I’ve always hated group projects and never really understood why professors insist on assigning them. In my experience, a group project goes kind of like this: first, you all say you’re going to do...

Take a second to think back on the last 16 years of your life. What has changed? Your answer to this question will allow you to see the hierarchy by which you define your identity. I know, cool right?...

When I first started writing for The Maroon-News, I was out of my element. I was full of excitement and misplaced confidence, but lacked the experience to back it up. Not only had I never written for a...

During the fall semester of my sophomore year, Spencer Serling, then-Editor-in-Chief of The Colgate Maroon-News, gave me the opportunity to write for the oldest college weekly in America. Now, over two...

I don’t know how many times I’ve made the trip to Colgate. It’s a two hour drive from home along Route 20, “America’s Scenic Byway.” It’s a trip that I first made when I was maybe seven or...

I have a lot of thank yous after my time at The Maroon-News. I’ve always had a love for journalism, but I didn’t anticipate how it would shape my time at Colgate. I wasn’t one of the Pre-Orientation...

There are two typical responses you will get from seniors in their final semester of college. The first is that they aren’t ready to go and will miss Colgate more than anything. The second is that they...

After I told my family about my decision to go to Colgate University for undergrad, my brothers shared with me that my time at college would go by quickly. These past years have been full of experiences,...

Three years ago, the Philadelphia 76ers finished the NBA regular season with an 18-64 record, one of the worst records in the history of the NBA. The future looked bleak, but a radical, idealistic leader...