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The Colgate Maroon-News

The Oldest College Weekly in America. Founded 1868.

The Colgate Maroon-News

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Journalist Slams Mounting Ideological Conformity on University Campuses, Receives Student Backlash

Journalist Slams Mounting Ideological Conformity on University Campuses, Receives Student Backlash

Ronan Valle, Staff Writer October 31, 2025

Students and faculty members gathered to listen to journalist and researcher Neetu Arnold speak about the cost of silence in higher education on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Arnold, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and an outspoken...

Professor Emeritus Discovers Archives, Presents on the ‘Golden Age’ of Colgate Architecture

Professor Emeritus Discovers Archives, Presents on the ‘Golden Age’ of Colgate Architecture

Joe Harte, Assistant News Editor October 31, 2025

Professor of Art Emeritus Robert McVaugh returned to Colgate University to present original research on the campus’s architectural history on Tuesday, Oct. 21. The talk, delivered to students and former colleagues in the Robert...

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Dr. Seth Garfield Delivers Talk on Brazilian Soda, Rainforest Mythology

Chloe Liversidge, Head News Editor October 24, 2025

At lunchtime on Friday, Oct. 17, students and faculty gathered at the Africana, Latin, Asian and Native American (ALANA) Cultural Center for a lecture that promised to link rainforest mythology to the rise of modern consumer culture....

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Latin Heritage Month Keynote Speaker Samantha Ramirez Herrera Shares Her Story

Madeline Duncan and Ben McNulty October 24, 2025

Colgate University’s Latin American Student Association (LASO) hosted Samantha Ramirez Herrera in the Ho Science Center atrium, where she delivered an autobiographical speech about “Sueños sin Limites” (Borderless Dreams),...

Mayor Loveless Reflects on Decades of Service, Future of Hamilton

Mayor Loveless Reflects on Decades of Service, Future of Hamilton

Avery Degus, Assistant News Editor October 3, 2025

Hamilton Mayor RuthAnn Loveless visited the Max Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism and Education (COVE) on Tuesday, Sept. 23, for her talk, “Addressing Local Issues: Insights on Governance and Community Needs with Mayor...

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National Book Award Winner Discusses Immigration, The Elusive American Dream

Ale Lewis, Assistant Arts & Features Editor October 3, 2025

Colgate University invited Jason De León, preeminent anthropologist, archeologist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, to give the annual Peter C. Schaehrer ‘65 Memorial Lecture in Peace and Conflict...

Pulitzer Prize Winner Benjamin Nathans Comes to Campus, Explores Soviet Dissident Movement

Pulitzer Prize Winner Benjamin Nathans Comes to Campus, Explores Soviet Dissident Movement

Sophie Karbstein, Editor-in-Chief October 3, 2025

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Benjamin Nathans came to Colgate University on Thursday, Sept. 25 for a lecture on Soviet dissidents who collectively resisted authoritarianism through “radical civil obedience,” a strategy...

Constitution Day Debate 2025: Is the Country in a Constitutional Crisis?

Constitution Day Debate 2025: Is the Country in a Constitutional Crisis?

Livvy Fletcher, Head Sports Editor September 26, 2025

Colgate University hosted its annual Constitution Day Debate on Sept. 18. Michael Klarman, the Charles Warren Professor of Legal History at Harvard Law School, and Jonathan Turley, the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro, Professor of...

Center for Women’s Studies and Haven Spotlight Period Literacy at Brown Bag

Center for Women’s Studies and Haven Spotlight Period Literacy at Brown Bag

Avery Degus, Assistant News Editor September 26, 2025

Colgate University’s Center for Women’s Studies, in collaboration with the Haven Sexual Violence Resource Center, hosted a period literacy panel for their weekly Brown Bag series on Tuesday, Sept. 16, in East Hall. The...

Former US Representative Talks Political Violence

Anaïs King, Staff Writer September 26, 2025

Former U.S. Representative John Katko visited Persson Auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 16, for a talk titled “Principles and Pragmatism: Policy Work in Our Polarized Climate.” Katko, who represented New York’s 24th congressional...

The Tempestry Project Founders Visit Colgate University’s ALANA Cultural Center

The Tempestry Project Founders Visit Colgate University’s ALANA Cultural Center

Anaïs King, Contributing Writer September 19, 2025

Colgate University’s ALANA Cultural Center hosted Emily McNeil and Asy Connelly, founders of the Tempestry Project, a collaborative fiber art initiative that represents climate data through knitting, for their weekly Brown Bag...

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Brief: Global Leaders Hosts Michael Lewis

Chloe Liversidge, Head News Editor September 19, 2025

Colgate University selected best-selling author and leading social commentator Michael Lewis to speak during Family Weekend. His address to the Colgate community is part of the 2025 Kerschner Family Global Leaders Series, according...

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