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St. Lawrence Shows Pride, Embraces SAFE Spaces
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Pride Week has been a week dedicated to showing support or pride for students on cam-pus that don’t identify as heterosexual. The week has been full of events from tie-dying to faculty training to a drag…
New York Primary: Trump, Clinton Win New York in Commanding Fashion
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This past Tuesday night the New York State primary was held for both Republicans and Democrats where Donald Trump and Hillary both defended their leads in commanding fashion.
The former Secretary of State took…
Blackbird Cafe Abruptly Closes Doors, Limits Park St.
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While Dana and the Pub may serve up some delicious meals, it’s not surprising that students some-times need different food from other sources. There are only a few restaurants within walking in town to choose…
California and N.Y. Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour
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#FightForFifteen advocates have prevailed in New York and California as the states announce legislative deals to establish a $15 dollars per hour minimum wage. Hector Figueroa, president 32BJ Service Employees…
F.D.A. Gives Easier Access to Abortion Pill
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On March 30, 2016, the FDA announced new guidelines for the “abortion pill” Mifeprex, according to the New York Times. This change has caused major debate this political sea-son, some saying this new regimen was…
The Adirondack Council Works to Preserve the Beauty of the Peaks
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The Adirondack Park, situated a mere forty minutes off-campus, is a 6-million acre haven located in the northernmost recesses of New York State. Known for its wild, unkempt nature, the park holds 3,000 lakes…
GOP Barreling Towards Contested Convention
Tuesday night, Ted Cruz (RTexas) picked up a crucial win in the Wisconsin primary and walked away with 36 of the states 42 delegates, per Politico. Analysts and political pundits saw the state as critical in the plan for Cruz to deny Trump…
Largest Data Leak in History Implicates Vladimir Putin and other World Leaders
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In what is being called the largest single data leak in the history of online data storage, 2.6 terabytes of data (11.5 million individual documents) were released after the Panamanian law firm Mossack…