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By EMMA CUMMINGS-KRUEGER For much of the environmentally conscious population at St. Lawrence, the start of the twentyfirst international Conference of Parties (COP) in Paris this Monday was a massive opportunity for global change. For…

The second Democratic Primary Debate took place this past Saturday November 14th, just one day after deadly terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris collectively killed close 200 people. Despite security concerns, the debate went ahead…

The unprecedented terrorist attacks in Paris drew the attention of the western media away from other deadly attacks that occurred in the Middle East and Muslim communities over last weekend. Two suicide bombers targeted a…

I made my way to Terminal 35 in the Ronald Reagan National Airport to await my flight back to St. Lawrence after a four-day visit to Washington, D.C. this past weekend. I glanced up at the television screens flashing variations of…

In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, many European politicians have begun to re- think their policies on allow- ing more Syrian refugees into Europe. Just two months ago the European Union set forth a program that planned to…

Social media played a pivotal role transmitting information during and after the coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris. Concerned family, friends, and relatives turned to Facebook and Twitter to check in on the wellbeing of their…

By EMERY YOUNGER and JONATHAN TEN EYCK On Wednesday morning many members of the University com- munity awoke and saw “A Memo from R. Christopher Di Mezzo ‘18 to the St. Lawrence Univer- sity campus” in their inboxes or on…

If there is one lesson to be learned from Lawrence Lessig’s failed presidential campaign, it is that widespread public support for campaign finance reform does not translate to political success. Lessig, who dropped out on Tuesday, pledged…