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The Colgate Maroon-News

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The Colgate Maroon-News

’Gate Recreation and Shaw Wellness Institute Hold Virtual Wellness Challenge

’Gate Recreation and Shaw Wellness Institute Hold Virtual Wellness Challenge

Sara Fraser, Maroon-News Staff May 9, 2020

The Department of Recreation has officially made the switch to online workout classes featuring options like Barre, Zumba, Shred and Cardio Blast. In addition to on-demand workouts, the Department of Recreation...

Colgate Donates Portable WiFi Hotspots to Hamilton School District Families

Colgate Donates Portable WiFi Hotspots to Hamilton School District Families

Natasha Nath, Maroon-News Staff May 9, 2020

Colgate University donated 15 portable wireless hotspot devices to the Hamilton Central School District (HCSD), giving students and teachers internet access for remote learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic....

Religious Life Provides Remote Programming for Passover, Easter and Ramadan

Religious Life Provides Remote Programming for Passover, Easter and Ramadan

Lalana Sharma, Assistant News Editor May 9, 2020

University Chaplains have worked to provide virtual services and support to students amid significant holidays over recent weeks, including Passover on April 8-16, Easter on April 12 and Ramadan on April...

Efforts to Support Hamilton Food Cupboard Raise Nearly Three Thousand Dollars

Efforts to Support Hamilton Food Cupboard Raise Nearly Three Thousand Dollars

Kelsey McGeough, News Editor May 4, 2020

Members of the Colgate Community have initiated efforts to raise money in support of the Hamilton Food Cupboard in light of economic struggles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of April 27, the Colgate...

Inside the Changes to the SGA Elections

Inside the Changes to the SGA Elections

Kirby Goodman, News Editor May 2, 2020

This article is part one of a two-part SGA Election series that outlines changes to this year’s executive elections. Part two will be a “meet the candidates” article introducing all presidential...

Bakers Dozen: Evie Unger-Harquail

Baker’s Dozen: Evie Unger-Harquail

Josie Rozzelle, Maroon-News Staff April 29, 2020

From being a Student Government Association (SGA) senator, to a member of Gamma Phi Beta, to a team member and social media manager for the equestrian team, sophomore Evie Unger-Harquail likes to stay...

How and Why You Should Be Zining in Quarantine

How and Why You Should Be Zining in Quarantine

Tristan Niskanen, Maroon-News Staff April 29, 2020

Punks, sci-fi fanatics, Frank Ocean and Kanye West are just a few names who happen to be zine enthusiasts. What’s a zine? Although it’s similar to a mini-magazine, the word doesn’t have its origin...

Packers Puzzling Draft Leaves Fans With Questions

Hunter Firment, Maroon-News Staff April 29, 2020

This is a sports-commentary piece, meaning it represents the writer's individual opinion. Going into this year’s NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers had a wide receiver group that featured superstar...

Center for Women’s Studies Holds Virtual Brown Bag Series

Center for Women’s Studies Holds Virtual Brown Bag Series

Hanna Murphy, Assistant News Editor April 29, 2020

The Center for Women’s Studies (WMST) moved its planned Spring Brown Bag lecture series to Zoom in an effort to continue their education and engagement with the Colgate community.  Program Coordinator...

Unpopular Opinion: The ‘Translucent Lining’ of Quarantine

Unpopular Opinion: The ‘Translucent Lining’ of Quarantine

Kara Schindler, Commentary Editor April 29, 2020

In a stunning resurrection of the math skills I haven’t used since my first-year seminar (FSEM), I recently observed that I’ve been a student for two decades now (that is, if you’re willing to include...

Upstate Institute Summer Field School Poster Session 2017

Many Summer Campus Programs Canceled, Others Remain Up in the Air

Maggie Aulman, Maroon-News Staff April 28, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Upstate Institute’s Summer Field School moved their programs to exclusively online remote platforms, while some student and faculty summer research projects on...

Mental Health and Healthy Habits in Quarantine

Mental Health and Healthy Habits in Quarantine

Courtney Day, Maroon-News Staff April 27, 2020

The realities of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine are already enough to bring anyone down, but for those struggling with mental health issues, this period of isolation is an even more challenging time....

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