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Columbia Kendo Club roars back to life at Cornell tournament, gears up for the Spring season
The Columbia University Kendo Club emerged from an exceptional showing at the 20th Annual Cornell Kendo Tournament in early November with two individual champions, an individual bronze, and a team bronze medal.
How the new Wikipedia design focused on accessibility
Last week the Wikimedia Foundation Web team deployed a new desktop experience to English Wikipedia under the Desktop Improvements project, introducing the largest change to Wikipedia in over a decade. In addition to a refreshed design and a variety of new features, this experience also represents a large shift in Wikipedia’s accessibility. Web accessibility means that web resources are designed and developed so that they are usable to all people regardless of ability.
Sophomore Maya Letona lands spot on USA Wrestling national team, exemplifying the achievements and ambitions of Columbia women’s wrestling
For an instant, sophomore wrestler Maya Letona was suspended in the air. Down 9-0 in the first half of her U.S. Open consolation round of 4 match, Letona was one point away from defeat, which would have greatly diminished her chances at securing a spot at Senior World Team Trials. Her opponent, Rachel Watters, had lifted Letona off her feet with a shot to potentially end the match. Letona quickly considered her options.
‘His footprint is all over the program’: How Josh Wainwright broke records and spearheaded the revitalization of Columbia football
Down by three points in overtime on third and nine from the opposing team’s 24-yard line, then senior quarterback Anders Hill dropped back and rifled a pass down the middle of the field. Wide receiver Josh Wainwright, then a sophomore, snagged the ball in between two defenders, fell in the endzone, and to deafening cheers from the crowd, vehemently spiked the ball in celebration.
With new star Maya Letona, Columbia women’s wrestling aims for victories and a varsity spot
As a high schooler, every day before she left for practice, first-year Maya Letona would look at a newspaper cutout pinned to her bulletin board: “Santa Cruz sophomore Maya Letona suffered a heart-breaking 1-0 decision to San Benito sophomore Jenna Hartman to finish in fourth place, one spot from a state berth.” The snippet from the Santa Cruz Sentinel was a stinging reminder of just how close she came to qualifying for the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships...
Columbia Athletics addresses athlete activism in first webinar on social justice
Colin Kaepernick famously took a knee against police brutality in 2016. The #MeToo movement reached the sports world in 2018 and exposed repulsive misconduct in many spheres. After the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police in 2020, strikes and civic engagement from almost all corners of the sports world, especially the WNBA, swept the nation.
Keep it clean: Tips for tidying your room that stick
We have all been through it: The semester begins, work accumulates, and our rooms begin to look like rats’ nests, making it impossible to find that one textbook we needed for the next class. Your reason for having a messy room may be different from others, but here are some tips that will help keep your room clean either way. Find your level of cleanliness Not everyone fits into either end of the spectrum of having a messy room or cleaning every corner of their space daily.
With Dodge closed, here are the best workout alternatives in Morningside Heights
Just 11 days after ushering in the new year, Columbia students have returned to campus for the spring semester. Whether you don’t want to give up on your hastily-scribbled New Year’s resolutions or you’re an athlete twiddling your thumbs as you anticipate your return to the field, there are many reasons you may want to start working out now. Those returning to campus will experience a largely-subdued Morningside Heights, with far fewer workout options than in pre-pandemic times.
Shifting gears: With no competition in sight, club athletes forge their own paths to participation
It’s a couple of months into the start of a new school year, and sections of New York City are starting to turn bright red and orange. Looking around Van Cortlandt Park, fall has arrived, painting the park in a stream of colorful hues. Trees and grass aside, the park is eerily empty.
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