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The Oldest College Weekly in America. Founded 1868.

The Colgate Maroon-News

The Oldest College Weekly in America. Founded 1868.

The Colgate Maroon-News

Admin and Faculty Address Online Learning Obstacles

Admin and Faculty Address Online Learning Obstacles

Kirby Goodman and Greta Ferdinand April 6, 2020

Online instruction of all courses began Monday, March 30 following the University’s cancellation of on-campus instruction for the remainder of the spring semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an...

NCAA Extends Eligibility for Spring Student-Athletes

NCAA Extends Eligibility for Spring Student-Athletes

Courtney Day, Maroon-News Staff April 6, 2020

The NCAA Division I Council recently voted on several motions to provide eligibility relief for spring sports student-athletes after their seasons were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Patriot...

Sustainability Column: Dolphins in Venice

Will Krohn, Maroon-News Staff April 1, 2020

Italy has been one of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus. Here, nearly all economic activity, including tourism, has stopped. This seems like bad news for Venice, a huge tourist destination,...

Business as Usual: Cruise Lines Continue to Sink

Richard Favlo, Maroon-News Staff April 1, 2020

In the midst of a global stock market meltdown, most sectors have seen share prices depreciate rather quickly. However, there have been few industries that have endured the onslaught that is currently...

Channeling Rexford Tugwell in an age of Pandemics

Wynter Schnell, Maroon-News Staff April 1, 2020

Meet Rexford Tugwell. He was in FDR’s iconic “Brain Trust,” a team of academics that helped his administration develop social and economic policy. As a specialist in national planning, Tugwell believed...

Finding Solace: How Colgate Students are Managing Their Mental and Physical Wellbeing

Finding Solace: How Colgate Students are Managing Their Mental and Physical Wellbeing

Catherine Ferri, Maroon-News Staff April 1, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to tear through the country, thousands of college students have evacuated home prematurely, been forced to rush goodbyes to friends and taken out of their carefully cultivated...

Colgate Athletics Deals with Cancelled Seasons, Questions of Recruitment, Eligibility and How to Move Forward

Colgate Athletics Deals with Cancelled Seasons, Questions of Recruitment, Eligibility and How to Move Forward

Eric Fishbin, Sports Editor March 30, 2020

In the hours after the Patriot League men’s basketball Championship game came to a close on March 11, Colgate players and fans were struggling with the emotional impact of a historic season and playoff...

Colgate Athletics Responds to Patriot League Cancellation

Colgate Athletics Responds to Patriot League Cancellation

Courtney Day, Maroon-News Staff March 27, 2020

For Colgate’s student-athletes, Thursday, March 12 began a seemingly regular day, but quickly turned into one that would be unforgettable. As they woke up, packed their bags in anticipation of that afternoon’s...

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

For the spring semester, all letter grades awarded by professors will be converted to a pass/fail (P/X) grade and students will have the option of which appears on their transcript, Dean of the Faculty...

Timeline of Events Related to COVID-19

Timeline of Events Related to COVID-19

Emily Rahhal and Kirby Goodman March 25, 2020

This is a timeline of community events and decisions related to COVID-19 (coronavirus) and important context. We will continue to update this story. If we you have new information please contact us at [email protected]. March...

13 Beats: Quarantine Edition

13 Beats: Quarantine Edition

Tristan Niskanen, Maroon-News Staff March 24, 2020

“Holding On for Life” by Broken Bells This Broken Bells song sounds like it could be a disco or 80s hit. It comes from Broken Bells’ second album, appropriately called After the Disco....

Local Health Services Respond to COVID-19 Crisis Amid Staff Shortages

Local Health Services Respond to COVID-19 Crisis Amid Staff Shortages

Wynter Schnell and Lalana Sharma March 24, 2020

While local health services have long been preparing for the impact of COVID-19 in Hamilton, uncertainty regarding the continued extent of the crisis and the sudden departure of many Southern Madison County...

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