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Thelmo Votes to Investigate Allegations Against ACE
While every meeting of the Thelomathesian Society (Thelmo) is open to the student body, it is rare to see the number of students who sat in on the meeting this Wednesday, March 7. Some were student representatives from groups coming to…
Candidate Endorsement: Thelmo Considers Amending Constitution
This past Friday, the Elections Chair to Thelomathesian Society, Olivia Hess ‘18, sent an email detailing a possible amendment to the student government’s constitution. As it stands now, Thelmo’s constitution prohibits any Senior Executive…
Sayed Kashua “Humanizes Through Humor” at SLU
On Monday night, Sayed Kashua presented, “Living with Dual Identity: Cultural Criticism Through Humor,” for this year’s Rabbi Seymour Siegel Memorial Lecture. In front of a lively audience, in a packed Sykes formal lounge, Kashua told his…
Tube Bombing in London Injures 30 Passengers
While students on campus prepped their red, white, and blue outfits for Wet Hot festivities this past Friday, London was going through crisis. An “improvised explosive device” had been set off during morning rush hour on a District Line…
Hurricane Katia and Harvey Wreck Havoc on Gulf of Mexico
Over the past month, the Gulf of Mexico has been wrecked by major hurricanes including Irma, which set records for its longevity at a peak wind speed of 185 mph. The other hurricane Harvey caused major flooding across Texas. Less talked…
UN Designates Myanmar as Possible Site of Ethnic Cleansing
To the East of India, located in Southeast Asia, lies the Republic of Myanmar. Assuming many of you reading this resemble myself, you may have never heard of this nation. However, within the past week, awareness of Myanmar has risen;…
Dining Staff Shortages Cause Closures and Questions
The Northstar Cafe (the pub) is currently operating at limited hours due to the lack of temporary workers who returned to campus. Many part-time employees have decided to work at companies in the surrounding area, which has forced Dining…
Lights on Laurentians: Legends Never Die
Worn and tired, Kokadjo, also known as Shmooples, lays on one of the red and yellow Adirondack chairs in the backyard of 18 Elm Street.
“Shmooples-- tst, tst, tst-- come eat,” Haley O’Brien ‘18, encourages the aging cat.
Shmooples…