By JASMINE WALLACE President Fox has appointed a search committee that will be responsible for hiring a new Vice President for Libraries and Information Technology. The committee consists of faculty, staff, students, and trustees. Ideally, the committee would like to hire someone by the early summer if things go smoothly with the search. The committee [...]
SUNY Canton faculty, staff and students have discovered some good amidst the unfortunate circumstances that displaced laboratory classes to Bewkes Hall at St. Lawrence University. A month after a fire broke out in the chemistry department of SUNY Canton’s Cook Hall students have resumed lab sessions on the St. Lawrence University campus. While faculty and [...]
St. Lawrence University hockey players both former and current do not view newly retired coach Joe Marsh as just a coach, but also as a mentor and a friend. For them, it isn’t just about the wins and loses with Marsh. It is about the lessons they learned and the experiences that will live with [...]
From the streets to the battlefield, six courageous women caught up in the Nepali civil war find a voice to tell their stories in the documentary Sari Soldiers. Directed by Julie Bridgham, Sari Soldiers presents the ten-year civil war between the monarchy of Nepal and the Maoist rebels through the eyes of women. When one of [...]
Four students have launched a St. Lawrence Human Wrong Campaign to raise awareness about human trafficking and child slavery, and to give a voice to the victims of this human rights violation. The campaign will last for two weeks and will include the showing of two related films and a panel. The group plans to [...]
In this third installation of Lab Notes, a brand-new column that features student and faculty research teams around campus, we’ll explore Visiting Assistant Professor Mindy Pitre’s unique work with teeth in the anthropology lab with her student research assistants. Having taken (and loved) Professor Pitre’s class entitled “Dealing with the Dead” last semester, I’ve learned [...]
By ASHLEY GREY When translated, Femme Fatale means “the Lethal or Dangerous Woman.” The directors of this new campus music ensemble, Jordan Pescrillo ’12 and Michael Farley of the music department, thought this would be the best name for this spring’s Rhythm and Blues Ensemble, which seeks to commemorate female musicians. “So many times we [...]
For those of you who don’t know, Dr. Margaret Bass is currently sailing on the spring 2012 voyage of Semester at Sea. Basically, she’s on a cruise ship that is making its way around the world, stopping in 11 different countries along the way. Below is an excerpt from her travel blog in which she [...]
The Environmental Action Organization has many suggestions for minimizing waste at campus events that student groups can use when hosting lectures, sporting events, and parties. “Getting students to be conscientious about waste is really hard,” said EAO President Libby Nichols ‘13. She explained that communicating with the entire student body is difficult despite the fact [...]
Some St. Lawrence University seniors have moved past the bleak economy and have secured jobs even before graduating. With unemployment rates reaching 9.7 percent nationwide, will the job placement rate at St. Lawrence University stay at an average of 70 percent? Looking at two seniors and their job placements, the outlook for the class of [...]
