At the beginning of every new school year, Skidmore College students relish in the last of Saratoga’s summer warmth. Returning students reunite with friends and spend their Saturday nights at well-loved local venues. Many first-years attend college parties for the first time. This fall, however, those blissful weekends were interrupted on September 25, when Skidmore students awoke — many of them after a night out — to an alarming message in their inbox. The email, sent by the College’s Office of Campus Safety, reported a suspected drink drugging at a downtown establishment.
Read moreA Downtown Guide for First Years
Saratoga Springs is known for being a great college town for Skidmore students. From coffee shops to farmers markets, the town seems to have everything. But with so many options, here are a few places where first years should start.
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