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Canton’s harsh winters force the St. Lawrence facilities and grounds teams to work around the clock to keep the campus open and students safe. One of the key ingredients to de-icing is salt, which has detrimental environmental impacts but…

Lawmakers last week finally compromised to temporarily reopen the government. After 35 days of gridlock, the longest shutdown in U.S. history came to an end. Yet while the government has temporarily re-opened, the environmental impact of…

George H.W. Bush, the 41 President of the United States passed away last week, sparking the conversation of political legacies in a particularly heightened period of turmoil in Washington. Nicola Bush ‘19, a student at St. Lawrence…

Even as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tries to limit the number of underage smokers, e-cigarettes continue to be popular on the St. Lawrence campus. They come in many different forms, but Juul controls most of the market. These…

The lunch rush is the busiest time of day for the Northstar Café.  Several students are sitting on the floor every day to eat lunch, due to lack of ample seating in the Sullivan Student Center. Within the past few years it has become more…

With the winter season upon us, snow is something that we are now living with. For some students who live along Park Street and University Avenue, an overnight snowstorm means having to trudge through unplowed sidewalks to get to…

Massena will soon be home to one of the biggest Bitcoin mining facilities in the world. Coinmint, a cryptocurrency mining company, has invested $700 million to convert a former Alcoa aluminum smelting plant into a facility that could mine…

Finals week is coming up, and students are preparing for their many exams, papers and presentations. Classes end on Dec. 13, and exams will begin the following Sunday. For many students, this can be a stressful time and it is important for…