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  1. Tess Maxam.

    First Person: Finding an Academic Interest Through the Liberal Arts

    TESS MAXAM '22

    There is something so special about a liberal arts education that is hard to explain until you’ve experienced it. I came to SLU knowing that I wanted to be a biology major and study science in some...

  2. "Under a Wave off Kanagawa" by Hiroshige.

    First Person: Mokuhanga, My Printmaking Journey

    BRENDAN REILLY '20

    A fishing boat, small enough to miss, is suspended in the frothy jaws of a monstrous wave, moments away from the water’s crash. Mt. Fuji watches silently from the background, subtle and stable in the...

  3. Christian Eveleigh.

    First Person: Cranial Exposure, A Bald Man Survives Canton Winters

    CHRISTIAN EVELEIGH '20

    At age 17, I looked down for a split second during a family photograph, and the top of my head was captured, for the first time revealing to me a faint ring that would eventually lead to my presently...

  4. A glorious sun set over the empty bleachers overlooking athletic fields on the Saint Lawrence campus.

    First Person: The Best Decision I Made for My St. Lawrence Career

    Abigail Todd '21

    My St. Lawrence story begins during my first year when I was on the track team. I had been running and jumping my whole life, and running track in the next chapter of my life at St. Lawrence seemed...

  5. Meca-Gaye Francis

    First Person: A Year of Firsts and Lasts

    MECA-GAYE FRANCIS '20

    When I thought about what my senior year would look like, I had many high expectations. I wanted to have made new friends, tried new activities, traveled to different countries, and feel prepared to...

  6. Abbie Cooper, holding a Saint Lawrence University pennant, stands in the snow in Canton, N.Y.

    First Person: A Californian's Guide to North Country Winters

    Abbie Cooper '22

    What was it like seeing snow for the first time at St. Lawrence? AMAZING! I toured St. Lawrence in April of my senior year, and it was a gray wintry April day. But, during the tour, it started to snow...

  7. A group of Saint Lawrence club ski students sit on a snow covered bench at a ski mountain.

    First Person: Hitting the Slopes, Club Sports as a Former Varsity Athlete

    SAM COWLES '22

    For as long as I can remember, my weekends (and as I got older, my weeks) were filled with ski practice. My life was dryland training sessions, days spent on ski mountains, and hours tuning my skis at...

  8. Four Saint Lawrence Adirondack Semester alumni, wearing rain jackets, stand on a dock over water in the Adirondack Park.

    First Person: The Gift That Keeps on Giving, Celebrating 20 Years of the Adirondack Semester

    LAURA STASI '15

    When asked how the Adirondack Semester has impacted my life, it is not a question of how, but how did it not. This off-campus program shaped the majority of my St. Lawrence experience and has directly...

  9. Olivia Hart, Monica Manning, and Kirsten Gehl skiing atop Big Sky, Montana.

    First Person: Experiencing the West While Going to St. Lawrence, Big Sky and The Grand Tetons

    Olivia Hart '20

    As some of you may be wondering from the title, how on EARTH could a student at St. Lawrence University, a school in the Northeast, claim that some of the most rewarding experiences she had while...

  10. Eliza Maher holds a Saint Lawrence pub cookie.

    First Person: Pub Cookies, Parkas, and Java-Oh My! What Makes SLU Special

    ELIZA MAHER '20

    I’m a big baker. I grew up watching my mom in the kitchen rolling out pie dough, stirring sauces over the stove, and frosting cakes, all while the house filled with the heavenly aroma of scents like...