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Campus Hidden Gem: SLU Exchange Program with Fisk University By BRENDA WINN NEWS EDITOR

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For the past 24 years, St. Lawrence has been sending students to Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee to study for a semester. In 1995, the two universities officially signed an exchange program agreement that is reciprocal. Fisk University students are able to spend the fall semester on the SLU campus and SLU students have the chance to study at Fisk in the spring semes-

ter. The program is very small, as 17 SLU students have taken advantage of this opportunity over the years, while only five Fisk students have come to SLU. Fisk University is a historically black university that has played an important leadership role in minority education ever since its earliest days. The university has produced professors and alumni that have been some of America’s most influential intellectual, artistic, and civic leaders. Some examples of alumni

include W.E.B. DuBois, John W. Work, Thurgood Marshall John Hope Franklin, and Nikki Giovanni. Dr. Mary Jane Smith, faculty advisor for the Fisk program. Said that most SLU students who go to Fisk for a semester want to experience an environment where they are, as minorities, a majority. All but two of the 17 students who have participated have been of color. “Many of the students return to SLU and report how different it felt to not

be a minority,” Dr. Smith said. “For them, it was also really influential to be taught by more professors of colors and have more administrators of color, as well.” Currently, SLU student Alyson Wilson ’17 is studying at Fisk. She said that she has always wanted to participate in an off campus program, and a last minute location change-of-heart landed her in Nashville. Wilson recognizes the many race and diversity issues that CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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n memory of: this Sunday,

March 6 at 1pm in the Gunnison Memorial Chapel, Laurentians and members of the St. Lawrence community gathered to celebrate a former student’s life. That student’s name was Barbara E. Burgmeier, or Barbie for short. Barbie graduated last year and was teaching at a charter school in Tennessee when she was the victim of an unfortunate accident in December. She touched the lives of so many people that we felt it was imperative to celebrate her time here at St. Lawrence. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

Kirk Douglas Does it Again: $2 Million Scholarship Endowment By KATIE KULL STAFF WRITER St. Lawrence alum and American film star Kirk Douglas ’39 and his wife, Anne, have recently donated $2 million to student scholarships, as well as to maintain operation of Kirk Douglas Hall. This money will be split evenly, $1 million designated for the Kirk Douglas Scholarship Fund and $1 million for the improvement, repair, maintenance, and operation of Kirk Douglas Hall. University President William L. Fox said, “We are immensely grateful for [the Douglas’s] continued commitment to St. Lawrence.” The Kirk Douglas Scholarship supports students who represent diversity, have financial need, and demonstrate excellence in academic ability, as well as community

leadership. Each year, two students are selected to receive this scholarship. Douglas scholars receive loanfree financial aid and a stipend to allow them to peruse experiential opportunities such as study abroad, internships, and collaborative research they may not have otherwise had to opportunity to peruse. Scholars also receive mentoring and textbooks. Currently, there are six Douglas Scholars coming from California, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, and New York. By next semester, there will be eight Douglas Scholars on campus, two from each class, according to St. Lawrence. This fund was first established 16 years ago and expanded again in 2012 with a $5 million gift. It is on track to become the largest endowed scholarship at St. Lawrence. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

SLU Internships and Fellowships Earn Spot as a Princeton Review Top College By ALI PRICE STAFF WRITER In a recent publication by the Princeton Review titled, Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give you the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck, St. Lawrence was raked one of the best 25 colleges for internships in the United States. Students at St. Lawrence and schools across America ranked their respective schools’ internship programs on their accessibility to internship placements. St. Lawrence has exceptional programs which help guide students in the right direction toward landing an internship through alumni connections, online platforms, and university/internship fellowships.

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Jen Lifsitz ‘17 helping campers perform marine research in Boston.

Career Services supports St. Lawrence students on their internship hunt by offering them with workshops, panels, and their office hours. During office hours, students are able to learn how to prepare for an interview, how to craft a

resume/cover letter, and so much more. SAINTSLink is one of the schools most valuable online internship search engines. It is an online platform which allows to browse hundreds of CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor:

What is The St. Lawrence Spectator? Where can I find this controversial publication? Yesterday I overheard a conversation about it between two of my students, one of whom—a gentleman clad in pastel pants—hotly denounced the essay of someone named Camille about “packing a lip.” “I have the right to ruin my jaw if I choose to,” the young man said, stuffing a pinch of Cougar Long Cut Natural into his mouth. “Furthermore, Camille was exaggerating about the dangers of lip-packing, especially to bystanders. People shouldn’t go around drinking from random bottles filled with brown liquid.” “Ugh!” his companion said, withdrawing her hand from the bottle on the table. “This practice should be outlawed!” The conversation degenerated from there, though I heard allusions to other scandalous topics, including “muffin bandits” and the hook-up culture. When I asked them where I could find this engaging paper, they just said, “around.” Please direct me to this publication, which seems to be stimulating some lively discussions on campus. Sincerely, Curious

CARTOON BY MAGGIE CUMMINS Students expose expectations for the First and Third World when they compare study aborad experiences.

Letter from the Editor

Dear Curious,

Caroline Breashears teaches a class focusing on a series of very famous - but also somehow mysteriously produced 18th century London coffeehouse newspapers/newsletters edited by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele. Her students will be producing a series of similar newsletters, The St. Lawrence Specatator, that will soon start popping up mysteriously around campus and will target different aspects of social life and manners in our community. Students are eager to generate a conversation about issues from fashion to the hook-up culture and inappropriate touching. Copies may be found around campus in locations such as ODY Library, the Student Center, and the residence halls. Sincerely, Emily Liebelt Opinions Editor Another satisfied lube lover!

KELSEY MATTISON/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

De a r Dub: To Lube or Not To Lube? By KRISTEN JOVANELLY COLUMNIST

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The DUB would like to welcome you to go on a journey. Let’s go to the magical land of Oz, folks. Think of the tin man. Recall that enchanting moment when Dorothy found his own personal can of lubrication. A little here, a little there… think of the dance and whimsy that ensued! Do you see where this journey is leading? Lube. The fairy-tale slippery-when-wet world of lube. Naturally, the Bartholins gland located at the opening of the vagina produces extra lubrication when a woman is aroused. According to Aida Manduley, social worker and sex educator, “Depending on the kind of sex being had, lube can be essential because not all our orifices produce the necessary fluids to ensure adequate slipperiness.” All orifices are snowflakes. Not everybody’s vaginas self-lubricate the same amount, consistently, or at all and so many factors go into natural lubrication. The myths expounded by media, from porn to the romantic comedies, craft the

illusion that just compelling eye contact across the room is enough to turn your vagina into a Gushers commercial. All of this also assumes a very narrow definition of sex: vaginal intercourse. Lube can make safe sex safer, as one of the primary reasons that condoms break is due to a lack of lubrication. It makes sex more enjoyable, last longer, and it’s a 219 milliondollar industry! So if you’re having sex, don’t be fooled and don’t be ashamed to try using lube—take a walk down that yellow brick road to sexual self discovery. It’s a slippery slope, but out of the hundreds of products out there, there’s bound to be one that meets your needs. Silicone based lubes are the longest lasting lubricants on the market. They’re safe to use with latex, are hypoallergenic and do not absorb into the skin. However, the downfall of silicone based lubes is the hard fall. They won’t break down with water and if you get any on the floor, you might finally get the slippery canal that Winterlude never was this year. That can be a hard chipped tooth to explain. Now to wade into the wa-

ter-based lubricants! Water based lubes absorb into the skin and therefore, need to be reapplied throughout sex. Many also include glycerin, which may lead to yeast infections. They are safe for condoms and don’t leave stains on fabric. Water based lubes have the most variety and include most flavored lube. Yes, lube can tickle your taste buds too! Try raspberry, cherry…and cookie dough (I’m currently sending chef Anthony Bourdain a lead for his show, “Parts Unknown”). Oil-based lubricants break down latex condoms. Petroleum products suck the moisture out of you, and have a higher probability of causing bacterial or yeast infection. Oil-based lubricants include warming lubricants whose burning sensation can be caused by chemicals or by essential oils like cinnamon or peppermint. Be very, very careful. If not of this appeals to you, that’s fine and totally your choice. But hopefully, the mystery of cookie dough flavored lubrication will have you seeing lube as a horse of a different color.

