Head Men’s Hockey Coach, Joe Marsh, recently announced his decision to take an indefinite medical leave of absence. Coaching staff and players have missed his passion and commitment to the men’s hockey team this fall but are looking forward to both their upcoming season and Marsh’s return in the future. “I think Joe is a [...]
The Local Living Festival last weekend provided community members with an opportunity to discuss issues pertaining to both local agriculture and global climate change. Jon Rosales, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, spoke at the festival about climate change and the potential for a Thoreauvian Revival. Dr. Rosales began his talk by reading a sermon that he [...]
By JASMINE WALLACE On Tuesday, October 25 in the Winston Room, Dacre Stoker ‘81 will present “Stoker on Stoker,” a talk about his best-selling novel, Dracula the Un-Dead, and the life and mysteries of his great-grand uncle Bram Stoker, author of the original Dracula. Dacre’s presentation at St. Lawrence will focus on the history of [...]
The Advocates Program at St. Lawrence University was funded by a grant from the Department of Justice until the end of the last academic year, and is now applying for organization status from Thelmo. The group has a 24-hour helpline that can b e used for both emergencies and confidential conversations with a peer whenever [...]
Helping Out People Everywhere, or H.O.P.E., sponsored the “HOPEfully United Weekend” event and raised over $3,000 for the Pembroke Hall Primary School in Jamaica. “I think our main goal was to raise as much money for the children in Jamaica as we could and we did this, so I would say that it was a [...]
The tenth anniversary of September 11 will be commemorated on campus this Sunday and will provide the St. Lawrence community with an opportunity to reflect on the tragedy and the impact that it has had. The St. Lawrence community intends to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11 in a variety of ways. The SLU Republicans [...]
The national fraternity Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) recolonized at SLU last weekend. Members of the fraternity formed an interest group and petitioned to the national organization. The recolonization ceremony, held Aug. 27 in Herring Cole, served as the first meeting of the organization and included a formal induction into the colony. ATO National Headquarters Representatives dedicated [...]
Thelmo’s Canton Community Outreach Committee will hold Restaurant Week from Sept. 9-17. During this week, SLU students will have the opportunity to dine at a variety of local eateries and become more involved with the Canton community. “Our largest concern as a committee is that many students do not know about all of our local [...]
The Women’s Resource Center, or WRC, plans to begin holding weekly meetings that are open to all members of the St. Lawrence community next semester. The WRC hopes to increase awareness of the fact that they offer information about women’s issues and sexual and reproductive health, and can serve as a link between resources such [...]
In designing the new curriculum, the Academic Affairs Committee first examined how the objectives of the University do not perfectly align with the current curriculum requirements. The “Aims and Objectives” section of the St. Lawrence course catalog for 2011-2012 outlines the goals that St. Lawrence hopes its students will have attained by graduation. Though the [...]
