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For two months, FLEX has been the primary form of transportation for Skidmore College to Saratoga Springs. FLEX, a swipe-to-pay minibus that accepts Skidmore ID cards in lieu of payment, charges the standard bus fare of $1.50. Despite the CDTA’s optimism that FLEX would reduce waiting times and increase ridership, the implementation of the new system has resulted in several accessibility concerns and safety risks.
College students spend most of their time on campus listening and noting what professors have to say through one-sided lectures and presentations. These educational settings are helpful for information retention but , it would also be beneficial for professors to be more aware of burnout among undergraduate students.
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.”
When the world outside is monochromatic, your fingers are burnt by the cold, and your mind becomes sluggish—curl up with a movie! It feels like such a luxury amidst all of the short-form entertainment that surrounds us. And while a tropical escape is sometimes necessary, I encourage my readers to try a movie set in winter (and not the Christmas kind!).
As a college student who lives in the dorms but misses cooking, I find there’s only so much I can do with a standard microwave. Luckily, I’ve found ways around this issue. In The 5 Ingredient College Cookbook, Pamela Ellgen shares easy and affordable recipes perfect for a college student with limited access to appliances.
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On Sunday, February 8th, 31-year-old Puerto Rican rapper and singer, Bad Bunny, performed the Super Bowl LX halftime show, the first one in NFL history to be almost entirely in Spanish. The performance ran for about 13 minutes and has since broken the record for the most-watched halftime show with an average of 128.2 million viewers in the United States.