Already this year, students on campus are applying the summer reading’s concepts to our own community. Without inclusive and accessible spaces, Skidmore is incapable of either calling itself or working towards being an antiracist institution. Skidmore students have cultivated serious and plausible ideas for how to do this. This semester, as we get settled into new classes and a fresh routine, it is imperative that we take Kendi’s lessons and use them to improve our community for all.
Read moreIntroducing Interim SGA President: Issy Mejia
On a bustling Sunday evening, we had the pleasure of speaking with Issy Mejia ‘23, the interim President of Skidmore’s Student Government Association (SGA).
Read moreNaomi Osaka’s Challenges Put A Focus on Mental Health
After enduring a worldwide pandemic and persevering through unprecedented times, could it be possible that the world should be more understanding of Naomi Osaka’s struggles?
Read moreTokyo Olympic Games Highlights: Second Week
As the 2020 Summer Olympics comes to a close, sports fans worldwide are reflecting on their favorite plays, passes, and performances. While an exciting first week soaked up the spotlight, the second and last week turned out to be just as captivating. Here are the highlights from the last week of events in Tokyo.
Read moreCaroline Shea: Study Abroad Feature
Caroline Shea is a rising senior who is taking the scenic route to graduation. Spending her spring 2021 semester in Athens, Caroline has been getting in touch with her Greek roots all while staying on track to graduate.
Read moreTokyo Olympic Games Highlights: First Week
The 32nd Olympics are well underway in Tokyo, Japan, this summer. In the past week, the games have featured historic firsts and accomplishments. Here are the highlights so far…
Read moreWhat to Do When You Fall for a Player in College
“Controlling the Controllables”: Jason Shlonsky on Lacrosse and His Senior Season
Jason Shlonsky ‘21, who originally was a wrestler and football player, never gave much thought to playing lacrosse in college. Realizing that wrestling and football weren’t right for him, Shlonsky turned to lacrosse, which he saw as a perfect balance between fun and work, and suited his lifestyle better. Now a senior on the Skidmore Men’s Lacrosse team, Shlonsky reflects on his past four years playing lacrosse and how his senior season changed how he viewed his role on the team.
Read moreBasketball and Beyond: Caroline Merguerian on Her Time Playing at Skidmore
Caroline Merguerian 21’ has always been focused on basketball ever since her mom introduced her to the sport in kindergarten. When she was 12, Merguerian was diagnosed with Postural orthostatic tachycardia (POTS) which prevented her from playing for a couple of years. Now a senior on the Skidmore women’s basketball team, Merguerian reflects on her time playing basketball and how her athletics has made her more confident about her future plans.
Read moreAustin Rook Talks SAAC Podcast and Hockey at Skidmore
Starting hockey when he was four years old, Austin Rook ‘22 always considered the sport a big part of his life. After learning how to skate at a local, public skating rink and eventually picking up a stick, Rook started getting more comfortable with the sport. Now a junior on the Skidmore Men’s Hockey team, Rook reflects on his time playing hockey and his role on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Read moreSaratoga Politricks: A Conversation with Jason Golub
Followers of Saratoga politics understand the complex and often stunted nature of implementing policy change within the city. It’s been seen through the lack of leadership surrounding initiatives to support the city’s unhoused populations, minority communities, and a diverse economy – outside of mainly tourism – which often barricades valuable change in Saratoga. On top of these issues, the events of the city council meetings this spring, in terms of their passage of a controversial resolution in response to the Police Reform Task Force have only further exemplified the divisiveness between Saratoga Springs leadership and their residents.
Read moreTo Sam
An elegy poem in honor of Samantha Sasenarine ‘21.
Read more“Stop Asian Hate” On Anti-Asian Crimes: Patterns of Racism Between the Past and Present
The rates of Anti-Asian crimes have increased drastically, by 150% in 2020 in New York City and Los Angeles. But I keep thinking: those numbers are the crimes that are actually reported.
Last One, Fast One: Reflection of My Time Swimming at Skidmore
As my collegiate swimming career comes to a close, I wanted to reflect back on the past four years swimming for Skidmore and taking part in Division III (D3) athletics. Now, as I finish up my time on the Skidmore Swimming and Diving team, I cannot imagine myself anywhere else and am happy with my decision to go D3.
Read moreOde to Handwritten Letters
My eyes marvel at the words written on you, captivated by their lovely décor: fancy parchment paper, scraps of lined paper, post-it notes, and white napkins.
Read moreHow STEMpathy is Changing the Way We Think
In the recent years, diversity and inclusion have become integral parts of any institution. To create positive change for a more inclusive world, many different groups and committees are formed to accelerate this change. STEMpathy is doing just that.
Emily Hirsch on Changing Her Role On and Off the Field
Even though she considers lacrosse a big part of her life, especially because her dad played throughout his childhood and high school career, Emily Hirsch ‘21 never expected to play at the collegiate level. Now a senior on the Skidmore Women's Lacrosse team, Hirsch reflects on her experience playing at Skidmore and how the pandemic and an injury required a change in her role on the team.
Read moreSaratoga Lakeview Park Residents Faced with Eviction
It’s easy to pass off Saratoga Springs as a fun evening destination to spend time with friends, especially considering that Skidmore College is an insular community in itself. However, a larger Saratoga community rests outside the college, made up of long-time residents, small business owners, and families. Currently, these residents are struggling with affordable housing or lack thereof. One group in particular – residents of the Saratoga Lakeview Mobile Home Park – are in jeopardy of eviction.
Read moreA Q&A With Freirich Entrepreneurship Competition Winner
The Kenneth A. Freirich Entrepreneurship Competition was founded by Ken Freirich, ‘90, in 2010 to encourage interest in business and entrepreneurship at Skidmore. Dylan Telano, ‘23, received the first-place prize of $20,000 for his online writing platform, VoyceMe. I interviewed him over Zoom for a Q&A session about himself and his project. Following are edited excerpts from that conversation.
Read moreHow Are Our Clubs Still Adding Color?
Already disadvantaged at Skidmore, OSDP clubs have worked and worried on being supportive and entertaining. Now, they worry about their clubs’ survival. OSDP clubs’ role as an asylum for diverse populations necessitates that they pass something down to future students and that it still exists. Because they lose the opportunity to meet with underclassmen, COVID threatens the future as much as the present. The prospect of failure is scary. None of them want to fail because of the enormous duty that their club has. Many of them wonder if the best they can do is good enough. Nevertheless, it’s astounding how they persevere. Without fail, each club expressed existing plans for next year. How do they still add color? In any way that they can.
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