Dear Bwog Readers,

Bwog was established in 2006 as a place to give students a revolutionary platform for learning about and communicating with their community at Columbia. In the nine years since, our readership and staff have steadily grown—but to this day, that dedication to our founding purpose has remained unchanged. There have been some bumps in the road over the years, but we have taken them in stride, reached out and engaged further with our readership, and taken the necessary steps to ensure that we always remain true to our roots.

But today, on behalf of the entire Bwog staff, I am proud to announce that Bwog is becoming a bit better. We’ve redesigned our entire site.

We’ve spent the past year and a half working with talented designers, engineers, and college students to construct an entirely new (well, really, just updated) experience. We’re extremely proud of it.

That being said, we’ve prioritized getting the redesign out to you all sooner rather than later over working out all of the kinks. We’re aware of most of them, but we would love to hear any and all feedback at redesign@bwog.com.

This redesign would not have been possible without the endless dedication of a small group of Columbia students. Our tech team (Kevin Chen, Andy Hadjigeorgiou, and Parker Case) stayed up many long nights drinking Red Bull and eating Doritos. Our editorial boards (fearlessly led by Sarah Faith Thompson, Maud Rozee, and Julia Goodman) had countless meetings. Our graphic designer, Alejandra Oliva, provided the creative inspiration.

So have at it! Read our posts, comment away, and keep doing what makes this place so very special. Most importantly, hold fast to the spirit of youth.

Fondly,

Jake Hershman
Publisher