Columbia Football has opened a season with back-to-back overtime wins for the first time since overtime was created, defeating Georgetown 20-17 to retain the Lou Little Cup.
Hugo Merry's 25-yard field goal was the difference in the win over Georgetown. The previous weekend, the Lions defeated Lafayette 40-34 at Northern Manhattan Appreciation Day, when quarterback Chase Goodwin threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to receiver Beckett Robinson on Columbia's first offensive play of overtime.
The 2-0 Lions take on Princeton at Baker Athletics Complex this Saturday, Oct. 3.
In other Columbia news, Buunni Coffee, a Northern Manhattan-based small business founded by Elias Gurmu and Sarina Prabasi, has opened a full-service cafe and grab-and-go coffee spot on Columbia University Irving Medical Center's campus as of this spring. The company, named for the Amharic word for coffee, "buna," began 14 years ago in a tiny storefront on Pinehurst Avenue and now has two locations, coffee bags for sale at Trader Joe's, and a roastery in the South Bronx.
Columbia's Zuckerman Institute neuroscientist Panagiota (Julie) Apostolou will explore how subtle genetic changes can alter neural wiring and perception in schizophrenia at "Music on the Brain: A Change in Mind," joined by pianist and vocalist Kelly Green. The event will be held Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7:00 pm at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem and can be streamed online.
A Columbia seminar on local governance taught by Professor Mark Kesselman has been revived after Barry Coller (CC'66) reconnected with his former professor at his 55th college reunion in 2021. Kesselman, who retired in 2007 after 42 years at Columbia, inspired Coller and former classmates to rekindle the classroom spirit.
Columbia Magazine has also compiled a list of six new books from Columbia alumni for fall reading, including works by Emma Cline (SOA'13), Professor Phillip Lopate (CC'64), and New York Times journalist Rozina Ali (SIPA'09).