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Hey Zodiac Killers, it’s Virgo Season!
Virgo: The Pub is probably going to mess up your order… again. Eat at Dana with good company. Try to Dana-sit through two meals and save a swipe!
Libra: Only a few days until the sun begins to transit the Libra constellation. If you are!-->!-->!-->…
Separating Right from Wrong
In October 2018, amidst mounting pressure from faculty, students and alumni, President Fox sent an email to the St. Lawrence community overtly rejecting a petition to revoke the honorary degree of U.S. Senator Susan Collins ’75. Fox…
The Senior Editorial Staff Says Goodbye to the Hill
Veronica “Roni” Zabala, Features Editor: I have no idea what I’m doing after graduation, but my most recent interviewer said I was “a great writer,” and I can thank The Hill News for that! So thank you Hill News for looking great on my…
The Enduring Myth of New York’s Brothel Law
According to ancient university lore, New York State law sees any sorority house with more than a certain number of female residents as a potential brothel. Luckily for St. Lawrence University sororities, there is a loophole. If they all…
Do It Right: The Importance of STI Screenings at SLU
Only 51 percent of SLU students have ever been tested for an STI in their lifetime, and only 33 percent have been tested for HIV. These statistics are from a survey I conducted for my SYE. People ages 15–24 are at a much higher risk for…
Boot ‘N’ Paddle: Let’s Talk About the O.C.
As I walked alongside my father touring St. Lawrence University, my mind was, to be frank, more or less disinterested. Here I was at another college campus, stuck in another crowd of peppy parents and their gotta-catch-‘em-all children…
The State of SLU Diversity
Diversity was on display at St. Lawrence University on Saturday as the week-long Latin American celebration ended with Carnival, which was put on by La Sociedad. Amid music, stilt walkers, bright costumes and performers, SLU students got a…
The Never-Ending SLU Flu Season
This year’s flu-season is one to remember for students of St. Lawrence. Warmer weather has arrived, but the infamous sickness often associated with Winter and the cold has still not run its course. Consequently, staff at the St. Lawrence…