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This is my last opinion piece as a St. Lawrence University student. I started this year with some advice, so I think it would only be appropriate to end with advice. I've learned a lot during my time here; some things…

What I Saw When I Was Standing in the Cold On Tuesday, around 6:30 p.m., I got a notification in a group chat that there was an active fire in Fox Hall. I, having a journalistic burden (but mostly because I’m nosy), thought it would be…

Graduation is the most important moment of our college experience. However, it's being held in Newell Field House for reasons that defy all logic. A place that feels less like a venue for marking the end of four years of hard work and more…

There’s a quiet epidemic creeping into every corner of our lives—a nonchalant, detached attitude that suggests trying too hard is something to be avoided, even mocked. Whether it’s in our relationships, our work, or the hobbies we pursue,…

Every Tuesday night at St. Lawrence University, students over 21 (even though it’s technically a senior tradition) head to the Hoot Owl bar and indulge in Tuesday Blues. I started going my junior year after my friend Quinn Meyer ’25…

Trump’s Grant Freeze Undermines Checks on Executive Power When someone tells you who they are, believe them. Trump said he would be “a dictator on day one,” and while he may have been a few days off, it certainly seems like his vision…

Wealthy Interests Thrive as Everyday Americans Pay the Price Trump's presidency thus far has exposed a troubling reality: he is not a leader for the people but a servant to the wealthiest elites. From his first day in office, his…

As we reach the end of the semester, it's impossible to ignore the fact that this has been the first term in which Artificial Intelligence has been explicitly mentioned in nearly every syllabus at St. Lawrence University. Professors are…