By JASMINE WALLACE President Fox has appointed a search committee that will be responsible for hiring a new Vice President for Libraries and Information Technology. The committee consists of faculty, staff, students, and trustees. Ideally, the committee would like to hire someone by the early summer if things go smoothly with the search. The committee [...]
Four students have launched a St. Lawrence Human Wrong Campaign to raise awareness about human trafficking and child slavery, and to give a voice to the victims of this human rights violation. The campaign will last for two weeks and will include the showing of two related films and a panel. The group plans to [...]
By JASMINE WALLACE SUNY Canton students will be coming to St. Lawrence to complete their chemistry and biology laboratory classes, as a result of the fire that demolished their science building on Friday. Faculty and staff members from both universities have been collaborating to prepare unused laboratories in Bewkes Science Hall for the incoming students. [...]
The Environmental Action Organization has many suggestions for minimizing waste at campus events that student groups can use when hosting lectures, sporting events, and parties. “Getting students to be conscientious about waste is really hard,” said EAO President Libby Nichols ‘13. She explained that communicating with the entire student body is difficult despite the fact [...]
The North Country was recently awarded $103.2 million, by the state, to increase employment in the region. This grant centralized state money and then allowed regions to submit plans in a competition to be awarded funds. According to the statement issued by Governor Andrew Cuomo, the goal of the grant money is to promote local [...]
By JASMINE WALLACE In an effort to increase accessibility and coordination between Information Technology and ODY, the two are merging into a new administrative project that involves hiring someone who will oversee both organizations. The university currently has Director of Network Technology, Patrick Mattice ,‘93 and Director of Client Services, Rene Thatcher, acting as co-CIOs, [...]
Dr. Jon Rosales and three St. Lawrence students conducted research on indigenous communities in Alaska that have been facing the effects of global climate change. “The focus is to be advocates for indigenous communities in Alaska who are being severely influenced by climate change,” said Rosales. He explained that melting sea ice, increased storm activity, erosion, [...]
By JASMINE WALLACE The Occupy Panel Presentation, sponsored by Amnesty International and The Weave, was held this past Tuesday and allowed the St. Lawrence community to hear different perspectives on the issue of “occupation” around the world. “The purpose was to show that it’s not just Occupy Wall Street, but it’s a global issue,” said [...]
The Center for Civic Engagement, or CCE, Brown Bag Series meeting this Tuesday featured a presentation by CCE Leadership Coordinator Lauren Stemler ‘12 that provided students with an opportunity to learn about the benefits of Community Based Learning (CBL) and involvement in the local community. The talk began with an introduction to CBL. With over [...]
Samantha Foster ’12, is a self-taught piano player who plays and composes music solely by ear. “Composing is my passion,” she said. Her ability to tackle an eclectic group of musical styles is evident in her range of compositions: she has written scores for video games and films and composed both jazz and classical pieces. [...]
