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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

The Underlying Corporate Critique of 'Severance'

The Underlying Corporate Critique of ‘Severance’

Hannah White, Contributing Writer March 14, 2025

What if you could separate your work life from your personal life — permanently? The Apple TV+ series “Severance” explores this chilling premise, following four employees at the fictitious Lumon...

‘History Repeats Itself,’ or Does It? Lessons from South Korea’s Political Crisis

Lauren Kim, Contributing Writer March 14, 2025

It was a regular Tuesday morning until I returned to my room after class and checked my phone. A flood of New York Times notifications appeared, and one headline stopped me cold: “President Yoon’s...

‘The Secret History’ and the Problem With Dark Academia

Maxwell Walker, Contributing Writer March 14, 2025

A small, secluded liberal arts college in the Northeast, a close-knit classics department with odd rituals and a narrator with vision muddled by casual substance abuse and the disdainful conviction that...

Escape the Dreaded Beach Trips With a Pool or Lakeside Retreat

Escape the Dreaded Beach Trips With a Pool or Lakeside Retreat

Julia Smith, Staff Writer March 14, 2025

As the harsh Hamilton winter comes to an end, it’s difficult not to fantasize about the warm months ahead. Our minds are understandably consumed with dreams of berry picking, hiking, soaking up the sun,...

Democracy Dripping Down the Drain: We Can Take it Back

Peyton Taylor, Assistant Arts & Features Editor March 14, 2025

In the midst of several unprecedented moves by the Trump administration, it has been announced that the administration will be choosing a select group of reporters and media outlets to be a part of the...

President Trump Takes a Page From Putin’s Handbook

President Trump Takes a Page From Putin’s Handbook

Ale Lewis, Staff Writer March 7, 2025

Former President Joe Biden used the powers of the federal government to expand aid and assistance to Americans. His administration focused on advancing racial equity and helping underserved communities....

MAGA Economics Returns: Make America Gamble Again

MAGA Economics Returns: Make America Gamble Again

Wolf Gordon, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

While Donald Trump was campaigning for president, he made a promise. Well, he made a lot of promises, but he hammered home one in particular: that he would rescue the economy from “obliteration, and...

The Psychology of Luxury Brands

The Psychology of Luxury Brands

Anivartin Daga, Staff Writer March 7, 2025

Why does a $7,000 Louis Vuitton bag create more demand than a $70 bag you can buy on Amazon? According to the law of demand, which states that the demand for the product is inversely proportional to the...

Forget Mindless TikTok Scrolling Before Bed: Try the News

Forget Mindless TikTok Scrolling Before Bed: Try the News

Isabel Begollari, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

I’ll admit. I’m guilty of it, too: ignoring the happenings of the world around me by not reading the news. Walking past the piles of fresh newspapers at the O’Connor Campus Center (Coop) and not...

More Than Good Manners: Colgate’s Door-Holding Tradition

More Than Good Manners: Colgate’s Door-Holding Tradition

Sophie Lalas, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

Colgate University is no stranger to kind acts of service. Compassion is rooted in our day-to-day values, almost to the extent that we, as students, can no longer identify it. Door-holding is one of these...

Will a Short-Term Relationship Make You Happy?

Will a Short-Term Relationship Make You Happy?

Madeline Duncan, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

At Colgate University — an environment where friends, crushes, classmates and teammates are all so close by — we may often feel the need to explore different relationships. For the first time in our...

The Legitimacy of the Department of Government Efficiency

The Legitimacy of the Department of Government Efficiency

James Constant, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

One of the most contentious initiatives from President Donald Trump’s campaign, the formation of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been a primary focus of major media for...

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