News and Updates

In many religions, food is love. Now, thanks to generous contributions from Mike Saperstein ’62 and Charles Axelrod ’63, Colgate’s Michael Saperstein Jewish Center has two brand new hearts: two spacious kitchens where meat and dairy foods can be prepared separately, so traditional kosher meals can be shared.

Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, was celebrated this past weekend in the brightly decorated atrium of the Ho Science Center. Members of the campus community filled the atrium for the Saturday night event, which was organized by the Hindu Student Association (HSA).

On Thursday, students who have been studying a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel got to hear straight from the horse’s mouth just what it took to write it — and ask him detailed questions about what intrigued, confused, or enlightened them in their reading of his book. Jeffrey Eugenides, author of Middlesex, spent 75 minutes with the […]

Sophomore running back Nate Eachus ran for 98 yards and two touchdowns as the No. 23-ranked Colgate Raiders defeated Princeton 21-14 in double overtime on ESPNU. Eachus scored on a pair of two-yard touchdown runs in both the first and second overtime periods. The game was a battle of wills, as both defenses played spectacular […]

Latina actress, choreographer, and activist Rosie Perez shared her personal story with students Wednesday night with a singular goal in mind: to inspire them to “step into your greatness.” Perez, in her trademark voice that shouts “Brooklyn,” urged the Love Auditorium audience to push through their fears to become the person they can be, a […]

After crushing out-of-conference rival Cornell for its fifth victory, the undefeated Colgate Raiders football team prepares for its hot date with a national TV audience. The Raiders will play its first-ever Thursday night game at 7 against the Princeton Tigers, and the contest will be seen on ESPNU.

Mike Wenger ’09 is working to bring social networking to the volunteer community. With a team of Colgate students, faculty, and alumni, Wenger is creating www.collaboraid.org, a website that will help volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and indigenous stakeholders collaborate online. The site is Wenger’s solution to a problem he uncovered when volunteering in Africa over two […]

Millions of NFL fans are again devoting a few hours each Sunday to watching their favorite teams, and one of the key players in those TV broadcasts is Drew Esocoff ’79, who is in his fourth season as director of NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Esocoff started this NFL season without one of the icons of […]

In true Colgate fashion, the Barge Canal Coffee Co. celebrated its 13th birthday with 13 hours of music and 13 performers on Saturday. When the celebration started at 10 a.m. at the university-run coffeehouse in downtown Hamilton, Colgate students, faculty both past and present, and families from the area started to fill the place that […]

A humble Junot Diaz spoke candidly to a chock-full Love Auditorium Thursday night as he read short passages from his work and then answered questions about everything from art to language to immigration. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author kicked off the Living Writers course, which will bring a number of acclaimed authors to campus throughout the […]