jwfran09 February 15, 2013
By JOE FRANCISCO A team of St. Lawrence University community members recently returned from a 17-day research trip to Nepal. The group included three current students, two former students and two faculty members. The trip was sponsored by the Center for International and Intercultural Studies (CIIS) and focused on collecting qualitative data through interview with [...]
EmmaCummingsK February 4, 2013
By JOSHUA CAMERON SPORTS WRITER A milestone is defined as a significant event in one’s life. In this case, a milestone was reached in the life of a team. On Saturday, January 5, the Men’s Hockey team secured their 1000th win in history at Appleton Arena. They now join a very exclusive list, becoming the [...]
jbhick11 February 4, 2013
On Tuesday January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama was sworn in as the first African American to hold the office. Swept into office by the hopeful spirit of the bipartisanship, the newly sworn in President promised a transformation of American politics. Unfortunately, the honeymoon soon ended when Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell set his party’s [...]
ellelucas February 4, 2013
The first day of the second semester brought students back to life with the start of classes, North Country cold weather, and a rousing celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Gunnison Chapel. The “Let Freedom Sing!” ceremony honored Dr. King in a Sacred Song service with performances by the Ad Hoc Singers, the Community [...]
Jasmine Wallace February 3, 2013
Though many students actively engage with the community on campus, few have the opportunity to interact extensively with other residents of St. Lawrence county. A new off-campus program called the Sustainability Semester is giving eight students the opportunity to do this and more, all while gaining skills related to sustainable living. “The students seem to [...]
jwfran09 December 7, 2012
Anyone around here who urinates with some regularity will have noticed two things by this point in the semester: 1.) oftentimes when there are only two urinals and two urinators, awkward conversations ensue. 2.) Most traditional light switches have been replaced by the more modern and high-tech motion-activated sensors. (Okay, most readers probably will have [...]
ellelucas December 5, 2012
Throughout your college career, one of the most challenging definitions you learn won’t be a concept from philosophy or a part of the Krebs Cycle, but rather the nebulous term that has plagued college campuses since the 1990s: hooking up. To many students, St. Lawrence’s “hookup culture” is on the rise. The meaning of hooking [...]
Jasmine Wallace November 14, 2012
By RILEY SPELLMAN Many students and faculty do not know about KSLU, St. Lawrence’s campus radio station. The station returned to campus only a few years ago, but since then, the station has been completely “revamped,” according to KSLU co-president Chelsea Draper ‘15. “I believe [the renovations were] around the same time that the new [...]
Jasmine Wallace November 14, 2012
By RILEY SPELLMAN From Thursday, October 25th until Sunday, October 28th, the American Shakespeare Center troupe, Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, will be performing in Sykes Formal Lounge. On Thursday at 7:30pm, the troupe performed The Duchess of Malfi. On Friday at 7:30pm and on Sunday at 1:30pm, they will be performing Twelfth Night. On Saturday at [...]
Jasmine Wallace November 14, 2012
St. Lawrence students volunteered at local horse farm Honey Dew Acres last weekend to help put on the North Country Harvest Festival. The goal of the event was to raise money for Little River Community School, an alternative school in Canton. The school currently has a waiting list of students and no remaining classroom space [...]
