News Digest: January 30, 2024

January 30

News Digest collects news releases & feature stories from the St. Lawrence website. Visit stlawu.edu/news for up-to-date news and information.


University News & Stories

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St. Lawrence in the News-January 30, 2024

This regular roundup features a selection of recent mentions of St. Lawrence University and its students, faculty, and staff in regional, national, and international media outlets.
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On a Ringing Streak

Janel Smith ’99 has the longest track record when it comes to ringing the iconic St. Lawrence University chapel bells.
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“It’s Not Simply Being Good. It’s Being Good For Something.”

Abagael Giles ’15 is a Public Radio Reporter. Scott Giles ’82, P’15 Helps Vermonters Plan and Pay for College and Career Training. Both Daughter and Father Found Their Sense of Purpose at St. Lawrence.

Events

Middle Eastern Music by Nikolai Ruskin

- Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall Multi-instrumentalist Nikolai Ruskin performs original and traditional music from the Middle East.

Athletics

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Week of Fun and Rivalry!

Both men's and women's hockey teams went undefeated at Appleton Arena contests against Clarkson University. The St. Lawrence women's hockey team, ranked No. 9 nationally, went into their biggest weekend of the season and came out of it with a 1-0 win over No. 3 Clarkson in leg one of the Route 11 Rivalry. The men’s hockey team won their Saturday night game against the Golden Knights 2-1, jumping out with an early two-goal lead and sending 2,826 Saints fans into a frenzy. They held their lead into the third period for the win.

Maggie Wenger '24, along with one of the Saints relay teams, broke St. Lawrence pool records Saturday, as the Saints women’s swimming and diving team took two victories in a host tri-meet over Saint Michael’s and Wells College. Wenger '24 beat the 100-meter free record with a time of 53.46. The 800-meter free relay team of Wenger '24, Lulu Rauch '25, Katie Taberski '25, and Laura Bolduc '24 beat that record with a time of 8:11.31.

Men’s basketball won their eighth straight game, going 3-0 over the course of the week with victories over Clarkson, Bard, and Vassar.

Social Media

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Portraying St. Lawrence!

"Portraying St. Lawrence" honors the lives and contributions of three St. Lawrence community members, Margaret Kent Bass, Ernest M. Benedict, and Rev. Kathleen Buckley. During the public dedication ceremony we celebrated the honorees, their loved ones, and the artists by sharing their portraits with the entire St. Lawrence community.

Read more and view pictures from the ceremony on the St. Lawrence University Instagram. To learn more about the gallery visit the gallery website.

 

 


News Digest is a weekly compilation of news releases and web feature stories created in the past week. It is released, generally, every Monday. Please submit news items from your department or news regarding student events and achievements using the University Communications content request form.