by Natalie Dignam Last Wednesday, SLU students and faculty as well as members of the Canton community gathered in Herring Cole to celebrate the Day of the Dead, or el Día de los Muertos. The Day of the Dead is a day of remembrance for those who have passed on. It holds an intimate and [...]
By SARAH DEAKINS Thelmo announced the eleven candidates running for open positions on the Senior Executive Board on Wednesday night at the weekly meeting in the Hannon Room. Campaigning has officially started and candidates are expected to follow the appropriate guidelines outlined in their meeting with Elections Chair Raymond Price. “I’m stunned because this is [...]
by Catie Matson Residence Life plans to implement new conditions for dorm access across campus. Currently, St. Lawrence students have access to most general residence dorms, such as Sykes, Dean Eaton and the first year dorms. Beginning in the spring semester, dorm restrictions will be adjusted so that students will only have access to their [...]
By SARAH DEAKINS Administration and faculty at St. Lawrence University remain skeptical of the growth of Greek life and wonder if the system itself is appropriate in a liberal arts setting. In recent years, St. Lawrence University has been challenged by Greek expansion on campus as a result of the re-colonization of Beta Theta Pi [...]
by Danielle Durocher Due to the current economic crisis families are beginning to pay more and more attention to the affordability aspect of college. In relation to this crisis, college rankings have increasingly begun to influence prospective students and their parents. SLU was recently ranked number 59 out of 100 Liberal Arts schools in Kiplinger [...]
By MAX FREW With the student population at St. Lawrence continuously growing, Dana Dining Hall has an increasing need for a change. When Dana was opened in 2000 it was meant to provide for a student population around 1800. But the St. Lawrence community has already expanded to over 2200 students this year, with another [...]
by Catie Matson While foreign leaders reach an agreement on the European debt crisis, faculty and students consider the affects the such a deal will have on the St. Lawrence community. Vasileios Prassas ‘14, a student from Greece, is one of the many students dependent on financial aid. “Things are really bad in Greece right [...]
Economist Dr. Robert Higgs shed light on the current economic crisis to a packed Hepburn Auditorium on Tuesday October 24, comparing it to The Great Depression of the 1930s. Higgs’ concept of regime uncertainty is the underlying theme of all economic downfalls, he said. When the government assumes previous bailout methods will work twice we [...]
By ALLI SHEA On the first weekend of November, St. Lawrence University will host its first official Homecoming Weekend since 1996. Hoping to re-establish what was formally a deeply rooted tradition of the university, students, alumni, and administration alike have worked to re-create the weekend – bigger and better than ever before. With several sports [...]
By SARAH DEAKINS St. Lawrence University’s Board of Trustee assures students “a lifetime of thoughtfulness” as a result of the newly approved Strategic Map, also known as the “St. Lawrence Promise”. While skepticism has risen from a variety of faculty, staff and students, those present at Board of Trustees’ meetings over the course of the [...]
