Ellie Markwick News Today

Fans were delighted on April 19 with the release of Taylor Swift’s eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” Swift announced its release at this year’s Grammy Awards after winning Best Pop Vocal Album for her tenth studio album, “Midnights.” Swift shared a surprise double album, subtitled “The Anthology,” two hours after the first album...

Colgate University’s Model United Nations (UN) team equips members with the ability to utilize history and public speaking to explore new perspectives in the international field. After welcoming new members, the team completed the first conferences of the year in Boston and Ithaca and is preparing for future conferences.  Within a Model UN Conference, there...

Colgate University’s Colgate Speaking Union (CSU) refers to a wide range of organizations centered on public speaking competitions and international opportunities, including Model UN, Model Arab League, Debate Society, Spanish Language Debate Society and Mock Trial. The CSU headquarters are located in Lathrop 002, and academic trophies decorate the home base. Program Coordinator for the...

Halloween is a favorite holiday for Colgate University students, second to the widely celebrated Colgate Day. The breathtaking fall foliage in Hamilton heightens anticipation for the fun-filled holiday as students spend October consuming apple cider and pumpkin spice coffees. While the Broad Street houses of Colgate’s Greek life organizations [GLOs] are known for their aesthetically pleasing...

Floating Shirt — a band made up entirely of Colgate University students — performed on Saturday, Sept. 30, at Good Nature Brewery in Hamilton, N.Y. The band started playing at 7:35 p.m. for a crowd of students and brewery patrons who filled the large outdoor space. The show lasted roughly an hour, including an encore....

Over the course of four days last weekend, Colgate University student theater group Masque & Triangle (M&T) put on five showings of “Something Rotten!,” a musical comedy that debuted on Broadway in 2015 and has since earned several Tony Award nominations. In M&T’s rendition of the acclaimed play, the stunning voice of sophomore Clementina Aboagye...