Olympics, Super Bowl, or Fashion Show?
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show requires the training of Olympians and is the fashion industry’s Super Bowl. The Fashion Show is without a doubt one of the biggest shows for models, and fans everywhere.…
Informing the Contraceptive Conversation Part II: Speak Up!
One could go on for hours learning about the many different types of birth control, and each of their specific forms, from condoms and the pill, to IUDs, diaphragms, sponges, and sterilization. While learning about the many options…
Staying Bright in the Dark
In the words of the late Ned Stark, “winter is coming” and St. Lawrence is becoming a dark and dreary place with shorter days, colder nights and a coat of grey clouds. To make things a bit drearier, this weather coincides with one…
Enjoying the Warm Winter Daze
The conspicuously warm weather that the North Country had this week allowed for the last few jaunts into the outdoors without wearing 20 pounds of clothing. I took a break from the finals crunch and got in a nice, long run on the…
Underrepresention in Thelmo Questioned
When Yunjia Wang ‘17 arrived at St. Lawrence University from Sichuan, China she found herself in a place with a different culture and language than her home country. Yunjia faced not just the challenges of being a first-year in…
The Pentagon Announces All Combat Roles are Open to Women
The decision to open ground combat positions to female soldiers invoked a discussion at the Clarkson ROTC program. Some individuals feel that the majority of women may not be fit for such a stressful environ- ment and are concerned…
In Wake of Terror, President ObamaAddresses the Nation
Barack Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office for only the third time of his presidency this past Sunday Decem- ber 6. The to-the-point thir- teen minute speech sought to quell fear among the American public that Daesh,…
Trump Pleases Few, Offends Many With Islamophic Comments
As a nation built on the foundations of acceptance and diversity, the news that I’ve heard over the past few days has been sickening and disturbing to read. Donald Trump, the Re- publican front-runner for Presi- dent (for now, at…