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The Colgate Maroon-News
SUMMER IS OVER. FALL IS HERE. The leaves are changing. The air is crisp. That Peter Millar fleece has put some swagger in your step. You’re walking to that Friday 10:20 a.m. class. Your professor isn’t giving a reading check-in — he never does. You get there eight minutes early to sit on your phone....
The Colgate Maroon-News
Often, when we watch popular era-defining films of the 1950s, we are disgusted by and reproachful of the thick layer of gloss applied over such a problematic era. In the face of things like racial segregation, extreme homophobia and violence against minorities, it is hard to believe that people could ever find pleasure in such...
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On Saturday, Oct. 18, The Local Culture cheese shop reopened its doors after flooding caused a temporary closure. The Local Culture is a premier cheese shop and lounge in downtown Hamilton. Serving charcuterie boards, artisanal sandwiches and wine, the store opened in Jan. 2026 and has gained popularity amongst community members and Colgate University studen
Colgate Political Review
Thirty-five of the 100 U.S. Senate seats are up for election this November and Republicans currently have a 53-45 majority in the Senate. Republicans have been scrambling, as Trump’s approval ratings have recently fallen from 49% to below 40%. However, despite the decline in President Trump’s popularity, Republicans still retain a fiscal and incumbent advant
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In its sixth installment of the Living Writers series, Colgate University welcomed Jaquira Díaz, author of “This is the Only Kingdom” and assistant professor of writing at Columbia University. Díaz’s pieces have been included in The Atlantic, The Guardian, Time and other renowned publications. Her Oct. 15 talk taught the Living Writers community literary and
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With the debut of the new all-girl punk band Cheepskate at Colgate University and the recent opening of Grim vs. Grit Skateshop, the 1990s are making a comeback in Hamilton, N.Y. Grim vs. Grit at 18 Utica St. sells coffee, thrifted clothes and skateboards. Walking into the shop, one is immediately greeted by rows of skateboard...
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Colgate University’s Hartshorne Lecture series, held by the Philosophy and Religion Departments, was hosted by Professor and Chair of the Religion Department at Haverford College, Molly Farneth, last Thursday, Oct. 15. Farneth’s lecture, “Continuities of Conflict: Reanimating ‘Tradition’ in Religious Studies”, explored how traditions are not static customs t
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In a school-wide email sent on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the Information Technology Services (ITS) team announced that Colgate University will begin to upgrade and modernize ’Gate Card software, the system which students use to access campus buildings. Before implementing any changes, ITS will alert students on a building-by-building basis. “Continue using your ’G
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Two weeks ago, the Senate welcomed a panel on sexual violence prevention composed of Title IX administrators, Haven and Shaw faculty and student leaders. The panel discussed ways that both students and administration can tackle sexual violence issues on college campuses and focused on the numerous resources available to students at Colgate. Presidential cabi
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Several law enforcement agencies responded to a false report of an active shooter at Hamilton Central School (HCS) on Thursday, Oct. 8, in Hamilton, N.Y. Madison County Sheriff’s Office received a call from someone who claimed her boyfriend posed a shooting threat due to his possession of firearms and plans to use them at the...
Colgate Political Review
Donald Trump has once again exemplified his tendency to spread dangerous, reckless rhetoric. As an Iranian American living in Los Angeles, the war with Iran is more than just a news headline for me: for much of my family abroad, it can mean the difference between life or death and peace or violence. My fears,... The post Trump’s Reckless Rhetoric: The War in
Colgate Political Review
When a foreign leader becomes synonymous with his country, the allegations against him can come to define an entire nation and make extraordinary exercises of American power seem inevitable. Venezuela becomes reduced to Maduro, while Maduro becomes reduced to a collection of alleged crimes. The problem is not that these allegations should be ignored. Rather,
Colgate Political Review
Tom Standage is a British author and journalist focused on understanding how the past can inform the future. He currently works as the Deputy Editor and Head of Digital Strategy at The Economist, in addition to writing the forward-focused annual, “The World Ahead.” On Sept. 16, the Colgate Political Review sat down with Standage to... The post Are We Living
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Colgate University’s Arts Council and the Department of Theater hosted interdisciplinary performance scholar, artist and educator Kate March from Sept. 28 through Oct. 2. March produced a collaborative installation with Hank Bamberger, assistant professor of theater, located in The Vault in Bernstein Hall. In The Vault, videos reflected onto the walls and ob
Colgate Political Review
On March 28, over eight million people turned out across the country as part of over 3,300 “No Kings” protests, marking the largest single-day coordinated protest in American history. These protests are part of a wider movement against the perceived rise in authoritarianism in the United States, particularly aimed at President Donald Trump’s broad expansion.
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