Seven years ago the Steiner Townhouses were built to provide alternative and transition living for seniors. In his dedication speech, President Sullivan exclaimed, “These senior townhouses have been an enormous hit with our students, right from the first day.” Undeniably, there are many perks to the townhouse construction, but what was created is a community [...]
Many professors on campus have been published in one way or another. Some write extensive and knowledgeable textbooks, while others have had essays printed in literary magazines and written several books. Associate professor of English Bob Cowser has recently published a book that is part crime novel and part coming-of-age story involving the murder [...]
The anti-Islamic
sentiments in
America are simply
the latest expressions
of the “other,” and
they derive from
ignorance and
misrepresentation
from the government
and media.
As seniors are funneled through he Career Services office to talk about their futures, some are also reminded of the requirements for graduation. Last week the Registrar’s office distributed the first of four round of bright goldenrod deficiency notices to seniors with fewer than 25.5 credits and/or unfulfilled distribution requirements. Seniors, now that the add/drop [...]
This year, St. Lawrence University reduced expenses by 5 million dollars. The school applied for grant money, rejiggered the institutional debt and joined the New York Six, a collaboration to share resources between universities. But to make substantial budget cuts, SLU had to let go of 50 staff positions. Stacy Sommerfield was the former president [...]
On August 16th, Sierra magazine released its list of “Cool Schools,” which rates the sustainability of 162 colleges and universities around the U.S. This year, St. Lawrence lagged significantly in the areas of Energy, Purchasing, and Investment, dropping SLU to 111 from last year’s rank of 79. How did SLU fall so swiftly down the [...]
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St. Lawrence University sophomores John Calero and Oscar Rodriguez, both 19, were arrested Tuesday by Canton Police and charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Offensive linemen of the football team, and roommates, Calero and Rodriguez were arraigned in Village Court and sent to St. Lawrence County jail. Calero was jailed on $20,000 [...]
On what is perhaps the biggest weekend of the year, the men’s skating Saints played some of their best hockey this season. Co-captain Travis Vermeulen ’10 perhaps put it best: “That was really big for us, to play that well versus Clarkson. We just did what we had to and came up big when needed. [...]
On Wednesday night in the Winston Room, Chris Finch, a government major, presented his first documentary, “My Generation,” about his inspirational experience during the 2008 Obama campaign, where he encouraged young people to vote and learned the importance of speaking up. Extensive networking during his spring 2008 semester in Washington D.C., landed Chris a job [...]
