Communications finalizes design for the Skidmore website

The final result is a combination of two designs with new elements responding to survey feedback

On April 4, the Office of Communications officially finished the redesign for the College’s new website to be submitted on to the new content management system, OmniUpdate. This decision comes after two rounds of campus and community surveys, several focus groups, meetings with the Student Government Association, the President's Cabinet, the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and other administrative organizations on campus. Full story

Soapbox: Dear Occupy Wall Street, Clean Up Your Act

Four suggestions to make the OWS movement successful

It is still premature to write a eulogy, but it’s fair to say that Occupy Wall Street has not lived up to the astronomical expectations it generated last summer. The movement has largely been supplanted in media coverage by the presidential race, the war in Afghanistan and Rush Limbaugh’s repulsive utterances. Part of this was inevitable; no peaceful movement, Tea Party included, can continue to hog the media spotlight forever, especially as its novelty wears off. Without minimizing Occupy Wall Street’s legitimate and much-needed contributions to the national discourse, here are some things the movement can do to ensure its future relevance. Full story

Dr. Catherine Golden gives the prestigious Moseley Lecture

English professor unpacks the complexities of the Victorian era

Professor Catherine Golden, Skidmore’s award-winning jam maker and Victorian literature and culture expert, received the College’s highest honor conferred by other faculty last Thursday when she presented the Edwin M. Moseley lecture in Gannett Auditorium. Full story

Preview: the Tang presents an evening of performance poetry

Tonight at 7:30 p.m., the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery will present an “Evening of Spoken Word” featuring Jared Paul and Caroline Rothstein, two performance poets known for their social activism. Full story

NBA Talk: Who will take the East?

When the Bulls and Heat likely face off for the Eastern Conference Finals, who will come out on top?

Come playoffs, the Eastern Conference Finals will end in a showdown between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat, and if regular season matches are any indication of the conference results, the Bulls will leave victorious. Full story

Blurbs Overheard! Mar. 5

"I wonder how Miles Davis would have gotten along with Robert Byrd..." Overheard outside the Embury Apartments Full story