News Digest: November 19, 2024

November 19

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


University News & Stories

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Faculty Focus-November 19, 2024

Faculty members put their knowledge into action so students and others are able to benefit from it. Recently, faculty presented research at conferences, and published papers in academic journals.

News from Around Campus

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SLU Students Participate in Exclusive Briefing at the UN in NYC

Students in St. Lawrence's New York City Semester Program, directed by Political Science Professor Mert Kartal, participated in an exclusive briefing on genocide prevention at the United Nations Headquarters.

Events

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World Languages Week

Each November, St. Lawrence joins the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education in celebrating international education and exchange. This includes celebrating the contributions and impact of international students to St. Lawrence's campus and promoting awareness about opportunities to study off-campus. Now through November 21, student clubs and organizations, offices on-campus and other campus community members will offer a robust range of activities that are open to all. View the full schedule of events. 

Athletics

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Saints Earn Academic Honors and Break Athletic Records

  • Men’s Squash: It was a historic day for the squash program Sunday. Senior Lewis Anderson secured his record-breaking 63rd career win in the Saints' 7-2 loss at the No. 17-ranked Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland–the most victories by a single athlete in Saints men’s squash program history. Anderson, who entered the matchup tied with Moustafa Bayoumy '18 for career wins, took on Matthew Wang in the number one spot for the Scarlet and Brown. The senior wasted little time breaking the record, defeating his opponent 11-4, 11-3, 11-7. Anderson now holds a 63-8 career record, with the full season ahead to expand his record.  
  • Men’s Cross-Country: After a strong performance at the Mideast Regional, junior Nick Lyndaker will represent men's cross country at the NCAA championship for the third year in a row. Lyndaker punched his ticket to the event with an eighth-place finish at the Mideast Regional on Saturday at Connecticut College. He earned Mideast all-Region honors in the process. 
  • Women’s Cross-Country:  Senior McKenna Allardi and first-year Avery Blanchard qualified for the NCAA women's championship as individual runners, and will now head to Terre Haute, Indiana for the event next weekend. Allardi heads to nationals in her first season as a member of the cross country team. She qualified as an individual after placing 39th overall in the Mideast Regional on Saturday, posting a time of 22:41.8 in the event. Blanchard crossed the line in 47th place with a time of 22:49.2.  
  • Riding: Saints Riding was named the High Point Team in back-to-back days, claiming their fifth and sixth wins of the year at the St. Lawrence University Shows on Nov. 16-17. On Saturday, the Scarlet and Brown earned 39 points to outpace Syracuse University, where junior Harper Eskey earned High Point Rider honors with wins in Open Fences and Open Flat. The team scored three class wins on the day, as well as three second-place finishes. On Sunday, the Saints posted 44 points –12 points ahead of Ottawa, who was the Reserve High Point team for the second day. First-year Dalton Pace was named the High Point Rider, while junior Annie Kammer was awarded Reserve High Point Rider honors. 
  • Volleyball: Sophomore Araiza Acum-Santos received a Liberty League honorable mention as part of the conference's end of season all-league awards. Acum-Santos finished the season with improvements in nearly all her stat lines over her first-year season. She had 2.92 kills per set, 260 kills total, adding 14 assists and 11 service aces to those totals. She was also recently named to the Liberty League all-academic team. 
  • Football: Senior tight-end Oskar Baldwin earned First-Team All-Liberty League honors, while senior Liam Perkins and junior Ryan Surhoff earned a spot on the Second Team. Seniors Daniel Lawther and Daniel George, as well as junior Clayton Fogler, picked up Honorable Mention honors, the conference office announced Tuesday afternoon. Baldwin played in all nine games for the Saints this season and led the team in receptions with 40 catches for 491 yards, averaging 47.89 yards per game. 
  • Saints Athletes: 99 St. Lawrence fall sport student-athletes earned Liberty League All-Academic honors in their respective sports, the Liberty League Commissioner Tracy King announced Thursday morning. In total, 755 fall sport student-athletes have qualified for the league's All-Academic Teams in their respective sports. 
  • Men’s Hockey: Tickets are now available to purchase here for the best rivalry in college hockey on January 24, when St. Lawrence faces off against the Clarkson Golden Knights in Appleton Arena.  

For up-to-date scores and information, visit SaintsAthletics.com.

Social Media

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Local Students Pack Appleton for Route 11 Rivalry 

On Wednesday, over 3,000 students from local schools packed the stands at Appleton Arena for the Route 11 Rivalry matchup between St. Lawrence and Clarkson. The energy was electric as the crowd cheered on our Saints in this thrilling North Country tradition!! Thanks to everyone for bringing the scarlet and brown spirit and  helping us shatter the women’s hockey attendance record! Watch a video of the matchup on the new St. Lawrence TikTok account

In Memory

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On November 15, President Morris sent a message to the St. Lawrence community about the passing of Clara Simmons, who dedicated 40 years of service to our Facilities Operations team before her retirement in 2009. Read the Message


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