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Located in Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has recently become a source of conflict between the Trump administration and the U.S. District Court, becoming an ongoing discussion of whether or not President Trump’s name will be permanently added to the exterior wall of the memorial.
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The handling of a sexual assault case two years ago at Cornell University has placed the university’s response to allegations of misconduct under considerable public scrutiny. In the newly reopened case, the anonymous student, referred to in official documentation as Jane Doe, a former student at Cornell, filed a 101-page complaint alleging a gang rape at Cornell’s chapter of the Chi Phi fraternity by 7 fraternity members in 2024. The new evidence emerging, including a secretly recorded phone call, fraternity Snapchat group chat, and drugging allegations has raised questions on how the initial investigation was handled.
“Just Sports” was the tagline of the ad for the online sports betting platform Novig released on September 9th, but its content shifted viewers’ focus from the marketing of sports betting to the ambassador of the advertisement.
Sydney Sweeney, well known for her roles as Cassie Howard in Euphoria (2019-2026) and Olivia Mossbacher in The White Lotus (2021), poses provocatively with different sports equipment and apparel covering her body, which was otherwise exposed throughout the ad. She speaks in a sultry tone, repeating the word “sports” while the equipment she appears with changes routinely – from basketball hoops to tennis rackets to hockey sticks – to reveal the different sports that Novig users are able to bet on using the service.
Last night was the SGA speech night, with students showing their support for each candidate. With a few seats open for upperclassmen, the main positions open are for our first-year president and senators.
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This year, for the very first time, Skidmore’s Student Government Association will begin providing financial compensation to some of its members. Nine students that occupy the highest ranking and most time consuming positions in SGA will each receive a total of $1,500 in compensation for this academic year.
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The Moon, with Earth in the distance. Image courtesy of NASA.
Amidst global fanfare, the Artemis II capsule containing its crew of four touched down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10. The mission launched on April 1, and spent the next week-and-a-half circling the Earth, launching to the Moon, doing a go-around and returning home.
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Women Heads of State and Government on stage, together with the President of the General Assembly and his predecessor, for a meeting on the sidelines of UNGA77, part of the newly established Platform of Women Leaders. Image courtesy of United Nations.
Recently, the United Nations voted to reaffirm a resolution supporting global women’s rights, a decision that was prompted by severe global backlash against gender equality, as reported by UN reports in 2025 and 2026. It passed with 37 countries in favor, 1 against, and 6 abstentions. These Agreed Conclusions strengthen access to justice for all women and girls, protect against violence and abuse, advocate equality, and prevent future violations.
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SGA Presidential candidates on the podium in the Wyckoff Center. Image courtesy of Shayla Gerkin ‘29.
Speech Night, held on April 1st, drew students, faculty, and administrators to the Wyckoff Center to hear proposed platforms and goals, encouraged by candidates’ posters and Instagram campaigns. This year’s candidates for SGA President, Soraya Gordon ‘29 and Dylan Kostbar ‘28 have run similar campaigns, both promising greater transparency from SGA, stronger student engagement, and improved accessibility on campus.
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LGBTQIA+ Books banned in 2025. Photo courtesy of Pen America.
Children across the United States are being barred from reading books—not by their parents or teachers, but by their state governments. In January alone, Katy Independent School District banned over 140 LGBTQIA+ books from school libraries. Language around book bans has been intentionally ambiguous, but PEN America defines the process in clear terms as “...any action taken against a book based on its content and as a result of parent or community challenges, administrative decisions, or in response to direct or threatened action by governmental officials, that leads to a book being either completely removed from availability to students, or where access to a book is restricted or diminished.”
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Guest speaker Gil Hoffman at the Gannett Auditorium podium, amidst the foreground of student protestors’ signs.
On Wednesday, February 25th, Skidmore College’s Office of the President, together with the Dean of Faculty and Students’ offices, hosted a talk entitled “Honest Reporting: A conversation with Gil Hoffman: Social Media, AI, Israel, and the Middle East.”
Read moreOn October 18th, 2025, during Parents Weekend, the RA Union protested outside Burgess Cafe for a CBA (collective bargaining agreement) with Skidmore College, of which they have been in the process of bargaining for the past three years. They are demanding a clear and consistent contract, compensation for their training hours, and the ability to choose whether or not they pay for an unlimited meal plan.
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Voting tables at The Saratoga Springs DPW election in February. Image courtesy of CBS 6 Albany.
Every year, on a Tuesday in November, millions of Americans across the country exercise their civic duty and vote. This year’s election in Saratoga Springs is slated to be particularly contentious, with many vital policies on the ballot, including the recent shutdown of the CDTA Route 452 bus line, which offers direct service to Skidmore campus.
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Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, and Zohran Mamdani (from left to right) during the NYC Mayoral Debate on October 16. Image courtesy of MSN.
On Sunday, September 14, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul endorsed mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for the 2025 New York City race. Mamdani announced his candidacy for the mayoral election in October of 2024 and has since had an extremely successful campaign, primarily focusing on making the city more affordable.
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Palestinians celebrate the news of a potential peace deal in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Thursday. Image courtesy of AFP via Getty Images.
On October 8th, 2025, Israel and Hamas negotiators met in Egypt and agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire agreement. This monumental task was achieved not through direct discussion between parties, but through intermediaries from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, as well as American businessman and son-in-law of President Trump, Jared Kushner, and the United States’ Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff.
Read moreOn Monday, September 15, as the new school year began on campus at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, the body of 21-year-old student Demartravion “Trey” Reed was found hanging from a tree near the campus pickleball courts.
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President Trump making an announcement about the link between autism and Tylenol. From left to right: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Donald J. Trump, and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Image courtesy of Local Syracuse.
On September 22nd, US President Donald Trump made an announcement regarding the “Autism Epidemic,” a name to suggest that Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has increased in the American population in recent years. Trump advised doctors to not prescribe the pain reliever Tylenol, formally known as acetaminophen, to pregnant women.
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It’s election season. Not a national election, or even a local Saratoga election: it’s time for SGA elections, so let’s learn more about the candidates so you can make an educated choice when you cast your vote tonight.
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The San Francisco skyline. Image courtesy of Marti Bug Catcher / Shutterstock.
In Marvin Gaye’s 1971 song Mercy, Mercy, Me (The Ecology), Gaye sings, “What about this overcrowded land, how much more abuse from man can she stand?” Gaye was tapping into a flourishing environmental movement of the ‘70s. This is where the “Yes In My Backyard” (YIMBY) has come in, a pro-housing movement that encourages new housing, urban development, and opposes density limits.
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Outside a World Languages and Literatures Department office. Image courtesy of Alex Read ‘25.
On March 26, 2025, Skidmore College's World Languages and Literatures Department announced during a Zoom meeting its decision to eliminate the Self-Instructed Language Program (SILP) from the course catalog. SILP allowed students to study a language independently while meeting with an instructor for two hours per week.
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SGA President-Elect Samantha Majiedt’s (‘27) campaign poster. Image courtesy of Samantha Majiedt ‘27/
After an exciting election season, The Skidmore News was excited to sit down with the college’s next SGA President, Samantha Majiedt, to ask how she felt about her victory and her plans for the upcoming semester.
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