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RE-Cellar Relocates

Thursday, March 4th, 2010 by Haley Bourke

Published February 5,2010
SLU’s underground business known as the Re-Cellar in the basement of Reiff sells furniture, lights, hangers, binders, mugs or other odds and ends for rooms! A fantastically economical solution to trucking down to Wal-Mart for “fairly” priced room accessories, the Re-Cellar is changing gears as they plan to change location.
In 2005 several students [...]

Brewer Bookstore Item of the Week: “Shakespearean Love Mug”

Thursday, March 4th, 2010 by Riley Spellman

Published February 5,2010
As Valentine’s Day rapidly approaches, couples desperately search for the perfect gift to present to their sweethearts. Chocolate won’t work; it insinuates that your significant other is growing horizontally, and may lead to heart failure. Flowers are more trouble than they’re worth (like most relationships), and some people are allergic. Jewelry is too [...]

SLU’s Haiti Relief Efforts

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 by Jenny Kaagan

Published January 29, 2010
In the first week of the semester St. Lawrence students have already raised funds for the people of Haiti.
The massive earthquake that struck the country, one of the poorest and least developed in the world, affected three million people. “There will be tens of thousands of casualties- we don’t have any exact [...]

Thelmo Elections Finally Yield a President

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 by Jennifer Lipps

Published January 29, 2010
The results are in: Corey Parent is the new president of the Thelomathesian society. After a three-month election process, Parent was announced the winner last Monday, January 25.  The race was so close that Dzifa Yador came in only ten votes behind Parent. In an email sent out across campus earlier this [...]

Coach’s Club Now Open for Business

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 by Dennis Brinkworth

Published January 29, 2010
The Club, located right off of Main Street in the heart of downtown Canton, has opened its doors to serve the local and college community.
Owner Richard Cassara, is working to make The Club an inviting place for all potential patrons. The Club’s slogan boasts, “Eat, Drink, and Linger,” which suggests a relaxed [...]

Clean-ups in Canton

Grasse River Heritage Corporation Spends over $1,000,000 to Restore Canton’s Environment

Friday, December 11th, 2009 by Alex Showerman

You may not have noticed it on your casual stroll downtown, but slowly Canton has been cleaned up, preserved, and redeveloped by a small non-profit that hopes to spark economic growth and environmental preservation.
Many students and community members are familiar with Willow Island on Main Street. According to Town Supervisor David Button,this is the former [...]

Coach Looks to Open His Newest Venture, “The Club”

Friday, December 11th, 2009 by Jenny Kaagan

“It is the most exciting thing to happen in Canton in a long time,” said St. Lawrence associate economics professor Peter FitzRandolph of the new restaurant opening in Canton. The restaurant is owned by Rick Cassara, known to many as “Coach,” and is stylishly named The Club.
The restaurant is located on 25 Court Street. The [...]

Paul Newvine: Behind the Beard

Friday, December 11th, 2009 by Hunter Hague

Paul Newvine is a father, husband, motorcycle enthusiast, hockey fan and among other things, a man who knows how to grow a beard.
He usually grows a beard for hunting season, but this year only maintained a mustache. After coming up deer-less again last weekend, he reflected on his bad luck. One theory was his failure [...]

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 [...]

Wendy Pavlus ’11 Runs the Show

Friday, December 11th, 2009 by Katherine Polido

It’s an exciting time for St. Lawrence sports, as one of their own, Wendy Pavlus ‘11, has been nominated as a candidate for the 2009-2010 Division III Athlete of the Year by the Board of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards. The results of this nomination will be announced on June 21, 2010 at a press [...]