January 23

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

Cold Dorms and Mongolian Deserts The 10-day, 1,000-kilometer adventure of Mary Donohue ’13.

Embracing Alums The flexibility of an ever-evolving language gets a warm embrace.

St. Lawrence in the News-January 23, 2023 Faculty and staff were recently featured by local, regional, and international media outlets for weighing in on current events and celebrating the St. Lawrence community.

Events

Athletics

Saints Swim to Victory; Seasons Continue in Full Force Saints women's swimming and diving dominated the competition this weekend. During a dual meet on Sunday, Maggie Wenger '24 and Katie Taberski '25 each won two events to lead the team to a 137-90 win over Saints Michael's while first-year Kevin Euyoque won the 200-meter butterfly for the men's team. Fiona Reiner '24, Lulu Rauch '25, Laura Bolduc '24, and Maggie Wenger '24 broke the Frank and Lee Augsbury Pool record in the 800-yard freestyle relay to lead the team to a 159-55 win over SUNY Potsdam on Friday. The wins for the Scarlet and Brown continued with men's squash securing a 7-2 win over the No. 26 Naval Academy while women's basketball defeated William Smith 99-84 and RIT 77-67 as the men's team beat RIT 69-64. During the Middlebury Winter Classic,  Michael Skutt '24 won the 3K and Eric Geier '23 won his 3rd straight 60-meter hurdles and Katherine Sheehy '23 won the 5,000 meters to lead the women's team. For up-to-date schedules, news, and scores visit SaintsAthletics.com.

Social Media

There's Snow Place Like Home Last week the St. Lawrence community said, "Welcome home, Saints!" as students returned to campus for the first day of classes. Share your favorite campus moments by using #StLawrenceU to showcase life through a Laurentian lens. View photos on the St. Lawrence Instagram account.

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.