The first thing I told every one of my staffers during their onboarding one-on-ones is that they shouldn’t let Spectator take over their lives. However, here’s a lesson that you should learn and never unlearn: People in power are hypocrites.

Is it a coincidence that during the 50-year anniversary of Title IX and Women’s History Month, Columbia—the final Ivy League school to become co-ed—has seen its women’s basketball team rise to new heights? Almost definitely. Is it a coincidence that the Lions, who have not recorded a winning season in a decade, are now prospering under head coach Megan Griffith? Certainly not.

The Ivy League announced this January that it would revert back to its precedent in banning graduate student athletes from competing in varsity athletics.

Welcome back to “Lizzie and Jorge at Home,” a podcast series where Deputy Sports Editor Jorge Hernandez and former Sports and Managing Editor Elizabeth Karpen go to Columbia home basketball games so you don’t have to! They bring the games to you—along with some added commentary. Join them for this special episode where they travel to Princeton to break down the Columbia women’s basketball loss.

Welcome back to “Lizzie and Jorge at Home,” a podcast series where Deputy Sports Editor Jorge Hernandez and former Sports and Managing Editor Elizabeth Karpen go to Columbia home basketball games so you don’t have to! They bring the games to you—along with some added commentary. In this episode, they discuss Dartmouth at Columbia, reflecting on Columbia’s need for a new defensive model to turn things around moving forward.

Welcome to “Lizzie and Jorge at Home,” a podcast series where Deputy Sports Editor Jorge Hernandez and former Sports and Managing Editor Elizabeth Karpen go to Columbia home basketball games so you don’t have to! They bring the games to you—along with some added commentary. In this episode, they discuss Brown at Columbia, reflecting on Columbia’s weak offensive game and poor fundamentals that ultimately led to the Lions’ loss.

We are so honored to introduce Spectator’s 146th managing board. Throughout this year, this new board has shown its commitment to making Spectator a more welcoming place for staff and forming stronger connections with the Columbia, Morningside Heights, and West Harlem communities. We are so excited to watch Spectator grow and develop under this board over the next year.

Davide Giri, a sixth-year doctoral student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, died following a stabbing that occurred near 123rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue on Thursday around 11 p.m, interim SEAS Dean Shih-Fu Chang and SEAS Senior Vice Dean Soulaymane Kachani announced in an email Friday morning. Giri was 30 years old.