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The Oldest College Weekly in America. Founded 1868.

The Colgate Maroon-News

The Oldest College Weekly in America. Founded 1868.

The Colgate Maroon-News

Unpopular Opinion: Colgate Isn’t All That Competitive and That’s Okay

Haley Friefeld, Maroon-News Staff February 20, 2020

Most of us would agree that the academic climate at Colgate is one of great rigor and demand. It’s not surprising to see students in the library working diligently for long hours with intense looks on...

Why a “Free-For-All” Roommate Search Is a Bad Idea

Alique Fisher, Maroon-News Staff February 20, 2020

The transition from high school to college is an overwhelming process as it is. Requiring incoming freshmen to find roommates themselves would simply be another burden.When I had decided on attending Colgate,...

The Positives of Picking: A Survey Can’t Tell the Whole Story

Eva Wen, Maroon-News Staff February 20, 2020

Colgate stopped allowing roommate selection for first-year students in 2018. Thus, there is a split on campus today between juniors and seniors who had the chance to choose their first-year roommates and...

CTRL: Revisiting “HQ Trivia” and the Tech Trends of Yesterday

Caio Brighenti, Maroon-News Staff February 20, 2020

The year is 2018. I’m a sophomore, trying to get ahead on readings on a Tuesday night in my Stillman dorm room. It’s 8:45p.m., and the “Stilly 3” GroupMe comes to life with messages proclaiming...

Being Right Ambition, Politics, and the New Hampshire Primary

Anthony Palazzola, Maroon-News Staff February 20, 2020

In Federalist Paper No. 51, James Madison declared that “ambition must be made to counteract ambition.” Clearly, Madison warned that ambition can be a threat to America’s political system. But ambition...

The O Gap

Minus the City: The “Orgasm Gap”: What College Men Need To Know

Graci Galvez, Maroon-News Staff February 20, 2020

“Yeah, I never give a girl head,” a senior in college once told me, “but she can give me head if she wants to.” Confused, I asked “then how do you know if the girl orgasms during sex?” He said,...

Sharrod Gorum

Baker’s Dozen: Gorum, One of the 13

Lucy Hudson, Maroon-News Staff February 20, 2020

Have you heard the sweet sounds of the Colgate 13 serenading that special someone for Valentine’s Day this past week? This is one of the many events that the Colgate 13 a capella group gets together...

Parna Shakouri

Baker’s Dozen: Parna Shakouri, a Renaissance Woman

Jane Corcoran, Maroon-News Staff February 20, 2020

From the ages of eight to 12, first-year Parna Shakouri was a child actress in Iran. If she were to return to Iran right now, old women would still approach her on the street, recognizing her from her...

Jinui Thomas

Baker’s Dozen Abroad Corner: Thomas Explores Rabat, Morocco

Ignacio Villar, Assistant Baker’s Dozen Editor February 20, 2020

Jinui Thomas, a junior from Phoenix, Ariz., escaped the frozen tundra that Hamilton transforms into during the winter for the temperate climate of Rabat, Morocco, where she is currently spending the semester...

Louisa Gould

Senior Spotlight: Louisa Gould

Ani Arzoumanian, Maroon-News Staff February 20, 2020

In high school, senior Louisa Gould was ranked the best high school beat-boxer in the Northeast U.S. and was nationally ranked among the best from other regions.“I got really into beatboxing through...

UEFA Champions League Knock-Out Stage Preview

The Champions League is back and oh, how we have missed it. The second week of knockout matches should be a fantastic one, with many of Europe’s most talented squads and players in action for their...

Rowing ERG Challenge

Rowing Programs ERG 100-Kilometers in Connor’s Challenge

Eric Fishbin, Sports Editor February 20, 2020

The Colgate women’s and men’s rowing teams competed in the fifth annual Connor’s ERG Challenge, a virtual 100-kilometer rowing competition that raises funds to fight pediatric brain cancer. Colgate...

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