We start the reading week of Senior Wisdom with the Columbia Democrats’ outgoing president, Chris Daniels. Name, School: Chris Daniels, CC Claim to fame: Dems President, Former RA, Perpetual Intern Post-grad plans: Teaching For America in Philadelphia, then Harvard Business School What are three things you learned at Columbia? 1. Everyone here is really freaking […]

Our series continues with SGA President Sarah Besnoff. Name, School: Sarah Besnoff, Barnard College Claim to fame: Student Government Association President, Columbia Urban Experience Coordinator, Peace by PEACE volunteer Post-grad plans: Eventually: law school, local politics in Philly; Now: Looking for a job in New York and moving into an apartment with my CUE Co-Coordinator […]

Before they start working to pay off their student loans, Bwog humbly asks for departing seniors’ thoughts and advice.  Read the rest of this year’s here. Name, School: Jacob Weaver, CC/GSAS Claim to fame: Former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Politics & Society and Treasurer of ABC Post-grad plans: I’ve been working on my MA […]

As the senior class heads out into the real world, Bwog traditionally delays them a few minutes to get their final thoughts on their time at Columbia, and their advice to their successors. Our second installment is from ESC’s Kim Manis. You can follow the rest here. Name, School: Kim Manis, SEAS Claim to fame: […]

As the senior class heads out into the real world, Bwog traditionally delays them a few minutes to get their final thoughts on their time at Columbia, and their advice to their successors. So we proudly present the first installment of a many-part series profiling the Class of 2009. You can follow the rest here. […]

Name, School: Jesse Cooper, CC 08  Claim to fame: BWOG Mario Kart Tournament Champion,   Post-grad plans: Proctoring SATs, Mowing Lawns, going to the West Coast, finding a home, working for Steve and Barry’s  Preferred swim test stroke? CHICKEN-T-SWIM BABY! The Inverted backstroke.  Yeah, its alright.  What are three things you learned at Columbia? 1) […]

We check in with Noam Harary (right) Name, School: Noam Harary, CC 08 Claim to fame: Jewfro   Post-grad plans: Living on a friends couch in the city while bartending and acting.  I’ll be out West next winter teaching snowboarding.   Preferred swim test stroke?  Butterfly, then desperately treading water once immediately exhausted.  What are […]

Name, School: Laura S., Barnard College Claim to fame: Student Government President Post-grad plans: M. Levin, Project Analyst Preferred swim test stroke? Swimming isnt part of the Nine Ways of Knowing. What are three things you learned at Columbia? 1) He’s not the one… 2) Neither is the other guy… 3) Nor is that guy’s […]

Name, School: Amanda Erickson, CC  Claim to fame: Former Spectator managing editor  Post-grad plans: Covering politics in DC for the Chicago Tribune this summer, then hopefully covering meetings about parking permits and roundabouts in a small town newspaper somewhere. Or else volunteering and backpacking from Argentina to Mexico.   Preferred swim test stroke? Floating on […]

Name, School: Niko Cunningham, GS Claim to fame: Student Body President of GS – you know the rest Post-grad plans: Going back to LA – getting back together with the gang and making movies. Preferred swim test stroke? “If a student takes beginner swimming for one term and is still not able to pass the […]

Name, School: Jon Cioschi, Columbia College  Claim to fame: My great, great, great (I’m not sure how many greats, to be honest) uncle, Antonio Meucci, may or may not have actually invented the telephone.  Alexander Graham Bell may or may not have stolen the designs from him and patented it before he could.  Reason being, […]

Senior wisdom continues with the illustrious Kieron Cindric.  You may know him as Associate Professor Bradbury from V114, but Bwog’s got your backstage pass.    Name, School: Kieron Cindric, CC ’08 Claim to fame: Varsity Show, Xmas: A Secular Spectacular, various other musical productions; being naked on stage and dressing as cupid for Halloween Post-grad […]

Senior Wisdom checks in with former LionPAC president and Achille Varzi fan Ari Gardner. Name, School: Ari Gardner, CC’08  Claim to fame:  former Prez of Lionpac Served on both the ABC and SGB, and lived to tell about it… Was once quoted by a United Arab Emirates newspaper under the heading “Minority Perspective”  lived on […]

Name, School: Reim Salaheldin Atabani, BC Claim to fame: I don’t make any claim to fame, but I’m a former MSA exec and RA. I’ve managed to know a lot of people without really being known. And I suppose I’m the last person you’d expect to be from Las Vegas who actually is. Post-grad plans: […]

Another person—besides, of course, all of SEAS—exempt from the swim test? Apparently, swim team captain Henning Fog.  Name, School:   Henning Fog, CC  Claim to fame:   Swim Team Captain, Sigma Nu Recorder Emeritus, “Life of the Party” (3/10/06)   Post-grad plans:   Am I too old to still say “astronaut” or “Tony Hawk”? Aside […]