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I Use d To Be A Republ ican By CHRISTOPHER DiMEZZO GUEST WRITER

KELSEY MATTISON/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Many SLU faculty have chosen to designate their offices as Safe Spaces.

Do Not Diss the Safe Space at SLU By EMILY LIEBELT OPINIONS EDITOR Critics of safe space policies have probably never participated in establishing safe spaces or attended the meetings held within. If they had, they would realize that a safe space is another place on campus for students to hold debates and create solutions to social issues, but it is different in that it emphasizes the acceptance of LGBT, non-binary, and others who don’t feel their voices are heard or valued in other social areas. The safe space allows these students to participate without the fear or intimidation that they feel in nearly every other space on campus. A safe space is a break from all of that. A place to breathe and be yourself. When safe spaces are made fun of or deemed useless, the accusations prove that indeed, students seeking safety and inclusion face ridicule and oppression by their peers. By pointing out this need, the underlying problems in campus culture are exposed. Why is there so much outrage over spaces that promote compassion and understanding when we allow establishments that haze new recruits and commit violent acts to exist as part of the status quo? In my four years at SLU, I have seen ZERO instances of violence or hate-speech committed by members of the LGBT community but there have been NUMEROUS cases of such aggression perpetrated by members of “Greek Life” and other heterogeneous groups, the kind of aggression that everyone knows to occur yet school officials allow to continue. Why are safe spaces forced to operate discretely while certain

SLU-sponsored organizations are free to openly display acts of aggression and dangerous behavior? A small group of minorities does not have the influence or security that historically dominant groups are happy to advertise. Safe Spaces do not threaten anyone! They are just easy targets for the fist of mainstream society to squash because they lack safety nets of heterosexuality and widespread approval. When you disagree with their existence you agree with conformity. The safe space community is not asking other students to adopt their lifestyle or agree to strict codes of assimilation in the ways that fraternities, sororities, and other exclusive organizations do. Safe space meetings draw low numbers while bid days amass large crowds of eager students. The reason why safe space boundaries are created is for protection, not rejection. If you are concerned about being left out, perhaps you should consider the spaces you are already privileged to occupy and why you have what others do not. I treat the Opinions Section of this student newspaper as a safe space where underprivileged viewpoints are allowed to flourish and discrimination is not. As an ally, editor, and writer, I expect to face the same sort of misguided backlash that other safe spaces endure. This opinions piece will almost certainly enrage the Panhellenic Council as similar questioning of their values has in the past. I also expect to hear comments about “angry feminists” and whiny have-nots. What else is new? I encourage anyone who disagrees to have a discussion with me or others who feel similarly so we can address your discomfort.

Growing up in a large Italian-American family in upstate New York, I was surrounded by rich Catholic values, a deep sense of pride in hard work and achievement, and perhaps most of all, I was bounded by the loyalty and devotion of a loving family. I grew up in a Republican breeding ground; how could anyone raised in that context not grow up to be a proud conservative and member of the GOP? I have always stood by my Republican beliefs, defending them to anyone who wants to listen. I fought with family, friends, colleagues, professors, etc. about what it means to be a Republican and why I proudly call myself one. Even beyond rational reasoning, there is something special, something grand about the bold GOP-red and the majesty of a goliath elephant. Hell, we even call ourselves the “Grand Old Party.” But something changed. The date was June 16, 2015. Donald J. Trump of New York declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president of United States. I, like many other Americans wrote Mr. Trump off as a billionaire who found himself board, looking to stir the pot we call American politics. I was wrong. The months went by and his lead in the polls hardly wavered. Sure, Mr. Trump is a brilliant business-

man who built a company from nothing and is a terrific negotiator in the private sector who demands nothing less than the best. He’s also a racist, a sexist, and a lair. The purpose of this op-ed is not to tell you why those things are true; many of the publications that have been circulating the past nine months do a sufficient job of that. It is at this time in March of 2016 that I find myself tackling a political identity crisis. At what point did we stop caring about people? At what point in our history did we become numb to the crip-

“We used to care about people— people who were hungry and thirsty, not just for food but also knowledge.” pling effects of racism, sexism, and white supremacy? We used to care about people—people who were hungry and thirsty, not just for food but also knowledge. When did we stop showing compassion for hard working families and instead begin arguing for their deportation. My party used to be the party of the people, the party that gave us Lincoln, ended the systematic ownership of humans, brought down the era of cor-

porations taking advantage of the American people through monopolies, won wars, restored faith to the people of this country. We were the party that used to fight for the little guy in exchange for nothing more than their vote. We as a party are at a crossroads. Some would argue that Mr. Trump is galvanizing the party like no other before him. They would say he made people care about politics again. Some would even say they really believe he could make America great again. My fears lay in the beliefs of those people, the people who would perpetuate those arguments. To those people, though I would agree that he has brought people back to politics, I would challenge them to think about what it means to be a member of the human race, what it means to be free from oppression, what it means to wake up everyday in a country like ours, what it means to be an American. If after they consider those prompts they still find themselves supporting Donald J. Trump, then I will know that the Republican Party as we know it will have ceased to exist. The Republican Party that I know and identify with will be gone, enveloped forever by a new party; a party of bigotry, prejudice, and institutional racism; a party lost forever in the darkness that is the callous ignorance of its own members. I used to be a Republican.

We Should Have Let the South Secede By HANNAH GAUTHIER STAFF WRITER You’ve undoubtedly heard the expression “too big to fail” in reference to a number of things in this country, business in particular. I’d first like to mention that the Titanic was huge, a genuinely grand affair, and it smacked one iceberg and sank to the bottom of the ocean. The Roman Empire was huge, but are we still running around wearing togas and speaking Latin? Not sober we aren’t. So let’s apply this to the U.S., a truly huge country. Are we too big to fail? No, we most certainly are not, and in a manner of speaking we already have. You need only ask a foreigner with socialized healthcare, free tuition and a naïve idea that they can see the Golden Gate Bridge and the Statue of Liberty in the same day’s drive, this country is the only country of its size with such a dense population throughout. We are not all one people no matter how much we want to say we are. A young black woman from the

coast of Maine has almost nothing in common with a middleaged white man from Alabama. The unfortunate part about the United States is that capitalism is seen as one of the only “effective” ways to run a country as large as ours. The large industries which have a stranglehold on our government can’t see the tragedy and hardship they cause to lower classes of all different sorts all across this country with their greed. The even more unfortunate part is that even if they could, they couldn’t possibly conceptualize it and as such wouldn’t be likely to care. So why are we all one country if we can’t even agree on whether or not everyone is equal? Why are we all one country if we can’t agree to implement a system that can take care of the majority of people? In this writer’s opinion we shouldn’t be. Perhaps we should have let the south secede all those years ago, they were different people then and still are now just as people on the west coast are hardly comparable to those on the east coast or those in the Midwest. Our

interests have become more and more divided with the passing of the years until now where these interests have become almost irreconcilable. There are always going to be differences of opinion in every region, but imagine if we could reestablish the states into autonomous regions of similar thought where the differences weren’t so vast. In such a case the south and Midwest could remain industrialized and we in the Northeast could trade with them without having to try and run a government with people who represent the interests of KKK members and cops who kill people of color in cold blood. We could choose to not support these regions if we wanted as well, everyone could be more easily represented in elections, and if the proper system was put in place we could hopefully even keep from warring with each other. Imagine if we could have parts of America that truly believe in equality and caring for people, and could act on those beliefs unopposed. Sounds great right? Let’s start the revolution.

