Sarah Engle

Sons and daughters of knickerbockers

Spectator hears from four Columbians about their dual roles as students and athletes.

A way of living

“I came here for the academics,” I have been told, as if I did not. Athletics isn’t a way to get out of homework or a reason to slack off or a reason to miss class. Athletics is an enrichment of free time. It is a commitment to something more than just being at Columbia—it is being a part of Columbia.