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Finding Joy in a Quieter Colgate: Reflections on Summer Living

Finding Joy in a Quieter Colgate: Reflections on Summer Living

Maxwell Walker, Contributing Writer May 2, 2025

It’s been a good year for me. Maybe it’s the relative stability inherent to junior year, maybe it’s the result of my choice to cut out the commitments that weren’t, as Marie Kondo would say, “sparking...

The U.S. Must Address Enforcement Loopholes for Imports Still Tied to Uyghur Abuse

Chloe Liversidge, Assistant News Editor May 2, 2025

In recent years, the global supply chain has become inextricably linked with human rights concerns, particularly surrounding the Chinese government’s systemic repression of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang....

Trump’s ‘Peace Plans’ Will Only Empower Putin and Endanger Ukraine

Neda Sharifi, Staff Writer May 2, 2025

The Trump administration’s recent handling of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine has been seemingly nothing short of an embarrassment and a danger to global stability. Despite how President Trump...

’Gate Take: YikYak Is Overrated and Outdated

’Gate Take: YikYak Is Overrated and Outdated

Isabel Begollari, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

Everyday I open YikYak to either semi-entertaining jokes or a surface-level political debate, with both achieving nothing of substance.  I was surprised when I first discovered that YikYak had a large...

One Vegetarian Dish at a Time

One Vegetarian Dish at a Time

Anivartin Daga, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

I remember coming to Colgate University for the first time in August last year and visiting McDonald’s during international student orientation. Excited to see how it differed from the chains back in...

Student Visa Revocations Should Concern All of Us

Student Visa Revocations Should Concern All of Us

Joe Harte, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

The conflict in Gaza is certainly one of the most visible in recent memory. The deeply attached sympathies that it evokes, too, are some of the most powerfully voiced. However, despite the ferocity of...

How To Be Supportive of Your Friend in a New Relationship

How To Be Supportive of Your Friend in a New Relationship

Madeline Duncan, Contributing Writer April 25, 2025

Editorial Note: The author received permission to publish the events mentioned in the story. We’ve all listened to our friends talk about the people they’re interested in romantically, whether that’s...

'Here One Moment' Will Make You Think

‘Here One Moment’ Will Make You Think

Hannah White, Contributing Writer April 25, 2025

Would you want to know how it all ends? If you had the chance to know your fate — your exact age and cause of death — would you want to hear it? In “Here One Moment,” Liane Moriarty poses this...

Trump’s Tariffs Could Hurt Africa, and No One’s Talking About It

Trump’s Tariffs Could Hurt Africa, and No One’s Talking About It

Molly O’Brien, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

The global conversation around President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs — particularly his threats to impose universal reciprocal tariffs — has largely revolved around how it might impact the U.S....

Saying ‘No’ Should Not Be a Social Crime

Noah Rose, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

Committing to obligations without genuine inclination has always been an inevitable social standard. Individuals often feel forced to accept trivial invitations, attend unnecessary events and carry out...

On College Campuses, Political Discussions Aren't Enough

On College Campuses, Political Discussions Aren’t Enough

Anna Di Iorio-Reyes, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

It’s a scary time for universities. The battle between the Trump administration and higher education is coming to a head.  In a whirlwind of events this past month, the administration has cut $400...

Gen Z Is Destroying Literacy with Netspeak and Leetspeak

Gen Z Is Destroying Literacy with Netspeak and Leetspeak

Max Beck, Staff Writer April 18, 2025

In the digital age, language seems to be evolving at an unprecedented rate. It is my understanding that this growth is driven primarily by Generation Z — those born between 1997 and 2012 — whose immersion...

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