I Can See Cleary Now

By Michele Cleary

About I Can See Cleary Now

Growing up in New Jersey, I've been a New York sports fan my entire life—the Yankees are my all-time favorite team, but I have a soft spot for the Knicks, too. You won't see much about professional sports in my column, though. As I have moved from staff writer, to associate sports editor, to senior staff writer and sports editor of the 134th Managing Board, professional sports have taken a back seat to Columbia and Ivy League athletics. "I Can See Cleary Now," will focus almost exclusively on the Light Blue (and even more specifically, the men's basketball team), but hopefully it'll be lighthearted enough for even non-sports fans to enjoy.

Michele Cleary is a Columbia College senior majoring in history. She is a former Spectator managing editor.

Articles

CLEARY: Columbia should support all contenders

By Michele Cleary
Apr 22 11:27 pm ET

The athletic department should provide extra support to winning programs, not just to marquee sports.

CLEARY: Exercise keeps you healthy, inside and out

By Michele Cleary
Apr 2 01:13 am ET

To celebrate the first day of Random Acts of Kindness Week, I want to offer some advice: Be kind to yourself and make time to exercise.

CLEARY: Super fan still cheering, 57 years after graduation

By Michele Cleary
Mar 1 12:46 am ET

Columbia basketball's ultimate fan, Jerry Sherwin, CC '55, hasn't missed a game in over twenty years.

CLEARY: Smaller venues are a better fit for Ivy teams

By Michele Cleary
Feb 16 10:58 pm ET

While Penn has its famous Palestra, smaller gyms like Columbia's Levien Gymnasium are better suited for the Ancient Eight.

Danger in CU overlooking Big Green

By Michele Clearly
Feb 2 09:15 pm ET

While Dartmouth may seem like a easy opponent, the men's basketball team shouldn't overlook the Big Green.

Close games will prove to be deciding factor

By Michele Cleary
Jan 16 10:08 pm ET

Every conference game is a playoff game for the Ancient Eight.

Major milestones for Lions Lacrosse

By Michele Cleary
Apr 20 09:59 pm ET

Lacrosse finally won the third Ivy League game in the 13-year history of the team. This one was different though, as it saw the Lions defeat Yale rather than Harvard and it came at home.

P.E. requirement strengthens the core

By Michele Cleary
Apr 13 08:19 pm ET

How Columbia has changed my feelings on Physical Education

Men's basketball on the rise

By Michele Cleary
Mar 7 03:04 am ET

There are plenty of positives that the Lions can take from the 2010-11 men's basketball campaign.

Injuries remain a common Lions theme

By Michele Cleary
Feb 21 12:16 am ET

For two and a half seasons, I’ve been following the men’s basketball team. In this time, I have learned a lot about the team, but the most important thing I’ve gleaned is that they are very unlucky when it comes to injuries.

In the Ivies, anything goes

By Michele Cleary
Feb 7 04:45 am ET

The Lions can draw heart from various upsets that others in the Ancient Eight have caused.

Lions top Cornell despite not playing their best game

By Michele Cleary
Jan 24 12:01 am ET

Lions leave room for improvement.

Columbia basketball stands out in week of lasts

By Michele Cleary
Dec 12 11:51 pm ET

Having memorized every stat on Ivy League basketball in the past year, following the Light Blue as closely as I have been these past years is something I will really miss.

Thanksgiving road trip gives young player new role models

By Michele Cleary
Nov 29 11:39 pm ET

A columnist's little brother finds a group of role models in Columbia's men's basketball squad.

Basketball also starting with a clean slate

By Michele Cleary
Nov 11 04:09 am ET

Coming into the season, football didn’t have that one star player who could really affect the course of a game (though an argument could be made for Alex Gross). Agho is that player for basketball.

Why do you build me up just to let me down?

By Michele Cleary
Oct 25 02:18 am ET

Everyone sitting around me started to groan, “Of course we’re losing. Classic Columbia football.” The mass of fans that had just been buzzing about what a beast Alex Gross is and how nimble Brackett has been was understandably deflated. We’ve been here before. We know this particular form of disappointment very intimately.

The plight of having sports teams that win

By Michele Cleary
Oct 11 07:22 pm ET

Sometimes, there can be downsides to having winning sports teams.

Time to make an honest rival out of Princeton

By Michele Cleary
Sep 30 08:49 pm ET

Princeton has everything Columbia is looking for in a rival.

Bringing out the best in us

By Michele Cleary
Sep 17 05:49 am ET

You should go watch our football team compete on Saturday—to watch man triumph. Win or lose, you’re going to see your classmates do things that most people can’t.

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