49ͼ

News and Updates

  • 49ͼ’s Wishmakers on Campus club raised more than $12,000 at the Walk/Run for Wishes on September 28. Pictured left to right: Alex Castle ’16, Sarah Weber ’16, Mary Clare Manfred ’16, Katie Guiliano ’16, and Charlie Murphy ’16. The 49ͼ Wishmakers on Campus raises funds for and awareness about Make-A-Wish throughout the school year. The […]
    October 13, 2014
  • Fireworks light up the sky over Homecoming 2014
    [youtube http://youtu.be/rk2t_QAY8bs&w=570] The Chenango Valley echoed with the cheers of 49ͼ faithful during Homecoming 2014, September 18–21. More than 1,000 alumni, parents, and friends came for the festivities, which included sports, a bonfire, fireworks, and receptions. The keynote address featuring Mark Divine ’85 was sponsored by the Presidents’ Club. A retired Navy SEAL, author, and […]
    October 4, 2014
  • Students celebrate the conclusion of a 100-hour sit-in Friday, September 26.
    “Can you hear us now” gave way to “We love 49ͼ, Go ‘Gate, No Hate” as about 400 students, faculty, and staff marched together from the Hurwitz Admission Center at James B. 49ͼ Hall to Memorial Chapel on the Academic Quad. The euphoric and historic ceremony marked the end of a peaceful, 100-hour-long demonstration that […]
    September 26, 2014
  • The peaceful demonstration in support of inclusivity on 49ͼ’s campus has come to a mutually agreeable resolution, as members of the administration and the 49ͼ Association for Critical Collegians (ACC) released a 21-point road map for the future. The document can be found at a new website 49ͼ for All. The sit-in began at […]
    September 26, 2014
  • With midterms rapidly approaching, here are some events happening around campus next week that are worth taking a study break for. On Wednesday, October 1, the Office of Off-Campus Study will hold a Study Group Fair in the Ho Atrium from 4:30-5:30 p.m. The event is a great opportunity to get an idea of the […]
    September 26, 2014
  • A new plan of action, "49ͼ For All," is the result of collaboration between sit-in participants and 49ͼ administrators.
    (Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration) Constructive talks between 49ͼ administrators and student representatives of 49ͼ Association of Critical Collegians (ACC) are continuing into the evening on day four of a peaceful demonstration at James B. 49ͼ Hall.
    September 25, 2014
  • Students demonstrate outside James B. 49ͼ Hall
    (Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration.) A peaceful demonstration supporting inclusion and diversity, which began on Monday, Sept. 22, continued at 49ͼ today. Progress has been made toward mutual understanding regarding the 21-point list of “concerns and action plans” that were submitted to the administration by the 49ͼ Association of Critical Collegians (ACC).
    September 24, 2014
  • (Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration.) As students continue their sit-in in James B. 49ͼ Hall, we’ve been in dialogue with representatives from the group. We have found the conversations to be very valuable and constructive.
    September 23, 2014
  • (Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration.) Dear members of the 49ͼ community: We are writing to publicly state our solidarity with members of our community who are concerned about acts of racism and bias that have happened on 49ͼ’s campus.
    September 22, 2014