Opinions

The Ups and Downs of Living Dry on a Wet Campus and a Call for Community Alcohol and St. Lawrence University go together better than rum and Coke. Baseball and hot dogs. White socks and red shoes. Van Morrison and fedoras. These 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…

Bitcoin has been making headlines lately, but what exactly is it? Created in 2009 by the mysterious alias Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin is a form of digital money that isn't controlled by any single entity. Instead, it operates on a network of…

Let’s talk Gaga. As a human with a soul and working ears, I am obviously a big fan. She has been making incredible music since 2007 with her debut album The Fame. Since then, she has released some of the best songs known to man, all while…

Speciesism, the unjustified belief in human superiority, fuels the brutal machinery of dairy Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, reducing sentient cows to mere production units. This objectification mirrors the sexist commodification…

Queer club culture has long been a beacon of vibrancy and transformation within the LGBTQ+ community. In her book, "Impossible Dance: Club Culture and Queer World-Making," Fiona Buckland explores the intricate dynamics of this subculture,…

Last weekend was Titus, a major event for campus that has had wider impacts, such as coverage in magazines or an alluring event new students. It's Titus — it's not St. Lawrence University without Titus. Much like many events at SLU, Titus…

As a former faculty member of the University of Colorado Boulder, it was great, but not surprising, to see UCB recently recognized as the number one post-secondary institution in the United States for plant-based dining and sustainability.…