In Marvin Gaye’s 1971 song Mercy, Mercy, Me (The Ecology), Gaye sings, “What about this overcrowded land, how much more abuse from man can she stand?” Gaye was tapping into a flourishing environmental ...

On March 26, 2025, Skidmore College's World Languages and Literatures Department announced during a Zoom meeting its decision to eliminate the Self-Instructed Language Program (SILP) from the course ...

Chappell Roan is the name on everyone’s lips in 2025. She’s known for her upbeat indie pop songs like “Pink Pony Club” and “Hot to Go!” as well as her slower, more introspective sapphic hits, such as ...

Saturday, March 1st at the Arthur Zankel Music Center was an exciting night for me—not just because Melanie Charles and her band delivered an astonishing performance, but because the night was ...

The Student Government Association (SGA) had a very busy fall semester. From passing important legislation to representing students in College-wide discussions to hosting fun and informative events, ...

The moment we've all been waiting for has arrived: the Fall 2024 Elections results are in! It’s time to celebrate your newly elected student representatives for the 2024-2025 academic year. This year, ...

The following piece was a K-Pop group dance choreographed by Professor Chia-Ying Kao for students in her K-Pop I course. Students danced to “CHEER UP” by the idol girl-group TWICE. This piece was ...

On a sunny September afternoon, I sat down with President Connor in his office on the fourth floor of Palamountain. As we discussed the academic year ahead, I asked him key questions about his hopes, ...

You are a force like Victoria Falls, Named for the Queen, yet more aptly. Called Mosi-oa-Tunya, “The Smoke that Thunders.”. The ground shakes as the water . Crashes one hundred meters down, Carving ...

Earlier today, The Skidmore News reported that Wesley Yang, an outspoken transphobe, was scheduled to speak at “Are We All Fundamentalists?” a conference being held to celebrate the 60th Anniversary ...

Anyone who’s walked through campus in the past two weeks is, thanks to several posters, at least vaguely familiar with “Are We All Fundamentalists?” a conference being held at the Tang from September ...

Horse racing writ large is an abusive practice. Jockeys whip horses repeatedly in an environment where a single fall could mean the death of the horse. Onlookers watch, bet, and cheer as money changes ...