2015

In the words of the late Ned Stark, “winter is coming” and St. Lawrence is becoming a dark and dreary place with shorter days, colder nights and a coat of grey clouds. To make things a bit drearier, this weather coincides with one…

The conspicuously warm weather that the North Country had this week allowed for the last few jaunts into the outdoors without wearing 20 pounds of clothing. I took a break from the finals crunch and got in a nice, long run on the…

When Yunjia Wang ‘17 arrived at St. Lawrence University from Sichuan, China she found herself in a place with a different culture and language than her home country. Yunjia faced not just the challenges of being a first-year in…

The decision to open ground combat positions to female soldiers invoked a discussion at the Clarkson ROTC program. Some individuals feel that the majority of women may not be fit for such a stressful environ- ment and are concerned…

Barack Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office for only the third time of his presidency this past Sunday Decem- ber 6. The to-the-point thir- teen minute speech sought to quell fear among the American public that Daesh,…

As a nation built on the foundations of acceptance and diversity, the news that I’ve heard over the past few days has been sickening and disturbing to read. Donald Trump, the Re- publican front-runner for Presi- dent (for now, at…

In October of 2012, the St. Lawrence University Board of Trustees released the school’s official Facilities Master Plan. Among 24 other components, the document details steps toward “carbon reduction/neutrality and renewable…

As a student at St. Lawrence University, I have had the pleasure of going abroad to Africa and Europe as a first- year student in the Global Francophone Culture pro- gram. I traveled to France, Canada, and Senegal to learn the…