Some of you came to St. Lawrence to escape the crowded cities, some to take a semester in the Adirondacks, some for the name, some for your parents, many because it was the best choice left. Despite these differences, most of us share a story about coming to campus for the first time and feeling [...]
This is not a war zone, people. Saturday night ambulance rides are a lot more expensive than that bottle of vodka or case of beer. I had a buddy last year who would have died if she had been taken to bed instead of to the hospital. If it had been up to me, I [...]
To inform those who do not know what this column addresses, I must remind you that college is what you make it. Forget Harvard, Yale, Stanford and all those famous schools. Success doesn’t come with the acceptance letter; it comes out of drive, hard work, and friends. St. Lawrence may be the greatest adventure in [...]
Obama’s Country of Origin In Question. Is Obama a foreigner? Now that I have your attention, I’d like to make it explicitly clear that I do not buy this at all. A cover-up of Obama’s birth certificate would be one of the largest government conspiracies in history, and in my opinion, not one of the [...]
Obama’s Birth Certificate Is Real. Republicans are vying for attention. Since the 2008 election, Republicans still can’t let one thing go. While it seemed the controversy surrounding President Obama’s birth was put to rest two years ago, many Republican presidential hopefuls are trying to reignite the “Birther” debate in the 2012 election. “Birtherism” is a [...]
Over the past two years, the Tea Party has had the misfortune of being the most unfairly ripped-upon grassroots organization in the entire United States. The initial group, stressing cutbacks on both domestic and military spending, was the remnants of Ron Paul’s 2008 presidential campaign. Since that time, the Tea Party has expanded and nearly [...]
With twenty months remaining until the 2012 presidential election, President Obama officially announced his bid for re-election Monday. While twenty months may seem like a long time to the American voter, many Republican candidates have in fact been relatively slow in beginning their campaigns. At this time during the 2008 presidential run, some candidates were [...]
In the wake of the Japan nuclear crisis, many public officials have raised safety and financial concerns over President Obama’s energy policy, which aims to make 80 percent of the U.S.’s energy come from clean sources by 2035. Nuclear energy is a favorite among Pres. Obama’s suggestions for achieving this goal, as it produces zero [...]
In the wake of Japan’s recent disaster, an increasing number of questions and concerns have been raised over the practicality of nuclear power as an energy source. Naturally, with the potential threat of leaked radiation and other incidents as a result of the failure of the cooling mechanisms in a large plant, American public opinion [...]
A Wisconsin judge issued a temporary restraining order last Friday blocking Republican Gov. Scott Walker from implementing a law that would permanently strip most collective bargaining rights from public-sector unions. After Republicans passed the anti-labor measure by holding a vote separate from the budget bill, it became clear the GOP’s intention was
