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In one of the stranger headlines of the week, President of Zimbabwe and head of the African Union, Robert Mugabe, was nominated for the Confucius Peace Prize, China’s equivalent to the Nobel Peace Prize, last Thursday. Other candidates for…

Katie McGarrity Burger-lovers all over St. Lawrence County were disappointed when Between the Buns in Potsdam closed last Tuesday. According to the Watertown Daily Times, the restaurant was seized due to “unpaid sales tax revenues,” coming…

This Fall, St. Lawrence is beginning its search for a candidate to fill the position of Vice President of the University and Dean of Academic Affairs. Within the University’s governance structure, this position is one of the highest…

 On October 22, 2015 Jack Dorsey, the current CEO of the social media platform known as Twitter, announced that he was going to give exactly 1/3 of his own stock to the company’s employee equity pool. The stock is worth about $200 million…

This past week, the American Cancer Society released new guidelines in regard to breast cancer screenings. In 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced that it was recommending that women wait until the age of fifty to begin…

People knowledgeable about Canadian politics had mixed feelings about the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s victory. Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party, won the 2015 federal Canadian election last Monday, Oct. 19. Many thought Trudeau won…

Last week the Divest SLU column covered what divestment is as well as the importance of SLUs divestment from fossil fuels. Divestment would make a strong ethical statement that the St. Lawrence community, including students, faculty,…

At first glance, St. Lawrence University can come off as a little rough around the edges. Situated in the heart of Canton, NY the school appears fairly remote to most students coming from bustling city centers and lively routines. In…