Monday, April 19, 2010

NEWS »

Avsar wins SGA presidency, Donnelly is VP

By Madina Toure
Apr 16 04:17 pm ET

Avsar, BC '11, and Donnelly, BC '11, will head up SGA for 2010-2011.

In gym, Relay for Life struggles to raise funds, attract crowds

By Amber Tunnell
Apr 19 01:19 am ET

Despite obstacles, organizers for Relay for Life said the event was a success.

Perkins declares bid for State Senate reelection, celebrates birthday

By Nicholas Bloom
Apr 19 01:26 am ET

“I’m here for you. All I ever wanted was to be here for you,” Perkins said at the event, which also doubled as his birthday party.

OPINION »

How to write an opinion column

By Amin Ghadimi
Apr 18 07:08 pm ET

I have meandered from style to style, approach to approach, method to method in my mental column-writing process, and while I wish I could close this entry with some sort of consummation to my quest for a column Way, that still hasn’t come.

Intimidation 101

By Daniel Hertz
Apr 18 07:29 pm ET

With a skillfully crafted curriculum and required reading list filled to the brim with anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic sentiment, Massad had no intention of teaching history—he planned on rewriting it.

Letter to the Editor: Robert J. von Gutfeld

By Robert J. von Gutfeld
Apr 18 07:40 pm ET

Like the concert, the response to Bacchanal speaks volumes (and that's the problem!).

Letter to the Editor: Daniel Sorid

By Daniel Sorid
Apr 18 07:43 pm ET

President Bollinger promotes freedom of the press in speech, not in practice.

Letters to Editor: Loren Berman

By Loren Berman
Apr 18 07:46 pm ET

The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a contentious issue, but before peace can emerge, the Arab nations must first make an active effort to fix their own problems.

I'll be home, exhausted, for Christmas

By Editorial Board
Apr 18 10:08 pm ET

But there is still a tremendous burden on students that has gone unaddressed. The problem of not having enough study days and having too many tests in too little time remains untouched, and allowing students to move exams to before Dec. 23 actually exacerbates it.

SPORTS »

Women's tennis snaps three-year Ivy losing streak

By Lauren Seaman
Apr 19 12:22 am ET

The Light Blue ended a three-year losing streak in Ivy competition, throttling Penn 5-2 this weekend. The win also marked the final home game for senior Carling Donovan.

Hale runs 52.61 second 400 meter

By Gregory Kremler
Apr 19 12:26 am ET

Columbia track and field competed at Auburn and Princeton this weekend.

CU football schedule preview

By Matt Velazquez
Apr 19 12:30 am ET

Columbia will open the 2010 season with four straight home games.

Columbia repeats as Ivy League Champions

By Kunal Gupta
Apr 19 12:45 am ET

Columbia crushed Princeton 6-1 on Sunday to repeat as Ivy League Champions.

Light Blue golfer Shon wins Roar-EE Invitational

By Emily Shartrand
Apr 19 12:48 am ET

Golfer Nancy Shon became the first Columbian ever to win the Roar-EE Invitational, finishing with a total score of 148.

Heavyweight crew relinquishes Blackwell Cup

By Nina Lukina
Apr 19 12:52 am ET

The rowing teams struggled this weekend and look to rebound next week.

Lacrosse struggles in 12-4 loss to Bulldogs

By Julia Garrison
Apr 19 12:54 am ET

In its last away game of the season, the women’s lacrosse team fell 12-4 to Yale on Saturday. With the loss, the Lions dropped to 0-6 in the Ancient Eight and 5-7 overall, while the Bulldogs improved to 6-7 on the season and 3-3 in the Ancient Eight, allowing Yale to stay in contention for the Ivy League Tournament. Although the Bulldogs only outshot the Lions 28-22, and the two teams broke even on draw controls with nine each, Columbia was unable to capitalize on scoring opportunities to come out with the win.

CU takes one of four against Princeton

By Christopher Brown
Apr 19 12:57 am ET

Softball went into extra innings to notch a win over the Princeton Tigers.

Lions increase division lead to three games

By Jacob Shapiro
Apr 19 01:02 am ET

Baseball's powerful hitters were too much for Princeton to handle, and the league-leading Lions won three of four games this weekend.

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