For someone who didn't play organized basketball until he was 15, Adonal Foyle '98 -- the Colgate Raiders basketball player turned NBA pro -- has reached quite a career milestone: the NBA Finals.

Tonight, the 6-foot-10 center and his Orlando Magic teammates will try to even the series with the Los Angeles Lakers at two games apiece.

You might expect Colgate alumnus and NBA player Adonal Foyle's conversations with college students would revolve around the latest sports scores or his upcoming basketball season.

But, politics?

Colgate students learned Tuesday that the 6-foot-10 Orlando Magic center is just as comfortable talking about political affairs. In fact, Foyle is an outspoken advocate of campaign finance reform.

Traveling around the world as a Thomas J. Watson fellow, Adam Hermans '07 has been able to combine his passionate interest in animals with his love for film.

And now, Hermans is back home talking about the yearlong adventure.

As the presidential candidates battle for the White House, Colgate senior Bobby Campbell has been on a mission of his own: to transform politically apathetic college students into engaged voters.

Fueled by his passion for politics and frustration with the low turnout of young voters in past elections, Campbell took matters into his own hands in hopes of getting the under-30 crowd fired up to vote.

"I couldn't sit still any longer," the political science major said.