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The Colgate Maroon-News

The Oldest College Weekly in America. Founded 1868.

The Colgate Maroon-News

Librarians are working to make digital materials available for students and professors as work continues remotely.

Library Services Go Remote with Students at Home

Nicole Dienst, Maroon-News Staff April 24, 2020

After Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo signed the ‘New York State on Pause’ Executive Order on March 20, which mandates the closure of all non-essential services across New York State, Colgate’s...

Colgate Course Registration and Housing Selection Moved to Early June

Colgate Course Registration and Housing Selection Moved to Early June

Eva Wen, Maroon-News Staff April 22, 2020

Course registration and housing selection for the fall 2020 semester is delayed until June, pushing back the processes which both traditionally take place around mid-April of each year. In an email sent...

SOMAC Receives Over 30 Applications Following Urgent Call for Volunteers

SOMAC Receives Over 30 Applications Following Urgent Call for Volunteers

Lalana Sharma, Assistant News Editor April 22, 2020

Southern Madison County Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SOMAC) has received an influx of applications for open positions following a notice released on Saturday, March 21, detailing an urgent need for community...

Conant House is the on-campus headquarters for Counseling and Psychological Services. The group therapy sessions normally hosted there are now being hosted by Zoom.

Counseling Center Goes Digital with Remote Services

Elizabeth Shaw, Maroon-News Staff April 22, 2020

The Office of Counseling and Psychological Services is working around limitations in providing services and resources to students through online learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Director...

Students Unite Through Blogging and Instagram

Students Unite Through Blogging and Instagram

Sophia Zanussi, Maroon-News Staff April 15, 2020

As the terms “shelter-in-place,” “quarantine” and “social distancing” flood the internet through news sources and social media, it is nearly impossible to momentarily forget the new reality...

5 Memoirs to Read Right Now

5 Memoirs to Read Right Now

Glynnis Harvey, Managing Editor April 15, 2020

I read most literary genres, but my favorite genre above all else is memoir. I find them the most engaging, surprising and enjoyable. No story is crazier than a true one. Go behind the scenes and find...

Inequity in the Online Classroom

Inequity in the Online Classroom

Nicholas Quinn, Maroon-News Staff April 11, 2020

Governors across the nation are closing schools, both indefinitely or permanently for the 2019-2020 school year. While these hubs of learning may no longer operate, students must continue to ascertain...

You Are Not The Only One In the COVID-19 Fight

Eva Wen, Maroon-News Staff April 11, 2020

March 10, President Brian Casey sent out an email encouraging the Colgate community to stay on campus during Spring Break and asking all traveling students to return to campus on March 23 to engage in...

A Coronavirus Stimulus Bill Must Work for the American People, not Big Business

Jackson Coleman, Maroon-News Staff April 11, 2020

Urgent, decisive, and meaningful action is necessary to deal with what may be the largest and deadliest crisis of the 21st century, the COVID-19 outbreak. The trillion-dollar stimulus bill that was blocked...

Sex, Love, and Social Distancing

Graci Galvez, Maroon-News Staff April 11, 2020

The good news is, COVID-19 in its reproductive stage cannot be sexually transmitted. The bad news is, however, this, unfortunately, means nothing, as virtually any sexual act involves some kind of exchange...

Colgate Targeted by “Zoombombing”

Colgate Targeted by “Zoombombing”

Emily Rahhal and Kirby Goodman April 7, 2020

Two Colgate Zoom meetings were targeted by what is now nationally known as “Zoombombing” since University instruction and programming switched to the online platform Zoom last week. Zoombombing occurs...

Veritati: Let Us All Reconvene

Veritati: Let Us All Reconvene

Earlier this morning, President Brian Casey announced to the Colgate community that the Class of 2020’s much anticipated May 17 commencement ceremony would be canceled as a result of the current COVID-19...

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