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Lights on Laurentians: Green House Living: How to be Environmentally Friendly on Campus
Looking over to Park Street from campus, you can immediately tell which house is the Green House. Nestled with its green façade, sits the Green House in all its glory. When walking inside, there is a relaxed vibe in the air.…
Lights On Laurentians: The Importance of Organic Farming: Seed to Table Has the Answers
By Rylee Ewald
London Bernier ’20 and Georgia Grzywacz ’20 both love cucumbers.
They met in their Sustainable Agriculture class last semester, and soon found out that they had very similar interests, even agreeing on their favorite…
Lights on Laurentians: “I’m Always Learning” Male Allies (and Others) at SLU
Henry sits in his plush armchair and fiddles nervously with a tripod. “I mean, to put it really bluntly, it means listening to other people and accepting the validity in other people’s experiences” he says. I look around Henry’s dorm room…
Lights on Laurentians: “We’re Living in Squalor”: The Plight of Theme House…
By Kate Angus and Kelsey Mattison
Susie* bounces up to the colorful porch of her theme house, opening the door and waving us through. We step inside and are immediately greeted by the organized chaos that inevitably comes with 12-plus…
Lights on Laurentians: I Just Want to Start Living: The Concerning Reality of Mental Illness in…
These stories are compiled from interviews with different St. Lawrence students on campus. Names have been changed for the privacy of the individuals. This piece discusses mental health and may be distressing to some readers.
“Yeah,…
Lights on Laurentians: “Can You Swipe for Me Bro?” The Mysterious Case of the Missing…
By: Guest Writer Celia Fleckner
Alex Clark hops in line for the register at the Pub. She sets her quesadilla down on the counter and pulls out her student ID. She hesitates as she hands the battered card to the bored cashier. Alex waits…
Lights on Laurentians: Strength of Communion
“Hi love, how are you?” says Steve, whose voice sounds remarkably like Jeff Bridges’s.
“Good!” replies Dulli, coming in to the main house from a soggy day’s work in the field.
The kitchen is bustling with cheerful greetings and small…
Lights on Laurentians: We Are Not Rabbits: The Struggle of Being Vegetarian at St. Lawrence
“What are you ordering?” Victor Clarke asks, as we both lean over the table in the pub. He taps his pencil vigorously against the pad of paper, never able to decide on what to get in any sort of timely fashion.
“The usual – a hummus…