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May 22, 2017 will mark three years since Dr. Mindy Pitre, assistant professor of anthropology, was contacted by St. Lawrence County’s (SLC) Department of Social Services to visit the site of the St. Lawrence County Poorhouse cemetery. The…

Following Brexit vote referendum in November, there was a 106% rise in Irish passport applications from British citizens. This caused an overall rise of 42% in Irish passport applications in 2016 from 2015, according to The Guardian. As of…

In a sweeping declaration following spring break, the St. Lawrence University campus announced a ban on a popular campus good: Bean Boots. Campus administration said that Bean Boots have created a predicament that many other schools have…

Winter Weekend 2017 begins today, Friday, January 27 and events go all weekend until Sunday, January 29. The weekend is a longstanding SLU tradition that occurs every winter season. Starting Friday, the weekend kicks off with the Club Fair…

Photo via University Communications St. Lawrence University is in the process of redoing the current meal plan offerings for the upcoming academic school year, 2017-2018. The university has contracted an independent consulting firm that…

Last week, while SLU students were enjoying themselves on Spring Break adventures across the globe, shocking news shook the North Country. Clarkson University revealed a deep dark secret it has been hid­ing for years. Donald Trump,…

By BRENDA WINN NEWS EDITOR For the past 24 years, St. Lawrence has been sending students to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee to study for a semester. In 1995, the two universities officially signed an exchange program agreement…

Photo via Forbes.com Harper Lee, the acclaimed author of To Kill a Mockingbird, died on Feb. 19, 2016 at 89 years old in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. By the time they graduate, there is almost no U.S. university student who has…