Religious clubs are not new to Skidmore’s list of student clubs. However, religious clubs that approach religion from an academic perspective are new to Skidmore. With the help of Religious Studies professor Eliza Kent, Henry Brefka ’17 and Damaris Chenoweth ‘17 created the Religion Club with the intention of fostering religious literacy and acceptance, while creating a forum for religious discussion at Skidmore.
Read moreSGA President Tetelman Reports on Student Government Association’s Opportunities, Challenges
Three weeks after the official beginning of the academic year, Charles Tetelman is already fully immersed in his post as Student Body President. Tetelman, a senior government major and international affairs minor, hopes to use his term to address concerns regarding Sexual and Gender Based Misconduct, as well as diversity issues, that arose in the final weeks of last semester.
Read moreNo Trigger Warnings Here
As students, we have made the decision to attend an institution that challenges our thoughts and ideas. If we continue to stifle the liberation of these thoughts, then we only inhibit our learning ability.
Read moreRest for the Stressed
A space for breathing and meditation, and it's right on perimeter road!
Read moreThe State of the College is Sound
Last Friday, Septemebr 25th, President Phillip Glotzbach and Student Government Association (SGA) President Charles Tetelman ’16 presented the annual state of the college address.
Read moreNew Members of the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life Staff
The start of the school year not only means a whole new class of students joining the Skidmore Community, but it also means new faculty, staff and administrators. This year, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (ORSL) welcomes two new members to their staff.
Read moreWhen Principles Trump Pragmatism
Ironic as it may seem for Boehner’s rise and demise as Speaker to have come from the same source – the will of radical Republicans – it is hardly surprising, given the increasingly blurred lines between the GOP establishment and the far right.
Read moreReel Talk: Fall Film Preview
A huge selection of great movies is coming out this fall. Even though February seems so far away, Oscar season starts right about now, so all the so-called “critically acclaimed” movies are going to start popping up in theaters.
Read more"As*holes" Lecture Fails to Provoke
An event that was supposed to broaden student’s minds and facilitate dialogue both during and after the event ended, turned into a disjointed two-person lecture.
Read moreTang Teaching Museum Receives Gift of More than 500 Photographs from the Jack Shear Collection
The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces a major gift of over 500 photographs from photographer, curator, and collector Jack Shear.
Read moreLady Gaga Premieres Haunting New Song
On September 18th, Lady Gaga officially released her new single, “Til It Happens to You,” to the acclaim of critics and fans everywhere. Unlike the theatrical and flamboyant songs that Lady Gaga is known for, “Til It Happens to You,” which was written for the documentary film “The Hunting Ground,” serves as a blunt and haunting public service announcement on the issue of sexual abuse on college campuses.
Read moreDecorated Journalist, Author to Speak at Skidmore
Skidmore will host American journalist and author Elizabeth Kolbert on Tuesday, November 3rd, in Gannett Auditorium, at 7pm. Her lecture, titled We Are the Astroid, will address the ways in which humanity is the catalyst of the next great extinction.
Read moreDowd Lecture, Stark Interpretation of Capitalism, American Values
Tim Kasser, professor of psychology at Knox University, came to Skidmore last week for the annual Charles N. Dowd Lecture. His talk, titled Capitalism, Values, and Quality of Life: An Empirical, Psychological Approach ambitiously set out to break down what it means to live in a capitalist society.
Read moreA Conversation About a Million Moments
Over the summer, first years read Einstein’s Dreams (1993) by Alan Lightman, and contemplated multiple alternate universes where time followed rules drastically different from ours. On Monday evening, Professor Lightman came to Zankel to talk about himself and his book.
Read moreMusings on the CNN Republican Presidential Debate
It’s the most wonderful time of the year -- for those of us who derive pleasure from the antics of the Republican presidential primaries. This past week, eleven top-polling candidates gathered to vie for both the 2016 nomination and the most convincing embodiment of the retrospectively declared saintly principles of Ronald Reagan, whose presidential library aptly served as the location for the CNN debate.
Read moreSALMAGUNDI Conference: A Must See!
In preparing a feature for the upcoming weekend “Belief & Unbelief,” a Salmagundi Magazine 50th Anniversary CONFERENCE, I asked for a statement from organizer and Skidmore Professor of 50 years, Robert Boyers. Instead of the one or two sentences I asked for, he returned something that left me little more to write. My question… “why should students attend the conference this weekend?”
Read moreThe Responsible Student Policy: An Updated Version of the Amnesty Policy
My fellow 4th floor Jonsson Tower (Joto) residents and I gathered at our mandatory floor meeting the night before the first day of classes. At the meeting, our Resident Assistant (RA), Celia Marhekfa (’18), made an announcement that the policy formerly known as the Amnesty Policy had been changed to the new Responsible Student Policy.
Read moreDocumentary Contemplates Hip-Hop, Home, and Family
The screen fills with three shots of three different oceans, one in Ghana, one in Puerto Rico, and one in Thailand. Each shot begins an artist’s tale of music, home, and tradition. “The stories that make up We Rock Long Distance cross distances, ask questions, and create new ones...
Read moreThe Unknown Facts about Tuesday and Wednesday’s Wi-Fi Outage
On Tuesday, September 22nd, at approximately 4:30pm students who were in the Residence Halls and apartments began noticing issues with the Wi-Fi. All night long, and into the next day, the issue of Wi-Fi on campus was a hot topic of conversation among students.
Read moreOn Hannibal Buress, Sensitivity, and The Big Show
The Big Show’s legacy is one of music, so when Skidmore’s Student Entertainment Committee announced that this year’s act would be comedian, Hannibal Buress, many of us were surprised, some students upset, and others thrilled.
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