Alex Wennberg ’10 writes in to alert us a blanket drive for shelter animals at the SPCA in Queensbury. Puppies and kitties are really really cute when they are all wrapped up in fuzzy warm blankets rolling around on your kitchen floor, even if they just did knock over your mom’s favorite vase you cant really say no to a face like that. I mean seriously how can you say no to that.
Posters have popped up around campus for a lecture Monday entitled Crack The Code: The Rockefeller Drug Laws. For those of you that don’t know the New York State has a set of draconian, archaic drug laws on the books that are responsible for filling state prisons with non-violent and petty criminals.
The social repercussions of these laws are astounding and harrowing. I encourage every student to attend Monday’s lecture at 8pm in Davis.
For more information Rockefeller Drug Laws, which thankfully are on their way out the door, check out the New York Civil Liberties Union website.
The Field Hockey Team is having a dodgeball tournament to raise some funds to fly to China in May. Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin boards in Case and in the fitness room of the Sports Center. It cost 50 bucks for a team of 10 players and payments must be made by Monday, April 27th along with your completed sign-up sheet. You can either deliver the money to Beth Hallenbeck (head field hockey coach) in the sports center or email Annie Rosencrans. For more information check out TheFacebook.
The colorful commotion on the quad today at mid-afternoon was a student written and produced piece of community theater. If anyone has any photos or some more information drop us a line at Editor@SkidmoreUnofficial.com
Tomorrow student volunteers are going to be coming around in Northwoods and Scribner Village to collect donations. If you have any questions or want to help out contact Catherine Minnery
welcome to beautiful saratoga springs, where public intoxication is frowned upon.
After the local media got a hold of The Saratogian’s story about our godless and embarrassing community Skidmore feels a little down in the dumps about its public image. Yesterday’s articles, and out cry from community members, leaves town-gown relations stressed. The sentiment was similar at today’s Chipotle’s burrito giveaway where this reporter overheard a local resident complain that “these Skidmore kids [were] eating all his fucking burritos.”
The increased media scrutiny comes at perhaps at the least opportune moment what with Saturday being Fun Day and all. It seems, after reading Inter-Hall Board President Rob Hill “09’s recent email, that the college has once again approved media presence on campus and that we should expect “not only reporters and photographers ready to jump on any false move, but also administrators, ready to prevent the perpetuation of a negative image of Skidmore.” Considering it was the college’s decision to allow photographers into a celebration notorious for its disregard of drug laws that got us into this mess in the first place, maybe inviting local paparazzi to a day notorious for getting drunk and throwing up in a bouncy castle wasn’t the best idea.
Regardless make sure to look your best Ladies and Gentlemen because chances are you are your could make it into The Saratogian this weekend. Try to keep a modicum of decorum or something, having Fun Day canceled would end the semester on a sour note and fracture already stressed town-gown relations.
Looks like The Saratogain’s article on the alleged pot smoking down by the pond on Monday has attracted some unwanted attention. After the article appeared in The Saratogian on Tuesday morning, a local cleric and a candidate for political office criticized the college and city police for not responding at a City Council meeting and attracted the attention of Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy. Once we piqued Murphy’s interest the newspapers jumped on here, here, here, here and here (hey Post Star, you guys win for funniest headline).
Murphy said no one can be prosecuted for their part in Monday’s gathering but Glotzbach says he and other school administrators will meet Thursday the 20th with Murphy, officials with the Prevention Council and the police and local school districts to discuss what happened. Said Glotzbach:
In a flurry of press releases Director of Communications Dan Forbush maintained he had “been told this has been happening for about 10 years, but [he had] been on campus for two years and had not heard of it,”
Campus Safety Director Dennis Conway “The area where they were gathered cannot be driven up to. You have to patrol on foot,” Conway said. “When our officers approached, if the students had anything, they did not display it.” Saratoga Springs Police Chief Ed Moore explained that his department is being scoffed at for looking the other way as Skidmore students disregarded the law. Moore added ““I have gone back in our records for the last 10 years on April 20 and there has never been an issue to draw police attention on campus on that day.”
Records of Esperanto’s orders placed over the past 10 years on April 20th, a significantly more useful investigative tool regarding Monday’s events, were unavailable.
Friday (4/24) beginning at 11am the SkidShop is having a “Sidewalk Sale” on the second floor of Case Center with free ice cream and slashed prices!!! Tomorrow is also the start of textbook buy back. Stop into the SkidShop during the dates below to sell your books.
The Skidmore Shop is having it’s first Sidewalk Sale ever. We’ll be outside of Case Center on the second floor. We’ve got $5 t-shirts, $1 paperback books and $5 hardcover books. 75% off of a whole bunch of stuff as well as other sweet deals. We have ice cream. Free ice cream. Free delicious ice cream on this awesome beautiful day. For realzies.
Friday May 1 – 9:15AM to 4:30PM
Saturday May 2 – 10:30AM to 2:00PM
Monday May 4 – Friday May 8 – 9:15AM to 4:30PM
Saturday May 9 – 12:00PM to 3:15PM
Monday May 11 – 9:15AM to 4:00PM
Neil Cleary w/ Zach Hickman + The Van Buren Boys + Jon Wan ’12
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Yesterday on my way into D-Hall I was surprised to see another table set up for SGA voting. After a quick email exchange with SGA policy analyst Annie Bruckner ’11 I’ve learned quite a bit. Turns out SGA splits voting into 3 rounds. The 3rd round of voting began yesterday at noon and runs through Friday, vote online HERE.
The first is to fill in vacant positions from the end of the fall semester/beginning of the spring semester (some people resign or go abroad). The second is for all the executive committee positions (SGA President, SGA Vice Presidents) and hall council positions (Presidents and Vice Presidents). The third is for senators-at-large, class council positions, Speakers Bureau Chair, Traditions Chair, and any vacant positions.
SGA divides the elections for next year’s governing body into two rounds to give those who run for Executive Committee a chance to run for class council positions, which are part of Executive Board.
Keep reading for a list of candidates and a quick explanation of the proposed SGA constitutional amendment.
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