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  • Conversations on world affairs take place at Colgate every day, and of course they can鈥檛 all be recorded and shared. But the highlights can. 鈥淐olgate Conversations on World Affairs鈥 is a new series of 20-minute video interviews with visiting scholars 鈥 hosted by university president Jeffrey Herbst.
    December 8, 2010
  • An emotional service was held Monday night in Memorial Chapel in memory of Kevin Williams 鈥10, who died Oct. 4 after a yearlong battle with an inoperable brain tumor. The service, filled with moving songs and stories and pictures of the 22-year-old, was open to everyone who had been touched by Kevin鈥檚 short life. Kevin鈥檚 [鈥
    December 7, 2010
  • The role Steve Burke 鈥80 will play in reshaping how and what America watches continues to be subject No. 1 for many media watchers. The Colgate grad soon will become head of NBC Universal after the company finalizes its merger with Comcast, where Burke is the chief operating officer.
    December 6, 2010
  • Here I am on campus, Thanksgiving break just passed, and the first snow has finally fallen. I had a wonderful time with my friends at the ALANA Thanksgiving dinner. The food was delicious and I am appreciative of the fact that ALANA was able to provide a home-like feel for those of us who could [鈥
    December 3, 2010
  • (Editor鈥檚 Note: This article was written by Ryan Nelson 鈥12 ) Would you butt into a stranger鈥檚 conversation at a bar if they were speaking insensitively about homosexuals? Would you support a law to grant birthright citizenship to children of illegal immigrants? Would you be upset if your psychology professor began arguing for medical testing [鈥
    November 30, 2010
  • (Editor鈥檚 Note: This article was written by Edouard Boulat 鈥11) On the day of the Patriot League men鈥檚 basketball championship game back in 1996, Adonal Foyle 鈥98, the Raiders鈥 star player at the time, missed part of the team鈥檚 pre-game warm-up. The excuse he gave his coach? 鈥淪orry I missed the shoot-around, coach. The conversation [鈥
    November 22, 2010
  • The days have been flying by! Thanksgiving break is just around the corner and I am very ready for a bit of relaxation time. Classes have been demanding, but I am so amazed at the fact that much of what I learn in one class can be related to what I鈥檓 learning in another. These [鈥
    November 19, 2010
  • With a colorful PowerPoint presentation and a booming voice, Duke University sociology professor Eduardo Bonilla-Silva shared his thoughts last Thursday about the concept of grammar as it organizes society鈥檚 perceptions of race in contemporary America. Bonilla-Silva鈥檚 speech in Love Auditorium was titled 鈥淭he Invisible Weight of Whiteness: The Racial Grammar of Everyday Life in America,鈥 [鈥
    November 18, 2010