“… leans more fiscally conservative”? Not sure what that means since there is no data or context apart from views on dress.
Colgate students learn to find their own way. Consequently, and they don’t “lean”. It’s each to his/her own and it’s personal. Individuals evolve and they learn to think for themselves. Irrespective of their parents’ ideologies.
The mission statement speaks for itself. That’s how LACs serve the community: open-mindedness and scholarship in the company of top class faculty and caring administrators.
Go ‘gate!