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Enlarge Picture >> I traipsed up the hill to Lawrence Hall to sit the last exam of my undergraduate career.  A misty, rainy afternoon.  Classically Colgate. And two hours and twelve pages later, it was done.  I handed it to my professor. ‘Gotta put the seniors in a separate pile to grade first,’ he said […]

Finally: an overcast day where I have no excuse but to sit i

As of Monday, May 5 ‘ Senior shortstop Melissa Rawson (Palmdale, CA) has broken the Patriot League record for total bases in a season with 127, and moved into 2nd place for runs scored in a season with 47 ‘ Junior pitcher Elena Isaac (Chandler, AZ) has moved into 5th place in career wins in […]

Enlarge Picture >> It’s the first Saturday at Colgate where I’ve woken up and literally have nothing to do.  I had the last class of my college career yesterday, kissed the walls of Lawrence Hall goodbye in a sort of a bittersweet farewell, handed in my last paper, and faced a series of unknowns that […]

by Bud Poliquin, Syracuse Post-Standard

Enlarge Picture >> I’m seated in the Hamilton Inn with the editorial staff of Colgate’s weekly newspaper the Colgate Maroon-News.  We’re taken to dinner every semester by the university as a means of thanking us for our work and dedication.  And it’s nice to get to know the staff better over a civilized meal rather […]

Hamilton, NY — �������� will award five honorary degrees at its 182nd commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 18, when approximately 700 graduating seniors will receive their bachelor of arts degrees. Those to be honored include Kwame A. Appiah, Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton […]

Enlarge Picture >> A friend of my roommate knocks on the door and asks if she’s ready to go. ‘Where are you off to” I ask, looking up from my book. ‘My biology research professor is cooking us dinner at his house,’ my roommate says.  ‘See you in a few hours.’ ‘Have fun,’ I call […]