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Persson Hall Auditorium was filled to capacity last week  as students and economics professors discussed the recession and its implications for the long-term health of the U.S. economy. The panel discussion was the second in a series sponsored by the Economics Department, with the first session held last spring.

Michelle Vatalaro ’10 had signed up for the Liberal Democracy and Its Limits course because she thought it sounded interesting. What she didn’t know at the time was how being in the political science class was going to bring her face to face on Saturday night with Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Britain. […]

Ret. Gen. Colin Powell — former U.S. secretary of state and one-time leader of 350,000 troops — knows how to make an entrance. “Sit down, you’re making me nervous,” barked the general in the good-natured tone perfected over five decades of Army leadership, politics, and diplomacy. Having stared down world leaders and stood up to […]

Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House of Representatives, easily moved from lecturer to town hall host Thursday night as he initiated a rigorous dialogue with students and community members who filled every available seat and lined the aisles of Memorial Chapel. Gingrich spoke without notes during his lecture, in which he said America is […]

Buried under a mountain of debt and living off a fixed income, the Alsheimer family of Earlville received the best news of the day from Colgate senior Rachel Tibolt: they’ll receive more than $8,500 dollars in tax refunds. “I have three children, so this money is going to make a huge difference in my life,” […]