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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

Senior Issue: Put it on the Record: The Maroon-News Place in Campus Discourse

Senior Issue: Put it on the Record: The Maroon-News’ Place in Campus Discourse

Emily Rahhal, Editor-in-Chief April 30, 2021

I have agonized since September about how I would fill this space; writing and rewriting paragraphs, obsessively picking and scratching themes, titles, anecdotes. I have a very complicated relationship...

Up-Hill Gatherings Cause Community Concern

Up-Hill Gatherings Cause Community Concern

Kirby Goodman, Multimedia Manager October 31, 2020

Reports of large gatherings in violation of the Commitment to Community Health (Commitment) have raised concerns among the Colgate community, including students who say Upper Campus, where most first-years...

HAARC Collects Feedback for Local Police Reform

HAARC Collects Feedback for Local Police Reform

Emily Rahhal, Editor-in-Chief October 23, 2020

Following an Executive Order from Governor Andrew Cuomo mandating law enforcement reform across the state, the Hamilton Area Anti-Racism Coalition (HAARC) sent a survey to Hamilton community members to...

Sino-Indian Border: How Old Tensions Can Spur New Conflicts

Nate Biller, Class of 2024 September 20, 2020

Spanish philosopher George Santayana once famously said “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” However humans have a tendency to repeat themselves not just for forgetting...

The Left Has Reached A New Low, But We Shouldn’t Be Surprised

Camden Di Carlo, Class of 2024 September 15, 2020

Robert Trump, the younger brother of President Donald J. Trump, unfortunately passed away on Saturday, Aug. 15, following a stay in an intensive care unit for more than a week, as reported by Fox News....

Retraction to June 9 Op-Ed

A June 9 commentary article titled “Incident, Protest, Email, Repeat: The Exhausting Cycle of Racism at Colgate” incorrectly stated that the course POSC 151 was and is “necessary for any Political...

Letter to the Editor: President Responds to Op-Ed on Colgate’s Cycle of Racism

Letter to the Editor: President Responds to Op-Ed on Colgate’s Cycle of Racism

Brian Casey, President June 15, 2020

To the Maroon-News editors, I want to start out this message with a note of appreciation and gratitude to the Maroon-News for the work of its editors and staff writers in putting together a thoughtful...

Graphic by junior Keilani Blas

Newly Formed Colgate Student Coalition Raises Over 30 Thousand Dollars in First Five Days

Emily Rahhal, Editor-in-Chief June 9, 2020

The Colgate Student Coalition launched last week, gaining more than 70 individual members and more than 100 campus student organizations as partners in just a few days. With a 13-day fundraiser for bail...

Veritati: Taking Responsibility and Moving Forward

Veritati: Taking Responsibility and Moving Forward

We stand in solidarity with our Black classmates, professors, administrators, staff and greater Colgate community of color. As a predominantly white staff, we acknowledge that we cannot begin to understand...

Faculty award recipients Harvey Sindima (Left) and Marta Perez-Carbonell (Right).

University Announces 2020 Faculty Awards and Promotions

Kelsey McGeough, Executive Editor May 26, 2020

The University awarded two faculty awards and six promotions despite the semester's disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Phi Eta Sigma Professor of the Year and Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching...

Thought Into Action Holds Virtual Showcase

Thought Into Action Holds Virtual Showcase

Elizabeth Shaw, Assistant Baker's Dozen Editor May 20, 2020

Thought Into Action (TIA) entrepreneurship program’s annual venture showcase has been converted to a virtual format given Colgate’s adaption to virtual instruction. Launched April 18, the website consists...

Meet the 2020-2021 SGA Executives

Meet the 2020-2021 SGA Executives

Greta Ferdinand and Nicole Dienst May 20, 2020

This article is the second part of a two-part SGA Election series. Part one outlined the changes to this year’s executive election positions and procedures.  The Student Government Association (SGA)...

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