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 […]

Well Columbia, you’ve almost reached the end of another year here. Whether you had a good year or not, it’s nearly over!  Bwogline: FBI Director James Comey has been sacked by Donald Trump. Right before Comey began expanding his investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia, President Trump wrote a letter, firing Comey. The most embarrassing part: Comey found out […]

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 […]

Why are the lines so long at Ferris? Where have the remains of Maggie the Magnolia gone? Why is it still cold even though it’s literally May? The fact that we’re pondering these questions instead of studying for finals means that it’s time for a Dark Night of the Soul. What a strange sad week […]

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 […]

Bwogline: A NYC lawyer raced a subway train on foot, and won. He’s no stranger to kicking the MTA’s ass – he previously won the Guiness world record for fastest time to travel through every station in the city – but he claims to be “done with the subway things for a while” after this victory. […]

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 […]

I’ve probably spent more of my life in Blue Java than I have in my own suite kitchen, so I’ve wasted a great deal of time staring at and connecting with the little cards stuck in the pastries. But I assume (hope) most of you guys have lives and haven’t really noticed how ridiculous some of them […]

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 […]

Before heading to Ireland, Peter tells us about the good gyms on campus and time management.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Peter James Kiernan, General Studies, Political Science, Babylon, New York   Claim to fame: I’m that guy who did the 6mm campaign to get Trump to release his tax returns, I’m also one of the […]

If you’re an English major facing a literature exam, or a classics major facing an astronomy exam, or any other writing-heavy humanities major facing any other kind of exam, there’s a decent chance you’re currently panicking about it. This is pretty understandable – you’ve trained yourself to make arguments in Word documents at 2 am, […]