Clubs and organizations of Columbia University

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There are a number of prominent student organizations at Columbia University. Major publications include the Columbia Daily Spectator, the nation's second oldest student newspaper; The Fed, an alternative humor paper, the Jester (a now-dormant campus humor magazine established in 1899 and edited at one point by Allen Ginsberg); the Columbia Review (the nation's oldest college literary magazine); the Blue & White, a literary magazine established in 1892; the Collection, an undergraduate literary magazine; and the Journal of Politics & Society, the nation's leading journal of advanced undergraduate research in the social sciences. The annual Varsity Show, once led by Rodgers and Hammerstein is a student produced musical that lampoons Columbia traditions and students, as well as rival colleges. Other performing arts groups include over a dozen a capella groups, the glee club, a symphony orchestra, an opera society, and the widely-acclaimed Bach Society. Columbia also has a large number of active cultural groups such as the Black Students Organization. Greek life at Columbia has been reinvigorated in recent years; Columbia boasts 24 fraternities, 4 sororities, and 4 co-ed literary societies.

The radio station WKCR (89.9FM New York), is one of the nation's oldest and is run exclusively by Columbia students out of its studios in Lerner Hall. It is known throughout the New York metropolitan area for its top-notch jazz and classical offerings. An independent, free-form, online-only station, WBAR.org (87.9FM New York), is operated entirely by students.

While Columbia is no longer an athletics powerhouse, athletics at Columbia have a long and storied tradition. Crew was Columbia's first sport. The Columbia football team is one of the nation's oldest and played a major role in the development of the sport. It won the Rose Bowl in 1934. Its wrestling team is the nation's oldest. Columbia has also been home to some of the nation's finest athletes. For example, Lou Gehrig played baseball while he was a student at Columbia and Sid Luckman played football. Today, Columbia fields top teams in lightweight crew, fencing, golf, tennis, sailing. Its basketball and its football program, after storied failures in the 1980s, are experiencing an upswing. The football team set an NCAA record of most consecutive football games without a win, and after a losing streak of 44 games, it broke the streak by beating Princeton at Columbia's homecoming game in 1988.

Columbia is among the top 20 universities in terms of its number of NCAA Division I varsity sports offerings.

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Students United for America (suA) is a non-partisan organization with the mission of promoting national unity and American ideals through cultural events and informed debate. Established soon after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, the group, originally called Students United for Victory, served as a student response to the strong patriotic sentiment at Columbia University.
Starting in the 2004-2005 academic year, suA organized charity events, initiated the Great American Movie Series, which highlights historically important motion pictures, and hosted a general speaking series, to help promote a better understanding of the global geopolitical environment.

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See also: Clubs and organizations of Columbia University, A capella, Allen Ginsberg, Amateur wrestling, Basketball, Columbia University, Crew, Fencing, Football