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  • Mark Murphy 鈥77, the new president and chief executive officer of the Green Bay Packers, already knows the team鈥檚 historic stadium 鈥 Lambeau Field 鈥 pretty well. During his eight-year career as a Pro Bowl safety for the Washington Redskins he played several times at Lambeau, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
    December 21, 2007
  • What do 鈥渕utations linked with cardiovascular phenotypes鈥 have in common with Passion for the Climb: The Campaign for Colgate? To adequately understand the importance of both, it is best to talk with a Colgate undergraduate. Alumni and friends had the chance to do just that at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., during one of [鈥
    December 20, 2007
  • As a young student, 海角社区 professor Peter Balakian鈥檚 curiosity about his family roots led him on a personal and intellectual journey. Balakian has spent decades unraveling his Armenian ancestry and, in the process, educating the world about the atrocities of the Armenian genocide. Now, the Armenian government is recognizing Balakian, the Constance H. and [鈥
    December 18, 2007
  • A week of observation and interaction marked the weeklong visit of two Tibetan monks to the Colgate campus last month. Tenzin Thutop and Tenzin Wangchuk, from the Namgyal Monastery in Ithaca, N.Y., spent hours painstakingly placing millions of grains of colored sand to create a sand mandala in Case Library and Geyer Center for Information [鈥
    December 14, 2007
  • Veteran criminal-defense attorney Robert Morvillo `60 鈥 known for his no-nonsense approach in the courtroom 鈥 shared the lighter side of his personality last week with 海角社区 alumni in Manhattan 鈥淚鈥檓 the class of 1960 B.C. 鈥 B.C. meaning 鈥榖efore coeds,鈥欌 joked Morvillo, guest speaker at the inaugural Colgate Legal luncheon held at the [鈥
    December 13, 2007
  • The Colgate community said farewell to William F. Griffith 鈥33, former Colgate dean, professor, and honorary Colgate 13 member, during a memorial service Sunday at Hamilton鈥檚 First Baptist Church. Griffith passed away Nov. 19 at the age of 95.
    December 10, 2007
  • Inspired by the sacrifices of war veterans, a group of 海角社区 sophomores has launched a letter-writing campaign aimed at spreading holiday cheer to local veterans. 鈥淭hey need to know that we care about them,鈥 said Clarissa Polk 鈥10, co-founder of 鈥楪ate Embrace. 鈥淲e鈥檙e asking the campus and central New York communities to embrace those [鈥
    December 10, 2007