The St. Lawrence Admissions Office mailed out the last enrollment decisions on Friday, March 16, marking the conclusion of the first year of its new admissions policy. The Policy was enacted to reduce the University’s deficit. The long-term implications of the new policy, which will ultimately admit more students, particularly more full-tuition students, are controversial. [...]
By JOE FRANCISCO Limited health center hours may help students prepare for healthcare in the real world, health center administrators say. A common complaint from students is that the Diana B. Torrey ’82 Health and Counseling Center is not open on the weekends, or after 4:30 p.m. Many students argue that this is when a [...]
The device that you are usually told to turn off or put to silent in a theater is the biggest piece to the main spring production. In Dead Man’s Cell Phone, originally written by Sara Ruhl, the main character Jean goes through a transformation in which she answers a random man’s cell phone and completes [...]
The commencement speakers for this year’s graduation have been selected but will not be announced until April, according to the office of Community and Employee Relations. The selection committee has already identified and approved the speakers, who will also receive honorary degrees. However, at this point, it remains unclear how many honorary degrees will be [...]
Lauded as a “major victory” for students, Governor Cuomo’s competitive education grants program has also been blamed for stifling rural school districts. Canton High School is one under-funded rural school among 27 districts that protested the state’s education funding formula Wednesday in Albany. Many of the school districts have similar complaints: low tax base, budget [...]
The St. Lawrence Track & Field program sent four athletes to the National Championships hosted by DePauw University, last weekend. All four athletes walked away with All American honors, achieved by placing top eight in the country. Of the four athletes, three were individual national champions. Senior Eric Jones won the weight throw, Senior Alyssa [...]
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 [...]
Going after what you want requires drive and determination. Most of us have seen the movie Forrest Gump and can vividly recall when Forrest ran across the country because he “just liked running”. First year student, Mitchell Joseph, did something incredibly similar. Unlike most of us who packed up our cars and headed to Saint [...]
Thelmo Proposes Party Resolution Thelmo led a discussion last week during its meeting regarding alcohol event registration on campus. The Thelmo Senate will vote on a resolution drafted by the executive board last night week, after additional student input is added. Thelmo’s vice president of university relations Josh Lashway ’13 and student life chair Iain [...]
