2008 Woodie Awards
Night Vision
I was born with red hair, porcelain skin, and light blue eyes: the perfect genetic combination for a future of freckles, sunburns, and excessive squinting. My mother used to put on my baby bonnet, wheel me to the park on sunny afternoons, and feed me Gerber's pureed peaches on the bench near the duck pond.
Holocaust Survivor Keeps the Story Alive
Memories of a brutal war were captured and the shocking details of a personal history were unveiled in the words of the Jewish Holocaust survivor Helen Sperling, who spoke about her life before, during and after her concentration camp experience on Tuesday night to several professors and an auditorium filled to capacity with students.
For Second Straight Year, Men's Soccer Wins PL
After winning the Patriot League last season, the Colgate men's soccer team came into this season with a simple goal: defend the title. Problem is, that goal is much easier said than done. As the Raiders weaved their way through the Patriot League schedule, they engaged in battle after battle with teams hungry to take down the champs.
Re-Defining Chinese Art
On Wednesday October 12, Jerome Silbergelb, a visiting professor from Prince University's Art Department, gave a lecture entitled "Curatorial Study: Bull Marketry and the Defining of Contemporary Chinese Art," as a part of the Eric J. Ryan Lecture series. Professor Silbergelb began the lecture by emphasizing the currently "trendy" nature of contemporary Chinese Art, which has, in the last few years, begun attracting the attention of many curators seeking sound investments.
Editors' Column - Being Clear
Last week's issue of The Maroon-News carried a column called "Being Right -- Love is Not Enough," that prompted a spirited reaction across campus. The responses have been strong enough to warrant the following clarification, not in the form of a weekly political column, but from the role of Editor-in-Chief.
News
Banking on a Victory
On Tuesday, November 18, students and faculty came to Meyerhoff Auditorium in the Ho Science Center to engage in a discussion about campaign finance, a much-contested issue following this election season. Michael Malbin, director of the Campaign Finance Institute, delivered a speech titled "Money in the 2008 Elections: What Should Be the Goal of Campaign Finance Policy in a Liberal Democracy?" Mr.
Sports
13 Reasons Why You Need to Go to the PL Football Championship
OK. So maybe you have a 40-page paper on 8th-century Eskimo poetry due in 48 hours, which you have to write in Sanskrit, but that is no excuse to avoid Andy Kerr Stadium on Saturday, November 22 at 1 p.m. At that time, Colgate and Holy Cross will be duking it out on the field to win both the Patriot League and the conference's berth to the Division I-FCS NCAA Tournament.
Arts & Features
Colgate's Jazzin' it Up: Celebrating Wayne Shorter
At 7:30 p.m. on November 16 and 17, community members and students gathered at the Palace Theater for Wayne's World: Celebrating the Music of Wayne Shorter, this semester's iteration of the biannual Core 152 jazz program. Associate Professor of Music Glenn Cashman led a quartet including Central New York jazz regulars Mike Solazzo on upright bass and Jimmy Johns on drums.
Visions & Voices
She Loved Me
I wrote her a song, but her sad smile tore it to shreds and I couldn't bear to sing it anymore. I swore I would piece it together for her one day, unshred and unshard the notes to put a happier smile on her face. She told me she loved me, and I heard the past tense too clearly in that sad smile of hers.