lomea10 April 9, 2012
By LEIGH ANNE O’MEALIA A group of faculty is proposing to add a sustainability requirement to St. Lawrence’s distribution requirements. Proponents hope to expose St. Lawrence students to the interdependence of humans and the natural system. Simultaneously, advocates of the sustainability requirement believe that a course focused on sustainability will help St. Lawrence create a [...]
lomea10 April 2, 2012
The St. Lawrence Admissions Office mailed out the last enrollment decisions on Friday, March 16, marking the conclusion of the first year of its new admissions policy. The Policy was enacted to reduce the University’s deficit. The long-term implications of the new policy, which will ultimately admit more students, particularly more full-tuition students, are controversial. [...]
lomea10 March 24, 2012
Some members of Congress are attempting to accelerate the promotion of the Keystone XL Pipeline (KXL) through an amendment to the Highway Bill. This will allow proponents of the pipeline to evade final environmental review and force approval before finalizing a route. Pro-pipeline lobbyists have assured the creation of jobs and security; however, those claims [...]
lomea10 February 14, 2012
In less than a year, American citizens will vote to determine who will be the next president of the United States, who will comprise one-third of the Senate, and who will sit on the House of Representatives. In a time of immense political cynicism, centered predominantly on the economy, this seems like an opportunity to [...]
