In our next senior wisdom , Juan Pablo Gatica, reminds us of the importance of the Oxford comma, getting outside your comfort zone, and getting a bunch of ice cream. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Juan Pablo Gatica, Columbia College, Physics and Math Concentration, Miami, Fl Claim to fame: I was once in a metal band… teenage me […]
For Malaya Sadler, there are other things to life besides Columbia and New York. Learn about your life’s purpose in this senior wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Malaya Sadler, CC, Anthropology, San Francisco. Claim to fame: Lerner front desk girl Where are you going? For a walk. What are 3 things you learned at Columbia and would like […]
Bwogline: The Kilauea eruption on Hawaii is spewing high levels of toxic sulfur dioxide. A local state of emergency is in effect, with some residents evacuating to avoid lava and fires. (NYT) Study Tip: If you’re having trouble focusing on a task (or focusing at all), start with something small and easily accomplishable– something that can […]
Ghislaine Pages wants de Blasio to close Rikers Island, and wants all of us to find therapists. Read all about it in her senior wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Ghislaine-Marie Pages. Barnard. Political Science. SEATTLE (like actual Seattle, not this Issaquah, Bainbridge Island, Sammamish, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue BS… SEATTLE). Claim to fame: Excessively vulnerable pieces in campus […]
Bwog Finance does more than just your personal banking–we help explain world phenomena, too! Check out our latest column, offering a digestible overview of Trump’s trade war with China (and other countries). Remember, if you have questions or column topic ideas, email finance@bwog.com. If you read the news, or follow my twitter account, you may […]
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 […]
Bwogline: NASA has launched its latest mission to Mars, called InSight. It’s due to land in November and will place seismometers on Mars’ surface to detect any tectonic activity, hoping to reveal how the underground rock is layered and provide insight (ha!) on the relative time of the planets’ formation. (BBC) Study Tip: If you’re feeling […]
Sweet, sweet Orgo Night was a lot breezier than last semester due to the Band’s last-minute change of location: at 11:30 last night, as 209 grew rowdier and rowdier, it was announced that due to threats from the administration Orgo Night would be happening outside. But the show must go on, so Bwoggers Zoe Sottile […]
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 […]
In an effort to raise funding to hire copy editors, Bwog is cashing in on everyone who has ever crossed us. Based on empirical information we have gathered in totally legit practices, Bwog has decided to file suit against Beta because damn, how many people have to fall down your stairs before you fix them? I’ve never […]
Commercial carters mechanically recycle using shred-soak-scrub-float.
Some countries store trash underground.
Since trash piles coincide with subway stops, subways can be used
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