Our next Senior Wisdom is from Selby Schwartz, professor of U Writing Shelby Swartz, “comfort stall” aficionado.  Name, Hometown, School, Major: Shelby Swartz, Los Angeles, CA, BC, History Claim to fame: Apparently there is a professor that teaches U Writing named “Selby Schwartz.” I hear she is incredible. This “senior wisdom whathaveyou” was probably meant […]

Time to get wise. In honor of the last Monday of classes, we give you Milo Inglehart, who will be living with snake named in honor of  Stevie Nicks. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Milo Inglehart, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Columbia College, Sociology Claim to fame: Trying to get people to talk about power, privilege, identity and oppression […]

Our next Senior Wisdom is from Max Daniel, who had the opportunity to touch Zach Galifianakis’s beard. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Max Daniel, Morton Grove, IL, GS/JTS, American Studies and Jewish Literature Claim to fame: I’m editor-in-chief of The Current and president of Yiddish Club. I also host WBAR’s “Abraham Lincoln’s Hour of Crunk” on […]

In celebration of the last Sunday before classes for the semester, we bring you the first of two Senior Wisdoms for the day from Diana Guyton on breathing, forgetting, and cheaper Pad Thai. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Diana Guyton, Atlanta, Columbia College, Creative Writing and Hispanic Studies Claim to fame: For whatever it’s worth: WKCR blues programmer, […]

Our next wise senior is Finn Vigeland, COÖPer and former managing editor of Spec, who writes about vulnerability, transit, and the roof of Low.  Name, Hometown, School, Major: Finn Vigeland, Tuckahoe, NY, Columbia College, Urban Studies Claim to fame: Speccie, tour guide, COÖPer, cruciverbalist. Where are you going? First, to Brazil and Colombia to chill with […]

It’s time for your daily dose of wisdom. Today’s Senior Wisdom is from Sophie, lurk of the Diana Center. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Sophie, San Francisco, CA, Barnard College, Neuroscience & Behavior Claim to fame: I think the closest I’ve come to “fame” is when a bartender at a place near campus recognized me from […]

Less than a week of class left, so let’s keep moving! Tonight’s Senior Wisdom is SB, who took this opportunity to write a novel. Name, Hometown, School, Major: SB, Santa Monica, California, CC, History Claim to fame: Two Time Trivia Champ, I’ve been tweetin’ at ya from @1020tip Where are you going? San Francisco! What […]

Less than one week of classes left, so let’s really move this thing along. Tonight’s Senior Wisdom is Misha Solomon, who seriously needs to wash his mouth out with soap. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Misha Solomon, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Columbia College, Evolutionary Biology of the Human Species with a concentration in Linguistics Claim to fame: President […]

One week of class left, so let’s move this thing along. Tonight’s Senior Wisdom is Lena Rogow, whose hair is big and possibly full of secrets. Name, Hometown, School, Major: Lena Rogow, San Francisco, CA, CC, Hispanic Studies  Claim to fame: I’ve been involved in a number of shows for KCST, the Columbia Shakespeare troupe, and […]

One week of class left, so let’s move this thing along. Tonight’s Senior Wisdom is by the musical Reid Jenkins, who allowed us to use the word “macaweenie.” Name, Hometown, School, Major: Reid Jenkins, New York, NY, CC, Earth Science Claim to fame: If you’ve ever seen or heard a tall white dude singing at the top […]

The half-finished commencement bleachers say it all: it’s time for the Class of 2014 to start bidding their fair Columbia adieu. In honor of this year’s graduating class, Bwog has started our 2014 round of Senior Wisdoms. If you have a senior you’re dying to nominate, send their name and why they deserve to share their […]

The half-finished commencement bleachers say it all: it’s time for the Class of 2014 to start bidding their fair Columbia adieu. In honor of this year’s graduating class, Bwog is starting our 2014 round of Senior Wisdom. If you have a senior you’re dying to nominate, send their name and why they deserve to share […]

Dear seniors, friends of seniors, and those who wish they were seniors: It’s time for one of our greatest traditions to return: we’re starting our call for Senior Wisdoms. For freshpersons/transfers/people who hate joy, Senior Wisdoms are an annual feature where we ask outgoing seniors to share the knowledge and advice they’ve culled from their four […]

Sooo we messed up—in going through emails, Bwog found a Senior Wisdom we’d forgotten to post along with the rest.  Huge apologies to Savannah for the delay on this, but trust us, this is a gem of a Senior Wisdom and well worth the wait. Name, Hometown, School: Savannah Fletcher; I hail from an island north […]

Name, Hometown, School: Liora Hostyk (Lee or Munchkin also work). Hollywood, FL. Barnard College, Environmental Policy Claim to fame? I hosted this dance party. I am the Queen of Free Things, be it tickets to TV show tapings or Broadway shows or champagne/ cheese from Barnard Bartending gigs. I was inadvertently involved with the Robert/Kristine 1020 saga. My […]