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  1. 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...

  2. 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...

  3. A photo of students in a large kitchen preparing a meal together.

    A Delicious Laboratory

    BROOKE KELLY '20

    New course brings the Green Café to campus, a new place for students to get a healthy, local dinner

  4. A photo of men and women's hockey team captains sitting on the quad at a wooden table.

    Let the Sunshine In

    VICTORIA O’HEIR ’20 AND DEBORAH DUDLEY

    Men's and women's hockey captains take renovation of Appleton Arena in stride.

  5. A photo of the St Lawrence student mail boxes.

    The Right Combination

    MADELEINE NASCH ’20

    Student mailboxes may not appear to have great impact on a student's experience, but Madeleine Nasch '20 recounts how attempting to open her mailbox reminds her of the kindness that exists on campus and the friendships that can grow from it

  6. A photo of the mail center at St Lawrence with shelves full of envelopes.

    We've Got Mail

    DEBORAH DUDLEY

    Birthday cake from New Orleans and 55,000 other deliveries that illustrate how life has changed for college students in the 21st century.

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. Meg Charles, holding a Saint Lawrence acceptance folder and letter.

    First Person: Why Applying Early Decision Was the Best Decision of My Life

    MEG CHARLES '22

    At the start of my senior year of high school, I was very eager to apply to schools. I had spent the last year researching and touring schools, making pro and con lists, and finalizing the criteria...

  10. A photo of a person on top of a mountain with their arms up and outstretched over a vast landscape.

    20 Years Young

    KIM COVILL ’06

    St. Lawrence reflects on two decades of living and learning in the Adirondacks.