St. Lawrence University's Student Newspaper Since 1911

Author Archive

Campus Jobs at Risk in Wake of Recession

Thursday, March 4th, 2010 by Alexandra Ronning

Published February 5, 2010
The reduction of work study opportunities for St. Lawrence students has been proposed by the Recession Response and Planning Task Group, a collection of deans, department directors and managers, and professors. The Group’s platform for campus spending change was submitted on January 8, 2010. The RRPTG has scrutinized all programs and operations, [...]

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google Bookmarks
  • email
  • LinkedIn
  • PDF
  • RSS
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Posterous
  • Print

Chris Finch’s “My Generation”

Friday, December 11th, 2009 by Alexandra Ronning
Photo by Carter Kegelman

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 in [...]

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google Bookmarks
  • email
  • LinkedIn
  • PDF
  • RSS
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Posterous
  • Print

Canton’s Mayor Looks Forward to Improving Town/SLU Relationship

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 by Alexandra Ronning

As Mayor Charlotte Ramsay works to improve the village of Canton, she has high hopes for its relationship with the university, impressed by the initiative of both former President Sullivan and current President Fox.
Ramsay, a New England native, moved to Canton in 1970 when her husband was offered a teaching position at St. Lawrence. [...]

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google Bookmarks
  • email
  • LinkedIn
  • PDF
  • RSS
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Posterous
  • Print

Bill Owens Promises Change For Upstate NY

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by Alexandra Ronning

New York’s typically Republican congressional district recently elected a new representative, Democrat Bill Owens, who defeated his conservative opponent with 49 percent of the vote on November 3, 2009 in a special election.
Owens was sworn into office on November 6, 2009 by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The following day, Congressman Owens voted in favor [...]

Share and Enjoy:
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Google Bookmarks
  • email
  • LinkedIn
  • PDF
  • RSS
  • StumbleUpon
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
  • Posterous
  • Print