Keeping Martin Luther King’s proverbial dream alive is often a fleeting, one-day affair, but sometimes, we do indeed wake up and carry on the conversation. On Wednesday, February 24, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law and human rights activist-author Kenji Yoshino visited Colgate to meet with students and faculty and discuss the current and future states of civil rights in the United States.
The members of the class of 2013 who have been awaiting their turn to relive their April Visit Days by taking on the role of the host of a prospective student will be sorely disappointed come April due to changes in the visiting schedule that eliminate the two two-day, large-scale events that have taken place in years past.
Last week, Colgate University announced that three buildings will be renovated within the next year. The announcement described that, in addition to the new fitness center that will be built, Lathrop Hall, Watson House and the Colgate Inn are all in need of maintenance and will be updated in the coming years.
The cold and icy weather conditions of Thursday, February 25 called for the postponement or cancellation of many Colgate events. For senior Josh McLane, however, Thursday marked the first day of a two-day event almost a year in the making.
Monday, 2/22 No case activity reported. Tuesday, 2/23 3:29 a.m.: An underage intoxicated student at Gate House was cited for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, possession of alcohol and disorderly conduct. Case was referred for disciplinary action.
