Lions super-fan Max Rettig brings you an update on what the Lions have been up to over Spring Break. This season, the men’s basketball team won 20 games for the first time since 1970, making it Columbia’s best team in four decades. The Lions earned a spot in the CollegeInsider Tournament (CIT). The CIT takes […]

Bwog’s athletic connoisseur Max Rettig met with Columbia b-ball stars Alex Rosenberg and Maodo Lo for a little discussion about life on the court, and life on the team. Bwog: Explain your sport in 10 words or less. Alex: Eat, Sleep, Basketball Maodo: Basketball never stops B: What is the team culture like? A: Everyone […]

As “spring” begins and Columbia baseball starts its season, we can look forward to a changing tone in the school’s year. Beyond that basketball continues to own and things are looking good.  Gladly we have maximally effective sports commentator Max Rettig to provide coverage. The Columbia baseball team opened its season in sunny and warm […]

This year, the women’s ski club team made it to Nationals. While some of their racers were hitting the slopes last weekend, Max Rettig was able to sit down with senior Lauren Peirce, a ski team rookie. Here’s what Lauren had to say about her skiing experience and her team’s road to Nationals. Bwog: Explain your sport […]

Columbia is a Division I school and that’s a big deal.  This year our basketball team has been doing pretty darn well and we’re glad to share that news with you.  However, we understand you’re a busy student or that maybe you’re not really a sports expert, so School Sports Superfan Max Rettig has all […]

Last night, the Lions played their hearts out against Harvard. Lions lover Max Rettig was there to witness the heartbreaking loss. The game itself was intense, with the Lions and the Crimson sharing back-and-forth 2-point leads.The score was 30-28 in favor of Harvard at halftime. However, Harvard took control in the second half, turning a […]

As you may have heard recently, the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art, for those with too much work to know) recently partnered with Columbia’s own Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library to acquire many of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s collections, manuscripts, and designs. Avery and MoMA decided to become friends and team up to […]

While athletics at Columbia get a bad rap because of a certain sport-which-shall-not-be-named, many of our teams have been performing incredibly well lately, and they all deserve attention. Instead of spotlighting one team, Bwog’s new Sports Editor Max Rettig is shining light on many winter sports teams as they head into their home stretches. Teams […]

Remember how nice your bed felt? And how happy your pets/younger siblings/old toothbrush were to see you? Columbia Men’s Basketball doesn’t, because they were too busy making their dreams come true on the court. Bwog’s Seafaring Sports Specialist Max Rettig took the names while basketball kicked the butts. On December 20, the fall semester ended. […]

Bwog’s best sports fan, Max Rettig, brings you the latest in Columbia athletics. The men’s basketball team lost a hard-fought battle against Elon University on Sunday. The Lions faced an early 15-0 deficit before rallying back to force overtime. The team trailed Elon for mostly the entire game, but junior Alex Rosenberg hit a game-tying 3-pointer with […]

Some cool shit happened this weekend.  Squash squawker Max Rettig serves it up. The 11th-ranked Columbia women’s squash team defeated 14-ranked GW in the season-opener, taking 7 of 9 matches. The victory kept the Lions’ winning streak against GW alive, and it now stands at 3 games. While GW won the first two matches, Columbia […]

As we’ve been doing lately, here’s a weekly roundup on what’s been going on around campus on the athletics side. Sports connoisseur Max Rettig reports on the fit half of Columbia below. Foil Plans Columbia sophomore Jackie Dubrovich won a gold medal in women’s foil at the Bratislava Junior World Cup this past Saturday. In […]

Winter sports are starting off with a bang. Sports maven Max Rettig brings you the highlights. This past Saturday, the men’s swimming and diving team tweeted a congratulatory message to the women’s swimming and diving team. This was not just any ordinary show of camaraderie between teams: Columbia’s women’s swimming and diving team showed up […]

Believe it or not, sports happen even when you’re away on break. Stats star Max Rettig brings you this week’s results. In one of the many Columbia vs. Yale matchups this past Halloween weekend, the Lions rallied late to tie the Bulldogs. Columbia scored a pair of goals in the final ten minutes of regulation […]

You knew that Joseph Gordon Levitt, went to Columbia, right? Yeah. Well, our Film Fanatic Max Rettig also goes to Columbia, so he decided to check out a free screening of JGL’s latest endeavor. I got an email about a week ago from Ferris Reel, one of CU’s film-devoted clubs. It was an invitation to […]