The North Country community is feeling the impact of the national recession in many ways, but remains positive in attitude. Five P&C stores are closing in the North Country and being bought by another company, the Ogdensburg prison is fighting to keep its doors open, and St. Lawrence University (SLU) is facing budget cuts in [...]
Canton area maple syrup producers can blame the quirks of mother nature for a diminished harvest this year, according to St. Lawrence County Maple Association President Hugh Newton. An unusually warm winter coupled with geographic variations within the county resulted in an off season for farms like his, which are producing two-thirds of their expected [...]
Local sorority at St. Lawrence University organizes community charity benefit to raise money for breast cancer research. The sisters of Kappa Delta Sigma Sorority are coordinating a 5K Run/ Walk, which will happen on April 18th, 2010, to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, [...]
Due to recent recession in the job market, many would assume that students are flocking towards graduate school rather than getting a job, but this is not the case. Graduate schools may be more competitive, but there is no significant increase in the number of students deciding to attend. Each year, Carol Bate, Director of [...]
St. Lawrence University is considering closing the Center for Teaching and Learning located at 62 Park Street. While the exact date of closure has not been released the changes are set to take place at the close of the spring semester. The positions of the Director and Administrative Assistant of the center will be dissolved. [...]
The renovations of Griffiths Arts Center are on track despite the glaring effects of the economic downturn, which recently affected St. Lawrence University. The construction of the new arts center provides St. Lawrence University with needed updates to its facilities and answers the call for more teaching and performing spaces. The restructuring of the Gilbert [...]
The heavy red pamphlets in student CMR boxes were hard to miss. “Save The O’Burg Prison! Save Our Jobs!” the block letters shouted, warning students that the proposed Ogdensburg Correctional Facility closure will deprive the area of jobs and devastate the local economy. Two St. Lawrence University professors, however, suggest that the prison closure may [...]
Hungry SLU students will have 30 minutes less to grab lunch or dinner at Dana this semester after Dining Services shortened its hours Monday. Lunch will be served on weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and dinner will run from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., according to Dining Services Director Cindy Atkins. “We had [...]
Ron Waske is retiring at the end of the school year. The head trainer served St. Lawrence University for 25 years. Whoever will succeed him has big shoes to fill. “Ron has been a wonderful department member serving the student athletes’ needs for nearly three decades,” athletic director, Margie Strait said. “His caring, thoughtful approach [...]
Bad weather conditions at New York City airports delayed three St. Lawrence University athletic teams returning from spring training. The men’s lacrosse head coach Mike Mahoney said that the team experienced a 48 hour delay in San Diego, Calif. “It was a lengthier stay than we thought, but things could have been worse.” The lacrosse [...]
Despite difficult financial times and various budget cuts outlined in the “Recession Response Planning Task Force Report” sent out to the campus community in mid-January, St. Lawrence has not seen a major impact on the admissions phase of the college process. This week the St. Lawrence University (SLU) admissions office sends out decision letters to [...]
Published February 5, 2010 As most of us know by now, our beloved local grocery store P&C will be closing its doors in February as its parent company, Penn Traffic, has filed bankruptcy for the third time in 10 years. However, a surprising twist has surfaced. An article in The Watertown Daily Times reports that [...]
