Politicians Are Employees, Not Heroes
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the Republican senators of the United States Congress pulled off one of their greatest heists yet. Mitch McConnell and his hooligans were able to pull together the 51 necessary votes to pass a…
Dear Dub: A letter To Fellow Survivors
Some days are better than others, but on the days that you can’t seem to get out of bed there are a few things you deserve to be reminded of.
Your personal manifestation of trauma and healing is valid. It’s okay not to cry; it’s okay to…
Track Dominates First Meet of Season
St. Lawrence hosted their first track meet of the season this past Friday, December 1, competing against Potsdam and Plattsburg. SLU dominated the competing schools, their strongest events being the women’s mile, men’s 3000-meter,…
Diversity of Thought: How To Truly Promote Civil Discourse
The other day I was looking for a song on Youtube when an ad popped up. I usually skip them as soon as it allows me to, but, in this instance, I sat through it. The ad was about college campuses being diverse in terms of skin color and…
Rising Salaries of U.K Vice-Chancellors Leads to Resignations and Questions
In the United Kingdom, vice chancellors are under scrutiny for rising salaries which coincides with a rise in tuition, leading to protests by members of parliament (MPs) and students. Vice-chancellors of UK universities are the equivalent…
Senate Passes GOP Tax Bill with Republican Backing
The U.S Senate Republicans passed a $1.5 trillion-dollar tax bill on Saturday morning, December 5, 2017. This tax bill will grant extreme benefits on the wealthy as well as corporate America, and will do the opposite for those who don’t…
Advocates Host Second Training in a Semester for First Time
This past weekend, December 1-3, approximately forty students gathered in Griffiths 123 to receive AWARE training via members of the SLU Advocates. The training was the second one put on by the Advocates this semester— a first for the…
Convicted Rapist, Brock Turner, Appeals Conviction
The attorneys of Brock Turner, a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on his campus in March of 2016, filed an appeal for a new trial this past Friday, December 1, 2017.
The 172-page…