Try watching any horror movie with your hands over your ears and you will find yourself slightly transported away from the fear, but not in John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place. The silence in this film is perhaps a character of its own, sending shivers down the spines of any viewers.

Jennifer Pharr Davis visited Skidmore on April 24th to talk about her record- breaking exploration on the Appalachian Trail and what that has taught her.

Friday night got you wanting something to make you cry and a little gay? Well there’s only one answer: Greg Berlanti’s new film, Love, Simon. The film is generous and cruel, and teaches us that even though life tends to not be fair, we should continue to believe in some form of hope.

I talked with senior Reece Robinson about his film and photography career and got insight into how he has progressed as an artist.

The clock strikes two in the morning, but, perhaps unsurprisingly, your desk light and brain cells are still turned on. Campus should be asleep, but a handful of students have forgotten what it feels like to be tucked into bed at this hour.

Last Wed., April 11, President Philip Glotzbach and Marie Glotzbach welcomed students to a fireside chat in the Kisiel Atrium of the Murray-Aikins Dining Hall. That evening, approximately 20 students gathered to express their opinions about bringing Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist, to campus. The students were clearly divided on this issue. 

April 4 marked the fiftieth anniversary  of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. In towns all across the country, demonstrations were held to honor his legacy. Saratoga Springs was no exception to these sentiments, and held a silent march and vigil downtown.

On June 1, 2017, Iceland passed a law to tighten its gender wage gap. The country is leading the world in passing legislation to close the pay gap, but does Iceland see any positive effects because of this new law?

Among these orphans, there is no dread.

They walk, unified, marching to join their fellow dead.

Their one true father leading from the front

Korczak, the inimitable

Erik Manditch explains whether the recent drop in the Celtics’ betting value is justified, and analyzes their chances of making a run in the NBA Playoffs without their star point guard.

Professor Larry Opitz is the director of Janet Kinghorn Bernhard’s (JKB) mainstage play this semester. And if Skidmore is going to put on a Shakespearean play, no one is better to direct it than Opitz. With Julius Caesar opening this week, students, faculty, and community members will be able to see for themselves the intricate world and knowledge of detail inherent in any of his productions.

Grief has been a confusing journey. When Nana died, I did grieve, and I have continued to do so. But I grieve for what I missed out on. Nana never saw me graduate high school, never even saw Hudson leave middle school, and Zach was lost in time and space. We were the forgotten grandchildren.

On Tues., March 27, the Saratoga Chapter of the League of Women Voters hosted a lecture on the First Amendment. This lecture was part of the three programs sponsored by the League and was given by Justin Harrison of the New York Civil Liberties Union’s legislative department.

Matt Bollinger, a Kansas City native, came to Skidmore to talk about his current exhibit, Matt Bollinger: DIY, that is currently at the Schick. The exhibit will run until April 22nd.

There is a target on my back

I’m waiting for the Firing Squad

Yet I’ve already been shot

Have they already taken away my shot?

One of the largest protests in Washington, D.C. history took place last weekend on Saturday, March 24th. This recent wave of student activism has also been taking place at Skidmore in a variety of forms, and it has been responded to respectfully by members of the administration.

On March 26, the Yemen war entered its fourth year, and the crisis is yet another bleak reminder of inhumanity in modern history. The significant civilian losses, which have reached over 10,000, have gone unnoticed by global media, especially by those in the United States.

Jason Houston, a world traveler whose goal is to make environmental issues around the globe heard, visited Skidmore to meet with students and hold a lecture on Tuesday, March 27th to talk about his career as a photographer and environmentalist.

Students will inevitably become overwhelmed with the options and requirements-needed when course registration for the fall 2018 semester starts next week, April 3, and goes until April 12. Signing up for classes may never be easy, but access to syllabi before deciding on which classes to take is a worthy change.

Professor Larry Opitz is the director of Janet Kinghorn Bernhard’s (JKB) mainstage play this semester. And if Skidmore is going to put on a Shakespearean play, no one is better to direct it than Opitz. With Julius Caesar opening this week, students, faculty, and community members will be able to see for themselves the intricate world and knowledge of detail inherent in any of his productions.

Sexual assault accusations have been breaking out of Hollywood in astonishing numbers, suggesting a greater, systemic issue at play in the industry. There is so much we can do as students and, most importantly, consumers to reject the sexism and horror that seems to run rampant in the film industry.