Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 12:00am
At the beginning of the season, Columbia softball head coach Kayla Noonan noted that, "we have a couple freshman who I think are going to be exciting to watch." Noonan's predictions were right on, as freshmen Keli Leong and Valerie Smith, have become two of the best players on the team.
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 12:00am
Back in September, I arrived on campus after a sluggish three and a half months spent watching the grass grow in Mississippi. I quickly learned that I had forgotten to pack a few items. OK, a lot of items.
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 12:00am
Key members of powerhouse athletics programs in Division I usually train for their sport since childhood. However junior Laura Meyers, a distance runner for Columbia, found her calling late in life.
Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 12:00am
Quick starts have been common in Columbia athletics this year. Football roared to a 2-0 start, but finished sluggishly with no wins in the Ivy League and a 2-8 overall record. Basketball raced out to a 6-2 start, but finished a mediocre 11-16 (4-10 in Ivy).
Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 12:00am
Dartmouth at Brown
Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 12:00am
Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 12:00am
Student protestors may have been focused on opening Columbia's ethnic studies program, but their struggle was not unique.
Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 12:00am
Ten years ago, students rallied around the need to fill ideological holes in Columbia's established curriculum, but their demands have been only partially realized.
Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 12:00am
For the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, activism is in the blood.
Formed 10 years ago after a student hunger strike and sit-ins, the center's creation was about much more then building a department. It was about changing the way the University thinks.
Mon, Apr 17, 2006, 12:00am
On a spring night at Shea Stadium, a slugger by the name of Jose Guillen faces a middle-aged pitcher named Pedro MartÃnez. As Guillen walks up to the batter's box, spirited reggaeton booms from the field speakers.
