Wonder what a former Blue and White editor has to say about being a student at Columbia? Check out former B&W EIC Hallie Nell Swanson’s take on senior wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Hallie Nell Swanson; CC; Comparative Literature and Society; London, England Claim to fame: Doing a bunch of publications stuff, and being the […]

Today, take a look at the senior wisdom of one half of everybody’s favorite CCSC satire campaign duo. We can’t promise you’ll get Freedom, Liberty, AND Freedom, but you will get an appropriately Wisconsinite answer to the oral sex or cheese question. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Vivek ‘Viv’ Ramakrishnan, Columbia College, Economics, Madison, Wisconsin Claim […]

If you read the Lion, you’ve probably read something Sean Augustine-Obi wrote. The same goes for Spec’s op-ed page, an Orgo Night script, or … almost anything controversial at Columbia. But what you haven’t read yet is his Senior Wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Sean Augustine-Obi, CC, Econ, Bronx, NY Claim to fame: I ran […]

Dan Garisto has written a lot, talked a lot, and met Nobel Prize winners. He’s definitely got wisdom to share, and share he does. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Dan Garisto, Columbia College, Physics, Bellport, NY Claim to fame: I spent a fair amount of time at Spec working in the opinion section on fun stuff […]

The senior wisdoms keep rolling in, giving us sage advice and tales of a time before SweetGreen. Next up is Lily Liu-Krason, who delivers on both fronts (and gives us some great Columbia hacks.) Name, School, Major, Hometown: Lily Liu-Krason, Columbia College, Mathematics & Creative Writing, St.Paul, MN/ Boston, MA Claim to fame: (Facebook) Famous […]

Our next senior wisdom comes to you from your favorite SJP babe Shezza Abboushi Dallal on activism at Columbia and Barnard’s best bathroom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Shezza Abboushi Dallal, Barnard College, History, Beirut, Lebanon Claim to fame: You might know me as the benevolent dictator of the non-hierarchical, democratic students’ organization Columbia Students for […]

The senior wisdom keeps on rolling over here at Bwog. Up next we bring you some thoughts from SEAS student Matthew Sheridan. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Matthew Sheridan, SEAS, Mechanical Engineering, San Antonio, TX Claim to fame: I get messages from random people asking how to get into roofs and tunnels. I was president of […]

You probably know him as your COOP leader, CCSC rep, or the guy modeling the tank top you’re about to buy from American Apparel. We gladly present you with the senior wisdom from Grayson Warrick. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Grayson Warrick, Columbia College, the funky dualism of MESAAS and Economics, New York City (just a few […]

Our next senior wisdom is brought to you by the person who probably turned down your terrible Op-Ed idea you sent to Spec—Mikhail Klimentov! Name, School, Major, Hometown: Hello! My name is Mikhail Klimentov, and I’m a senior in Columbia College majoring in political science with concentrations in visual arts and computer science. I’m writing to […]

Our Senior Wisdom installation for the Class of 2016 wouldn’t be complete without a little wisdom from Barnard Babe and NSOP Queen Christina Ellsberg, who tells us about how you should get through your four years at Columbia. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Christina Ellsberg, Barnard, Anthropology, Historic Ossining Claim to fame: I’d like to say […]

Here comes some more Senior Wisdom for your reading pleasure courtesy of Tony Lee. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Tony Lee, GS, Visual Arts + Business Management, Tampa Florida Claim to fame: On my first Halloween as a Columbia student, I went to classes in full costume as the Invisible Man (1933 film version) all day. […]

Who can spout heartfelt advice, list types of cheese, and talk about working for Google – almost all in one breath? Why, Dan, of course. SEAS Senior Dan Schlosser is getting ready to leave this place, and this “Masshole” has some wisdom to share. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Dan Schlosser, SEAS, Computer Science with a minor […]

Minus this very interesting photo, we know how talented, subtle, and composed Benjamin Kornick is. Which is why we gave him a senior wisdom. So that now, the world will, too. But the question remains: Did he ruin Bacch, or did he save it? Name, School, Major, Hometown: Benjamin Kornick, CC, Sociology with concentrations in […]

The president of Barnard’s student government has been in the news a lot lately, so what’s one more article on Shivani? We love her and her outspoken attitude, so we figured she’d have a lot to say, and it turns out we were right… even about cheese. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Shivani Vikuntam, Barnard College, […]

SEAS Senior Omar Abboud may not have ever done the goddamn readings, but he learned enough in his time here to teach us a few things–like that it’s probably time to put down the computer and go to sleep. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Omar Abboud, SEAS, Operations Research with a minor in MESAAS (much to my […]