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  • A new webcam offers a look at the new Colgate fitness center that is getting in shape and bulking up at the construction site next to Huntington Gym. The state-of-the-art facility adjacent to the gymnasium, in front of Lineberry Natatorium, is slated to open in January 2011.
    July 21, 2010
  • 鈥淭ell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide.鈥 With these words, Homer began his epic Odyssey, but he could have been describing the first cohort of Summer on the Hill participants.
    July 8, 2010
  • Author Dennis McFadden, a veteran of the Colgate Writers鈥 Conference, found himself blazing a slightly different trail when he returned to the event this year. Rather than attending as a student, McFadden found himself reading his own work to the participants who were once his peers. Hart鈥檚 Grove, his novel that he had workshopped at [鈥
    July 7, 2010
  • Colgate Mobile is now a smart choice for those with smartphones and other devices who want to connect with Colgate at any time and from anywhere. The new mobile website provides essential information and services with an interface optimized for on-the-go access. You can preview the mobile site here.
    July 1, 2010
  • Why invest in a Colgate education? The value is among the best in the country, according to a study released this week by PayScale, an online site that collects salary data. The report reveals which college tuition costs will return the biggest dividends after graduation.
    June 30, 2010
  • You can exercise both your mind and body next Thursday (July 1) at the Village Green. Fitness writer and marathoner Sarah Bowen Shea 鈥88 will discuss her book Run Like a Mother: How to Get Moving and Not Lose Your Family, Job or Sanity, and then take part in a 5K fun run/walk in the [鈥
    June 23, 2010
  • More than 50 people are taking part in the annual Colgate Writers鈥 Conference that begins Sunday. The conference includes a wide range of free lectures and readings that are available to the general public.
    June 18, 2010
  • Rob Stone 鈥91 makes even the most avid sports fan look ill-informed. As an announcer and reporter for ESPN, Stone is sports savvy on everything from the World Cup to the annual Fourth of July Nathan鈥檚 Hot Dog Eating Contest. 鈥満=巧缜 the only sports I haven鈥檛 covered,鈥 said Stone, 鈥渁re the NFL, NBA, and baseball.鈥 Covering [鈥
    June 17, 2010
  • Colgate鈥檚 Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute is hosting a symposium this week in the Ho Science Center. Scientists from Australia, Canada, and the United States will gather up on the hill to discuss what is under the sea, focusing on the topic: 鈥淓volutionary Transitions in Marine Invertebrate Larval Forms.鈥
    June 9, 2010
  • This isn鈥檛 your mom鈥檚 Carnival cruise. Seven Colgate students and three alumni are taking part in a month-long research cruise to the Galapagos Islands, where they are mapping the ocean floor and collecting rock samples. It is a rare opportunity for undergraduates from a smaller school such as Colgate to be able to take part [鈥
    June 8, 2010