On Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, the Trump administration announced that it will formally begin the process of withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement — the 2016 United Nations agreement that encompasses 187 countries and aims to “strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change” (UNFCCC).
Read moreMore than a Sport: Yasmine Boukari’s Post-Season Thoughts and Her Time with Soccer
By her sophomore year, Boukari was already a stand-out player and played in all 15 games, leading the team with 15 points. She also earned All-Liberty League First Team, Liberty League All-Academic Team, and Liberty League Honor Roll twice. This season she earned a spot on the Liberty League Honor Roll two times.
Read moreA Beginner's Guide to Saratoga Winters
Winter is coming. No, really. The first frost has fallen and with it, temperatures in Saratoga Springs have been known to drop into the negatives.
Read moreA Writer’s Playlist
In order to ease the inevitable panic that is essay-writing, I have compiled a list of songs that inspire me while I write, in hopes that they will inspire you.
Read moreWaves, A Poem
Worries blend into the vast waters.
Read moreCollectors and Collections: Media Making with Hadia Bakkar
Films and movies can easily depict the sequence of a narrative through multiple frames and angles. Photography, however, only allows for one image to tell an entire story. Hadia Bakkar ’20 finds this challenge to be even more rewarding.
Read moreThis Week at the Tang- 11/11-11/16
The Tang Museum is full of talented exhibitions and thrilling events. Here are this week’s events to check out while you can.
Read moreOPINION: Celebrities like Harvey Weinstein Take Advantage of a Biased Criminal Justice System
In the past few weeks, I took note of a particular trend in news stories about celebrities in legal trouble—one of the media’s favorite topics to cover—that highlights one of the many egregious flaws in the criminal justice system
Read moreWeekly Haiku: Gathering Storm
The start of a new series showcasing weekly haikus. Submissions welcome!
Read moreHow Student Voter Oppression is Upending Democracy
Recent laws have been targeting college-age and student voters, a third group who have statistically aligned with the left since the election of President Donald Trump.
Read moreTop 5 Physical Activity Classes to Take Before you Graduate
Hey — if you’re going to work out, you might as well get credit.
Read moreCloseness, A Poem
I (once) looked at you with everything.
Read moreSkidmore's Chapter of 'Protect Our Breasts' Now Chartered
Protect Our Breasts is a national organization that was started at the University of Massachusetts by Cynthia Barstow after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The group promotes environmental awareness for potential causes of breast cancer.
Read moreAsbestos Threatens the New Location of Saratoga’s Code Blue
In early October, county officials shared a sigh of relief as the new location for Code Blue, Saratoga’s emergency weather homeless shelter, was announced. However, it was not long before the reconstruction of the shelter was halted, due to the discovery of asbestos in the building.
Read moreA Glimpse of Hope to a Better Work Study Program: But What’s Next?
Effective June 2020, Skidmore College will finally begin the process of paying its student workers the New York State minimum wage, currently at 11.80. Interested in the movement’s future plans and hopes? The Skidmore News has some answers of you!
Read more30 Years Later, Art on the Berlin Wall Lives On
Almost 60 years ago, a wall was constructed in Germany with the intention of stopping those in the Soviet- allied East from escaping into the US- allied West. However, this did not prevent people from expressing their emotions over the separation. Now, on the 30th anniversary of its demolition on November 9th, the symbolism marked on the concrete will never be forgotten.
Read moreThis Week at the Tang: 11/3-11/9
The Tang Museum is full of talented exhibitions and thrilling events. Here are this week’s events to check out while you can.
Read moreGuide to Saratoga Springs' Local Elections
Saratoga county is holding local elections on Nov. 5 for the five city council positions: Mayor, Supervisor, Commissioner of Public Safety, Commissioner of Public Works, and Commissioner of Finance. Below is Skidmore News’ guide to the candidates and their political agendas.
Read moreSpooky Saratoga: The Haunted Parts of Town
More than commercialized costumes and eager trick-or-treaters, Saratoga Springs’ Halloween comes alive with the town’s more eerie moments of history — the ones that excite enthused holiday-goers, and turns the usual classy track-town into one of ghost sightings and paranormal activity.
Read moreThe Steep Cost of Fashion: A Dialogue on Dilara Begum Jolly's Activist Art
The Payne Room of the Tang Teaching Museum was filled with students, faculty, and Saratoga residents sat in slanted rows of multicolored chairs as yellow leaves grazed across the windows of the room behind the audience.
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