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The Colgate Maroon-News

The Oldest College Weekly in America. Founded 1868.

The Colgate Maroon-News

The Oldest College Weekly in America. Founded 1868.

The Colgate Maroon-News

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The Importance of Affirmative Action

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor May 5, 2023

Affirmative action has historically been used for the purpose of increasing diversity in university student bodies, especially in the admissions process. The precedent of using race-conscious measures...

13 Beats: Songs to Get You Through a Tuesday

For readers of The Colgate Maroon-News, it may not be obvious how much work goes into creating each edition. From writing to editing to troubleshooting technical issues, the editorial staff of The Maroon...

Jonathan Eaton Elected SGA President for the 2023-2024 Academic Year

Jonathan Eaton Elected SGA President for the 2023-2024 Academic Year

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor May 5, 2023

Recently, Colgate University’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced the winner of the 2023-2024 Presidential election. The SGA election commissioners, sophomore Ekaterina Balsan and first-year...

Elliott Abrams Lecture Prompts Student Protest, Discussion

Elliott Abrams Lecture Prompts Student Protest, Discussion

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor April 7, 2023

In a lecture funded by the Political Science Department's Kulla Fund and the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs, Elliott Abrams — a senior fellow for Middle Eastern studies at the Council...

Brief: The Board of Trustees Holds First In-Person Winter Meeting Since 2020

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor February 17, 2023

Chair of the Colgate University Board of Trustees Michael J. Herling '79 sent an email to the Colgate community on Tuesday, Jan. 31 to report on the board’s winter meeting that took place on Saturday,...

Brief: ALANA Announces Bishop Edwin C. Bass as MLK Celebration Keynote Speaker

Brief: ALANA Announces Bishop Edwin C. Bass as MLK Celebration Keynote Speaker

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor December 9, 2022

The ALANA Cultural Center released the itinerary for Colgate University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration week on Tuesday, previewing the event that will take place from Jan. 23 through 29,...

Brief: SGA Invites Students to Vote for Springfest Headliner

Brief: SGA Invites Students to Vote for Springfest Headliner

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor November 18, 2022

The Student Government Association (SGA) sent an email to the Colgate community on Tuesday, Nov. 15 asking students to vote on potential headliners for the Springfest concert. Students from all class years...

Brief: Hamilton Village Gift Cards Available for Holiday Season

Brief: Hamilton Village Gift Cards Available for Holiday Season

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor November 18, 2022

While students return home for Thanksgiving break, the village of Hamilton is quickly preparing for the holiday season. One of the new ways the town is celebrating is through local gift cards, available...

45 Years Later, Colgate Remembers the Grateful Dead’s Homecoming Performance

45 Years Later, Colgate Remembers the Grateful Dead’s Homecoming Performance

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor November 4, 2022

The Grateful Dead, one of the most formative and beloved jam bands in history, graced the Colgate community with their presence on the evening of Nov. 4, 1977. 45 years later, the Colgate community looks...

The Lampert Institute Hosts Lecture on North Korean Human Rights

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor November 4, 2022

Sandra Fahy, associate professor of anthropology and program director of global and international studies at Carleton University, joined members of the Colgate community via Zoom on Oct. 25 to discuss...

Is the U.S. Doing Enough to Help Iranian Protesters?

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor November 4, 2022

Following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, anti-government protests have been met with violence by the Iranian government. Estimates of up to 233 deaths as a result of these clashes show that Iran’s...

Students and Staff Engage in Intellectual Discussion About the Morality of Abortion

Students and Staff Engage in Intellectual Discussion About the Morality of Abortion

Annabel Morris, Executive Editor October 21, 2022

Students and members of the Colgate community gathered in Donovan’s Pub this past Monday to discuss the hotly contested issue of abortion. The discussion, entitled “Agree to Disagree: The Morality...

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