University Enacts Task Force on Remote Instruction
Ethan Cherry, Assistant News Editor
June 10, 2020
University President Brain W. Casey recently announced the formation of the Task Force on Remote Instruction in an email to the Colgate community. The Task Force was announced in tandem with The Task Force on Reopening the Colgate Campus, both of which serve to prepare for instruction during the Fall...
Virtual Conferral of Degrees Ceremony Celebrates Class of 2020
Lalana Sharma, News Editor
May 31, 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University held a live streamed Degrees Conferral Ceremony May 17 after in-person celebrations for the Class of 2020 were postponed to May 2021. From 3 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., President Brian W. Casey addressed the Class of 2020, friends and family, followed by a digit...
’Gate Recreation and Shaw Wellness Institute Hold Virtual Wellness Challenge
Sara Fraser, Maroon-News Staff
May 9, 2020
The Department of Recreation has officially made the switch to online workout classes featuring options like Barre, Zumba, Shred and Cardio Blast. In addition to on-demand workouts, the Department of Recreation and Shaw Wellness Institute are holding a Virtual Wellness Challenge to motivate students and facu...
Colgate Donates Portable WiFi Hotspots to Hamilton School District Families
Natasha Nath, Maroon-News Staff
May 9, 2020
Colgate University donated 15 portable wireless hotspot devices to the Hamilton Central School District (HCSD), giving students and teachers internet access for remote learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. When news came March 13 that all N.Y. state schools must close by March 17 and transition to remo...
Religious Life Provides Remote Programming for Passover, Easter and Ramadan
Lalana Sharma, Assistant News Editor
May 9, 2020
University Chaplains have worked to provide virtual services and support to students amid significant holidays over recent weeks, including Passover on April 8-16, Easter on April 12 and Ramadan on April 23 through May 23. Following the University’s email on March 12 that officially advised student...
Efforts to Support Hamilton Food Cupboard Raise Nearly Three Thousand Dollars
Kelsey McGeough, News Editor
May 4, 2020
Members of the Colgate Community have initiated efforts to raise money in support of the Hamilton Food Cupboard in light of economic struggles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of April 27, the Colgate Hunger Outreach Program (CHOP) and Marlee Senderowitz, an employee of national brand Universit...
How and Why You Should Be Zining in Quarantine
Tristan Niskanen, Maroon-News Staff
April 29, 2020
Punks, sci-fi fanatics, Frank Ocean and Kanye West are just a few names who happen to be zine enthusiasts. What’s a zine? Although it’s similar to a mini-magazine, the word doesn’t have its origin in the word magazine. Coming from the word fanzine, zines started as independent publications by f...
Center for Women’s Studies Holds Virtual Brown Bag Series
Hanna Murphy, Assistant News Editor
April 29, 2020
The Center for Women’s Studies (WMST) moved its planned Spring Brown Bag lecture series to Zoom in an effort to continue their education and engagement with the Colgate community. Program Coordinator for Shaw Wellness Institute Vicki Coates led and moderated the first Brown Bag lecture of the virt...
Unpopular Opinion: The ‘Translucent Lining’ of Quarantine
Kara Schindler, Commentary Editor
April 29, 2020
In a stunning resurrection of the math skills I haven’t used since my first-year seminar (FSEM), I recently observed that I’ve been a student for two decades now (that is, if you’re willing to include my formative years of regurgitating sounds and noises verbally plagiarized from Dragon Tales). Whi...
Many Summer Campus Programs Canceled, Others Remain Up in the Air
Maggie Aulman, Maroon-News Staff
April 28, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Upstate Institute’s Summer Field School moved their programs to exclusively online remote platforms, while some student and faculty summer research projects on campus have been called off. Other summer campus programming and internships remain up in the air, including...
Mental Health and Healthy Habits in Quarantine
Courtney Day, Maroon-News Staff
April 27, 2020
The realities of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine are already enough to bring anyone down, but for those struggling with mental health issues, this period of isolation is an even more challenging time. Across the world, thousands of people have been laid off and loved ones are dying. For students, the ca...
Colgate Goes Test-Optional for Next Year’s Applicants
Ethan Cherry, Maroon-News Staff
April 24, 2020
The University will be test-optional for applicants in the Fall of 2021 due to COVID-19’s impact on scheduled standardized testing through the spring and summer. Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid Gary Ross announced the decision in an email to the University website on April 9. “Th...
The Colgate Maroon-News Editorial Board
June 5, 2020
We stand in solidarity with our Black classmates, professors, administrators, staff and greater Colgate community of color. As a predominantly white staff, we acknowledge...
Veritati: Let Us All Reconvene
April 7, 2020
Veritati: Continuing Coverage and Maintaining Momentum During COVID-19 Pandemic
March 20, 2020