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Security Blotter March 1, 11:00 PM Report of dents in student vehicle. March 1, 12:50 PM Report of injured student who fell on ice near Hepburn Hall. March 4, 12:48 AM Noise complaint in Sykes Hall. Fire safety violation found due to coverage of a fire detector. March 4, 10:49 PM Report of intoxicated student in Brewer Bookstore parking lot. Student evaluated and signed off. March 5, 12:34 AM Open container on Minor Street. March 5, 12:45 AM Fire alarm activated due to burnt food in Kirk Douglass Hall. March 5, 9:16 AM Report of ill student in Rebert Hall. Student evaluated and taken to after hour’s clinic. March 5, 12:01 PM Report of student vomiting in a bathroom of Lee Hall. Student evaluated and signed off. March 5, 10:50 PM Fire safety violation in 78 Park Street (Commons College). March 5, 3:52 PM Report of a student with a possible dislocated shoulder in Augsbury. Student was transported to hospital by student driver. March 5, 4:50 PM Report of student injuring ankle in Augsbury. Student was transported by a friend to hospital. March 5, 10:38 PM Open container off campus. March 5, 11:11 PM Open container off campus…. again. March 5, 11:45 PM Open container off campus….yet, again. March 5, 11:48 PM Disorderly conduct on West Street. March 6, 12:09 AM Report of passed out student in Rebert Hall. Student evaluated and signed off. March 6, 12:20 AM Open container off campus…. SURPRISE! March 6, 12:25 AM Open container off campus… WOAH BABY. March 6, 12:12 AM Report of an intoxicated student in Kirk Douglass Hall. Student evaluated and transported to CPH. March 6, 1:15 AM Officer slipped on ice in front of Noble. March 6, 2:00 AM Subject urinating in public off campus on Park Street. March 6, 3:55 AM Drug policy violation in Dean Eaton. March 6, 4:00 PM Report of vandalism to a radiator ripped off the wall in Dean Eaton. March 8, 3:35 AM Report of subject with finger cut in Griffiths Art Center. Student evaluated and signed off. SEMESTER RUNNING TALLIES: Bike Thefts: 1 | DWIs: 0 Open Containers: 12 | Alcohol-Related Transports: 6

What is Thelmo up to? Wednesday, February 24 Office Hours: President Joe Nickerson— Monday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Vice President of University Relations Mark Jannini— Monday 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. NEW BUSINESS: –Kick it for Stephanie will take place on April 2 from noon until 3 p.m. –Graceful Movements granted $900 for costumes for spring dance showcases –Green House awarded $5000 to host fifth annual Folkfest on campus April 23 –Outing Club receives $1800 to dispatch various spring break expeditions –Campus Kitchens granted $300 to install new oven in Eben Holden MEMBER’S TIME –Elections constitutional amendments tabled until next week’s meeting

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Employees of Zaman gather in Istanbul on March 4 during a protest.

Turkey’s Assault on the Press: Largest Newspaper in Country Seized by Erdogan Government By ANDREW WATSON STAFF WRITER Last weekend, chaos erupted in Turkey as the government took control of the nation’s largest newspaper in a worrisome leap toward limiting free speech. A court ordered the seizure of the paper and the appointment of trustees of the government to run the paper, called Zaman. Zaman was connected to U.S. cleric Fethullah Gulen, an individual who was once an ally of the Tayyip Erdogan government but now frequently speaks out against it. The paper was accused of plotting a coup against the government and disseminating misinformation about the government’s actions. Prominent voices in the Turkish media relay that they are going through “the darkest and gloomiest days in terms of freedom of the press,” per The Guardian. Despite their opposition to the Turkish government and their outspoken criticism of Erdogan, the Turkish court did not provide legal reasoning for the seizure. Authorities arrived at the headquarters, removed the editor and chief and seized control of the building. The paper, however, was able to print their Saturday edition as scheduled, with a stark headline reading, “The Constitution is Suspended…

Yesterday marked one of the darkest days in the history of Turkish press,” according to Al Jazeera. Since the government took over the paper, the headlines and stories are pro-government and anti-inflammatory. The website was offline, but according to Al Jazeera, a message on the site said the paper would be providing more objective and better coverage soon. The government is trying to delete the online archives of the paper and has replaced all of the top staff members with progovernment trustees; however, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the seizure was “not political” and merely a legal procedure. After the court ruling on Friday, more than 500 protestors gathered and protested the seizure. Per the Guardian, the police used tear gas, rubber bullets and other crowd control methods to disperse the protestors. Human rights groups such as Human Rights Watch and others have come out strongly against the seizure and the treatment of protestors. The government refutes this, and has said that Turkey has some of the freest journalism standards in the world and that it does not discourage freedom of speech. They rank 149 out of 180 in the 2015s World Press Freedom Index, per BBC. BBC also reports

that more than 30 journalists, mostly Kurds, are being held on charges by the Erdogan government. Other criticisms have been directed at the European Union, which has remained rather quiet considering the implications of the government’s actions. Many suspect they do not want to anger Turkey, as they need their help with the migrant crisis, according to The Guardian. Although the EU said that Turkey “needs to respect and promote high democratic standards” they have not gone beyond that “slap on the wrist” in trying to rectify the problem. The U.S. was only willing to say that the move was “troubling.” For Erdogan, this is the latest in a string of incidents with journalists whom he has accused of terrorist activity. Just two weeks ago, the Editor in Chief of a different opposition newspaper called Cumhuriyet was released from prison after he was charged with terrorism for publishing an article on Turkish arms shipments to Syrian Islamic groups, per The Guardian. This latest incident will not help Erdogan’s international image as a suppressor of free speech but it does give him a tool to disseminate pro government information to Zaman’s readers, whom number more than 650,000.

