Opinions

In certain respects, St. Lawrence is a microcosm of America. We are a small liberal arts university in one of the poorest counties in New York State; poverty and privilege sharing the same geographic space. Some of us can afford full…

Welcome back to SLU everyone. I am replacing Drew Watson as the Editor of Opinions, and am very excited to bring together engaging and thought-provoking content from a variety of students. After a very intriguing summer of news, I am…

There were many unforgettable lines in Angela Davis’ keynote last week, but my mind keeps returning to one in particular, circling back and back like it’s stuck in the rinse cycle of a washing machine. I keep thinking about when she said,…

I get made fun of a lot  at St. Lawrence for my music choices. I don’t tend to put on the top tracks of the month, like Taylor Swift or The Chainsmokers. While I do still dance to them at a party because of their catchy beats, I choose to…

I don’t usually resort to numbers when trying to elucidate the meaning or importance of an event. They lack the pliability and personality of words. As my tenure as editor-in-chief draws to a close, however, I can’t help but to crunch their…

It may be a sad commentary that this subject is what sticks with me after four years at St. Lawrence, but here we are: the keg ban is absurd, archaic, and counter-intuitive. Arguments have been made time and time again, but let us go back…

By Kirsten Gehl My friend Peter and I jumped on our bikes this past Saturday and began our 10-mile ride to Potsdam, NY for the People’s Climate March. We figured that we would make a statement by biking the strenuous 20-mile round trip…

Anonymous White House sources have reported that President Trump has indeed taken a further step in establishing which table in the White House lunch room is, in fact, “his” table. Trump has been seen sitting at the same exact two-person…