SOURCE: www.nytimes.com

November 14, 2016

Columbia University's wrestling team, which bills itself as the nation's oldest intercollegiate program, has had its season suspended by the university while officials investigate text messages sent by team members that included the frequent use of racist, misogynistic and homophobic terms.

On Monday, Columbia released a statement saying that the university's athletic department "has decided that Columbia wrestlers will not compete until we have a full understanding of the facts on which to base the official response to this disturbing matter." A university official confirmed late Monday that the team was still practicing, which raised the possibility that the season would continue once the investigation was completed.