Bwog received an email early this morning from "ted" at CampusGrotto.com. We had never heard of CampusGrotto.com because honestly, have you? Still! They have heard of your Columbia, which they rank 39th in their list of the one hundred most expensive colleges.

CG estimates your tuition to be $37,470, which is about five grand less than the list-topping Bates ($43,950) and only a couple hundred less than the most expensive Ivy, University of Pennsylvania, whose $37,526 in tuition has earned it the #37 spot. Barnard's $35,973 comes in at #75.

Things switch up a bit when room and board comes into the picture: Columbia ($47,450) ranks 56th and Barnard ($47,898) ranks 39th, but both are less expensive than #30 UPenn, #31 Cornell, and #3 NYU.

Columbia men's basketball came into this evening's game against Cornell with high hopes—after all, some sports prognosticators and portents had picked the Lions in the preseason as league champions, and opening league play with a hard-fought six-point loss at Ithaca against Cornell, there seemed to be no reason that the senior-studded lineup couldn't better their performance at home in the veritable high-school gym that is Levien.

A win would mean a respectable 1-1 record with twelve ostensibly easier league games to go; a loss would consign Columbia to the cellar of the Ivy League, with a pitiful record of 0-2 and prospects for a league championship dim for not just one but probably several years. So how did the Lions respond to what may have been the biggest basketball game in years? In a word, poorly. Cornell came out of the gate strong by scoring ten unanswered; Columbia's clunky offense failed to score until more than six minutes had elapsed.

Recapitulation of this weekend's football success by CML:

Thousands of fans from both Columbia and Cornell converged upon Baker Field today, each to witness firsthand the contest that would determine the best Ivy League football team in New York — and whether Columbia, after two years, would finally notch a conference win. The sun shone high above the somewhat seedy tenements that comprise the stadium's environs, and the trees in Inwood Hill Park had turned pretty shades of green, orange, and red. The tranquil weather and natural beauty were to be the perfect ironic contrast to the slaughter that was about to occur, or so I thought.

What ensued was a series of incredible events, each more improbable than the last. First, the Lions didn't fumble the kickoff. Next, they made a first down. Then they made another one, and yet another, sprinkling a few effective running plays amongst much improved passing game. The drive — certainly the offense's best all season — culminated in a one-yard touchdown run. A few minutes later, the Cornell quarterback threw an interception, which the defense returned for a touchdown. And just like that, the Lions were up 14-0.