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 […]

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. […]

Today’s first of who-knows-how-many Senior Wisdom: Sophie Flack, former professional ballet dancer, novelist, and GS graduate who has an entirely justified appreciation for Erik Gray. Name, Hometown, School: Sophie Flack, Watertown, MA (fun fact: my childhood home is less than two blocks from where bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev was hiding in a boat!), GS; English […]

Listen up, seniors: it’s your Class Prez! Name, Hometown, School: Ryan “_________” Mandelbaum, Cedarhurst, New York, Columbia College Claim to fame? I’m “the fat one in the Carman video,” “the study guide guy,” “the email guy,” and “the sweater guy.” You may have seen me standing on a canoe in the Delaware River or on the radiator […]

In the first Senior Wisdom of the day we bring you the wonderful James Bennett II, star of Columbia’s Harlem Shake, Sensual Sundays, the International Butler Anthem, WKCR jazz shows, your dreams, and so on and so forth… Name, Hometown, School: James A. Bennett, II; Baltimore, MD (the original Bay Area- Chesapeake what up); Columbia College […]

Tonight’s second Senior Wisdom: Eva Suarez, who will marry every single one of you. Name, Hometown, School: Eva Suárez, Washington DC, CC Claim to fame? I was the best RA you ever had. Or, the worst. I don’t do anything halfway. Where are you going? Most immediately, I’m moving to Brooklyn and working at a […]

Next in the never-ending stream of Senior Wisdoms: Natalie Robehmed, a former WBAR staff member who eats beer for dinner and loves a red lighthouse.  Name, Hometown, School: Natalie Robehmed, Dubai, U.A.E., Columbia College (not “the” college.) Claim to fame? WBAR DJ/staff member emeritus; New Poetry person; loud laugher. Where are you going? Joining the […]

Tonight’s second Senior Wisdom: Michael, who’s heading back to the woods, and remembers a very very important Columbia graduation requirement involving the stacks.  Name, Hometown, School: Michael, Wayland, MA, CC Claim to fame? When the weather’s nice I like to sit on the steps at night and play music. Sometimes people stop and listen, which […]

Today’s first Senior Wisdom: Andrea Garcia Vargas of C.U. in Bed fame, who reminds you to take care of yourself and reveals a certain secret room in Butler.  Name, Hometown, School: Andrea García-Vargas; Bogotá, Colombia; Columbia College. Claim to fame? I was the 2012 Spec editorial page editor and then went on to write an […]

And now for the first of our very own graduating seniors: David Hu, former Bwog managing editor, who does some ambiguous, then not so ambiguous, admiring. Name, Hometown, School: David Hu, Virginia Beach, SEAS Claim to fame? Managing Editor of this Bwog thing for a year. I might have helped you draw on Low or […]

Today’s first Senior Wisdom: Louise McCune, the fine lady behind some of our Butler archetypes, and the fine lady who is probably sitting behind you as you read this, considering your eligibility for portraiture.  Name, Hometown, School: Louise McCune, San Francisco, Columbia College, American Studies Claim to fame? In these circles I am probably best […]

Tonight’s Senior Wisdom: Matt Martinez, who makes some excellent cheese-related puns (after Bwog’s own heart), and quotes some Winnie the Pooh. Name, Hometown, School: Matthew Patrick Martinez; Sayville, NY; Columbia College Claim to fame? Actor in KCST and Latenite Theatre; wrote my thesis on larping; read The Night Before Christmas at the Yule Log Ceremony […]

In the first Senior Wisdom of the day, we bring you a reveal: Rachel Nash Bronstein has been running the anonymous and popular My Life Is Barnard twitter account.  Upon her departure, she wants to come clean… Name, Hometown, School: Rachel Nash Bronstein, Newton MA, Barnard College Claim to fame? I’m the third of MyLifeisBarnard […]

Today’s First Senior Wisdom: Tyler Benedict, from CUMB and other annoying things. Want to get more annoyed? Go watch him read at Orgo Night tonight. Name, Hometown, School: Tyler Benedict; Dayton, OH; CC. Claim to fame? I’m the annoying guy from Orgo Night and all those CUMB videos. For a brief moment I was also annoying on TV. Where are you […]

Tonight’s Senior Wisdom: Rega Jha, writer, editor, and all-around enthusiast of being well-adjusted. Name, Hometown, School: Rega Jha. Chennai (India) and Muscat (Oman). Columbia College (and BC wannabe). Claim to fame? Writer, editor, all-round cheerleader of Columbia’s undergraduate writing/publishing community. Notorious for shamelessly over-sharing feelings on the Internet. The R.A. who gave you the benefit […]