Ben Cotton

Senior Column: Why I care

A life in service of Spectator is worth the time.

By Ben Cotton | May 1 10:32 pm ET

Senior Columns

Former Spectator staff share their experiences and thoughts before graduation. Today we hear from Ben Cotton, Akhil Mehta, and Thomas Rhiel.

By Thomas Rhiel, Ben Cotton, and Akhil Mehta | May 1 10:26 pm ET

Racing Bollinger, tackling Fun Run one last time

This year, I got to the Fun Run on time. But I failed to sleep at all.

By Ben Cotton | Sep 20 12:41 am ET

Lions top Tigers, 38-0

With a 38-0 road thrashing of Princeton Saturday afternoon, the Columbia football team kicked off its Ivy campaign on a winning note for the first time since 2003.

By Ben Cotton | Oct 4 01:03 am ET

Taking on the Fun Run and its 8:30 start time

Spectator design editor Ben Cotton, CC '11, almost sleeps through the Fun Run with Lee Bollinger.

By Ben Cotton | Sep 20 10:16 pm ET

2009 housing numerology

Check out Spectator's guide to the 2009 housing lottery.

By Yipeng Huang and Ben Cotton | Mar 25 04:51 am ET

Fernando Perez, CC '05, Finds Place in MLB

The last time a Columbia alum appeared in the World Series, he drove in the championship-winning run in the tenth inning of Game Seven. With one hit, Gene Larkin, CC ’84, became a part of postseason legend. And while the next Columbia alum to appear in a World Series wouldn’t be able to make the same kind of claim, Fernando Perez, CC ’05, has still made it further than even he could have expected.

By Ben Cotton | Feb 18 01:46 am ET

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