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You Don’t Need Another Water Bottle

You Don’t Need Another Water Bottle

Rylee Hatch, Arts & Features Editor February 16, 2024

The Stanley Tumbler is today’s “it” cup. But does this recently popular alternative to disposable water bottles come at its own cost to sustainability? Thanks in part to social media, the Stanley...

The ICJ Case Against Israel Evokes Memories of Bosnia

The ICJ Case Against Israel Evokes Memories of Bosnia

Boen Beavers, Assistant Commentary Editor February 16, 2024

The Republic of South Africa filed a landmark application on Dec. 29, 2023, for proceedings against the state of Israel through the International Court of Justice (ICJ). South Africa contended that Israel...

What Another Trump Presidency Could Mean for Ukraine

Molly O'Brien, Contributing Writer February 16, 2024

As we near the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many uncertainties continue to loom over Ukraine’s fate. This ambiguity is coupled with the United States’ upcoming presidential...

Unpopular Opinion: The Issue With ‘Gay Culture’

Unpopular Opinion: The Issue With ‘Gay Culture’

Ean Hill, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

I have never felt ‘connected’ to gay culture in any meaningful way, nor have I ever wished to become so. I left the first pride parade I ever attended disgusted. Men dressed scantily and sexually,...

Colgate Doesnt Feel Safe Anymore

Colgate Doesn’t Feel Safe Anymore

Elli Ament, Managing Editor February 16, 2024

I used to always feel safe at Colgate University. I left my laptop alone in the library without a second thought. I walked home by myself late at night with ease. It has never once occurred to me that...

Harvesting Hydration: Roadblocks Faced in the Implementation of Redox Flow Desalination as ‘Sustainable’ Science

Harvesting Hydration: Roadblocks Faced in the Implementation of Redox Flow Desalination as ‘Sustainable’ Science

Max Beck, Contributing Writer February 9, 2024

The idea of drinking water from the ocean seems difficult to set into motion, as the concentration of sodium in seawater — ranging from around one percent in the Baltic Sea to 40 percent in the Red Sea...

A Senior’s Colgate-Inspired ‘Ins and Outs’ of 2024

Caroline Michaud, Head Sports Editor February 9, 2024

Around New Year’s, you might have seen “ins and outs” lists blowing up online. Everyone from influencers to the Washington Post were posting their own take on what is hot or not in 2024. While New...

Colgate Should Cancel Classes for the Eclipse

Colgate Should Cancel Classes for the Eclipse

Ryan D'Errico, Contributing Writer February 9, 2024

On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, 2024, much of Upstate New York will experience one of the universe’s most spectacular astronomical events as the Moon will completely eclipse the Sun. The day will...

‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’: What I Learned From Judging a Book Too Early

‘The Elegance of the Hedgehog’: What I Learned From Judging a Book Too Early

Molly O'Brien, Contributing Writer February 9, 2024

During my senior year of high school, I decided to take a contemporary literature class. The course was pretty straightforward — all we had to do was read a certain amount of books and complete a project...

Lessons From Ukraine: Strategic Ambiguity Is Not Enough for Taiwan

Lessons From Ukraine: Strategic Ambiguity Is Not Enough for Taiwan

Jordan Maxham, Contributing Writer February 9, 2024

The geopolitical environment of the 2020s has been defined by serious challenges to the hegemony of the United States. While the invasion of Ukraine was a surprise to some in the Western world, the unfortunate...

’Gate Take: Winter Break Is Too Long

’Gate Take: Winter Break Is Too Long

James Sexton-Holtmeier, Contributing Writer February 2, 2024

For the last week, I have been reacquainting myself with some of the many fantastic people, restaurants and events that Colgate University has to offer. Yet I can’t help but feel slightly cheated and...

True Crime Media’s Niche Celebrities: Turning Murderers Into Profit and Spectacle

True Crime Media’s Niche Celebrities: Turning Murderers Into Profit and Spectacle

Ciara Sanders, Staff Writer February 2, 2024

TikTok’s new influencer of the month is a 32-year-old convicted felon named Gypsy Rose Blanchard. After serving seven years of her 10-year sentence for the second-degree murder of her mother, she has...

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