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For many of us born in the 2000s, it’s difficult to remember a time when we didn’t know Taylor Swift. I remember when I was in preschool, my sister would put Fearless on our old Philips CD player, and we would keep forwarding and rewinding…

The most tell-tale signs of a quickly-approaching U.S. presidential election, other than the influx of outcry surrounding immigrants, are the faces of the Presidential hopefuls plastered on the front page of the news. The incumbent…

Eid-al-Fitr this year was on Wednesday, April 10. Before the big day rolled up, an email was sent saying that Muslim-identifying students were allowed to ask for excused absences from faculty on religious grounds. This is, after all,…

I was asking Cameron Mulla ’26 the other day about how much money she spent over the years on BTS merch. “It’s probably in the $150 range,” she said. “But I’ve seen people spend more than that.” While the latter half of the response was…

About 20 students confirmed via email that they were going to be fasting during Ramadan according to Megan Putney, the assistant director of International Student Services and advisor to the Islamic Culture Club. The actual number of…

On Wednesday, Feb. 14, as classes and Valentine's Day shenanigans drew to a close, St. Lawrence University welcomed its mid-semester break. While the bustling of the Sullivan Student Center calmed down for a brief moment in time, students…

According to Maria Ressa, The 2021 Nobel Laureate for Peace, “We will know whether democracy lives or dies by the end of 2024.” The statement seems hyperbolic. However, some 4 billion people in 60 countries — more than half the world’s…

The St. Lawrence University herd on Yik Yak is the Wild West of social media communities. Stretches of random, innocuous-looking texts by anonymous sources roll by food reviews from Dana, hygiene habits, sports banter and tirades…