Best of the Best

A new report from the Columbia University Senate shows that 60% of students favor the return of ROTC to campus, with just 33% opposed.

Barnard was the only undergrad school without a clear majority of students supporting the ROTC return.

More fodder I believe for our campaign to get all the U.S. military veterans honored at halftime of a football game this fall.

As with all good campaigns, the key to making this happen will be getting some big-name alums behind the project.

Stay tuned on that one.


Play Ball!

Good work by the Columbia baseball team this weekend, especially the 9-3 knocking off of the University of Illinois Sunday.

We’re just 19 days away from the baseball home opener against Holy Cross at the beautiful new Robertson Field at Satow Stadium.

The Ivy home opener is April 2nd against the other major contender in the Ivies, and the defending champs, Dartmouth.


Best of the Best
Columbia football has the best QB in the Ivies, Sean Brackett, but the Lions finished just 2-5 in league play and finished in 6th place.

Columbia basketball has the top scorer in the Ivies, Noruwa Agho, but the Lions finished just 6-8 in league play and finished in 5th place.

Obviously, football and basketball are team sports and one player just isn’t enough to make a winner in either game.

Since Agho is just a junior and Brackett is still a sophomore, there’s time for this all to work out for the best.

I know all of us will do whatever’s necessary to make that happen, even if that means just going to lots of games and cheering our heads off.