Michele Cleary

Senior columns

Former Spectator staffers share their thoughts and experiences before graduation.

By Samuel Roth, Michele Cleary, and Aditya Mukerjee | Apr 29 07:22 pm ET

Thank you, Spec

We learn most from facing challenges and knowing other people.

By Michele Cleary | Apr 29 07:21 pm ET

Sports Briefly: Lacrosse, Softball, Men's Golf, Men's Rowing, Track and Field, Women's Rowing, Women's Tennis

Check out what happened this weekend in Columbia athletics.

By Muneeb Alam, Hahn Chang, Josh Shenkar, Michele Cleary, Melissa Cheung, Alison Macke, and Caroline Bowman | Apr 23 12:30 am ET

Men's rowing falters at Doc Lusins and Subin Cup regattas

It was a rough weekend for Columbia. Both the heavyweight and lightweight squads had disappointing results in their respective races this weekend. In Boston on Saturday, the heavyweight varsity eights dropped their third-straight cup race when they lost the Doc Lusins Trophy to Boston University. The Terriers finished in 6:02.8, seven seconds better than the Lions’ 6:09.8. Syracuse, who was challenging Boston for the Conlan Cup, bested both teams with a time of 6:01.7. The freshman eights also finished in third.

By Michele Cleary | Apr 22 11:44 pm ET

CLEARY: Columbia should support all contenders

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

By Michele Cleary | Apr 22 11:27 pm ET

CLEARY: Exercise keeps you healthy, inside and out

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.

By Michele Cleary | Apr 2 01:13 am ET

CLEARY: Ivies ready to send two teams to tournament

Although Ivy League rules will prevent it from becoming a basketball powerhouse, it may send multiple teams to the NCAA tournament soon.

By Michele Cleary | Mar 18 11:31 pm ET

Lions fall to Harvard, defeat Dartmouth in finale

Columbia was neck and neck with Harvard most of the way on Friday, but fell to the Crimson in overtime. The Lions bounced back the following night to pick up a win over Dartmouth on Senior Night.

By Michele Cleary | Mar 5 12:34 am ET

CLEARY: Super fan still cheering, 57 years after graduation

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

By Michele Cleary | Mar 1 12:46 am ET

Post halftime meltdowns turn into early breakdowns for Lions

Previously suffering from miscues late in their games, the Lions now find themselves dealing with large deficits early on in their games. The new problem is one of the biggest the Light Blue has faced in its recent five-game losing skid.

By Michele Cleary | Feb 28 08:43 pm ET

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