MARCH 11, 2016 FISK FROM PAGE 1

have arisen during the past few years on the SLU campus. White students make up the majority at SLU, and students of color represent a much smaller percentage. “A few of my friends discussed the struggles and obstacles they faced being the minority on campus, and I wished to better understand what they were going through,” she said. “I don’t believe it is possible for you to understand what they go through, unless you yourself walk a mile in their shoes. For that reason, I decided to attend Fisk University, in which I am one of approximately five white students [in the entire university population].” Associate Dean of International and Intercultural Studies Karl Schonberg said that the hope of the Fisk program was, and is, to give students the chance to experience another environment while in college. While Nashville is not in a different part of the world, it is in a historically very different part of the country than upstate New York. “Many graduates from Fisk have held very important roles in the Civil Rights,” Dean Schonberg said. “Students who go to Fisk have the opportunity to study this history in a more tangible way than is available here.” Dr. Smith echoed this rich history by adding Fisk’s deep connection to the arts during the Harlem Renaissance. “The history and tradition that can be seen in Nashville is expansive,” she said. Wilson spoke about how Fisk has a very small student body, and it is very easy to recognize a new person on campus. Because 85-90% of the

population is of color, and Wilson is white, she said she was immediately recognized as being new to campus and was greeted by many. “The kindness and hospitality I have received from the individuals at Fisk University is like none other,” she said. “People were so open and welcoming that I felt right at home in an unfamiliar place.” She also said that from her experience so far, she has realized how much she has taken the resources offered at SLU for granted. “The resources and facilities at Fisk are not the greatest, and don’t even begin to compare to those at St. Lawrence,” she said. “The students at Fisk are aware of the resources they lack or are limited to, but make the best out of the situation.” Dr. Smith and Dean Schonberg spent last week visiting Fisk University, and meeting with faculty and administrators there to see how they can increase the flow of students between the two universities. For students who come to SLU from Fisk, it is a really good opportunity for them to take advantage of courses that we have to offer, as well as study abroad options. Students from Fisk that come to SLU in the fall semester are eligible to apply to a SLU study abroad program in the spring semester. Dr. Smith said that three out of the five students that have come to SLU from Fisk have taken advantage of this option by going to London, Spain and France for the spring semester. While they were in Nashville, they set up an information table and met with a lot of faculty. Dean Schonberg said one thing they are

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hoping to do is to add a knowledgeable faculty advisor on the Fisk campus for the exchange program, a counterpart for Dr. Smith, who would be available to answer questions and go through the application process with students. They also discussed the possibilities of shorter term exchanges, with particular classes that would travel between SLU and Fisk during winter or spring breaks. Dean Schonberg said that this exchange program is not so popular because many SLU students do not consider it enough to get to the point of seeing what they can get from studying at Fisk. The Center for International and Intercultural Studies is hoping to do more to let students understand the opportunities that there are at Fisk. Dr. Smith said because students are not going down to Fisk or coming up to SLU every year, there is a lack of word-of-mouth advertising that usually takes place for other abroad programs. She said that she hopes Wilson will come back to SLU and share with others how much she is enjoying her experience, to encourage other students to consider the exchange. Dr. Smith said that SLU has only recently begun to recruit in the south for admissions, and they never did before, leading to the increase in students of color on campus over the last five years. She adds that still going to Fisk would be an extremely beneficial regional and cultural exchange because students of color would experience what it is like to be in a majority environment, while white students can experience the minor-

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Wilson and friends from Fisk, as they experience snow for the first time.

ity. And, she adds, southern culture is a “can’t miss”. Dean Schonberg said it is a really great program, and he was struck by the rich environment that he experienced at Fisk. His recent visit is the first time he has visited the university in Nashville. “The program is a great experience for our students,” he said. “I think it is the hidden gem, and students should think about all the fantastic opportunities that could have.” Wilson has had an incredibly positive experience so far, and she will definitely encourage others to study in Nashville. “The people you meet here are one of the best things about this program, and the friendships you make will definitely last a lifetime,” she said. A few of

her friends she has made are even thinking about coming to SLU in the fall. “I took a step out of my comfort zone and immersed myself in a completely new environment where I knew no one, and yet it has been one of the best experiences in my undergraduate years,” Wilson said. She also said that the city of Nashville is an amazing place. “Although it’s a small city, there is so much for you to do, and if you drive 15 minutes out of the city you can find yourself in the middle of nowhere,” she said. “It’s the best of both worlds!” Anyone interested should contact Dr. Mary Jane Smith, Dean Karl Schonberg or stop by the CIIS office in Carnegie.

GOP Debates Get Personal By LAURA GAY STAFF WRITER

Last Thursday, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump took the stage for a Republican debate. Not so similar to other debates, many references were made that were unrelated to political ability. Rubio commented on Trump’s small hands, and Trump responded stating how he was by no means small in other areas. Other unrelated comments were tossed back and forth throughout the debate. When Trump was asked about his immigration policies, he explained how he was not flexible, but later when called out on his contradictory political views, he explained that he had switched his views and policy and that any good politician is flexible. All this talk about flexibility lead to Rubio commenting on Trump’s ability to do yoga because he is so “flexible”. Cruz also had to remind Trump to stay calm and “count to ten” several times. But, between all of this banter, some actual policies were discussed. One of the very first topics brought up was Mitt Romney’s push for a plan to prevent Trump from getting the majority of delegates. If Trump does not win the majority of the delegates, then the

Republican nominee will be chosen at the Republican convention this summer. The other candidates also seemed unconvinced; Cruz, Rubio, and Kasich all thought they still had good chances to win the nomination individually. This quickly led Cruz, Rubio, and Kasich to discuss why their policies were better than Trump’s. Cruz raved about his tax cut policy in which he planned to eliminate the IRS and simplify the tax code so that people could do their taxes on a postcard. Kasich quickly chimed in on his experience creating a balanced budget for the federal government. At the end of the debate, all of the candidates were asked a simple question: Would you support the Republican nominee if the nominee was Donald Trump? All with less than enthusiastic responses, Cruz, Rubio, and Kasich all said yes. When Trump was asked a similar question, but in this case the nominee was one of the candidates he was running against, he first diverted away from the question and then reluctantly said yes. This begs an even more important question to all of the Democratic and Republican voters; if the candidate you support does not get the presidential nomination, will you vote for the person that does get the nomination for your party?

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Boot ‘n’ Paddle:

AnAccidental Love Letter to the Outdoors By GIGI GADENNE GUEST WRITER

after a strenuous hike or a huge, steaming pot of Mac & Cheese after a long day can complete you. Then there are the relationships you form out there. The raw, simple relationships built on foundations of pain and discomfort. It is not until you and your friend are carrying a 100 lb. wood canvas canoe on your shoulders up a 45-degree slope with mosquitos eating you alive only to realize you are both standing in a patch of poison ivy that you really meet someone. Or until you’ve taken three big gulps from your water bottle, realizing mid-swallow that you did not purify it and can count at least three behavior lodges on the lake that you turn to your friend and all you need is a solemn nod from them to communicate everything – “Do it, man. Pull your trigger. Giardia is no joke.” These are the times you really get to know someone and experience real communication. These friendships are the ones you will forever carry in your heart.

Not just the relationships you form with others, but also the relationship you form with yourself. When you are removed from all the distractions of Instagram and Snapchat as well as being pushed to your physical limit, you figure out if “ya gurl can hang.” You stop measuring life in minutes and more by moments. Moments can be anything from a cup of coffee in the chilly, early morn’, a sunset doing something to the sky you’ve never seen, a good, coming from deep within the belly laugh, or even a perfectly pitched tent… Oh my, the sunsets. At this point, this article has become my own personal love letter as to why I love the outdoors. I promise I began to write this with more profound intention. I was thinking about connecting the outdoors to self-revelations, selfdiscovery…etc., but I can’t help myself. There is just so much to rave about. God, I f*cking love the outdoors. I hope you do too.

