It is difficult to beat the allure of buying a nice bottle of cold water when walking by a cooler on a hot day. After all, that was the reason why bottled water became popular in the first place. People also buy bottled water for the taste, safety, and even fashion. But as we sip on that delicious, branded, and over-priced water, we should consider the consequences of doing so.
Read moreThe Macbeths are Coming to Skidmore
Double, double toil and trouble! The Mainstage production of Macbeth opened the 20th to the 22nd of November, and will also run from the 3rd to the 6th of December, so you better not miss it!
Read morePulp: Skidmore Students Propose Eliminating Thanksgiving
As a community, we cannot, in good conscience, continue to engage in a tradition with such barbaric roots.
Read morePulp: Glotzbach Addresses Culturally Appropriate Thanksgiving Celebrations, Inspired by Yale
Was the Turkey in any way victimized before arriving at the table?
Read moreSlacktivism is Not Activism
As opposed to slacktivist actions on social media, in-person protests can be effective, if done well.
Read moreCampus Safety Reports November 6th - November 19th
The Impacts of the Paris Tragedy on Study Abroad
Friday November 13th was a scary day for many people with the uncertainty and unknowing if friends, family and loved ones in Paris were safe. At 7:02 pm EST (1:02 am in Paris), Skidmore College tried to offer some reassuring news to the Skidmore Community by posting the following statement on the Skidmore College Facebook Page.
Read moreSkidmore’s Alternative to Traditional Punitive Punishment: The Project on Restorative Justice
Unfortunately, college life isn’t perfect. Sometimes students make mistakes. The Integrity Board (IB) and the Administrative Hearing Board (AHB) are the bureaus at Skidmore College responsible for assessing individual cases of wrongdoing and determining the appropriate courses of action.
Read moreMacbeth
Go and see this "gender-bending" rendition of Macbeth, which opens tonight at 8pm in JKB.
Read moreExhibition of Jamie Weiner Sketches: “Eye-Dentity Crisis”
Skidmore’s Case Gallery will be presenting the work of Jamie Weiner ’16 from November 19th to November 24th, 2015.
Read moreEmotion Shapes the Fate of Immigrants and Refugees
If emotion is indeed so politically compelling, then leaders of the left must re-frame the debates over the global migrant crisis and US immigration in an emotionally compelling way. Doing so will combat contrasting emotional pleas from the right to close our borders to the people who most desperately need our help.
Read more"Walk Out" Encourages Thoughts, Action; Some Students Say Not Enough
This Tuesday, the People of Color Union (POCU) hosted a school-wide walkout to support students affected by racism at the University of Missouri. The gathering began at noon on Case Green, and by 12:10, a large crowd of Skidmore community members was clustered in front of the dining hall.
Read moreA Letter to the Skidmore Community Regarding Sexual Misconduct
Angelea McPartlin and Juliet Romano discuss the disturbing facts of sexual misconduct, and offer an informative session in order to get the information out, and allow allies to join together against sexual misconduct.
Read moreA Conservative Year for the Roberts Court?
Two of the major cases taken up by the Court for the current 2015 term could spell certain disaster for liberals.
Read moreThe Deprivation of Debate
Even if all sides cannot agree on solutions to the problem of free speech on college campuses, we need to acknowledge that the problem exists – and we must be able to talk about it.
Read moreEnvironmentalists Should Thank Fracking for Stopping Keystone XL
Despite the greenhouse gas emissions that the tar sands represent, Obama did not reject the pipeline because of environmentalist protests. Rather, the combination of increasing domestic oil production, low oil and gas prices, and high costs of tar sands extraction killed the pipeline.
Read moreHonoring Victims and Survivors of Traffic Violence
After last weekend, we have all been scarred by traffic violence. Let’s not allow Skidmore to become a community where our scars go unnoticed. Let’s make changes for the better to our campus and to the Saratoga community. Let’s honor this life lost and make this tragedy count for something because it is, after all, the least that we can do.
Read moreMeet the Coach: Tom Oppedisano, Men's Golf
Tom Oppedisano grew up in the Saratoga Springs area, and to this day considers himself a Saratogian at heart. He started playing golf at a young age at the Ballston Spa Country Club and attended Amsterdam High School. After high school, Coach Oppedisano graduated from Clemson University with a degree in business management and economics...
Read moreIs it out with Non Western and in with Senior Think Tank?
As students plan for next semester, we hear the recurring question, “what class do I take to fulfill X (general education requirement).” These conversations might soon become a thing of the past as the Skidmore Committee for Educational Policies and Planning (CEPP) is currently reviewing, discussing and proposing changes to the current general education requirements.
Read moreReel Talk: “Brooklyn” and Superb, Very Well-Acted Period Romance
Based on the novel by Colm Tóibín—who presented the Steloff Lecture at Skidmore a few weeks ago—Brooklyn translates incredibly well to the screen. The plot is centered around an Irish immigrant who finds romance in 1950s Brooklyn, only to be complicated by trouble back home.
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