Dear Fellow Classmates, In writing my final editorial for The Hill News, I would like to reflect on the last four years and the most valuable lessons I’ve learned while at SLU. St. Lawrence is a place full of opportunities. Professors and staff members are willing and ready to help you at every turn, and [...]
By Maureen Pellerin St. Lawrence University is full of innovative and creative students. As demonstrated by the appearance of new student businesses on campus, entrepreneurship is growing on campus. Dave Schoettler, owner of Dave’s Domers, has been crocheting hats since the 7th grade. Although he once thought of crocheting as only a hobby, Schoettler saw [...]
To improve security of information and systems, Information Technology (IT) is requiring students to change network passwords annually beginning March 26. Students who have not updated network passwords within the last year will be locked out of their email accounts until their passwords are changed. “Requiring scheduled password resets has become an industry standard,” IT [...]
By Rebecca Doser At the recent informational meeting for the Sustainability Semester, current students living in the Sustainability House could not say enough about what it has to offer. Sophomore Zelie Wright-Neil said, “We tap trees, knit and learn the ins and outs of organic farming. It’s a nice change but you still definitely get [...]
Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas ‘39, who starred in box office blockbusters like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), and Spartacus (1960), recently donated $5 million to his alma mater. Through the Douglas Scholarship program, established in 1999, Douglas has since given nearly $7.5 million to SLU minority students who [...]
We’re the “Millennials” – at least that’s what the rest of the electorate calls us. We’re the electoral demographic group born during the 1980s and 1990s that will officially outnumber senior citizens in this November election. We are a force to be reckoned with and we will determine the outcome of the election – that [...]
By “Liberal” Laura Stewart ’13 The White House confirmed Saturday a new addition to President Obama’s proposed deficit-reduction deal called the “Buffett Rule,” named after billionaire Warren Buffett. The new rule will increase the tax rate for Americans earning more than $1 million per year. The wealthiest Americans too often get away with paying [...]
By Laura Stewart Two students were injured outside the Student Center Saturday when a verbal altercation between SUNY Canton and SLU students turned physical. According to Pat Gagnon, Director of Safety and Security, both the Canton police department and St. Lawrence Sheriff’s department responded to emergency calls to disperse a crowd of 200 people from [...]
Conservative ColinBy Colin French This summer, a long overdue battle to attempt to reign in government spending took place as the Republican Party, strongly influenced by the support (and threats) of the increasingly influential tea party, used the upcoming need to raise the debt ceiling as a political tool against the democrats. The end result [...]
By EMILY SHEFF Rumors circulated on campus about a suit filed against SLU by the parents of a boy who was allegedly paralyzed while using the rope swing last summer. Facilities cut down the rope swing and the tree after reports of injuries sustained by community members were filed on two separate occasions, according to [...]
