Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:51am
The New Balance Invitational served as a milestone meet for the Light Blue’s winter season as Columbia track and field delivered solid performances against its toughest foes yet.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:48am
After getting trounced by league rival Cornell to start off Saturday, the Lions’ wrestling team traveled to Binghamton and defeated the Bearcats 24-15. Early in the day, the Light Blue competed in its first league match against 15th-ranked Cornell and did not play up to the Big Red’s level.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:45am
Riding a seven-match winning streak, the Columbia women’s swimming and diving team arrived at Princeton with a focus on preparing for the Ivy League Championship. Although the Lions lost the meet and snapped their streak, it appears that they achieved their overall goal.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:36am
Lifted by sterling play from Carling Donovan, Columbia pulled out two wins this weekend by overcoming the University of Maryland-Baltimore County 4-3 on Friday, and soundly defeating the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 5-2, on Saturday.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:33am
The Lions have had many offensive lows this season, from scoring just 33 points at Hartford to shooting 18 percent against West Virginia, but they are finding their offensive stride at just the right time as two 70-point performances this weekend leave them at 4-2 in Ivy play for the first time
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:26am
Perfection was the goal and perfection was the result as the Columbia men’s and women’s fencing teams captured Ivy championships on Sunday afternoon.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:09am
“So you used to write songs for a punk band?” Alexa asked, staring with what she hoped looked like a sexy curiosity.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:06am
“I wish they would stop calling these things ‘chicken-fingers.’”
“Yeah? Nail it in your platform.”
“No, I’m serious! Real chicken-fingers have claws and scales! How do I not think about that while I’m eating?”
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:01am
A few months ago, I was comparing current reading material with a friend. He was halfway through Roberto Bolaño’s Savage Detectives and couldn’t stop raving about the book. Finally, after singing the novel’s praises, he paused. “How about you?” he asked.
Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 1:00am
Twenty eight years ago, to this reporter’s honest approximation, South Harlem suffered that fantastic series of underground shivers that only a dangerous assembly of genius can enjoy.
