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The Colgate Maroon-News
The Oldest College Weekly in America. Founded 1868.

The Colgate Maroon-News
The Oldest College Weekly in America. Founded 1868.

The Colgate Maroon-News

Emily Rahhal, Editor-In-Chief

Emily Rahhal is a senior from Los Angeles, California double concentrating in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and Religion. She has previously worked as a news writer, news editor and the Multimedia Manager. Emily is also the co-President of Colgate’s sketch comedy group, ETC, and can be reached at [email protected]

All content by Emily Rahhal
Contingent Faculty Move Toward a Union

Contingent Faculty Move Toward a Union

Emily Rahhal, Editor-in-Chief
April 30, 2021
Senior Issue: Put it on the Record: The Maroon-News' Place in Campus Discourse

Senior Issue: Put it on the Record: The Maroon-News’ Place in Campus Discourse

Emily Rahhal, Editor-in-Chief
April 30, 2021
Rise In COVID-19 Cases Sparks Concern Across Campus

Rise In COVID-19 Cases Sparks Concern Across Campus

Olivia Geppel and Emily Rahhal
April 13, 2021
University Prepares for Spring Return with Baseline Testing

University Prepares for Spring Return with Baseline Testing

Emily Rahhal and Greta Ferdinand
January 22, 2021
Lori Garris becomes one of the first Madison county residents to be vaccinated, recently receiving the Moderna vaccine.

University Approved to Administer Vaccines as a Closed Point of Dispensing as Community Members Begin to Receive Vaccines

Emily Rahhal, Editor-In-Chief
January 20, 2021
HAARC Collects Feedback for Local Police Reform

HAARC Collects Feedback for Local Police Reform

Emily Rahhal, Editor-in-Chief
October 23, 2020
Mixed University Messaging Over Behavior at the Townhouses Raises Concerns

Mixed University Messaging Over Behavior at the Townhouses Raises Concerns

Emily Rahhal, Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2020
The Colgate Student Coalition (CSC) promoted the letter and its demands within the student body on their platforms, sharing the above graphic on their Instagram page.

Alumni Send Anti-Racism Letter with Demands to President Casey, Administration, Board of Trustees

Emily Rahhal, Editor-in-Chief
July 13, 2020
Racist TikToks Prompt Continued Community Response and Dialogue on Campus Racism Amid EGP Investigation

Racist TikToks Prompt Continued Community Response and Dialogue on Campus Racism Amid EGP Investigation

Kirby Goodman, Kelsey McGeough, and Emily Rahhal
July 11, 2020
Students Call on Admin to Hold Accountable Incoming Legacy, Rising Sophomores for Racist TikToks

Students Call on Admin to Hold Accountable Incoming Legacy, Rising Sophomores for Racist TikToks

Kirby Goodman, Emily Rahhal, and Kelsey McGeough
June 22, 2020
Letter to the Editors

[Photo] Letter to the Editor: President Responds to Op-Ed on Colgate’s Cycle of Racism

Brian Casey, President
June 15, 2020
Incident, Protest, Email, Repeat: The Exhausting Cycle of Racism at Colgate

Incident, Protest, Email, Repeat: The Exhausting Cycle of Racism at Colgate

Kate Hinsche, Glynnis Harvey, Emily Rahhal, Kelsey McGeough, and Kirby Goodman
June 9, 2020
Graphic by junior Keilani Blas

Newly Formed Colgate Student Coalition Raises Over 30 Thousand Dollars in First Five Days

Emily Rahhal, Editor-in-Chief
June 9, 2020
farm to table

[Photo] Veritati: Taking Responsibility and Moving Forward

The Colgate Maroon-News Editorial Board
June 5, 2020
Run-Down of Information for Fall 2020

Run-Down of Information for Fall 2020

Emily Rahhal, Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2020
Colgate Targeted by “Zoombombing”

Colgate Targeted by “Zoombombing”

Emily Rahhal and Kirby Goodman
April 7, 2020
University to Offer Students Pass/Fail Grades for the Semester

University to Offer Students Pass/Fail Grades for the Semester

Glynnis Harvey and Emily Rahhal
March 26, 2020
Timeline of Events Related to COVID-19

Timeline of Events Related to COVID-19

Emily Rahhal and Kirby Goodman
March 25, 2020
Conservative author and commentator Heather Mac Donald in front of protesters at her lecture. These two signs were one of about six large signs that went up in the crowd during the Q&A section of the lecture, along with smaller posters. 

Mac Donald Faces Protesters at “Diversity Delusion” Lecture

Emily Rahhal, Multimedia Manager
February 27, 2020
Dr. Arshad I. Ali

Lecture Discusses Racialization of Muslims

Emily Rahhal, Multimedia Manager
February 6, 2020
Dean of Students Dorsey Spencer Jr.

Dorsey Spencer Jr. Hired as New Dean of Students

Emily Rahhal, Multimedia Manager
January 30, 2020
Colgate's DEI Plan

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan: An Inside Look

Emily Rahhal, Multimedia Manager
November 13, 2019
This is the at-home lead test senior Chelsea Rogers bought on Amazon to test her water at on W Kendrick Ave. The test results were positive for increased levels of lead. 

