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Logouts to be Long Gone
SGA-Sponsored Gmail Program Begins Testing
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Get ready to say goodbye to closed inboxes, unexpected logouts and lost e-mails. Student Government Association (SGA) President senior Rob Sobelman, along with the assistance of SGA Policy Coordinator for Technology Initiatives sophomore Mike Schneider and Network and System Administrator Bill Howell, is working to replace Colgate's Microsoft Outlook Webmail system with Google's Gmail platform.
Linzen Says Chill Out
Global Warming Skeptic Speaks at Colgate
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Students and faculty crowded into the Henshaw Lecture Room in Lathrop Hall on Thursday afternoon to hear a controversial lecture by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Meteorology Richard Lindzen. Colgate Professor of Political Science, Presidential Scholar and Director of the Center for Freedom and Western Civilization Robert Kraynak, who introduced Lindzen, explained that the original title of the lecture had been "Global Warming: Science and Moral Responsibility" but that he and Lindzen had come up with a better one: "Global Warming: Who's to Blame, Human Activities or Natural Causes?" Lindzen is one of the most noted and prolific detractors from what Kraynak described as the "popular wisdom of global warming.
SGA Begins Push for More Gym Space
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With Colgate's ranking by Men's Fitness magazine as the second most physically fit campus in the nation, it is no wonder that the Student Government Association (SGA) and a group of willing students have begun working to gather administrative support and draft a proposal for a new satellite fitness center on the hill.
Smith Speaks on Black Male Athletes
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Whether you are a student-athlete or just an uninterested spectator, it doesn't take much for one to realize that sports is an important aspect of Colgate life. So when guest speaker Professor Earl Smith of Wake Forest University was invited to give a special lecture titled "The Overrepresentation of African American Student-Athletes in Division I-A Sport Programs," its message was bound to have a strong impact on campus.
Africa Week Lecture Focuses on Econ
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To a packed Helen K. Persson Auditorium, Paul Tiyambe Zeleza asked the question, "Who are the real rogue creditors in Africa?" in his lecture "Dancing with the Dragon: Africa's Courtship with China," a lecture sponsored by the Africana and Latin American Studies program on behalf of Africa Week.
Students Hear Former Mexican President Speak
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In recent years, the issue of immigration - especially illegal immigration - from countries south of the United States has been the focus of much debate. On October 29, a group of Colgate students traveled to Syracuse University to hear about the issue of immigration, not from the perspective of a U.
Big Men Fall Hard: Health Screening Promotes Heart Disease Awareness Among Colgate Men
RED DRESS DAY (FOR MEN): On Wednesday, an event at the African, Latin, Asian, and Native American (ALANA) Cultural Center attempted to address that many men don't feel that they need to see the doctor regularly and don't take the proper steps to protect against heart disease, the number one killer of both men and women.