Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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Sports

ALAM: CU basketball worth giving a shot
By Muneeb Alam

Despite uncertainties surrounding the upcoming season, Light Blue basketball is worth checking out.

Fencing freshmen take first, third in Junior World Cups
By Melissa Cheung

Geoffrey Loss finished first at the Men's Sabre Junior World Cup while Jackie Dubrovich took bronze at the Women's Foil Junior World Cup.

Field hockey beats Harvard, falls to Rutgers
By Josh Shenkar

In the Lions' final two games of the season, senior forward Gabby Kozlowski became Columbia's all-time leading scorer.

Light Blue trampled by Crimson in 69-0 blowout
By Eli Schultz

The football team was decisively defeated by Crimson in a 69-0 blowout.

Upward battle continues for Lions after Harvard loss
By Myles Simmons

Despite the inspiring win against Yale, Columbia football experienced a crash back to reality in its game against the Crimson.

In final match of season, women's soccer loses to Harvard
By Caroline Bowman

The match between the Lions and the Crimson appeared to be headed into overtime until Harvard posted the only goal of the game.

Behind strong defense, men's soccer defeats Harvard 1-0
By Muneeb Alam

Senior back Quentin Grigsby contributed on both sides of the field, both blocking a shot and scoring the solitary goal of the match.

Men's tennis shows inconsistency at Clay Court Invitational
By Steven Lau

Freshmen Dragos Ignat and Eric Rubin had mixed results this past weekend.

Volleyball makes history on the road against Ivies
By Eric Wong

The Columbia volleyball team defeated both Harvard and Dartmouth this past weekend.

Opinion

You should call your parents right now
By Noel Duan

Hurricane Sandy should be a reminder to students to regularly keep in touch with their loved ones at home.

Letter to the editor: Retaining reproductive health services
By Anne Davis
Letter to the editor: Deconstructing partisan labels
By Tim Barker
Letter to the editor: Columbia football games and the Boston Massacre
By Dale Geduldig
Military leaders make a better Columbia
By Kyle Perrotti

NROTC helps Columbia contribute to the next generation of military officers.

A "life fee" inquiry
By Editorial Board

Although further transparency is needed regarding the student life fee, students should be tactful in their criticisms of the breakdown.

News

Administration releases student life fee breakdown
By Lillian Chen, Ben Gittelson

The largest portion of the $1,396 fee—which is set by the central administration each year—is the $390 that goes to Athletics.

1,200 students, alums sign ‘Save the Arts Initiative’ petition
By Yasmin Gagne

The petition comes following concerns that CUArts and its executive director, Melissa Smey, are not doing everything they can to support students' artistic pursuits on campus.

Barack Obama, CC ’83, elected to second term
By Finn Vigeland

After projecting that Obama would capture the decisive battleground state of Ohio, CNN called the race for the Democrat around 11:20 p.m.

Students react to Obama's electoral victory
By Yasmin Gagne

The crowd at a Low Steps watch party peaked at about 300 people, all of them watching CNN’s coverage. The Columbia University College Republicans watched the results come in at Mel’s Burger Bar.

Election Night: A Twitter roundup
By Benjamin Bromberg Gaber
Volunteers clean up Morningside Park after Sandy
By Tracey Wang

The Friends of Morningside Park organized more than 50 volunteers to clear fallen leaves and debris from the park Saturday morning.

Local Democrats win re-election bids
By Jillian Kumagai, Gina Lee

Democratic incumbents, including Rep. Charles Rangel, swept the polls in Tuesday’s elections, which were much less contested than the Democratic primaries this summer.

Local Democrats win re-election bids
By Jillian Kumagai, Gina Lee

Democratic incumbents, including Rep. Charles Rangel, swept the polls in Tuesday’s elections, which were much less contested than the Democratic primaries this summer.

At Rangel's watch party, vibrant support for Obama
By Casey Tolan

Many partygoers sported campaign memorabilia—including one “47%” T-shirt, a reference to Romney’s now infamous comments about Americans who pay no income taxes. Even the waiters maneuvering through the crowd wore Obama pins.