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 […]

Once, a Facebook group that Lauren Beltrone started while taking a shit went viral. Now, she’s sharing her wisdom – on taking advantage of resources, great bathrooms, and more. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Lauren Beltrone, Barnard, Cognitive Science, Lake Oswego, Oregon Claim to fame: Creating the fb group “columbia buy sell memes,” being That Cute Boy Chris […]

Beta bro and future consultant Mike Starr shares his thoughts on dining halls and Russian literature in today’s next Senior Wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Mike Starr, CC, Financial Economics and Slavic Studies, the glorious suburb of Avon Connecticut Claim to fame: I’m famous? Where are you going? Hanging out in West Virginia and Montana for the summer, […]

Today’s first Senior Wisdom is from Abby Porter, who has done a lot of policy work and carried a lot of tampons. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Abby Porter, Columbia College, Political Science, Houston, TX Claim to fame: Got really lucky and made really great friends who got me involved in policy work on campus that I’m proud […]

Here is a byline for probably the shortest senior wisdom ever. We love it though. Congrats, Ricky :’)  Name, College, Major, Hometown: Richard Wolff; Columbia College; Math/Counting Studies; Winesburg, Ohio Claim to Fame: Pretty tall. Stares in Butler. Where are you going? Why do you want to know What are 3 things you learned at Columbia […]

Dana Kim is all about cheese pizza and respecting her professors. Check out her senior wisdom! Name, School, Major, Hometown: Yoobeen (Dana) Kim, General Studies, Economics/History, Busan, S. Korea Claim to fame: Chief of Finance on GSSC and numerous arguments within council about funding this or that. S/o to Bwog’s Jennie and Romane for faithfully sitting through […]