News

  1. A photo of an arpillera that features brightly colored houses and people.

    A Patchwork of Chilean History in ‘Arpilleras’

    CHLOE MITCHELL ’21

    Following a military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet in 1973 that overthrew Chile’s democratically elected socialist government, Chilean women began to sew patchwork tapestries called arpilleras...

  2. A photo of the women's lacrosse team huddled together in a meeting on the field, coach Hannah Corkery is crouching down, the back of her coat reading St Lawrence University.

    A Personalized Coaching Approach

    MEGHAN NICHOLS

    Hannah Corkery ’11 has brought a coaching philosophy back to St. Lawrence she learned as a player from her coach and mentor.

  3. CASL’s Rave for a More Inclusive St. Lawrence

    TYLER SENECHARLES ’20

    Last fall, more than 60 students piled into the Java Barn café and collected headphones for a silent rave. It is very likely that, for the first time ever at St. Lawrence University, the Java Barn was open, but completely silent.

  4. A photo of St Lawrence student Hannah Markey posing in front of a lush green landscape with her arms outstretched.

    Deconstructing Underlying Assumptions

    RYAN DEUEL

    “What is women’s empowerment?” For Hannah Markey ’19, this research question cannot be answered until we challenge some underlying assumptions.

  5. A photo of women's squash coach Scott Denne demonstrating something to the team who are sitting and watching.

    Denne Joins Liberty League Champs

    BETH SPADACCINI ’11

    Thirty-two days. That’s how long Scott Denne, the new head men’s and women’s squash coach, had been at St. Lawrence before helping the women’s team secure their second consecutive Liberty League Championship. 

  6. A photo of Catherine Bennett sifting through a set of cabinets.

    From Soil Saviors to Sanctuaries

    CATHERINE BENNETT ’16

    When I was 10 years old, a St. Lawrence student asked if I was going to continue my parent’s organic farm. “No,” I replied. I have great respect for agriculturists, but a career at Bittersweet Farm...

  7. A photo of Dr. Pai holding a wild bee she has pinned.

    Mowing Less is All the Buzz: The Pollinator Project

    DEBORAH DUDLEY

    Professor and co-chair of Biology Dr. Pai studies wild bee, providing research that can be integral to conservation efforts to wild bee populations

  8. A photo of Ceramics 1 students posing in a field behind a large hole they dug.

    Planting the Seeds of Connection Across Generations

    KATE PALMER '19

    Rachael Jones combines environmental consciousness with her ceramics classes