2008 Woodie Awards
Commentary Articles
Good Times Beyond SPW
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I won't remember Spring Party Weekend, not when I wake up Monday morning, or ten years from now. Surprisingly, I'm not just talking about being blackout drunk. From day one at Colgate, first-years are enthralled with legendary stories of SPW. From everything I've heard, I have many reasons to look forward to this infamous weekend.
Sunburnt...or Loveburnt
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It's been a long year. On a personal level, I've spent the last eight months adjusting to life a thousand miles away from my family. And it's a curious feeling, knowing that "home" will never really be home again. It'll just be temporary housing, kind of like Gate House, but more reputable and constructed a little more solidly.
The Rule of Law AWOL in Hamilton
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Members of the Colgate community and citizens of Hamilton confront a most unexpected problem that has only of late come to the public's attention: the limited presence of the rule of law in the Hamilton village court. My motivation for writing derives from my recent experience with the court and Colgate's police force, my area of study, the New York Times articles by William Glaberson, a series of symposiums and New York state legislative investigations, and my fears that what I have experienced both on campus and in the village court is part of a pattern of questionable police and judicial conduct in Hamilton.
Alumni Column - Stepping Up to the Plate
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Upon graduating Colgate, a great many of us hope that our education will catapult us into leadership positions in our chosen profession. Yet many of the characteristics of great leaders aren't necessarily taught in our classrooms. Great leaders know what it means to take personal responsibility for their organizations and the people that work in them.
How to End Poverty 101
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Jeffrey Sachs is no philanthropist. He barely even falls under the "do-gooder" category. He's a problem-solver. He has taken the economies of Bolivia, Russia, India, China and Africa and has, well, solved their problems. In his new book The End of Poverty, Sachs lays out his next challenge…and solution, of course.
Minus the City - What Women Want
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The following is one of the greatest conversations I've ever had with a boy: Him: Can I please just come over and we'll talk about it? Me: No, I'm really tired. I just want to go to bed. Him: Is this one of those times when you tell me not to come over but you actually want me to? Me: …I…can't answer that.
Passing on the Torch: A New Presidency Begins
From the President's Desk. From Rob & Jenny.
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From the President's Desk Fellow Students, When Drew and I first took office close to a year ago, there was a lot of doubt on campus as to the whether or not SGA had the ability to get things done. A year of hard work later, we believe this sentiment has changed.
Editor's Column - Singing in the Rain
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We all know college as the time when children finally complete the transition from childhood to the adult realm. Sure, some of us may have reached it earlier than others, but by the time we are forced to do our own laundry or be smart enough to get someone to do it for us, we're all supposed to be through the doorway.
Letter to the Editor - Diversity and Academics Intertwined
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I write with thanks to Olivia Offner for her article "Divided over Diversity" in the Maroon-News issue of April 19. The article does a good job of representing some of the points of view on an important issue and opportunity Colgate and other institutions of higher learning are facing.
Letter to the Editor - Roelofs' Initiative: Discrimination
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Dean-Provost Roelofs' effort to emphasize diversity over subfield specialization in the hiring of new faculty ought to be of concern to all who care about the future of Colgate University. At the level of stated purpose, language, and symbolism the idea would appear to be a modest change made in pursuit of noble goals.