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SLU’s Dr. Patti Frazier Lock Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
By LAURA GAY
STAFF WRITER
The world was abuzz for the Oscars this past Sunday, where many were recognized for their outstanding contributions to film. Well, one of our very own, Dr. Patti Frazier Lock, was recently awarded…
Kenya on U.S. Politics
By JONATHAN TEN EYCK
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
In 2008, the United States of America elected the country’s first black president. This landmark moment in American politics was celebrated not only within the country, but also in the East…
Life of a Kenyan Homestay Brother
By ROBERT GAKUMU
GUEST WRITER
One evening in 2013, my father came home and announced that the following January we would be hosting an American student from St. Lawrence University in our home. He was clutching in his hand a passport…
Women’s Hockey Ranked Sixth Heading into ECAC Playoffs
Photo courtesy of Jack Lyons '17
On the final home weekend of the year, the St. Lawrence women’s hockey team took a crucial three league points from Yale and Brown. Thee Saints also locked up the sixth seed in the ECAC playoffs setting…
Underdogs in the Premier League: Does Leicester City Have What it Takes to Finish on Top?
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Thirty-six years ago this week, a group of American college kids did the impossible and beat the Soviet Union in a hockey game dubbed “The Miracle on Ice.” Fast forward to the present and a similar miracle…
Botched Deadline Trade between Houston and Detroit Causes NBA Drama
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The NBA trade deadline was less than spectacular. However, as teams cope with the fallout of new acquisitions, there appears to be more drama on the horizon. On Monday February 22, two deadline trades were…
Denver Broncos Take Super Bowl 50: Defense Sends Peyton Out in Style in Probable Last Game
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In what most likely will be his final NFL game, Peyton Manning did not throw a single touchdown pass, did not throw for more than 150 yards and threw an ugly interception to a defensive lineman. None of that seemed…
Spring Sports Prepare for Upcoming Season
Men’s and Women’s tennis, lacrosse, softball and baseball all are well underway for the upcoming 2016 spring season.
The women’s tennis team prepares to open a challenging 2016 schedule, which features six nationally ranked programs. Led…