so good! But what else can be done with beans? So far this semester, the house has The winter is a tough time for served black bean burgers, falafel veggies. Oftentimes, we at the (made with chickpeas, also known Green House need to turn to a as garbanzo beans), black bean trusted friend to provide a nutri- hummus, black bean chili galore, tion and protein-packed meal for hearty pinto bean soup, black bean our nightly dinners: beans! Beans brownies (for all you gluten-free come in all shapes and sizes, from folks out there), curried chickpeas, pinto to red and chickpea to lima. and of course, a taco bar. We like As I learned this week during the beans here, especially in the winTaco Bar on Wednesday, Dana ter when the food coming off the loves beans too (full disclaimer: farm is limited to just roots, veggies, somehow it took me three and a and cabbage. Our beans are bulkordered in 10 to 25-pound bags from a regional distributor. Our beans are also stellar at igniting the spark that your digestion system never PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFF MOGAVERO w anted Beans, beans, the magical fruit! (ok, so half years to find out that the taco that’s all beans). This week when bar was a thing. I now regret 97% my cook partner and I cooked, we of my college experience. The 3% I were strongly suggested, or perdon’t regret was waiting in the Taco haps demanded, to make sure there Bar line that went halfway to Park were no beans in our meal. For our Street). As Dana demonstrated to guests who come once a week, a me this week (and apparently to hefty serving of beans will do the everyone else basically every time soul good. For those who eat at the I didn’t go to Dana over the last house everyday, some weeks trend four years), refried beans look ter- towards the excessive use of beans, rifying and taste delicious. Why which equates to overly vocal digesdo they taste delicious, you ask? tive systems. It’s because in order to make them, Cooking beans is also an exciting you first cook the beans, then add adventure. Most require a long perisalt and lots of spices and fry those od of soaking, seven to eight hours, puppies up. Canola oil never tasted prior to cooking for one to two

hours. Who’s got that kind of time lying around? I sure don’t. Enter, the pressure cooker! This hulking pot with a lid that seals via a rubber gasket is the way to cook beans nice and fast, with no pre-soak, often in half the time. Measure out the correct amount of beans (always, dear god always, less than you think you’ll need. No one needs the Great Lentil Overestimate that resulted in lentils for every day of February 2014). Add your beans and water to the pressure cooker, seal that puppy up, and set the burner to high. Our pressure cooker has a little valve on top that gets covered by a weight. After things are nice and toasty inside the pot, this weight will jiggle and hiss aggressively while the beans are at “pressure.” A great way to explode boiling beans on yourself and half the kitchen is to open the pressure cooker while at pressure. Trust me. Do. Not. Do. That. Turn the stove off, remove the weight, and let the steam that’s pent up inside blast out in a wild display of the powers of chemistry. Place a ping-pong ball into this torrent of ferociously hot air and watch it magically levitate. When the ball falls, the pressure is gone, and you can safely gain access to your nowcooked beans without the risk of inducing serious bodily harm. Clearly, beans are awesome. They are such joyous fun to cook and can make innumerable fabulous recipes. They also make you conspicuously aware of your small and large intestine if they are the only thing you eat for three weeks. Next time the Taco Bar exists (which I’m told is more than once every four years, but I’m not convinced), heap a pile of refried beans and black beans on your taco and enjoy!

As we are in the prime of spring semester, life begins to move pretty quickly. The white noise that is expectations, assignments, plans for spring break and plans for the summer develop into this static, constant buzz ringing in the back of our minds. Life may begin to seem complicated and messy. Well, there is only one thing to do: head to the Outdoors for a day, a night, a week, or just never come back (that’s my plan). In the wilderness we carry what we need on our backs or in a canoe. Everything we need fits inside a 65-liter pack and that exhausting buzz in the back of our minds is replaced with the buzz of the mosquitos (an equally frustrating buzz). You are stripped down to the bare basics and able to take a good look at what truly matters to you. Life is simple out there, and you begin to realize how a sip of cool, mountain water

Feel the Beet: The Glory of Beans By JEFF MOGAVERO COLUMNIST

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Bachelorette of the Week: Kailash Heron ‘17 Zodiac Sign: Cancer Hometown: The 6 Major: Global Studies Minor: Art History What is your spirit animal? Russell Westbrook. What are your best traits? Hitting the Quan, speed-reading Wikipedia articles, and I can boot n’ rally better than you. What is your favorite TV show? Broad City. What is the soundtrack to your life? “I Wanna Benz” by YG, anything by Joni Mitchell, and “Flex” by Rich Homie Quan. What are your hobbies? Reenacting music videos, preferably with intricate dance sequences, watching ESPN 30 for 30 on Netflix, tap dancing, and correcting the gender imbalance in the Pit. What was the craziest thing you did on the NYC semester? Took a quick nap with my friends on a fortunately located mattress on 14th Street after eating too many donuts.

What is your favorite drunk food? Chicken in a Biskit crackers or Swedish Fish. Plan a date in the North Country. Chicken wings and fries, we don’t go on dates. What was the craziest thing you did on the NYC semester? Took a quick nap with my friends on a fortunately located mattress on 14th Street Do you see yourself marrying someone from SLU? Yes. Do you have any dating advice for the women at SLU? The Pit is always full of good options. Tick Tock or Java? Impossible 2 choose. If you could have a beer with anyone living or dead, who would it be? Tupac. How could a possible mate get your attention? DM me on Instagram @richhomiekailash.

Thoughts from the Y Chromosome By TOM MATHIASEN MANAGING EDITOR The Hill News is a wonderful publication! We strive week in and week out to give our readers a solid product, stories that captivate an audience couched in a paper that is aesthetically pleasing. Our writers work very hard to give us quality pieces and our editorial staff works tirelessly behind the scenes laying out the content on Wednesday nights for your Friday edition. I tremendously enjoy my time at THN, but there is one thing that has always stood out, I’m the only Y chromosome. Now for those of you who aren’t

bio majors, a Y chromosome as the zygotic partner to an X chromosome, makes a male. Yes, we do have two other male editors on our staff (our Digital Editors Jack Lyons and Brandon DiPierno) but they do not participate in our often lengthy layout evenings on Wednesdays. Therefore, I find myself surrounded by women for upwards of 10 hours a night. Now I am no stranger to being surrounded by women – I mean I can’t help it that I’m really, really, ridiculously good looking! Seriously though, I’m a proud Houseboy at KDS and live with three women as well, but those long nights at THN

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Ain’t No Party like a SLU Party By JENNIFER KIM STAFF WRITER At a first glance, St. Lawrence University may seem like your typical four-year academic institution. However, it definitely has some idiosyncrasies, especially within the party culture. First of all, let’s talk about the weather. Although this winter has been relatively mild for the North Country, we still had a week of terrifying negative thirties with a combination of snow and ice storms here and there. Needless to say, it’s cold up here. However, weather is of no concern to SLU students. If someone were to sit at the intersection of Park Street and University Avenue (AKA where Security scouts out), he or she would see numerous groups of students bundled up in their Patagonia down jackets and bean boots trekking their way to the Hoot or the Tick Tock, regardless of the unplowed roads and icy sidewalks. And somehow, everyone seems to survive the night each weekend. Perhaps there’s something in the water at St. Lawrence that makes us invulnerable to the cold weather. These weekly trips to town are definitely not the only way SLU students deal with the freezing weather. The annual Rail Jam on the quad and journey to the magical land of Titus provide some use for the cold. For the few who do not know what this is, the Outing Club hosts a Rail Jam every year, where neon-clad, perhaps-intoxicated, people ski and snowboard down manmade ramps on the quad. The next day, these same people get on yellow

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Bachelorette of the Week Kailash Heron ‘17 gets down with her friends during Titus Weekend.

school buses and voyage over to Titus Mountain for a full day of binge drinking and mingling with fellow SLUdents. It seems that these annual winter parties give life to the rather dead, subzero campus. Another atypical habit of SLU party culture is the longevity of the parties. In a big university or any major city, “going out” typically entails barhopping and clubbing until the early hours of the next day. However, we do not have that option because – well, because Canton. Instead, everyone “pregames”

with their friends in their dorm then moves on to another dorm, where the party is held. Then, either the owners of the house or Security shuts it down around midnight, and everyone begins their pilgrimage to town once again. It is almost ritualistic. All in all, the “small campus in the middle of nowhere” vibe at SLU and the brutally cold weather of the North Country make for a bizarre party culture to form. In this way, the experiences that SLUdents have are definitely not typical of any other college student.

