Skidmore Crash Kills One Student, Injures Two
Photo Credit: J.P Lawrence/ Times Union
Late on Halloween night last Saturday, three students were struck by a drunk driver downstate at Skidmore College. While crossing Clinton Street on foot near their campus, three first-year students…
Roots of Halloween
Trick-or-treat! Smell my feet. Give me something good to eat! Halloween is a holiday that is celebrated by many, but do they know the true traditions? Children chant these words while strolling the streets at night going door to door…
Film Festival Brings New Life to Canton
Showcasing “The best #%$&ing films in the world,” the first St. Lawrence Film Festival allowed directors looking for their break to showcase their feature-length or short films. While the movies shined on the screen, the entire village…
The Rest is Still Unwritten
Staring at the blank page before you, so close you can almost taste it, release your inhibitions, no one else can read the words on your lips, so you post those words in a song on SoundCloud. Media sharing websites like SoundCloud have…
Busters: Good or Bad for Canton?
The opening of a new restaurant may seem inapplicable to any big college town, but to a small village like Canton, the addition of a dining option is critical. Busters Sports Café opened May 29, 2015 in the desolate region of upstate NY.…
Tell Me How I’m Supposed to Breathe With No Air
High levels of carbon dioxide and trace amounts of carbon monoxide have been detected in a first year dorm room by campus security. With no leads yet as to what the source may be, the two students living in the Rebert East room, Liz Hayden…
Don’t Go Bacon My Heart
Bacon lovers’ hearts sunk when headlines everywhere buzzed that the popular and delicious meat causes cancer. Bacon, hotdogs, sausages and other processed meats were categorized as major causes of cancer by the World Health Organization…
Finding Home (One Year Late)
Approximately one in three students will transfer at some point in their college experience, making it a common process. While it may be a smooth transition for some, others find the college experience to be a hard, painful adjustment.…