diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
index 578accaa..2b60ba88 100644
--- a/lib/logger.js
+++ b/lib/logger.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
 The MIT License (MIT)
 Copyright (c) 2013 Calvin Montgomery
- 
+
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- 
+
 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- 
+
 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
@@ -52,13 +52,21 @@ Logger.prototype.close = function () {
     }
 }
 
-var errlog = new Logger(path.join(__dirname, "../error.log"));
-var syslog = new Logger(path.join(__dirname, "../sys.log"));
-errlog.actualLog = errlog.log;
-errlog.log = function(what) { console.log(what); this.actualLog(what); }
-syslog.actualLog = syslog.log;
-syslog.log = function(what) { console.log(what); this.actualLog(what); }
+function makeConsoleLogger(filename) {
+    var log = new Logger(filename);
+    log._log = log.log;
+    log.log = function () {
+        console.log.apply(console, arguments);
+        this._log.apply(this, arguments);
+    }
+    return log;
+}
+
+var errlog = makeConsoleLogger(path.join(__dirname, "..", "error.log"));
+var syslog = makeConsoleLogger(path.join(__dirname, "..", "sys.log"));
+var eventlog = makeConsoleLogger(path.join(__dirname, "..", "events.log"));
 
 exports.Logger = Logger;
 exports.errlog = errlog;
 exports.syslog = syslog;
+exports.eventlog = syslog;
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 9a18e5a8..aed3a9a0 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ var Logger = require("./logger");
 var Channel = require("./channel");
 var User = require("./user");
 var $util = require("./utilities");
-var ActionLog = require("./actionlog");
 
 var Server = function () {
     var self = this;
diff --git a/lib/web/account.js b/lib/web/account.js
index e6c29802..e42acc34 100644
--- a/lib/web/account.js
+++ b/lib/web/account.js
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ function handleChangePassword(req, res) {
                 });
                 return;
             }
-            Logger.eventlog(webserver.ipForRequest(req) + " changed password for " + name);
+            Logger.eventlog.log("[account] " + webserver.ipForRequest(req) +
+                                " changed password for " + name);
             sendJade(res, "account-edit", {
                 loggedIn: loginName !== false,
                 loginName: loginName,
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ function handleChangeEmail(req, res) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!$util.isValidEmail(email)) {
+    if (!$util.isValidEmail(email) && email !== "") {
         sendJade(res, "account-edit", {
             loggedIn: loginName !== false,
             loginName: loginName,
@@ -156,9 +157,9 @@ function handleChangeEmail(req, res) {
                 });
                 return;
             }
-            // TODO event log
-            Logger.syslog.log(webserver.ipForRequest(req) + " changed email for " + name +
-                              " to " + email);
+            Logger.eventlog.log("[account] " + webserver.ipForRequest(req) +
+                                " changed email for " + name +
+                                " to " + email);
             sendJade(res, "account-edit", {
                 loggedIn: loginName !== false,
                 loginName: loginName,
@@ -250,6 +251,11 @@ function handleNewChannel(req, res) {
         }
 
         db.channels.register(name, user.name, function (err, channel) {
+            if (!err) {
+                Logger.eventlog.log("[channel] " + user.name + "@" +
+                                    webserver.ipForRequest(req) + " registered channel " +
+                                    name);
+            }
             db.channels.listUserChannels(loginName, function (err2, channels) {
                 sendJade(res, "account-channels", {
                     loggedIn: true,
@@ -317,6 +323,11 @@ function handleDeleteChannel(req, res) {
                 return;
             }
             db.channels.drop(name, function (err) {
+                if (!err) {
+                    Logger.eventlog.log("[channel] " + loginName + "@" +
+                                        webserver.ipForRequest(req) + " deleted channel " +
+                                        name);
+                }
                 db.channels.listUserChannels(loginName, function (err2, channels) {
                     sendJade(res, "account-channels", {
                         loggedIn: true,
@@ -518,6 +529,9 @@ function handlePasswordReset(req, res) {
                 return;
             }
 
+            Logger.eventlog.log("[account] " + ip + " requested password recovery for " +
+                                name + " <" + email + ">");
+
             if (!Config.get("mail.enabled")) {
                 sendJade(res, "account-passwordreset", {
                     reset: false,
diff --git a/lib/web/auth.js b/lib/web/auth.js
index cfe91e7b..0917e60c 100644
--- a/lib/web/auth.js
+++ b/lib/web/auth.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function handleLogin(req, res) {
     db.users.verifyLogin(name, password, function (err, user) {
         if (err) {
             if (err === "Invalid username/password combination") {
-                Logger.syslog.log("Login failed (bad password): " + name
+                Logger.eventlog.log("[loginfail] Login failed (bad password): " + name
                                   + "@" + webserver.ipForRequest(req));
             }
             sendJade(res, "login", {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ function handleRegister(req, res) {
                 registerError: err
             });
         } else {
-            Logger.syslog.log(ip + " registered account: " + name +
+            Logger.eventlog.log("[register] " + ip + " registered account: " + name +
                              (email.length > 0 ? " <" + email + ">" : ""));
             sendJade(res, "register", {
                 registered: true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a465e61..8a634f69 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "author": "Calvin Montgomery",
   "name": "CyTube",
   "description": "Online media synchronizer and chat",
-  "version": "2.4.5",
+  "version": "3.0.0-alpha",
   "repository": {
     "url": "http://github.com/calzoneman/sync"
   },