Welcome to BwogAnswers, a new weekly series! Each week, we answer a question from our readers about Columbia. Leave us a question, or a response to this week’s q, down in the comments!

This crotchety old man we found eating in John Jay shares his wisdom and won’t tell us how he got in here!

Bwog brings you horror stories of this school’s nightmarish water system.

Bwog’s resident Texan and Editor in Chief Jenny Zhu thinks that she might not be the most qualified person to give time management tips, but given her involvement in this crazy rodeo, she also thinks she just might be qualified enough.

Announcement: Bwog has a new logo.

In an email early this morning, Co-Chair of the USenate Student Affairs Committee Art Benoit announced that “eligible students” can now access a Columbia alumni directory boasting over 350,000 alumni members from around the world.

That’s right, it’s a trilogy! In a continuation of the running series, the Bwog Staff discusses the albums that defined their semester. If you need something new to listen to, check these out! 

The author is moving out of McBain in ten days.

As the year draws to an end, one staffer reflects on his tumultuous relationship with the Carman elevators.

Exactly what it sounds like: reviews of rooftops or other restricted tall areas around campus and Morningside that Bwog has accessed. Standard disclaimer: you’re like not supposed to do this yourself or whatever.

If you’re feeling lost with the end of the school year approaching, look no further than to your favorite LitHum book for guidance. Here’s how you should be spending your summer, Columbia-Core-style.

Dear Birds of Columbia, I love you, all of you.

This weekend, students from Matt Palmer’s Herpetology class traveled to the New Jersey Pine Barrens on an overnight trip to observe amphibians and reptiles in their natural habitats. Senior staffer Betsy Ladyzhets and fellow classmates Connor Moore and Adriana Fratz documented the trip in haikus. Read on for verse just like Bashō intended.

Do you find beer pong stars irresistible but always unsatisfying? Bwog has the solution to keep you from making the same old mistakes. 

Barnard housing season has come to a close, whether you got the Sulz Single of your dreams, an okay Plimpton Suite, or got screwed over twice and ended up on the Guaranteed List, what happened, happened.