Hollard’s infectious energy snakes its way through Hamilton 503. By the eleventh principle, “We shine bright. Changing the world is a fulfilling and joyful process, and we let that show,” everyone in the room is clapping in support.
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“When it comes to reality, these athletes are really the heroes that it comes to, because they're the people that [young black kids] are gonna be. It's not Batman, Superman. We want to be LeBron James.”
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Fencing does not appear to be a sport that relies heavily on communication between teammates during competition. No one calls any plays, no one yells across a field or court to pass a ball or set up an opportunity to score. But communication between fencers is crucial to securing a victory in any given bout.
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Going into last weekend, Columbia was ranked the weakest team in the Ivy League by our Elo model. The Lions went on to beat Brown and topple first-place Yale to pick up two wins on the road for the first time in recent history.
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My grand-family and Barnes & Noble share disasters. B&N announced its worst summer quarter ever around the same time Candy had a heart attack. She survived, and so far B&N has too, but she spent a week in the hospital and B&N condensed its Sci Fi section to fit toys.
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When I saw Big Mouth for the first time, I thought, “This was the show that I needed.” After watching the second season, I wonder if it would have been as funny were I still living it.
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Join us for the debut episode of The Change-Up's resident movie podcast, Maddie's Game, as host Maddie Covino and regular guest Ethan DeLehman go on a multigenerational treasure hunt with the 2004 Jon Turtletaub classic, National Treasure.
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It’s a painful experience. Every time I click the little “read email” button, I am greeted by a grainy snapshot of a young black man or woman somewhere on Columbia’s or Barnard’s campus. Next to the picture in big red letters is the one-word description of their alleged crimes: ROBBERY, BURGLARY, ASSAULT.
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This week’s “New Music Mondays” playlist compiled The Up&Up’s favorite new music from the week of March 1st 2019. Numerous genres are included, from London grime-hip hop to West Coast rock to alternative folk-pop to retro disco-funk.
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We try to move through the terms quickly, but we are running on 5 hours of sleep (for the second night in a row) and it's hard to concentrate. We walk across campus while discussing the material, all while also debating if we should try to sleep during the 25 minute journey to Baker Athletics Complex or just continue to study.
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Columbia’s win over Penn—which we predicted would happen 22 percent of the time—was its second win out of six of its Ivy games this season that have been decided by three points or fewer. While this victory was an improvement, it wasn’t enough to start talking about an Ivy League Tournament bid.
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At around 9:00 pm, the bass of the background music subsided and the excited screams of the audience filled its silence. Soon, the LED screen was filled with a greyscale live feed of the spectators’ faces, some flailing their arms around for attention, others grabbing at their phones to get a photo, and still others patiently waiting for the main event.
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Levien Gymnasium was alive with that intangible quality that only exists at sporting events bound to be entertaining. The mad prattle of camera shutters, the pitter-patter boom of countless feet—belonging to fans of the Lions and Bulldogs alike—as they clanged against the plastic and metal of the stands.
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