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NBA Voices Support for Sports Betting
In an attempt to capitalize on the profitability of sports betting, the NBA has publicly announced its support for legislation that will legalize this type of gambling. Currently, a federal law exists that bans betting on individual games…
CNN Report Reveals Slavery in Libya
In 2011, NATO backed an effort to take down the dictatorship of Muammar Mohammed Abu Minyar Gaddafi, who had previously ran the country of Libya for 40 years. At the time, the overthrow of Gaddafi seemed to finally rid a country of an…
Nunes Memo Sparks Lively Debate in Washington
The House Intelligence Committee voted to release The Nunes memo last week, which sent Washington into yet another heated debate. The Nunes memo is a government document which alleges that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) used…
US Olympic Committee Faces Allegations of Sexual Assault Cover-Up
Following the Larry Nassar trial, all 18 members of the board of United States Gymnastics were forced to resign due to the board’s unwillingness to stop Nassar’s sexual abuse of gymnasts. The trials of serial child molester, Larry Nassar,…
No Evidence to Support Maintaining Trump’s Muslim Ban
In the words of Donald Trump, “Anyone who cannot name our enemy is not fit to lead our country,” speaking of former president Obama’s well-reasoned reluctance to spout the words “Islamic terrorism.” Along the campaign trail, Trump…
Spring Semester Writers Series Commences
Thursday, February 1 marked the beginning of St. Lawrence University’s spring semester Writers Series in Sykes Common Room.
Okey Ndibe, 2017-2018 Viebranz Professor of Creative Writing at SLU, was the first of four writers to present this…
Goodell Addresses Controversial Issues in NFL
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed a number of league controversies in a pre-Super Bowl speech on Wednesday. The issues ranged from on-field disputes such as the definition of a catch to off-field questions, regarding Colin…
Women’s Hockey Defeats Yale and Brown
Coming off a tough weekend, the St. Lawrence women’s hockey team got back to their winning ways by beating both the Yale Bulldogs and the Brown Bears.
After a scoreless first period, Hannah Miller ’18 put the Saints on the board first…