May, 2009

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A CSGR Survey To Pass The Time

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Most of you probably wont read this until you slide hungover and sunburnt into the uncomfortable chairs at your internships Tuesday morning but don’t worry, I have the perfect thing for you to waste some time on. The Center for Sex and Gender Relations is looking for some feedback on the products they sell in their Case Center store. If you’re half as bored as I am you’ll wish you could take it twice.

If you found yourself appalled by the dental dam selection or the lack of lube let them know by taking this survey. Do it quick before the boss needs another cup of coffee.

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Grades Are Up

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Sign into the Student System at the Registrar’s site and quantify yourselves.

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Skidmore Pockets $1.2 Million in Moore Hall Sale

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Moore Hall in all its former glory

The Business Review is reporting that Skidmore has sold the unoccupied Moore Hall located at 32 Union Ave to the developers at Norstar Development USA for $1.2 million. Moore Hall, also called “The Pink Palace,” was the college’s only remaining piece of property from its former downtown campus. Norstar plans to raze the former dorm and erect a bunch of condos in its place.

Plans between the College and Norstar have been tentative since 2006 and Norstar said in February they were putting the project on hold because of the recent economic downturn. Even so, Norstar threw down $1.2 million for the building this past Wednesday.

Saratoga has seen an upsurge in the number of condominiums in recent years with major units being built on High Rock Ave. and Broadway. Anybody with a functioning set of eyeballs can see the slithering fingers of development working their ways around the tensed throat of Saratoga Springs, at least Skidmore is getting $1.2 million out of the deal. This money comes at a perfect time for the College considering the 2009-2010 budget is anticipated to fall 5-8 million dollars short.

Moore hall’s legacy will live on through the annual Moorebid dance which was originally held in the dorm’s basement.

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College is HARD Series Finale Sob Fest

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Ladies and Gentlemen all good things must come to an end, including the reign of Skidmore’s favorite sitcom. Series Finales always hit me hard—I still remember tearing up as the cast of Friends sat around Central Perk one last time, and I didn’t eat for days after Marissa Cooper died—so I made sure to mentally prepare myself for the College is HARD swan song.

Cozy up with your summertime snuggle partner and prepare yourself for a final heartfelt goodbye from the boys at College is HARD. Our tears shall flow like the mighty Mississippi for this pioneering college sitcom but the memories will live on in our Dining Hall burdened hearts.

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College is HARD Series Finale Teaser

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Ladies and Gentlemen this is the end of a era, College is HARD is shuttering its doors.

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Summer and Skidmore’s 98th Commencement

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

I’m currently starting summer 2009 off with a bang by watching True Life: I Abuse Prescription Meds in my basement. During this commercial break I just want to take a moment to say congratulations to the Class of 2009. Everybody else, make sure to check back in over the summer because we’ll be updating periodically when pretending to have an internship gets boring, or when MTV is playing reruns.

The College’s 98th commencement ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. on May 16th at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. A total of 647 members of the Class of 2009—Skidmore’s largest graduating class in history—will receive bachelor’s degrees and hear speeches from Gautam Dasgupta, Carter F. Bales and Fred Wilson. For more information on the commencement ceremony and speakers click HERE.

Later Dudes.

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Senior Art Thesis Exhibition Tonight (5/8) 6pm

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Beginning tonight the Senior Art Thesis Exhibition will be on display at the Tang. The opening reception runs tonight from 6pm-8pm and includes the work of 45 graduating art majors.

Students whose work will be exhibited are: Jared Akerstrom, Katherine Bailey, Matthew Caldamone, Lea Chiara, Diana Chiriboga-Flor, Alexandra Citrin, Julia Cizeski, Jane Clausen, Thomas Conde, Kristina Costa, Shauna Feinberg, Molly Ferguson, Amy Flaherty, Curtis Fontaine, Courtney Franko, Eli Gold, Yovana Gruissem, Alexis Herzog, Samantha Holtgrewe, Mattan Ingram, Sarah Keyser, Lindsey Kocur, Jane Kownacki, Arielle Landsberg, Joli Latini, Margaret Liedtke, Miriam Mendelsohn, Claire Murphy, Caitlin Newman, Hilary Norod, Chukwuemeka Onyenwe, Ann Paxton, Katarra Peterson, Patrick Phelan, Ashlee Rubinstein, Hana Sackler, Peter Sheldon, Willy Steigman, Michel Steingisser, Martha Valentine, Samuel von Mayrhauser, Morgan Webster, Morgan Weisser, Elizabeth Wilson and Jing Xia.

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Appelman Interview Series: Yacub Addy

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Yacub Addy is a drum master, composer and choreographer and professor originally from Ghana. He co-composed the 2-hour masterpiece “Congo Square” with Wynton Marsalis, performed it with Marsalis at Lincoln Center and on national tours, and recently performed at a major inaugural event for Barack Obama. Willy Appelman sat down with Yacub Addy and talked about his musical background.

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Glotzbach Pens Saratogian Op-Ed

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Today’s Saratogain has a nice letter from President Glotzbach responding to the recent 4/20 controversies. Glotz makes sure to highlight the good the college does in the community while still accepting responsibility to the way the college handled the situation. You can take a break from finals to read the whole letter HERE.

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