HungerWeek at SLU By JACK LYONS DIGITAL EDITOR This past week Campus Kitchens sponsored the first ever Hunger Week on campus, to promote and discuss the issue of hunger and food insecurity in the North Country. As a group whose goal is to fight both food insecurity and food waste on campus and in the community, Campus Kitchens was uniquely equipped to put on the event. It was highlighted by a showing of the 2013 documentary A Place at the Table in the Winston Room on Tuesday and a performance by the Singing Sinners at the groups weekly meal on Monday’s at the Unitarian Universalists Church in town. “Hunger is present on a systemic national scale but also right outside the SLU bubble,”

said Campus Kitchens co-president Margot Nitschke ’16. “We are hoping to peak the student bodies interest and inspire our students to do something about it, whether that be learning more about these issues, volunteering with us or stating your own project.” The meal, which is served weekly on Mondays at 5 in the UU church, saw increased number, due in part to additional advertisement in the community and on campus, but also because of a performance by the a cappella group the Singing Sinners. Olivian Hess ’18, a member of both Campus Kitchens and the Sinners, said the group enjoyed performing for community members and supporting a good cause. The Sinners performed three songs; Sound of Silence by Simon and Gar-

funkel, Landslide by Fleetwood Mac and Follow Me by Uncle Cracker. “We had a lot of fun and I think the people at the meal really liked it!” Though the first hunger week was a success, this is something the group hopes to continue doing, perhaps even more than once per semester in the future. “Through hunger week we are working to expand campus kitchens’ advocacy efforts,” said Nitschke. “Hopefully we will be able to continue and expand these advocacy efforts in years to come.” Those interested in volunteering with campus kitchens can email Nitschke at manits12@stlawu.edu or stop by Eben Holden 2-4 on Sunday, any time between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM on Monday, or 7-9 on Wednesdays.

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office can be interesting. For starters, the music choice is a bit questionable at points. Don’t get me wrong, I listen to my fair share of Taylor Swift, but after you hearing “22” about 22 times and listening to “Tik Tok” around the clock, you start wanting to hang out with Coach sober. Sometimes I just need to listen to Metallica while doing push-ups in a sauna, ya feel me? The amount of J. Biebs we listen to is slowly turning me into a Belieber! I gotta catch myself before it is too late and I start buying tickets to his next show. We also spend a lot of time complaining about the computer program used to lay out our pages, Indesign. If Satan himself could design a computer program, it would Indesign. I mean, that program shuts down more than security shuts down freshman dorm parties. While we wait on that spinning wheel of death, the girls often find themselves on Buzzfeed quizzes about your percentage of bitch you are. Of course, I end up taking those quizzes as well (I got 40% bitch by the way). Long nights at THN also lead to poor food choices. Poor food choices lead to that thing that we as men take great pride in, a quality fart. If you have ever seen our office, its a pretty small and contained

place. That means I need to keep those fumes on lockdown, unfortunately leading me to Dutch oven my roommate when I get back to the house, sorry Chipper but now you know why! I also find myself as the punching bag sometimes, quite literally last week when my fellow Managing Editor made me hold up the futon cushion while she took a swing or two. Other times, when I see those emotions getting close to a boiling point, I find that to be a great time to go grab a coffee (ahem...Emma)!

“The amount of J. Biebs we listen to is slowly turning me into a Belieber!” To be clear, I do not mind my working situation one bit. In fact as I mentioned earlier, I rather enjoy it. Wednesday nights are a fun process and our staff is absolutely fantastic! All I’m asking here guys, is come pay me a visit sometime, please! A guy can only take so much. Hey, I’ll be your best friend if you bring me a beer or two – I’ll give you a Bieber ticket in exchange!

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The Bachelor Excitment Builds: WhoWill BeThe Last One Standing? By SARAH BERCOVITZ STAFF WRITER Hello Bachelor Fans! I am back to discuss another week of our favorite show. In all honesty this is one of the most boring Women Tell All episodes I have seen, but I have a feeling it’s the calm before the major drama storm of the season finale next week! 5 Best Moments from the Women Tell All Episode: 1. When America’s Least Favorite Bachelor contestants won me over. I have to say I love to hate Jubilee, Olivia, and Lace as much as the next bachelor fan, but all these women were remarkably

well spoken considering they were surrounded by 20 women all shooting daggers at them. I was especially impressed with Lace admitting in so many words that she was truly a psycho on this season and she is working on herself. Also, I can not wait to see her on Bachelor in Paradise, but Lord knows that’s a terrible decision for her mental health. 2. When a random audience member had Lace’s face tattooed on his side. WHAT? I am sorry, but I am seriously confused. Are we just going to ignore the fact that Lace has a psycho stalker? Was nobody else concerned? Apparently it is okay though because he has

PHOTO COURTESY OF ELLIOT BOYD

Behind the Red Picket Fences:

Lucid Dream By BRIDGET FLEMING COLUMNIST A lucid dream is a dream in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming. A lucid Barn is a Barn experience in which the Java patron is aware that they are at the Barn. In a lucid dream, the dreamer is said to be able to exert control over the characters, the narrative, and the setting within the dream. In the Java Barn, the patron is said to be able to exert control over how many cups are taken at the door, the rate at which they shovel tortilla chips in their mouth, and the amount of head banging done behind (and over) the red picket fence. During these strange antics in the Barn, when eyeballs are binoculars sifting in and out of focus and when knees find unique ways to graze the glitter covered floor, a patron becomes situated in a quasi-dream state. The patron is aware that they are floating through a sort of fantastic, sci-fi delusion wonderland, and that what they are experiencing is a similar phenomenon to the name of the band that drag-rolled through our music chamber this past weekend. The band Lucid is proudly and unapologetically a North Country band, summoned by the wizardly powers of Steve Yardley ’16 from

the town of Plattsburgh, NY. They represent the heart of the Adirondack curmudgeon and the sweetest genre concoction of jazz, fun, reggae, rock, hip-hop, and the like. They call their traveling parade the Lucid bus and (woah) man, they are not afraid to roll up their sleeves and take the wheel! If Lucid was classified as a group at St. Lawrence, they would be the Senior year class, hands down. They’re part of our Java legacy, a staple to the Java experience. When they played Thursday night, they played for the content head nodders holding beers in the back. They are a band to be genuinely appreciated; they rock, they soar, their sound is like liquid treasure. Their sax(ophone) looks like a bunch of pennies were melted together into a beautiful, sound playing ornament. This band knows how to run a show: airtight, foolproof, and hooked up to an IV of tenacious virtuoso. It’s almost scary how well Lucid set the mood. It felt like Christmas lights in a whitewashed dorm room, a vinyl spinning, and Barry Manilow raiding your wardrobe, all at once. For those who went to the show, I hope you had a blast. I hope you enjoyed running your hands and ears along an authentic piece of the North Country sound system. For those of you who did not make it, well, you better start showing up. You are missing out.

nice abs, and for all we know, he could be the next Bachelor. 3. THE CHICKEN. It would be a shame not to mention the world is most well-behaved chicken in this week’s episode. Honestly, I am extremely impressed. Chicken Enthusiast for Bachelorette 2017? I am into it. 4. Chris Harrison and Ben’s Bromance. Honestly, I think that Chris Harrison is just as in love with Ben as the rest of us. Chris Harrison’s face literally lights up when he talks about Ben. I do not blame you, Chris. Plot Twist: Ben ditches Lauren B. and JoJo, and the final rose goes to Chris Harrison.

