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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Know the best place on campus to take a public nap? Jannine is looking for suggestions in exchange for some wisdom. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Jannine/J9. Barnard College. Sociology major, statistics minor. Bergen County, New Jersey. Claim to fame: Hitting the trifecta of cultural, religious, and political organizing under MSA, Turath, and Columbia Students for Justice […]

Name, School, Major, Hometown: Koli (no one on this campus remembers my name is actually Fatima), Barnard College, Computer Science and Urban Development with a self-declared minor in Race and Performance, from Queens, NY Claim to fame: President of the Muslim Students Association, Co-Chair of the Muslim Protagonist, basically the girl who does all the […]

Meet Mark! He’s a CUMB-y who’s worked at the UN and flown all over the world. You wish you were as cool as him.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Mark Jamias, CC/SIPA, Political Science/Economic and Political Development, Suffolk, Virginia (real Virginia) Claim to fame: Worked for an airline for three years, and developed a bad habit […]

Meet Andy Truelove! He was featured in Bwog his freshman year, and now he’s back. Check out what he has to say.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Andy Truelove, CC, Political Science, Grand Prairie, TX. Claim to fame: Well I had an election scandal covered in Bwog my freshman year then that got me into Orgo Night. The […]

Menna imparts her wisdom with her background in Under1Roof and Turath, asking us to never justify our own existence, and never second-guess whether or not we deserve to be in Columbia.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Menna Elsayed, Columbia College, Sociology Major, French & Francophone Studies Concentrator. I grew up in the Bronx, NY and Cairo, […]