High Lead Levels Found in Village Building

Emily Rahhal, Multimedia Manager
November 5, 2019

Editor’s Column: Stand Up for Colgate

Emily Rahhal, Multimedia Manager
October 4, 2019
Magnus Vogel

Baker’s Dozen: Magnus Vogel

Emily Rahhal
September 27, 2019
Kate Maro

Baker’s Dozen: Kate Maro

Emily Rahhal
September 27, 2019
Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi visited Colgate from Yale University to discuss how politics and art interact in the Middle East.

Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi Engages Audience in Discussion of Middle Eastern Art

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
April 11, 2019
Results of the Competition

Students Compete in Lewis Orator Prize Speaking Competition

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
February 28, 2019
Konosioni New Members

Konosioni Announces New Members, Prepares Induction

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
February 21, 2019
Freezing temperatures prompted Roudi to create a petition on change.org.

Students Petition for Snow Day, University Delays Opening

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
February 7, 2019

Former Colgate Professor Discusses Sufi Radical Love and Social Justice

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
January 31, 2019
This is the giant ‘C’ cake that inspired the alumni events held December 6. The cake was made by Flour and Salt Bakery and served at the Bicentennial Kickoff.

Alumni Throw Nationwide Bicentennial Celebrations

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
December 13, 2018
Amany El-Saied Ahmed

People of the Year: Amany El-Saied Ahmed

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
December 6, 2018
Politician and academic Mona Makram-Ebeid discussed Egyptian women and revolution, focusing mainly on the Egyptian Revolution in 2011 during a talk Wednesday, November 14.

Makram-Ebeid Discusses Women in Revolution

Emily Rahhal, Maroon-News Editor
November 29, 2018

Editor’s Column: Creating Safe Female Social Spaces

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
November 29, 2018
Protestors stand in the Colgate Memorial Chapel’s aisles with their backs to lecturer Alan Dershowitz as he takes the stage and begins his lecture.

Alan Dershowitz Faces Protestors During Lecture

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
November 8, 2018
Colgate students created posters and marched to the polls to raise awareness for the importance of voting in Tuesday’s midterm elections and increase voter turnout. 

Election Day: Transportation to Polls Provided and March on the Polls Organized

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
November 8, 2018
Four comedians, two of which have come to perform at Colgate for 12 years, joined Goosebeak on stage Monday.

Improv Comedy Group Charred Goosebeak Performs with Professional Comedians

Emily Rahhal, News Editor
October 25, 2018

Core Curriculum Re-evaluated as Part of a Two-Year Process

Emily Rahhal, Celine Turkyilmaz and Alexandra Weimer
September 13, 2018

Religion Symposium Honors Former Professors Thie and Berry

Emily Rahhal, Assistant News Editor
April 19, 2018

Silberman on Archaeology and Religious Divisions in Israel

Emily Rahhal, Assistant News Editor
March 29, 2018
Colgate’s SGA recently redesigned its website to increase transparency and provide useful resources. New features include a portion dedicated to Academic Resources, including listings of professors’ office hours and study spaces on campus. 

SGA Launches New Resources on Website for Students

Emily Rahhal, Maroon-News Staff
December 7, 2017

Moskell Speaks on Urban Forestry

Emily Rahhal, Maroon-News Staff
November 16, 2017
John Tessitore (pictured above) from the JCK Foundation visited Colgate to speak about OCD and mental health in honor of John Cleaver Kelly, a Colgate graduate who struggled with OCD throughout his life. 

John Cleaver Kelly Foundation Addresses Mental Health At Colgate

Emily Rahhal, Maroon-News Staff
October 26, 2017
Colgate’s Artist-in-Residence Barnaby Evans, known for his FireWater installation, visited campus on October 13. Evans is tasked with facilitating the conversation regarding the Torchlight ceremony’s imagery and reform. 

Artist in Residence Barnaby Evans Visits Colgate, Continuing the Torchlight Reform Conversation

Emily Rahhal, Maroon-News Staff
October 19, 2017
 Alumnus Cody Samrau recently launched a mental health startup to help improve college student access. 

Alum Launches “BetterMynd”

Emily Rahhal, Maroon-News Staff
October 5, 2017
Students gathered in the Batza Room of Case Library, pictured above, to speak out against DACA and share stories. 

Colgate Students Speak Out on DACA

Emily Rahhal, Maroon-News Staff
September 21, 2017
Protests occur outside of the White House in response to President Trump’s decision to end DACA. 

Colgate Responds to DACA Decision

Emily Rahhal, Maroon-News Staff
September 14, 2017
Ciccone Commons, pictured above, was the first Commons community at Colgate. This year, for the first time, all members of the Class of 2021 will be part of a Commons community. 

Residential Commons Program Continues to Grow with the Class of 2021

Emily Rahhal, Class of 2021
September 1, 2017
Colgate’s emblem, displayed on this sign, incorporates the currently controversial torch symbol. This year Colgate is rethinking the ceremonial role of the symbol.

Colgate Eliminates Torches from Convocation in Light of Charlottesville

Emily Rahhal, Class of 2021
September 1, 2017
Link staff stands on the Colgate sign to welcome the  Class of 2021 to campus. This class has the strongest incoming academic profile of any class at Colgate.

Colgate Welcomes Class of 2021

Emily Rahhal, Class of 2021
September 1, 2017
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