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Sun is Out but Classes Are Not
After a long winter the weather has finally warmed up and St. Lawrence University (SLU) students and teachers now need to battle the distraction from class for the last few weeks of the semester. Students are starting to take advantage of…
No Man’s Land Film Festival
The underrepresentation of women in outdoor recreation and adventure sports may soon be seeing improvement. Last Wednesday, ‘No Man’s Land,’ a film gaining worldwide attention by highlighting women athletes from rock climbing to…
Syracuse Airport Construction Continues
Syracuse Hancock International Airport is still covered in tarps after eight months of construction with no end in sight. Construction began in September 2017 with a projected date of completion falling in October of this year. Sarah…
SLU Democrats Participate in State Conference
The room is full of excitement. Balloons float through the air, a sign that reads “Happy Retirement!” droops from the ceiling and pictures of Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan hang on the walls. However, the guest of honor is not…
Armed Guards at Canton High School
The push for armed security guards in schools has made its way to the North Country. The Canton School board recently approved the movement to hire an armed officer for Canton High School.
“The board has approved of a $50,000 salary to…
Recycling Struggles: China’s Effect
On Jan. 1, China’s recycling regulations officially banned most plastics, and paper. The initiative was dubbed the National Swordprogram and it left a massive trade vacuum in the scrap exporter market. It was composed of new stringent…
Gun Control: Are We Asking The Right Questions?
"Anyone who says that there is a correlation between guns and interpersonal gun violence is wrong," said Trevor Burrus of the CATO institute. " The real cause of nearly two thirds of America's gun deaths aren't homicides: they are suicides…
The Calm Before the Storm News Story
It is the calm before the storm at the Owen D. Young (ODY) Library. Final exams and final presentations, group projects, and other academic work that makes students stressed: all that takes place right here at the heart of St. Lawrence…