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 […]

Today’s first senior wisdom is from Shosh L, former CU Dems president, who has some thoughts on civic duty and the 72nd Street Trader Joe’s. Name, School, Major, Hometown: SL ~The Barn~ @Sociology *NewYawkCity* Claim to fame: being dems president. being the person who thinks she’s too cool/old to live on campus (and so she […]

Here are a few things Gurnoor Tucker, star of WBAR and CU Dems, has learned through his time here at Columbia. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Gurnoor Tucker, Columbia College, History and Financial Economics, Edison NJ Claim to Fame: Bhangra, Sewa, Dems, Studying for the Midterms w/ Ben and Gurnoor (s/o WBAR), my dog Georgie, and submitting […]

There are some things that you just can’t learn inside the classroom. Senior Justice Betty has a couple of things that you can learn before your brain turns to mush over the summer. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Justice Betty, GS (Dual BA with Sciences Po), Political Science, Toronto Claim to fame: I forgot to look […]

Today’s first senior wisdom is from Ben Hord, toilet seat maestro, who spent a lot of time on the Pupin roof and lowered a lot of curves. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Ben Hord, CC, Astrophysics/History, Dobbs Ferry, NY Claim to fame: Almost crushing someone with a radio telescope falling from Pupin roof, the Starbites podcast, former […]

Looking for some wise words to get you through your day of studying? Charles Harper has some reassuring tips to get you through the rest of your time at CU.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Charles Harper; SEAS; Environmental Engineering; Dallas, Texas! Claim to fame: I’ve probably harassed you about the planet, either through EcoReps, ESC, or the […]

Feeling knocked down by finals? Nicki Felmus knows just what to say to get you back up and running in no time. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Nicki Felmus, CC, American Studies and Education, Richmond, Virginia Claim to fame: NSOP lady, president of Roosevelt, CCSC class rep, spams you to buy challah, I didn’t pee for 30 hours […]

Done learning for this year? Think again: hear about what Ben Gersten has to say about his unique Columbia experience.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Ben Gersten, GS/JTS, Neuroscience & Linguistics (CU) / Bible (JTS), Roseland, NJ Claim to fame: As a TA for Science of Psych, during a guest lecture about the auditory aspects of […]