News and Updates

This week was filled with learning upon learning experiences. I have noticed how much of the material I am exposed to while at lectures and other events can be applied to many of my classes, as well as to my life.

Colgate’s chaplains have discovered that they have more in common than a commitment to foster a robust religious life program on campus; they also share a passion and talent for music.

(Editor’s Note: This article was written by Jessica Blank ’11) Author Tim Wise used humor and a lightning-fast approach Monday night at Love Auditorium to discuss a difficult topic: race and white privilege.

Throughout this week, I have been certainly keeping myself busy with my schoolwork, job, and extracurricular activities. Though I do not like to brag, I also would like to say that I was chosen to be the internal communicator for the Latin American Student Organization (LASO).

The New York Stock Exchange is a hectic place with harried traders constantly following the electronic tickers that scream the stories of the day. On Tuesday, the 220-year-old financial institution was itself the day’s news, and Duncan Niederauer ’81 was in the middle of it.

The university’s celebration of Black History Month continues on and off campus with a mix of events that included a celebratory evening in Memorial Chapel for Gospel Fest. Headlined by award-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin, the Feb. 12 event drew hundreds of people to the Chapel.

Carrie Clifford ’93, an actress, comedian, and writer based in Los Angeles, lives down the street from the Urth Caffe, the trendy spot made famous by the HBO show Entourage. The café is busy all the time, filled with actors, writers, and others in the “biz” who are waiting for the next script to appear […]

This past week I was able to again volunteer at the Hamilton Central School, and I was given the opportunity to meet some great kids and tutor them in Spanish. I’m so glad that I can continue to be a part of this project!

Despite recent low temperatures and winter storms, 40 members of Phi Delta Theta (Phi Delt) can be spotted around campus these days sporting freshly shaved heads.

Jeff Fager ’77, executive producer of 60 Minutes, has been promoted to the newly created position of chairman of CBS News. Fager will guide the overall editorial direction and content and quality of all CBS News broadcasts, both on-air and online, according to a network press release. He assumes his new role Feb. 22, and […]