5. Ben being the cutest fiancé. Even though we still do not know who this mystery woman is (praying for you Lauren B.), the way Ben talked about his fiancé was enough to make any Bachelor fan swoon and simultaneously die of jealousy of course. Honorable Mention: The Bloopers. Bachelor bloopers never disappoint and I will never stop replaying the camera man falling in the pool. Mark my words, this will go viral. Well that is all Bachelor Fans, we’re in the home stretch. I still do not know what I am going to do with my Monday nights (or life) after the finale. I think

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Bachelorette Tiara shows off her chicken, Sheila, to the set on this week’s episode.

we’ll all be going through some serious Bachelor withdrawal. So stay tuned for next week when Ben’s future wifey is finally revealed!

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Retro Record Day Has Ar r ived By COLIN KIRKLAND COLUMNIST

Vinyl has, in the last few years, become a hot commodity in the music industry. Our constant obsession with anything retro — Converse, neon colors — has supplanted CDs with records and turntables. If you want to witness this first-hand, then I’d urge you to walk into your local Urban Outfitters and hit up the miscellaneous section. But this fake-chill consumerism doesn’t encapsulate the true beauty behind buying vinyl. Record fiends are on the search for individuality in both what and more importantly, where they are making a purchase. Being one of these selfish hipsters isn’t easy…I would know. When looking for a new record, I don’t want to be in a Best Buy or anywhere that has an exact replica a few miles down the road. I want a little bit of dust on the shelves, low ceilings, probably some basement shop with quirky dudes behind the desk playing their favorite mix from the morning drive to work. These

guys know what’s up. They are the ones who created an international holiday dedicated to record stores, independently owned of course. It’s called Record Store Day and it comes around every third Saturday in April. This monumental holiday was founded in 2007 amongst Baltimore record store owners. They wanted a day that celebrates the individuality of each record store across the world — any store is invited to join. On this glorious day, artists make appearances at stores, hang out with fans and play small gigs. Each store even participates in holding their own party for the day, showing how they all embody a different style of authenticity. Record Store Day usually results in the highest record sales day of the year. This year, April 16th will mark the special day and the ambassador will be Metallica. What particularly makes RDS different than any other day is that there is an ambassador band or music-figure, along with neverbefore-seen record releases, albums that are pressed specifically for the

day. Metallica will be releasing a boxset containing remastered editions of their first two albums, Kill ‘Em All and Ride the Lightning. Other special releases this year include, unsurprisingly, three separate Bowie albums, a 15 inch single of TVC plus a reissue of The Man Who Sold The World (with original German artwork) and an album of his earliest recordings, before all the makeup. Mac Demarco is keeping with his usual self by releasing sixteen demos he recorded in his bedroom and Bob Dylan will do the same with a release of an EP, Melancholy Mood, which has only previously been released in Japan. I am most excited for Outcast’s glow-in-thedark vinyl of ATLiens, and Alt-J’s double LP boxset release of them live at Red Rocks. There are dozens of releases that you can check out on the website recordstoreday.com. The closest store to campus celebrating and participating in RSD is Pure Pop Records in downtown Burlington, VT so let’s go down and check out the party!

Broken-Heart? No More! By ELLIE MINER STAFF WRITER When it comes to breaking up with someone, there are multiple ways to find closure. Some people eat a pint or two of Ben and Jerry’s whilst crying, some throw away all their exsignificant other’s stuff, and others write songs about them that win Grammys (cough, article below, cough.) However, there is a new way to say goodbye to the year long relationship, or the weird onagain, off-again fling who left his or her stuff in your room constantly. You can donate it to a museum! And not just any museum. The Museum of Broken

Relationships began as a traveling exhibit dedicated to the narratives of failed relationships. The first museum was opened in Croatia in 2006 and then became a permanenet museum in Zagreb in 2010. Those may seem like far places to travel and since heartbreak is felt all around the world every day, they are opening another museum in the heat of Los Angeles in May this year. This museum is stocked with donations from all around the world. Anyone can donate, just about anything, along with a written version of how your relationship ended. The donations are put in the museum stating the story

surrounding the item or failed relationship; how long the relationship lasted, and the city where it all went down. Kind of fun, right? So, if you are feeling like you need to get rid of some of your ex’s things, or simply are into hearing other people’s stories and experiencing something new, you can check out the website: brokenships.com (No www.) or just hit up LA. If there was any question about who made you belt out Taylor Swift’s most heart wrenching breakup song, that can immediately be cleared up when your ex sees all his or her stuff on the wall of a museum...they will wonder why they ever left you to take care

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If Taylor Swift Can Do It, There IS Hope For The Rest Of Us By CATHERINE FLORES STAFF WRITER

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Here is an uplifting message to all hopeless romantics out there: you can have a successful relationship (even Taylor Swift, Hollywood’s serial dater does!). I do not mean to throw shade at T-Swiz, as I am personally a huge fan, but over the weekend, the 26-year-old superstar shared a post with bae, DJ Calvin Harris, announcing that she, the pretty, young, blonde thang who is notorious for having short-lived relationship after short-lived relationship, after even shorter-lived relationship…. has sustained

a mature, successful, and happy romantic relationship with a singular boyfriend for a consecutive 366 days (let us not forget it is a leap year, people)!!! The country-turned pop star has accumulated many beaus over her years in the celebrity spotlight. In a post by Billboard, the magazine shows off 11 of her most noteworthy claims, from fellow pop stars Joe Jonas and Harry Styles to big screen hotties Taylor Lautner and Zac Efron. She even scored some time with Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne! The Instagram post showed off a gold locket with his and her initials engraved above “2015”. S’cute. A+, Mr. DJ. Swift

captioned the image, “3.6.15 One year down!” followed by a red heart emoji. As of Wednesday, the pic has nearly 1.5 million likes, so yeah, you could say that Taylor’s fans, (Swifties,) are likely enjoying her not-so-new romance nearly as much as she is. But what does this long-term relationship mean for us, Swifties? Here’s to you and your Hollywood relationship that has beat all of the odds, Taylor, but please for the sake of our Bachelor and Bachelorettes of the week, the majority of our campus, and me, do not stop making music that celebrates how f***in’ great it is to be single!

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Barbie was a member of Kappa Delta Sigma as well as the former president of the sorority. She was also an accomplished biology major and music minor with a concentration in education. She wanted to become a science teacher to spread her love of knowledge and help children. She also loved music so much that she sang in the University Choir and her guitar or ukulele playing could be heard echoing throughout the KDS house on any given day. While Barbie was an accomplished student and musician, she was also a great friend who knew that it was important to balance having fun with being a responsible and reliant leader. Friends fondly remember Barbie swaying back and forth to her favorite songs at parties, which included the Thong Song, Say My Name, Sexual Healing, or basically anything by Kyga. Her sense of fashion was unparalleled to anyone else here at SLU. If you saw Barbie around campus, she usually wore her wildly curly mane in a half up half down style, and was most likely either wearing something that looked

like it was from the Baby Gap, or a blue shirt with a goat on it from Walmart. When Barbie was the president of KDS, we often referred to her as our “Fearless Leader.” She always put the good of the house in her top priorities and made sure that “happiness” was the emotion we were all feeling at any given time. Barbie fought for our opportunities and put everything she had into her position as president, making her a role model to many, including myself. If you needed advice, an ear to vent to, or simply someone to distract you from real life problems, Barbie was always your go-to girl. She had a way with being able to relate to you and word everything so perfectly that you couldn’t help but smile (usually because she would be able to work the word “dude” into any conversation without it being weird). At Barbie’s memorial service, there were many speakers to commemorate everything I mentioned above and much more. Several sisters from Kappa Delta Sigma spoke, including Caroline Fleischauer ’15, Morgan O’Hare ’16, Alexis

