The Center for Integrated Sciences (CIS) building has many excited for the new classrooms, study spaces, and promise of being the most LEEDS certified structure on campus. With it, however, comes an unexpected cost: a swing-space building (SSB).
Read moreCollectors and Collections: The Timelessness of Clocks
In their daily lives, people notice many different things. What they often overlook? The standard analog clock donning the walls of most classrooms and homes. For Skidmore sophomore Sean Heaney, the everyday object has become a collection item. Heaney has a wall full of different clocks he has collected over the years, with a story to tell about each one.
Read moreSpring 2019 Sports Recap and Preview
It’s been a long, cold winter, but that doesn’t stop these athletes from springing back into action. Catch up on Skidmore College’s spring varsity athletic teams as they get ready to start the 2019 spring season!
Read morePresident Glotzbach Announces 2020 Retirement
After fifteen and a half years of service, President Philip Glotzbach has announced he will be stepping down. In a school-wide email on Feb. 25, Glotzbach explained the decision as “indeed a bittersweet moment for [Marie and I].”
Read more"Beyond," A Poem
Bad news can be delivered in the comfort of the night, without the judgement from the day exposed in the light for all to see.
Read moreAdvocates Respond to Low ‘Diversity & Equity Campus Climate’ Survey Participation
Invitations for the Skidmore community to take the 2018-19 Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium Diversity & Equity Campus Climate survey have flooded inboxes, tables and hallways on campus this past month. The response, however, has come up short— only about 25% of the total student population completed the survey.
Read moreFormer Skidmore Professor Nominated for Oscar
Former Skidmore professor, Terence Blanchard, earned his first Oscar nomination for Best Original Music Score for his work on Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. Blanchard wrote all the music used in BlacKkKlansman, and has worked with Lee on past films.
Read moreThe Oscar Results Are In: Who Got Snubbed?
As most people know, the Oscars took place on Sun. Feb. 24th in Los Angeles. The show was filled with beautiful outfits, graceful acceptance speeches and many winners but, interestingly, no host. Nonetheless, the night was a success, filled with many tears of joy.
Read moreWhat to Do Weekly: 3/06 - 3/13
With all that goes on both on-campus and in town, it can be tough to know what to do and where to go, so we’ve compiled the top five things Skidmore students ought to do, see and attend this week.
Read more“What’s Wrong,” A Poem
They ask me what’s wrong and it sets in.
Read more"The Plotless Nightmare," A Poem
It’s a nightmare too frightening to tell.
Read moreSkidmore Alumna Wins Grammy
On Feb. 10th, the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles was flooded with rows of paparazzi, artists in extravagant ball gowns, and gold award trophies in honor of the 61st Annual Grammys Awards Show. Emily Lazar, a Skidmore alumna, was among the women to grace the Grammys stage.
Read moreWhat to Do Weekly: 2/27 - 3/6
(Poster by Louis Roberts ‘22)
I could say that there’s nothing to do this week, but that would be a LIE! Here’s this week’s What to Do Weekly—enjoy!
1. Get your comic on. Chris Ware, American cartoonist of New Yorker fame, is coming to Skidmore courtesy of the Tang and you should get excited. As part of the Winter/Miller Lecture series, Chris will be on hand for a book signing at 5pm and talk at 6pm on Thursday, Feb. 28 in the Tang atrium and Payne room, respectively.
2. Go see the Blackbox. Opening night for Men on Boats, the upcoming theater production, is this Friday, March 1 with performances running through March 7. The play tells Jaclyn Backhaus’ original story with “performers who embody ANYTHING OTHER than our country’s most historically dominant group of people.” See them shake things up on sage this week and next!
3. Eat for a good cause. Look, I know there’s a food festival on nearly every one of these lists, but I can’t help that upstate New York has a thing for low-cost samples. This weekend’s indulgence is mac-n-cheese as Siena College hosts their 10th Annual Mac -n- Cheese Bowl to benefit the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York. The event will be held at the Marcelle Athletic Complex (a.k.a. MAC—I can’t make this stuff up) in Albany on Sat., March 2, from 11am-2:30pm.
4. Hear live music Skidmore style. Lively Lucy’s is putting on a Skidmore band-only show at Falstaff’s this Thursday, Feb 28 at 8pm featuring three great acts (Kickball, Tiberius and Nu-Note, a nu band on campus you can read more about here!). There will be indie, R&B and some things in between, so come out for a good time.
5. Figure out your major. Yeah, this seems like a good idea. Good thing Exploremore, Skidmore’s two-week advising block, is still going on. Events are hosted daily by different departments so that students can best figure out what they’d like to pursue. Know what you want? Maybe you don’t! Don’t know what you want? Great! These panels are for you.
A Meditation on the Tiny Hat Trend
What we must ask ourselves is, how do we address the truth that lies beneath these transferable quips, and what narratives have been overwritten in the process. When did dressing this way take on a new, shared meaning?
Read moreWelcome to Nu-Note: "We're Bringing the Sauce"
Nu-Note, the new band on campus — which combines soulful melodies, jazz and 90s R&B influences — formed with the intention of filling a gap in Skidmore’s music scene: a space for musicians of color.
Read moreConcert Countdown: 2/27 - 3/6
Every week in Saratoga and the surrounding region, there are countless concerts, from unknown bands to pop stars on the radio. Here are the top five concerts in and around Saratoga Springs this week.
Read more"Mirrored Reflections: To the the City that Smells of Orange Blossoms," A Poem
I still see Firenze in my dreams.
Read moreCollections and Collectors: Travel Artifacts
Skidmore students all have their own unique traits, from different hobbies, to different majors, and even different collections. When she’s not on the quidditch field, in the dance studio, or in the geology lab, Elle Ping ’21 works on her collection of pins and decks of cards.
Read moreOPINION: Are the Grammys and Other Award Shows Outdated?
Recently, the 2019 Grammys aired with drama, accusations, and controversy galore — Ariana Grande pulled out of attending and performing at the last minute and critics ripped J-Lo a new one for her Motown performance, just to name a few. It seems that award show viewers cannot get through the show without either losing interest or engaging in some kind of drama. It’s time for a change, and a fresh new look at pop culture
Read moreWhat to Do Weekly: 2/19 - 2/26
With all that goes on both on-campus and in town, it can be tough to know what to do and where to go, so we’ve compiled the top five things Skidmore students ought to do, see and attend this week.
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