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A Scapegoat Solution for the Immigration Influx in New York City

A Scapegoat Solution for the Immigration Influx in New York City

Noah Rose, Contributing Writer March 8, 2024

According to The New York Times, New York City has experienced an immense surge of over 170,000 migrants since April 2022. This comes as no surprise, as the city’s sanctuary policies provide unparalleled...

‘Gate Take: Colgate Should Increase Concentrations Offered Within Majors

‘Gate Take: Colgate Should Increase Concentrations Offered Within Majors

Ellie Krusemark, Contributing Writer March 8, 2024

In the college environment, the looming question of “What’s next?” is ever-present. As a first-year student, I’m constantly fielding questions about my future from family and friends who want to...

A Love Letter to The God of Small Things

A Love Letter to ‘The God of Small Things’

Hope Sacco, Contributing Writer March 8, 2024

*Editorial content warning: this piece contains brief mentions of physical violence. As an English major, I pretty much never know when to shut up, whether that’s about movies, television, music or...

Should We Be Watching ‘Love Is Blind’?

Should We Be Watching ‘Love Is Blind’?

Samantha Wotring, Copy Editor March 8, 2024

In a world overflowing with options for getting your reality TV fix, only one show offers the unbeatable combination of genuine romantic connection, interpersonal drama and internet lore: Netflix’s “Love...

Social Media Should Be Banned for Minors

Social Media Should Be Banned for Minors

Ean Hill, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

Our phones have become an all-seeing eye. They sit beside us while we sleep, they attend our classes in our pocket and they share our most intimate conversations, opinions and thoughts. We don’t leave...

What’s Left: Trump’s Erratic Behavior Is More Concerning Than Biden’s Age

Molly O'Brien, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

In today’s political realm, a politician’s age has materialized into a significant issue for many voters, and rightly so. A candidate’s age greatly shapes public perception of them and can often...

Letter to the Editor: Let’s Talk About Colgate’s Inaccessibility Problem

March 1, 2024

Dear Colgate Community,  For the third year in a row since our founding in 2021, the Colgate Disability Activists (CDA) had the opportunity to deliver a talk titled “Inaccessibility and Exclusion...

Making Space for Disagreement in Student Journalism

Emma McCartan, Assistant News Editor March 1, 2024

As college students, we often wonder how we can make a change on campus. Is it by taking on a multitude of leadership roles? Is it by joining the dining advisory committee? While these are all possible...

Unpopular Opinion: Internet ‘Stan’ Culture is a Quasi-Religious Moral Detriment

Unpopular Opinion: Internet ‘Stan’ Culture is a Quasi-Religious Moral Detriment

Max Beck, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

A ‘stan,’ the fusion of a stalker and a fan, is entirely a creation of the turn of the 21st century. First observed in the year 2000, this internet terminology has transitioned from niche, disparaging...

Being Right: Biden’s Age Isn’t the Only Factor Rendering Him Unfit for Presidency

Michael Hanratty, Staff Writer March 1, 2024

“A sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory.” That’s how Special Counsel Robert K. Hur recently described President Joe Biden in a Department of Justice report recounting the president’s...

Colgate’s Culture Is in Trouble

Colgate’s Culture Is in Trouble

Valentina Mejia, Contributing Writer March 1, 2024

From the very beginning of this year’s Spring semester at Colgate University, it has felt as if I’ve been surviving rather than just existing. I’ve never felt more troubled by partaking in the most...

‘The Secret History’: Satire Taken Seriously

‘The Secret History’: Satire Taken Seriously

Olivia Miller, Contributing Writer March 1, 2024

Donna Tartt’s “The Secret History” is a gripping, twisted psychological fiction novel about a murder at Hampden College and a sordid group of friends who commit and attempt to cover up the crime....

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