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...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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....
Dear Colgate Community,
There is no singular way to categorize the “culture” of the LGBTQ+ community, yet a recent commentary titled “Unpopular Opinion: The Issue With ‘Gay Culture’” attempts...
When asked to think of a leader, what image comes to mind? What does a leader look and sound like?
Or, perhaps I should specify, what does he look like? Because the word “leader” implicates the...
Hope Sacco, Contributing Writer
• February 23, 2024
It’s practically a rite of passage for Colgate University students to condition themselves to the rugged terrain that covers the majority of campus. The phrase “rugged terrain” is a euphemism in...
The recipe for a good Super Bowl ad is fairly simple: a handful of celebrities and a punchline or two. With such a large audience watching, it is almost impossible to not persuade someone to buy your product....
Ale Lewis, Contributing Writer
• February 23, 2024
In a phone call on the night of Feb. 11, according to NBC News, United States President Joe Biden advised Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu against a ground assault on Rafah, a densely-populated...
