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  • While technology is fundamentally altering the landscape of higher education, Colgate鈥檚 physical setting and the close-knit community it fosters have positioned it well for the upcoming challenges, Jeffrey Herbst told those gathered Sunday to celebrate his inauguration as the university鈥檚 16th president.
    October 3, 2010
  • There is no way that I have already been at Colgate for a month; I can鈥檛 believe how comfortable I already feel here. Don鈥檛 get me wrong, I do get homesick every once in awhile, but there is just too much fun too be had, too much learning to be done, and too many experiences [鈥
    September 30, 2010
  • Flanked by a colorful poster board, Maggie Dunne 鈥13 smiles as she describes her summer as a critical language scholar. Through a scholarship program offered by the U.S. Department of State, Dunne was able to spend ten weeks in Bangladesh, learning Bangla. For four hours each morning she took a language class, and then spent [鈥
    September 30, 2010
  • The role of the United States as an active third-party mediator is critical to the future of the beleaguered Middle East peace process, former U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer told the campus community Tuesday during a lecture in Golden Auditorium. 鈥淭he degree to which the U.S. assigns priority to the issue is very important,鈥 said Kurtzer, [鈥
    September 29, 2010
  • Ask Frank Speno 鈥56 about the tradition that is Colgate football and he鈥檒l share stories about how he, as a 140-pound defensive back, went up against the human sledgehammer that was running back Jim Brown of Syracuse University. Or ask Al Short 鈥47, who will talk about how he planted his foot in the rain-drenched [鈥
    September 28, 2010
  • I鈥檓 back! I sure had a great week. I attended a Visions meeting where student representatives from the organizations on campus came together to talk about up-and-coming events. There are so many different clubs, organizations, and groups here at Colgate.
    September 23, 2010
  • Daniel Kurtzer, a former U.S. ambassador who played a key role in the formation of U.S. policy toward the Arab-Israeli conflict during the 1990s and 2000s, will share his insight with the Colgate community during a public lecture at 4:15 p.m., Sept. 28, in Golden Auditorium.
    September 23, 2010
  • Colgate. Syracuse. Football. Those three words were the basis of a regular series that stretched through seven decades and more than 60 games. At 3:30 p.m. Saturday, it鈥檚 time for a revival. The Raiders will travel to Syracuse University for a game at the Carrier Dome that will mark the 66th meeting between the two [鈥
    September 22, 2010
  • Hello! Let me start off by introducing myself. My name is Marilyn Hernandez-Stopp and I am a first-year here at Colgate. Being from a large suburb of Denver, Colorado, I am quite new to the quintessential quaint little town of Hamilton, New York. Back home, I attended Lakewood High School where I was exposed to [鈥
    September 17, 2010
  • At age 102, Charles Strobel 鈥33 still keeps his unwavering enthusiasm for Colgate. When Raiders football played Furman this past weekend in Greenville, S.C., Strobel, one of Colgate鈥檚 oldest living alumni, was in the stands cheering on his alma mater.
    September 14, 2010