Representative for GSSC and VP of Students of Color Alliance. I’m also known for smiling too hard, giving inappropriately long […]

One of our most request Senior Wisdom recipients, Jennie Olson managed the Columbia Bartending Agency and has rocked the Earth Science world. Read on for her words of wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Jennie Olson. CC. Earth Science Major, Sustainable Development Concentration. Berkeley, CA. Claim to fame: Manager of the Columbia Bartending Agency for two years. Overenthusiastic […]

As time runs down on another year at Columbia, Bwog is here to present some wise words to the incoming class. Today, Romane Thomas adds her two cents.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Romane (and no it’s not pronounced like the salad, do you really think my parents would have named in after a salad? It’s actually […]

Accepted your fate for that final in an hour? Take some time to read our next Senior Wisdom, featuring Michael Glendinning! Name, School, Major, Hometown: Michael Glendinning – Columbia College 2017, Neuroscience major. I’m from New Providence, NJ. Claim to fame: I was a lead activist for the CU Dems and was an organizer for Columbia Divest […]

Tatini Mal-Sarkar, former ill-informed Bwog advice columnist, charmed her way through Columbia one fried cheese product at a time – and now, she’s here to share some wisdom with you. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Tatini Mal-Sarkar, Columbia College, Sociology and Psychology (after, like, thirteen other departments), proud Midwesterner by way of Cleveland, Ohio. Claim to fame: I […]

Earlier today, we posted the Senior Wisdom of a campus politician. Now, we’re posting the Senior Wisdom of an off-campus politician: Isabel Rothberg, who dropped out of school for a semester to work on the Clinton campaign. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Isabel Rothberg, CC, *concentration* in political science (ask me about how I had to change […]