After weeks of debate, three potential candidates and one ballot measure, Mike Johnson was finally elected as the Speaker of the House. Johnson, who is now second in line for the presidency, was voted...
This past August, as I approached my departure gate in John F. Kennedy International Airport and threw myself across the nearest chair, I noticed a scene so jarring and unsettling it made me question the...
Eight House Republicans scored one of the greatest political own goals of our time on Oct. 3. Alongside every House Democrat, they booted Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the Speaker’s chair, plunging the chamber...
Over the past few weeks, I have watched in horror at the events unfolding within the Levant. At first, I remained radio silent – scared to speak up due to privacy and safety concerns. But it is the power...
Colgate University’s liberal arts core curriculum differs yearly with modifications made to the requirements for each entering class. Though they all keep a similar base, some changes are more profound....
Through the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite on Oct. 4, 1957, mankind reached into the cosmos with a hand gloved in steel and seized the stars with an ironclad grip that has hitherto endured. The satellite,...
After the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, reports of antisemitism at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania were disappointing, but not surprising. Curious to know what was happening on...
Eli Metzger, Assistant Commentary Editor
• November 10, 2023
There are no right answers in war, least of all this one.
On Oct. 7, the terrorist group Hamas invaded southern Israel, massacring Israelis in their homes, on kibbutzim and at a music festival. I...
According to Colgate University’s website, Colgate’s Core Curriculum aims to expose students “to diverse fields of study and modes of intellectual and creative inquiry across the curriculum and [further]...
For those of us that have inadvertently fallen out of our reading grooves, it is oftentimes a witty, quick read that ends up pulling us out. I’m sure that many book column readers understand this feeling...
As I looked at my weather app this past Saturday, a feeling of existential dread came over me as I noticed the stark decrease in temperatures compared to this past week. Lows of 20s and highs of 40s with...
Amanda Krowitz, Assistant Commentary Editor
• November 3, 2023
An unusual phenomenon marks the end of October every year here at Colgate University. Many of us find ourselves walking around with bare limbs, protesting dropping temperatures with arms crossed over our...
