Columbia softball took both games in a doubleheader against Brown, climbing to fourth place in the Ivy League in historic fashion.

Under the glow of harsh fluorescent lights, seated around a folding table in slightly broken rolling chairs, the staff of Spec Sports sat in conversation. Going around the table, each of us named our least favorite sports, listing off why they were boring, uninspiring, or just plain weird. As people who watch, play, and cover sports, we all naturally had a lot to say. Though it was just another conversation in a long series of similar ones, something I kept hearing piqued my interest—and brought me down.

In a continuation of its recent history, the start to the women’s lacrosse season has not been all the team hoped for.

In Columbia men’s hockey’s 126-year history, the events of Feb. 20 were unprecedented.

Born near the turn of the century in Havana, Cuba, Manuel “Golden Flash” Rivero, SEAS ’33, Public Health ’38, was one of the most storied Black athletes in the history of Columbia athletics.

On April 1, 2021, Columbia filed a permit to start construction on a new tennis center at the Baker Athletics Complex, one that would replace the current Dick Savitt Tennis Center with sleek new facilities. The University designed the new 65,000-square-foot complex to support its nationally competitive men’s and women’s tennis programs.

Fighting against both time and its opponents, the field hockey team lost 5-1 in a decisive match against conference foe Princeton, cementing a seventh-place Ivy League finish for the Lions.

With just over six minutes to play in the fourth quarter, it looked as though the field hockey team’s senior day weekend would be coming to an unceremonious end. After being blanked by Ivy League rival Penn, the Lions had their backs against the wall as they failed to score for three quarters against Rider University (11-7), a non-conference opponent that had looked like a favorable matchup.

Fighting back from one goal down, the field hockey team came out swinging against Dartmouth on Saturday to get its first Ivy League win before losing a nail-biter to the University of New Hampshire.