Name, Hometown, School: Daniel Bonner; Johannesburg, South Africa and Dallas, Texas, USA; Columbia College Claim to fame? Gave you $$ as SGB Vice Chair, spent it as Hillel & Yavneh Prez. Founder, BonnerJams90 Inc. Where are you going? Staying in the city to work, finally explore below 110th street, and see how long I can stay away from […]

First up today: Steele Sternberg, future teacher extraordinaire:  Name, Hometown, School: Steele Sternberg, Denver, Colorado (i.e., the greatest place in the universe), CC Claim to fame? I went through all of Columbia without pulling an all-nighter for academic-related reasons. I worked with a number of really great groups on campus including Academic Success Programs, COÖP, Latenite Theatre, […]

Why so long? Because time. I have a lot of it now. Bwoglines: A group of millionaires, known as The Long Now Foundation, are building a 10,000 year clock inside a mountain in Texas. It is inspired by the “The Millenium Clock,” written by Danny Hills for Wired in 1986. (Vice) Time marches on – […]

For the last Senior Wisdom of the day we have Claire Duvallet, who made your life a lot better, even if you didn’t realize it. Name, Hometown, School: Claire Duvallet; Austin, TX (mostly); SEAS BME Claim to fame? Puppies, lawns, and SEAS study abroad Where are you going? Phnom Penh, Cambodia to work for Engineering World Health as a Luce Scholar next year. […]

One more piece from the May issue of The Blue and White: a Campus Character. Daniel Stone profiles University Senator Richard Sun. You can still grab a copy in Lerner. Or read the damn thing online. At the suggestion of Richard Sun, CC ’13, we meet in the gaudily adorned lobby of Le Parker Meridian […]

It’s not unusual to wake up after a night at 1020 with some unexpected texts on your phone. In Bwog’s case, we woke up to find an interview in voice memo form. On Tuesday, two adventurous seniors, Anna and Diana (anonymity requested), CC and SEAS’13, decided to stay in 1020 from opening to closing. At […]

For the second Senior Wisdom of the day we present Meriam Raouf, who takes “30 words or fewer” literally and “one thing to do” less so. Name, Hometown, School: Meriam Raouf – Flakes, New Jersey – CC Claim to fame? I half-heartedly interned for KCR like 1 semester a year, and never took the test, so there’s […]

In the course of studying, Bwog discovered some questionable commentary in notes and readings.  See how bad we are at being students:

The first Senior Wisdom of the day is Serena Piol, who wrote her thesis about milk despite being lactose-intolerant. Name, Hometown, School: Serena Piol, New York City, Columbia College Claim to fame? I would have to say either that I wrote my thesis about milk or that I successfully housed my dog in EC for a week. […]

While everyone is running out to finish finals, pack and peace out, there are some that stay behind to pick up the pieces. Leftovers for the Give and Go Greeners! Every year, at the end of the spring Give and Go Green (run under EcoReps) takes on the task to make move out as waster-free […]

It’s Thursday. We’re on the homestretch, we’re almost there! Take a minute to join Bwog in bed for a quick mind-cuddle. For more Bwog-love, send your overheards, questions and poetry to tips@bwog.com Bwogline: Ivy League? More like the Crime-y League. White-only scholarships, under-reported sex crimes, freshman arrested for aggravated sexual assault? Summer can’t come quickly […]

Little-known fact: contrary to popular belief, Bwog does not stand for the Blue and White Blog, but for Brian Wagner, Original Gangster. Our second former Bwogger to share his wisdom: Brian Wagner, previous managing editor, gchat hero, and 95% of the reason Bwog did not crash on a daily basis for a year. Thanks, Brian. […]

And another Wisdom as all the wisdom from your classes slowly leaves your brain: Will Hughes, who looked out for you on CCSC, yet admits to some participation in the War on Fun, along with a somewhat-secret online identity. Name, Hometown, School: Will Hughes, Coarsegold, CA, Columbia College, Math and English Claim to fame? Peer counseling […]

A wild FRESHMAN appears! What will BWOG do? BWOG used CONVENIENT FEATURE WHERE WE ANSWER QUESTIONS. It’s super effective! Hi Mr. Bwog, My name is Chris. I am a freshman. I have a question. What happens to me after Saturday? Am I a sophomore? Or do I have to wait until June? All week this question has made me go […]

Our next in the endless Senior Wisdoms parade: your CC salutatorian, who makes some very logical calculations.  Name, Hometown, School: Yoshiaki Ko, Millbrae, CA, CC (Neuroscience & Behavior) Claim to fame: Salutatorian! Also, pianist in the Columbia-Juilliard Exchange; you may find me often in the Lerner piano lounge, trying to learn some Schumann, for example. […]