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 […]

Today’s first Senior Wisdom: Mason Silber, the  force behind the original Penthouse Club and the first senior to make a Milano’s shoutout in his wisdom (how did it possibly take this long??). Name, Hometown, School: Mason Silber, Elkins Park PA, CC Claim to fame? Threw the original Penthouse Club on McBain 8 with my roommate […]

Today’s second Senior Wisdom: Gavin McGown, telling you that haters are gonna hate, but to wake up anyways. Name, Hometown, School: Gavin McGown; Toronto, Ontario; Columbia College, despite my Barnadmiration + swag. I more or less majored in Anne Carson. Claim to fame? I’m on your campus, despoiling your precious notions of gender and civility. […]

Today’s first Senior Wisdom: Rachel Ferrari, SGA hero and aiming for humble excellence. Name, Hometown, School: Rachel Ferrari, Jackson Heights, Queens, Barnard, bitches. Claim to fame? I’ve sat in a room for two hours every Monday night for four brutal years as a student government representative. I’m a huge nerd about it, but all the […]

Today’s Senior Wisdom, evening edition: Eli Grober teaches you UWriting, and most likely does a better job than your actual UWriting professor did.  Name, Hometown, School: Eli Grober, Somerville/Andover, MA, CC Claim to fame? It’s hard for me to take things seriously. I get motion sickness very easily, so I spend a decent amount of […]

Your week just got two times better: we’re doubling up on Senior Wisdoms, since there are just too many wise graduates out there with stories to share. The first senior today: Yanyi, designer extraordinaire (including of Bwog).  Name, Hometown, School: Yanyi — Glen Carbon, IL (most recently) but Zigong, China (to be accurate) — Columbia […]

Tonight’s Senior Wisdom: Evan Burger, of SWS fame, who calls us out on our own darker past. Name, Hometown, School: Evan Burger; Huxley, Iowa; CC (Philosophy major) Claim to fame: Founding member/lead organizer of Student-Worker Solidarity by day, Lerner manager by night. Where are you going? Starting June 3rd, I’ll be fighting corporate power in […]

Tonight’s Senior Wisdom: Jack Dickey, the guy who broke Manti Te’o.  Name, Hometown, School: Jack Dickey, Guilford, Conn., CC Claim to fame? Deadspin writer, English major. Spent senior winter break proving that a famous football player’s famous dead girlfriend never existed (Bwog: see above link). Still managed to finish my thesis on time. Where are […]

The final issue of The Blue and White will be on campus next week! While anxiously awaiting it’s arrival, we humbly offer you this excerpt to tide you over.  In her Senior Wisdom, Greta Gerwig, BC ’06, offered this piece of hard-learned advice: “I’m a douchebag if I say I go to Columbia.” Since graduating, the 2004 […]

Tonight’s Senior Wisdom: Bob Vulfov, Nickelodeon fan and the second wise senior in a row to mention apples. Name, Hometown, School: Bob Vulfov, Moscow, Russia, Columbia College Claim to fame? One time, I ate a frozen apple in a bizarre, Russian art house film. You’ve probably heard of it. It’s called Белый Праздник. Another time, […]