Category: Columbia Lions
Columbia player charged with hate crime, students shocked by offensive tweets, admins respond
Police charged a Columbia football player with aggravated harassment on Tuesday after he allegedly assaulted and threatened another student with racial slurs.
According to NBC New York, the victim was a 19-year-old Asian student, who reported that as… more »
Columbia school spirit lies in athletics, club connections
Members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee describe their role as a unifying force, helping students identify with larger school community.
Last week, former sports editor Jim Pagels ran a column (“Recruiting for Columbia sports creates unfair… more »
Columbia Band Banned From Football Finale After Mocking Its Own 0-9 Team
Columbia University’s band has been banned.
The Ivy League school’s marching band won’t be allowed to perform during the football team’s home finale against Brown University after mocking its own 0-9 team, Columbia’s athletic department said.
Foll… more »
Playing FBS opponents does not fit Ivy League’s profile
The Ivy League has been wise to avoid participating in usually lop-sided early-season contests against FBS opponents.
This weekend, those willing to take the trip up to the Bronx will witness the tenth installment of the Liberty Cup between Columbia… more »
In a league of talented quarterbacks, secondary key to success on Columbia defense
As every team in the conference seems to have a competent signal caller, having a solid defense, especially a competent secondary, is more important than ever before.
In football, the job of the defense is simple: get off the field and allow your off… more »
Patriot football teams set to dive into the Ivy
Teams to renew rivalries with Ivy League
Non-scholarship leagues square off seven times on Saturday
Although plenty of people following Patriot League football these days wish the league would award scholarships and aspire to be more like the Colo… more »
Fill Columbia capacity in bleachers, not on bench
With limited budgets, Ivy football teams should focus less on overloading rosters and more on getting their players an audience.
We’ve all had boring summer internships. You know, for the company that hires six kids to work round the clock to complet… more »
Year of the Quarterback in the Ivy League
Ivy League universities, longtime incubators for the country’s top performers in fields like science, law, academics and politics, will showcase their newest class of elite talent this fall: quarterbacks.
Columbia and Pennsylvania return first-team a… more »
Ivy League Teams Lead Those Honored For Top Grades In Division I
Brown University, Bryant University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Davidson College, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Dayton, University of New Hampshire, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University a… more »
Ivy League starts initiative to mitigate risks of head injury
The Ivy League is moving to address an increase in head injuries and concussions in contact sports, including football.
In response to concerns about a recent increase in head injuries across sports — including major professional sports leagues, like… more »
Balancing top academics with top athletics
Universities with exceptional academic reputations can also be a force in the world of sports
What do Condoleezza Rice, John Elway, Sandra Day O’Connor, and Jim Plunkett all share in common? All four showed up for Stanford’s Orange Bowl to support th… more »
For Jason Garrett, close-knit family and Cowboys intertwined
The Garrett family will gather in a circle Friday evening at the Southlake home of John and Honor Garrett. The 30 or so family and friends will hold hands as John says grace before their Thanksgiving meal.
They will give thanks for the many blessings… more »
It’s time to raise our standards for Columbia football
Columbia can learn a lot from Texas.
Over the past week or two, a lot has been said about Columbia’s football team. More than one of our columnists has written about the Lions and each time they’ve caught my eye. Some writers have introduced our read… more »
WR Stephens shines as White defeats Blue 9-0 in Spring Game
For those in attendance, Friday night’s spring game was the first opportunity to see what lies ahead for Columbia’s football team once the class of 2010 graduates next month.
Blue faced off against White in the evening game, and half of the Lions lef… more »
Football to Showcase Talent in Annual spring game
The football team will hit the field for its annual spring game tonight, giving fans a glimpse of what the 2010 squad will look like.
For those of you who have been in serious football withdrawal since the 2009 season ended, today is your lucky d… more »