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There’s no other spot on campus where, on a given day, you’ll find an alumnus from the Class of ’41, the president of the rugby club, a staff member from the accounting department, and a geography professor. But at Colgate’s new Trudy Fitness Center, they’re all sweating it out in tandem.

The third annual Hamilton International Film Festival held last month drew people from New York state and beyond as films created right here in central New York and from as far away as Denmark were presented.

Because of potentially disruptive weather Sunday as a result of Hurricane Irene, changes have been to the orientation schedule for first-year students. In addition, the Office of Residential Life has extended its hours to accommodate unscheduled early arrivals.

Hello, my name is Natalie Sportelli, and I’m a member of the incoming Class of 2015. I will be writing about my experiences at Colgate, and I hope to be informative, entertaining, and enlightening with my observations of campus life.

There were bright smiles, even if there wasn’t any bright sunshine, greeting the newest members of the Colgate community today as first-year students moved into their residence halls.

As part of its aggressive push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance sustainability, Colgate has signed a 15-year commitment with Patagonia Sur to purchase forestry-based carbon offsets. Under the agreement, a total of 225,000 native-species trees will be planted on 430 acres of land in Chile’s Aysén Region of Patagonia.

Five alumni who own a diverse set of businesses in central New York are profiled in the Summer ’11 Colgate Scene. Read about the entrepreneurial spirit of:

Summer in Hamilton tends to be more dormant than the academic year, but tucked away in laboratories and library corners, Colgate students have been making life-changing discoveries as they assist professors with their research. Here’s a glimpse into a few of those pockets of campus: