Willow Path News Today

April is sexual assault awareness month (SAAM) and Colgate University’s sexual violence resource center, Haven, plans to get members of the Colgate community involved through a series of events that aim to spread awareness and share survivors’ stories. According to its website, Haven is an on-campus resource that provides “confidential care, support, advocacy and trauma-informed...

Colgate University is soon to begin a number of major development projects that, in addition to upgrading landscaping, aim to improve access in and around campus. These projects include the creation of Peter’s Glen, a revitalized pathway through the developing Middle Campus that will lead into an improved plaza at the current Frank Dining Hall...

There are many myths and legends that surround the topic of couples at Colgate University. From having your first kiss on Willow Path to tying the knot in the Colgate Memorial Chapel, several couples have embarked on a journey of love and found their special match on their way to class. Seniors Yuka Aoyama and...

Interrupting the dreary hike to the Case-Geyer Library this finals season is a relatively new asset to Colgate University’s campus: the 13 Machine. The truck beckons passersby with its color-changing lights and bright red, cheery coloring. Even more enticing than its exterior is its function: it serves free hot chocolate and cider to anyone interested....

One of the integral features of the Colgate University housing experience is the ability to select your residence in your last two years at college. While first-years and sophomores live in on-campus residence halls, upperclassmen can choose between several options, such as townhouses or apartment complexes. Perhaps the most distinctive option open to them, however,...

As I looked at my weather app this past Saturday, a feeling of existential dread came over me as I noticed the stark decrease in temperatures compared to this past week. Lows of 20s and highs of 40s with rarely any sunny days bring me back to the mildest days of winter in Hamilton, which...

An unusual phenomenon marks the end of October every year here at Colgate University. Many of us find ourselves walking around with bare limbs, protesting dropping temperatures with arms crossed over our chests. This lack of proper attire is not caused by failing to check the weather ahead of time: such is the folly of...

Representatives from the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) visited Colgate University on Wednesday, April 26, to gauge community input for a new construction project in Hamilton that would restructure traffic along Route 12B in the village center. The two NYSDOT staff members in attendance — Heather Tehan, the public information officer at NYSDOT,...

Colgate University graduate students in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program released brook trout into the river alongside Willow Path as the culmination of a special teaching course on Friday, April 21.  The course, titled “Seminar on Curriculum and Instruction for Math and Science,” exposed student teachers in the Childhood Education division of...

Over the past week, students may have noticed a long clothing rack of shirts occupying the pathway between Little Hall and Case  Geyer Library. Sitting through a few days of rain and shine, the installation was part of an independent project, “The Closet of One Thousand People,” created by Senior Colin Clark. Clark, an architecture...