hillnews April 15, 2011
Sustainability: St. Lawrence is Green! The caption above comes from the front page of the St. Lawrence University website and it’s misleading. Titles like this make you ask: what do the terms “sustainability” and “green” mean? I have been an environmental studies scholar for three years now and I still do not have a definite [...]
hillnews April 4, 2011
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the feature “Some Impressions of the Theme Houses” that was published in the March 25th issue. When I opened the paper, I was happy to see that the newspaper chose to highlight the theme communities. I understand that features typically take a more narrative approach than a [...]
hillnews April 4, 2011
Dear Hill News, I was mildly offended and confused by the recent article regarding theme houses. The author himself said that he “I have never had any interesting in living in any of the houses as my impression was that the residents were quite exclusive and the only way to have a chance at living [...]
hillnews April 4, 2011
Mita kuya oyasin, Laurentians, Greetings all my friends, Laurentians, I ask your permission to enter this discussion with some trepidation for two reasons: first, because I believe the Hill News is a space for students to exchange and debate ideas, not faculty or staff; and, second, because I believe that in important moments, silence communicates [...]