On a chilly April morning, the women’s wrestling team began to assemble in front of the campus gates. For most of the team, the day was the culmination of a months-long experiment with a new sport, although a handful of the team’s athletes began their wrestling careers in high school or even earlier. Most recently, three wrestlers, all with high school experience, returned from the U.S. Open in Las Vegas, with sophomore Maya Letona earning bronze in her weight class.

After the women’s basketball team came back to defeat Boston College in the Sweet 16 of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, Columbia fans stormed the court at Levien Gymnasium.

The Columbia women’s basketball team made history on Friday night. The Lions defeated Yale in a blowout fashion, defeating the Bulldogs 67-38. With the win in tow, Columbia has moved on to the Ivy League championship game for the first time in the program’s history. Junior guard Jaida Patrick and sophomore guard Abbey Hsu led the charge, scoring 23 and 18 points, respectively. Columbia faces Princeton for a shot at its first-ever conference championship on Saturday night, March 12, at 5 p.m.

Responding to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in New York City and on Columbia’s campus, Columbia announced a ban on spectators at home sporting events in late December.

Nearly two years after the 2019 Homecoming festivities, the Lions took the field on Saturday to face Penn, defeating the Quakers 23-14. The win marked the Lions’ 400th all-time win and their first in Ivy League play this season. Players sported light blue throwback jerseys in honor of the 1961 championship-winning team.

After 22 months, Columbia football finally returned to its home in northern Manhattan in its season opener on Saturday. The Lions soundly beat Marist College 37-14 by dominating both sides of the ground game. After falling behind 14-0 in the first four minutes, Columbia scored 37 unanswered points en route to topping 300 rushing yards in a game for the first time since 1988. It is an optimistic sign for an offense that ranked last in the Ivy League in 2019.

Athletes have a platform that historically they have used to further social and political movements. Look into the history of athlete activism with Frank Guridy, associate professor of history and African American studies at Columbia.

Vocalizing stories about mental health can destigmatize seeking help and initiate honest discussions about these issues.

As the presidential election enters its third day and the country sits at the edge of its seat awaiting the announcement of the new president-elect, Columbia students and Morningside Heights community members reflect on what’s at stake.