The last week of regular season play in intramural softball took place this week, further solidifying a somewhat confusing playoff picture heading into next week's Division I and II playoffs.After wins...
Colgate University's plan to gain ownership of fraternity and sorority houses further progressed this past week as three more organizations voted in favor to sell their properties. The acquisition process...
To The Editors:Knowing what the editorial staff is going through this week with the State of the 'Gate consuming every waking hour of their existence, I thought I would take the time to, in the words of...
E-Colgate.No, it's not the name of an online version of Colgate University. But it does accurately reflect the correct scoring for the Raider softball team's four-game weekend series with league-leading...
Since the F.A.C.T crew insists that its cause is relevant to every Colgate student, I think it is important to weigh in on the University-Greek situation. To be honest, it has often been disheartening...
To the editor:I am compelled to write because an alarming number of Colgate students seem to have lost perspective on the negotiations taking place during this transitional period in Colgate residential...
It's not everyday you see a performance comprised of only two actors; it's even less often that you see a performance where the two actors only directly interact with each other in one scene. Seniors Matthew...
For our final edition of The Maroon-News, we chose to spotlight someone whose face is familiar to everyone on campus as President of SGA. Ram Parimi, a Taurus and a vegetarian from Palo Alto, California, started his political career at Colgate as President of Class Council his junior year. Ram decided to join after working with the show Gateline on CUTV. "I got involved with Gateline and saw us making fun of a lot of events on campus. I realized that instead of making fun of them, I could actually spend some time trying to fix them. So, I got my foot in the door, and decided to run for President because I felt that I should spend as much time as possible impacting the lives of 2,800 great people."
Ram also served as Chairman of the Legislative Affairs Committee for Senate before becoming SGA President. As President of SGA, Ram has accomplished a great deal, including Welcome Back Week, improving the Cruiser schedule, working to get rid of the swim test and creating a fractional credit system. Most importantly, because of Ram's hard work, Curtis and Drake halls will get hand dryers next year. Ram credits his "amazing Executive Board and wonderful Senators" for all that he has accomplished as President. Ram is well-aware of the many issues confronting Colgate students. He believes that Broad Street and the library transition will be the two biggest concerns facing next year's President and Vice-President.
In addition to his large role in student government, Ram sings with the Colgate 13. He was Treasurer from 2002-2004 and describes the experience as amazing. "I got to understand the finances of the group and the business aspect of one of Colgate's greatest traditions. It has opened up so many doors for me and allowed me to perform at some of the coolest places in the country." Despite his work with the 13, Gateline and SGA, Ram believes his greatest contribution to Colgate has been his work as a squash teacher. With regards to those he has taught, he reminisces, "They were little lads earlier, and now they are squash phenoms."
Although Ram loves Colgate and has the student go-getter attitude, his least favorite aspect is that you need to get people to come to events by providing free food. "How does one slice of pizza make you enjoy an event that much more?" Ram asks. Leaving Colgate, Ram says he leaves "with an amazing group of friends and an ability to inspire and be inspired by everyone around me."
To the Editor: It's bad enough that the library will be closed my senior year. Yes, the Student Union will house the book collection and yes, there will be study space available all over campus. But in...
In case you haven't heard any reviews of Spring Festival 2005, the general response to the series of student performances was a mixture of shock, admiration, awe and a whole lot of "Wow, that guy actually...
To the EditorI am awaiting the imminent announcement of Colgate shutting down the Palace Theatre for at least a year due to the eight stabbings that just occurred there.After all, if Colgate is consistent,...
The Colgate men's lacrosse team was 1-2 in the Patriot League and 6-3 overall entering Saturday's game against Lehigh, battling for the fourth and final spot in the league tournament. However, after a...
