Speaking from experience, Colgate comes across as a highly conservative institution. The GLBT issues are just not addressed. In the same issue of the Maroon-News, several students spoke out about the establishment of a GLBT support group on campus. Hopefully the Colgate administration will assist these students in their endeavors. It saddens me to see that the same feelings persist for the GLBT students as they did 8-10 years ago when I attended Colgate.
Homosexual students feel oppressed and isolated.
Many at this age of maturity succumb to depression and even attempt suicide. You have taken a step forward in addressing the needs of the GLBT community on campus by offering domestic partnership benefits to the employees of the university. The time has come for the needs of the students to be met and to make Colgate a safe haven for all those who attend. Disgusted . . . Usually when I receive my Colgate Scene I am eager to open it and read the news about the members of my class and the recent events concerning Colgate.