Williams ’15, Kyani Vasquez ’16, Annie Dietderich ’16, Emma Fleming ’16, and myself. They spoke of memories and read poems to celebrate their love for her. Lauren Stemler, who was Barbie’s Community Assistant Advisor, and Alex Schreiber, who was Barbie’s advisor for her biology major, also made reflections on Barbie’s life and her character. The St. Lawrence University Sinners, the Laurentian Singers, and the University Chorus made performances throughout the service. Barbie’s family was also able to attend the service and reflect with us on her life. Her sister, Marissa Schwalm, whom Barbie often referred to as her best friend, spoke about how much Barbie loved St. Lawrence and her time here. Finally, Kathleen Buckley, the University Chaplain, helped the sisters of Kappa Delta Sigma organize this service and helped us work closely with Barbie’s family. We owe her an incredible amount gratitude for helping the St. Lawrence community and the sisters of KDS through this difficult time.

Saint:

ODK raises over $500 for Red When professors give open notes midterm exams. Rose School in Kenya!

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Receiving a potato in your When your professor leaves SMC from a random sender. midterm for 20 minutes. Is Do we cook it? it acceptable to cheat at that point?

Sinner:

Getting an extension on an assignment, and still missing that deadline. Get your sh*t together! INTERNSHIPS FROM PAGE 1

local and nationwide internship/ work opportunities from reputable employers-whoa are often SLU alumni. Students are able to streamline their search by applying filters based on their preferred industry, job function, and more. They are able to apply to postings within minutes utilizing their stored resumes, cover letters, and additional documents. Other internship/job search engines Career Services recommends checking out are Rising Star Internships, Internshipprograms. com, and DCInterships.org. More internship search engines can be found on Career Services websites at http://www.stlawu.edu/careerservices/internship-resources. The programs which Career Services highly recommends its students to explore are the University and Internship Fellowship. The University and Internship Fellowship programs are programs that provides students with funding for full time summer research/work over a period of nine

Sinner:

When your professor expects you to take 3 hours. Excuse me! This ain’t finals!!

weeks. During the University Fellowships students grow intellectually, are able to create close relationships with their professors/ mentors outside of the classroom, and are able explore topics of interest while getting paid through scholarships. University and Internship Fellowships are becoming more and more popular on the St. Lawrence campus, and Jennifer Lifsitz ‘17 is a great example of that. This past summer she interned at Boston’s New England Aquarium. She worked at a marine science summer camp She working with children and marine science-technology. “It was perfect practice for my intended future career as a biology teacher,” she said. Lifsitz had attended the aquarium when she was younger, so she thought it was pretty cool to be back there again. Reflecting on her time at St. Lawrence and her time spent at Boston’s New England Aquarium, she felt that the courses and knowledge she had gained thus far into her life and SLU career had prepared her for her transi-

Theme house interviews this week! Let the fun begin.

Purgatory:

Scaring prospective housemates with nudity. So SLU.

Sinner:

When you get so drunk for theme house interviews that you forget who actually interviewed. “Nice to meet you... again.”

tion into her internship duties. “I am very thankful for this opportunity,” she said. “ I can see the impact I had on the students at the summer camp, and this experience has definitely impacted my life.” Like many internships for undergraduate students today, Lifsitz’s internship was unpaid. This would have turned many away, but it did not turn her away. Because of the financial support St. Lawrence offered her, she was able to participate in this amazing experience. Earlier last year, she had applied for Internship Fellowship funding through Career Services. She was awarded the Daniel L. Brindisi ’89 and Cynthia Brindisi ‘P19 Internship Fellowship. “Because I was helped out by two alumni, it allowed me to commute and altogether take on the unpaid internship” she said, with gratitude. The University and Internship Fellowship programs provides students with the opportunity to be paid in unpaid or underpaid work/research positions.

MARCH 11, 2016 KIRK DOUGLAS FROM PAGE 1

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HEART FOUNDATION

Kirk and Anne Douglas, generous benefactors of SLU.

Kirk Douglas Hall opened the summer before the 2014-2015 school year. It stands as a 155-bed residence hall. One thing that set this residence hall apart from the rest is its geothermal heating and cooling system. The dorm also features hotel style living, with each room featuring its own full bath. This hall was named after the actor, author, humanitarian, and philanthropist after the Douglas’s showed extreme willingness to help young people succeed. The Board of Trustees believed that the legacy of Douglas’s achievements in the world, enjoyed with his wife, and his deep devotion to St. Lawrence fit the purpose and inspiration of the new building, ac-

cording to St. Lawrence University. Douglas grew up in Amsterdam, New York and was initially granted admission after talking his way in to the Dean of Students at the time, Edwin Hulett. He graduated in 1939 with a degree in English and went on to be named one of the 50 greatest screen legends of all time by the American Film Institute. He received an honorary Academy Award in 1995 and was even presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981 and the National Medal of the Arts in 2001. Douglas has been a dedicated and generous alum throughout his career, grateful to the University that took a chance on him.

Thelmo Proposes a New Constitutional Amendment By MARIA LEECH GUEST WRITER Were you confused about the election process last semester? Did you feel like your voice was ignored in the decision-making process? Don’t get your undies in a twist quite yet; there’s a proposed amendment to the Thelomathesian Society’s Constitution to the rescue of a once confusing, less than democratic election process. Summarized by Mariah Dignan, chair of the ad hoc committee that wrote the amendment, “The Amendment is a way to have more democratic accountability, and checks and balances in our election system.” This new election procedure involves creating an Elections Committee composed of four current senators and the Elections Chair. This committee will hear any complaints or disputes that may arise during the campaign/ election process, including those of disqualifying candidates. The committee will decide by a supermajority whether to involve the Senior Executive Board (Thelmo Prez , VPs, ect). If there is a possible disqualification of a candidate, then the Election Committee has the duty to report the incident to everyone on campus via list serve. This way, if a voter’s opinion of the candidate is changed, they can withhold their vote until the decision on whether or not the candidate is disqualified is made. Disqualifi-what?Also, new to the Constitution is the disqualified candidate’s right to “request a hearing

with the Senior Executive Board,” which is where the importance of this amendment is crucial. The Executive Board will also make a decision by a supermajority, and the Senate will decide whether or not they agree with the Executive Board. That last aspect about the Senate’s vote is key for two reasons: 1. The Senate’s decision is the final decision, and requires a two-thirds majority to pass. 2. The Senate is assembled to represent YOU, and will listen to the evidence provided by the potentially disqualified candidate in order to serve the best interests of St. Lawrence’s student body. Furthermore, the Amendment changes the election period from Wednesday to the following Wednesday. Wednesdays are when Thelmo meets so, in the case that a disqualification is in question, a meeting would necessarily take place so the Senate can vote on whether or not to disqualify the candidate. Regardless of the outcome of the Senate’s decision, the voting period would be extended to Friday of the same week in order to allow voters to take the disqualification into account. If you are still worried that the student body is inaccurately represented in making crucial decisions regarding Thelmo elections, speak up and act now! Everyone is always invited to attend Thelmo meetings every Wednesday night. at 7p.m. in the Hannon Room of the Student Center!

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