COLUMBIA has sports? by Lindsey Woods Managing Editor
DURING FALL SEMESTER at a typical university, students paint their faces, wear foam fingers and dress in their school colors in order to obnoxiously cheer on their college’s football team. Cheerleaders rev up the students while the band plays the old fight song. Columbia isn’t the average college. It doesn’t have colors but rather a school color
sports on campus exist, and the four members of the Renegades executive board work hard to open up the world of athletics to students who study at Columbia. This year, club president Abby Cress, vice president Forrest Frazier, Secretary Ben Manns and Treasurer Marcus Marquez—the Renegades executive board—are uniting to get Columbia students more involved in athletics. lwoods@chroniclemail.com
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palette. There is no mascot jumping around or students cooking brats in parking lots. But, we do have cheerleaders. Our cheer team is part of the Renegades, Columbia’s athletics organization. The cheerleading team is one of several sports teams sponsored by the Renegades. But like the college, the Renegades organization is atypical. They are not NCAA-sanctioned, nor do they draw large droves of students to football games. Heck, they don’t even have a football team. But
Abby Cress – President Year: Junior Major: Fashion design with a minor in marketing Semesters on Renegades board: Two What she hopes to accomplish: “We are going to move our focus more to events like dodgeball and volleyball tournaments. Our teams are still important to us, but we’re going to focus more on getting the whole student body involved.” Sports team she wants to see at Columbia this year: Soccer Event she’s looking forward to: Weeks of Welcome [Aug. 24–Sep. 5] Sports played in high school: Volleyball, basketball Favorite Sports Movie: “Remember the Titans” Advice for incoming freshman: “Get involved. Go to as many events and activities as you can, because that’s really how you’re going to make Columbia feel like home.”
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Forrest Frazier – Vice President Year: Senior Major: Film and video Semesters on Renegades board: Two What he hopes to accomplish: “I want to get these tournaments started. I want to get at least 100 people out for every single tournament. Especially the dodgeball tournaments.” Sports team he wants to see at Columbia this year: Flag football Events he’s looking forward to: Dodgeball tournaments [No dates set yet] Sports played in high school: Football, Track and Field Favorite sports movie: “Cool Runnings” Advice for incoming freshman: “Don’t party too much. Freshman year will set the tone, GPAwise, for the rest of your college career.”
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Ben Manns – Treasurer Year: Senior Major: Film and video Semesters on Renegades board: One What he hopes to accomplish: “We’re working on hosting more events this year. So we’re taking the popular events that we had this past semester and doing more of those.” Sports team he wants to see at Columbia this year: Tennis Events he’s looking forward to: Rockin’ with the Renegades [In the fall] Sports played in high school: Football Favorite sports movie: “The Longest Yard” Advice for incoming freshman: “Get involved with as many things as possible. That will make Columbia much more enjoyable. Use all the avenues that we have here at Columbia.”
Marcus Marquez – Secretary Year: Junior Major: Arts, entertainment and media management Semesters on Renegades board: None What he hopes to accomplish: “I just want to spread the word about fitness. I think every student should be fit and healthy.” Sports team he wants to see at Columbia this year: Dodgeball Events he’s looking forward to: Dodgeball tournaments Sports played in high school: Basketball Favorite sports movie: “Dodgeball” Advice for incoming freshman: “Study. Columbia is harder than you think it is. It’s not a game. If you do [well] your freshman year and start off right with a high GPA, you’ll be good.” For more information on the Renegades, “like” their Facebook page, Columbia Renegades, or email them at Athletics@Colum.edu.