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St. Lawrence has no shortage of crazy creative, passionate, and environmentally-conscious students, and any student can get involved by joining one of our student-run environmental organizations.  

For as long as I can remember, my weekends (and as I got older, my weeks) were filled with ski practice. My life was dryland training sessions, days spent on ski mountains, and hours tuning my skis at night.

When asked how the Adirondack Semester has impacted my life, it is not a question of how, but how did it not. This off-campus program shaped the majority of my St. Lawrence experience and has directly contributed to the life I lead today.

As some of you may be wondering from the title, how on EARTH could a student at St. Lawrence University, a school in the Northeast, claim that some of the most rewarding experiences she had while attending SLU took place nearly 2,000 miles away from campus?

At age 17, I looked down for a split second during a family photograph and the top of my head was captured, for the first time revealing to me a faint ring that would eventually lead to my presently clean, shining, shaven, bald head.

Laurentians love stories. In 2019, we shared nearly 90 of them here on the St. Lawrence Blog.

If you're like me, you sit in class and your mind often wanders to planning what you're going to eat for lunch.

No booze? No problems--and an experience that is guaranteed to be memorable, or at the very least, one you can remember. Often times on college campuses, it may seem like everyone drinks, when in actuality many people don’t.

Herring-Cole is a staple of St. Lawrence University’s history. Built in 1869, it is the University’s second oldest building and the first library on campus. In 1974, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

When I started baking, I followed the recipe cards precisely – right down to the very last pinch of salt – until I found what made them special. I’ve had the same kind of discovery throughout my four years here at St. Lawrence.