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As finals week and graduation approach, many seniors begin to reflect on their time at Colgate University as they prepare to walk across the stage for their diplomas. One distinct member of the Class of 2024 is senior Max Rubinstein. Rubinstein is majoring in biology and minoring in both global public and environmental health and...

Originally from Baltimore, Md., senior Gray Purcell is an environmental studies major and sociology minor who participates in a diverse portfolio of activities and organizations on campus. She has ingrained herself into the Colgate University community by fostering connections with her peers. Purcell founded the club swim team and has served as its president for...

Senior Mia Buchband is a sociology major and education studies minor at Colgate University. Throughout her time at Colgate, she has been involved in Link Staff, Mad Tutors, SAT prep and Greek life. As a lead link, Buchband led orientation this past Fall. From directing ice breaker activities to managing the Link Staff, lead links...

As the Fall 2023 semester quickly approached, orientation Link Leaders for transfer students worked hard to get their new group of students acclimated to the Colgate University community. The incoming transfer student class includes 28 students from various universities around the world. Moving to a new university can be a challenge, so the Link Staff...

For New Student Orientation 2023, students were divided into Link groups based on their assigned first-year seminar class. The students, known as “Linksters,” spent the beginning of the semester with an upperclassman known as a “Link,” who helps acclimate them to life at Colgate University. Junior Katie Maratea has participated in New Student Orientation as...

Imagine this: A visibly nervous first-year student sitting in the front seat of a loaded-up SUV drives down Broad Street. Questions and uncertainties that once swirled in the mind of the first-year are quickly replaced by shouting, honking and what sounds like a major kitchen disaster. Colgate University’s Link Staff is on the front lines...

Even though senior Lucy Langan grew up in nearby Cazenovia, NY, she never really felt connected to Colgate University – until she actually arrived on campus, that is. Throughout her four years in Hamilton, Langan has left an indelible mark on the University through the interpersonal connections she has developed with people from all over...

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“It’s hard to be yourself, but the only way that you are going to find your people, and find the things that you love on campus that are going to be impactful is in being yourself, getting out of your comfort zone and not taking B.S. from other people,” senior Pierce Haley shared. Haley’s word...

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