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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

Sex, Love, and Social Distancing

Graci Galvez, Maroon-News Staff April 11, 2020

The good news is, COVID-19 in its reproductive stage cannot be sexually transmitted. The bad news is, however, this, unfortunately, means nothing, as virtually any sexual act involves some kind of exchange...

Colgate Targeted by “Zoombombing”

Colgate Targeted by “Zoombombing”

Emily Rahhal and Kirby Goodman April 7, 2020

Two Colgate Zoom meetings were targeted by what is now nationally known as “Zoombombing” since University instruction and programming switched to the online platform Zoom last week. Zoombombing occurs...

2020 Commencement Moved to Spring 2021

2020 Commencement Moved to Spring 2021

Kate Hinsche, Editor-in-Chief April 7, 2020

President Brian Casey announced the cancellation of the May 17 commencement ceremony in a video addressed to the class of 2020 and their families this morning. Recording from the Colgate Memorial Chapel,...

Veritati: Let Us All Reconvene

Veritati: Let Us All Reconvene

Earlier this morning, President Brian Casey announced to the Colgate community that the Class of 2020’s much anticipated May 17 commencement ceremony would be canceled as a result of the current COVID-19...

Q&A with Colgate Basketball Junior Guard Jordan Burns: Making the Decision to Enter the NBA Draft

Q&A with Colgate Basketball Junior Guard Jordan Burns: Making the Decision to Enter the NBA Draft

Eric Fishbin, Sports Editor April 7, 2020

After being the man to bring up the ball for three of the most memorable seasons in recent Colgate history, junior point guard Jordan Burns is set to test NBA waters this summer ahead of his senior campaign.  Burns...

Admin and Faculty Address Online Learning Obstacles

Admin and Faculty Address Online Learning Obstacles

Kirby Goodman and Greta Ferdinand April 6, 2020

Online instruction of all courses began Monday, March 30 following the University’s cancellation of on-campus instruction for the remainder of the spring semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an...

Nostalgia for Face-to-Face Revives Childhood Internet Platforms

Nostalgia for Face-to-Face Revives Childhood Internet Platforms

Rose Corcoran, Maroon-News Staff April 6, 2020

Although we may not be allowed to touch—or even be within six feet of—each other, Colgate students have been able to keep in touch with our new Zoom classrooms. Additionally, we have been able to tap...

Run Down on Different TV Entertainment Deals

Run Down on Different TV Entertainment Deals

Emma Gutmann, Maroon-News Staff April 6, 2020

Although social distancing certainly adds hurdles to maintaining relationships, movie and television streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and HBO have been working to overcome those obstacles. With the...

NCAA Extends Eligibility for Spring Student-Athletes

NCAA Extends Eligibility for Spring Student-Athletes

Courtney Day, Maroon-News Staff April 6, 2020

The NCAA Division I Council recently voted on several motions to provide eligibility relief for spring sports student-athletes after their seasons were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Patriot...

Sustainability Column: Dolphins in Venice

Will Krohn, Maroon-News Staff April 1, 2020

Italy has been one of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus. Here, nearly all economic activity, including tourism, has stopped. This seems like bad news for Venice, a huge tourist destination,...

Business as Usual: Cruise Lines Continue to Sink

Richard Favlo, Maroon-News Staff April 1, 2020

In the midst of a global stock market meltdown, most sectors have seen share prices depreciate rather quickly. However, there have been few industries that have endured the onslaught that is currently...

Channeling Rexford Tugwell in an age of Pandemics

Wynter Schnell, Maroon-News Staff April 1, 2020

Meet Rexford Tugwell. He was in FDR’s iconic “Brain Trust,” a team of academics that helped his administration develop social and economic policy. As a specialist in national planning, Tugwell believed...

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