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Where’s the Inclusivity?
Transgender Awareness Week has come and gone, but SLU is no different, as little was done to acknowledge the event. As a transgender first-year student, it is often discouraging to feel invisible and unincluded within the conversation of…
Letter from the Editor: Addressing the Claims of Libel and an Abuse of Power
In the Nov. 9 issue of The Hill News, co-Managing Editor, Nicholle Gotham ’20, depicted a Thelmo presidential candidate as unqualified due to misbehaviors handled by the St. Lawrence administration in Spring 2017. A response was issued to…
An Opinion on Thelmo Elections
I want to get something out of the way.
This is not just a rant on the lack of diversity present amongst the Thelmothesian Society presidential candidates, but it could have been. It’s not just a rant on the lack of female candidates…
Unpacking the Stigma Surrounding Marijuana Usage
The stigma surrounding marijuana usage, when closely examined, is illuminates glaring inconsistencies. This is not to say that marijuana usage is healthy, or that I endorse its usage, but under an objective examination its demonization in…
Susan Collins, President Fox, and The Importance of Open Discussion
On Oct. 6, the Senate confirmed that Brett Kavanaugh, a politician accused of sexual assault, would be appointed as a Supreme Court Justice.
St. Lawrence University alum, Susan Collins ’75, cast her vote in favor of Kavanaugh, to which…
Let Them Eat Flake
Marie Antoinette’s infamous snark was probably never uttered, but it lingers nevertheless as one of the most fantastic instances of false empathy ever fabricated. To her starving subjects, bread and revolution were the cravings of the hour,…
‘Tis the Season
Hey there, St. Lawrence. It is that season. No (well, technically yes), not the holiday season. I am talking about everyone’s favorite season, class registration.
‘Tis the season for you to wake up at the break of dawn, eyes crusted…
Fides et Veritas: Faith in Truth? Public Opinion on a liberal arts campus
College is a time that we often think of as being formative for personhood and subsequently also our personal opinion; a piece of the puzzle that makes up public opinion. But how much can we really still influence people’s personal opinions…