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 […]

Some people are smart, but some people are *smart*. Barnard Senior Emily is one of the latter group and has some Jonah Hill-worthy tips on how to be as much of a moneyBALLER as possible during your time at school. Hint: smoking hookah in Hillel immediately ups your baller status 100 levels. Name, School, Major, Hometown: […]

The RA we all dream of shows us Taylor Swift videos and gives us Nutella when we’re crying after our first freshman Chem exam. CC Senior Peter Bailinson is this dream-RA. Read on for the warm, fuzzy feeing your Death-Metal-loving RA never quite gave you. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Peter Bailinson, Columbia College, East Asian […]

USenator, Loyal Friend, and feckless comment-reader Marc Heinrich wants to endow you procrastinators with some wisdom. He talks work-life balance, leadership, and asbestos, among other topics. Check out our other wisdoms for more ruminations. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Marc Heinrich, Columbia College, Political Science & History, New York, NY Claim to fame: University Senator, AEPi […]

Still scribbling out her thesis, Barnard senior and “self-hating Jew” Eva Kalikoff took a few minutes to share some thoughts about activism, sushi, and Senior Scramble. Let her wisdom blow you away, and peruse our library of knowledge at your leisure.  Name, School, Major, Hometown: Eva Kalikoff, Barnard College, Comparative Literature, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY Claim to fame: I […]

In our next Senior Wisdom, Hannah Cohen discusses being named after a Hebrew alcoholic and why becoming dependent on substances is not a great thing. Plus some stuff about finding yourself, true self knowledge, and just plain out connecting with other members of the Columbia community. Name, School, Major, Hometown: Hannah Jane Cohen, CC, Earth […]

The wisdom continues with Suze Myers – Zine clubber, librarian enthusiast, and social media expert. (Does she run the Barnlib Twitter? Does she run something even better? You’ll have to read on to find out.) Name, School, Major, Hometown: Suze Myers, Barnard, Art History, Huntsville, AL Claim to fame: Head cheerleader of the Barnard Zine […]

The series you’ve been waiting for is finally here: senior wisdom, when real seniors give real advice for your real future. (It’s also almost finals, but who cares about that, right?) Starting the series off is Lucas Zeppetello, with great hair and greater wisdom. Name: Lucas Vargas Zeppetello // School: SEAS // Major: Applied Physics […]