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Sustainability: Fast Fashion Needs to Slow Down

Sustainability: Fast Fashion Needs to Slow Down

Katherine Novak, Contributing Writer May 3, 2024

A representation of personal identity, fashion is intimately intertwined with the human experience. As social values and beliefs evolve, culture and society undergo changes that are reflected in new trends....

Studying Abroad Should Be a Requirement of the Colgate Core Curriculum

Studying Abroad Should Be a Requirement of the Colgate Core Curriculum

Noah Rose, Contributing Writer May 3, 2024

Traveling abroad is undeniably remarkable. When immersing oneself in a culture different from one’s upbringing, the education obtained from these experiences goes far beyond what is taught in a classroom....

‘The Wager’: Pursuit of Glory Turned Barbaric

‘The Wager’: Pursuit of Glory Turned Barbaric

Ale Lewis, Contributing Writer May 3, 2024

Drawing on firsthand accounts, David Grann presents a suspenseful story of shipwreck, anarchy and survival. Set in 1740, Grann’s nonfiction book, “The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder,”...

Unpopular Opinion: The TikTok Brain Rot Must Be Stopped

Unpopular Opinion: The TikTok Brain Rot Must Be Stopped

Michael Naness, Staff Writer May 3, 2024

I think I love rotting my brain. By this I mean I could spend a whole day scrolling on TikTok. I am well aware this is probably a problem. But, as the well-known phrase goes, the first step to beating...

Morality Declines as Political Apathy Rises in America

Boen Beavers, Assistant Commentary Editor May 3, 2024

Beneath the visage of an American political landscape marred by polarity and vitriol lies an even grimmer underbelly named apathy. Apathy — that is, what I label our collective and growing estrangement...

Unpopular Opinion: Colgate Needs to Reject the Term ‘Latinidad’

Valentina Mejia, Staff Writer April 26, 2024

Latinidad — a term that refers to a shared experience amongst individuals with Latine descent — is a lie. One term cannot, in my opinion, be used as a way to distill all of the various identities Latine...

The Commodification of Growth: Why Pop Cultures Standards Arent Realistic

The Commodification of Growth: Why Pop Culture’s Standards Aren’t Realistic

Joshua Repp, Assistant Arts & Features Editor April 26, 2024

Popular culture is an industry designed to commercialize the human experience, and its outputs rightfully captivate us with their glamorous depictions of exclusive events and the allure of the lives of...

One Drug Kingpin’s Selfish Fight To Save the Amazon Rainforest

Nathaniel Krigsman, Contributing Writer April 26, 2024

Move aside, Garvan Walshe — green libertarianism has a new icon. Iván Mordisco, the ruthless commander of thousands of radical insurgents fighting to overthrow the Colombian government, controls vast...

The Culture of Liminality in ‘Situationships’

The Culture of Liminality in ‘Situationships’

Max Beck, Staff Writer April 26, 2024

It is a common experience among today’s college students to undergo an awkward transitional stage with another person in which you are unsure where you stand in your relationship with them. Whether you...

’Gate Take: Colgate University’s Core Curriculum Will Help You in the Long Run

’Gate Take: Colgate University’s Core Curriculum Will Help You in the Long Run

Antonia Shannon, Contributing Writer April 26, 2024

The campus, the academics, the alumni network, Division I sports. These are all examples of the many reasons why our current study body applied to Colgate University, but one that you might not hear too...

Focus On Facts, Not Feelings: The Current Immigration ‘Crisis’ in America

Ciara Sanders, Staff Writer April 26, 2024

In Congress, Democrats and Republicans are not debating a solution to illegal immigration — they’re debating whether or not it is a “crisis.” It’s no surprise that Democrats and Republicans can’t...

A Presidential Age Limit Is Not the Solution

Peyton Taylor, Contributing Writer April 19, 2024

This election year, we must make a choice between 77-year-old Donald Trump and 81-year-old Joe Biden. It is safe to say that neither of these candidates are in their prime, and many Americans have unfavorable...

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