This summer’s renovations blessed Carman with some single dorms (on the lower floors), providing the perfect balance between a social scene and privacy.  Staff writer Reyna Choi reports on her fabulously good luck.

Baby Bwogger and Barnard First-Year James Perry faced their fear of approaching random people in the dining halls.

Baby Bwogger Mia Xing went to a CU Taiko rehearsal, during which she dropped her drumsticks and almost had to do push-ups, which she doesn’t know how to do! Here are her thoughts on why everyone should learn how to play the Japanese drums at Columbia!

Saviors come in vast variety, ranging from your celebrity crush to the stranger who held the door open for you as the 37 distinct items perfectly perched in your arms began to slip. Staff Writer Chloe Gong divulges how her savior came through just in time.

On September 20th, the Institute for Religion, Culture, and Public Life teamed up with Columbia Religious Life to host a forum on the recent measles outbreak in New York’s ultra-orthodox Jewish communities. The recent outbreaks are a result of poor vaccination rates in the community, especially among children. Guest Bwogger Ohad Klopman reports.

In which Baby Bwogger Alyse Rovner has a few choice words for one *particular* hand-raiser.

If there are a million open seats in a lecture hall, please do not sit directly next to or in front of me! Thanks in advance!

Senior staff writer Owen Fitzgerald-Diaz, finding himself on the frontline of the struggle against the arthropod scourge, calls attention to a campus-wide crisis.

New Bwogger Grace Steele shares her take on the common experience of warily wandering the aisles of Morton Williams, hoping some random item will lift their spirits.

Editor in Chief Jenny Zhu has been personally victimized by Columbia University.

Tash Aw is a Malaysian author focusing on providing literature for a Malaysian audience and has found success both in Malaysia and in the West. Staff Writer Josh Tate tagged along with Events Editor Isabel Sepulveda to gain insight into his writing and listen to some very smooth accents.

It’s back to school season, which means a whole lot of time getting reacquainted with the quirky, lovable, not-like-the-other-girls personalities of each of Columbia’s campus buildings. 

New Staffer Lia Jung brings you the scoop on Ferris fare.

This week’s ESC meeting focused on getting information out about meetings, changes, and also about general events. Initiatives haven’t formally begun, but Bwog’s new ESC Bureau Chief Lori Luo will keep you posted!

Gather all ye sleep deprived. Hear my Bwoglines.