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Professor Tom Balonek and students in his Solar System Astronomy and his Astronomical Techniques courses were lucky enough Tuesday night to observe the aurora borealis from campus.

Frank Dining Hall has charged full speed into the school year with a new dining program that promises healthier  and more innovative food options. The changes this year complete the second and final phase of a renovation of the university’s main dining hall.  This year’s efforts focused primarily on providing new and healthier menu options. […]

Colgate’s proposed new athletic facility received final approval Saturday from the university’s Board of Trustees to begin the design phase. The trustees announced that the facility, featuring the new home of Colgate ice hockey, along with locker room facilities for both soccer and lacrosse, will be constructed on the site of the current Van Doren […]

Although Zadie Smith touched on seemingly morose topics like the certainty of death, the author’s reading last Thursday in Love Auditorium was infused with lighthearted humor.

Elizabeth Marlowe, assistant professor of art and art history, started with some big questions at a recent colloquium: “What can we learn from a work of ancient art?  Will it teach us new things or reinforce what we already know?” In addressing those questions, Marlowe highlighted the lack of attention paid to the origins of […]

Jump into October with some great academic and social events around campus. Here are some ideas if you’re looking for something to do this week!

What do you get when you combine technology, 11 faculty posters, and wine, cheese, and crackers? At Colgate’s first “Tech on Tap” event, faculty and staff members gathered in a casual atmosphere to discuss the use of technology in the classroom. Sponsored by Information Technology Services, the University Libraries, and the Dean of the Faculty’s […]

From Lawrence Hall to Hamilton Central School to a high school in New Jersey, the distinctive black-and-white cover of George Saunders’s Tenth of December seemed to be everywhere this summer — the visual cue to the inaugural Colgate Reads program. Colgate Reads was simple: read a story, discuss the story. Approximately 2,150 people joined in […]