Skidmore News

'This America Life' host Ira Glass fills Zankel

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9, the Filene Ladd Music Hall in the Arthur Zankel Music Center was packed with students waiting in anticipation for a presentation by "This American Life" producer and host Ira Glass. Glass spoke about his show and the journey that brought him to his position at NPR.

Beehive Collective paints its way to cleaner air

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On Wednesday March 10, The Beehive Design Collective presented "The True Cost of Coal" in the Spa to spread awareness about the coal industry's effect on America.

The Beehive Design Collective, formed in 2000, is a non-profit, political arts organization.

Marion Nestle feeds college students healthy advice

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On March 2, Marion Nestle enlightened both the the college community and the Saratoga Springs public about the effects our culture has on people's food choices.

Nestle presented her PowerPoint entitled, "Food Politics: Personal Responsibility or Social Responsibility?" It explained the American food industry's role in increasing obesity rates, which have risen since the early '80s.

EAC plants the seeds for a more extensive garden

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On March 25, the garden sub-committee of the Environmental Action Club is teaming up with Lively Lucy's for a fundraiser to benefit the college's garden.

"Beats for Beets" will be in Falstaff's with performances by the Accents, Houseboat, and Baliwick. There will be a suggested donations bin at the door.

What's up with the World?

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Peshawar, Pakistan - On Wednesday, six employees of World Vision, an American Christian charity group that has been working in Pakistan since the earthquake in 2005, were shot and killed.

Others were also injured when an attack was launched on the group's offices in a small village in the northern part of the country.

Touring the Tang

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

When students and faculty go to the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery they see exhibits strategically assembled in a way that is visually appealing. But what really goes on behind the scenes at the Tang? "I think that those experiences that students and other visitors have when they come to the museum hides all of the work that goes into making that experience possible" said Chief Curator and Associate Director of the Tang, Ian Berry.

Editorial: Give more advice for advising

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As of Tuesday, March 9, with the deadline just two weeks away, 55 percent of the class of 2012 had not yet declared a major.

Declaring a major can be a significant stress, even for those who already know what they plan to study. One of the most confusing aspects of declaring can be choosing a faculty advisor.

A plead to ban homophobia

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Homophobia in sports has is unfortunately something that is still a common occurrence. It is something that is started in youth sports, carried throughout high school and college, and into the professional leagues. The locker-room aspect of the sporting world is a large reason why we see this homophobia.

Review: Hardly trivial, but a bit short of divine

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"Thornton Wilder: The Trivial and the Divine," opens in a manner far more in line with the latter adjective in its title, as a young boy-poet is confronted with nothing less than the lighter and darker elements of human nature.

One could not be blamed for feeling as if they have been dropped into the climactic scene of some obscure Greek dram; you know, the one where the hero finds out his destiny from a prophet with an overly dramatic voice.

Review: College orchestra juggles emotions

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It's 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 6 in Ladd Auditorium, Zankel Music Center, and I'm about to watch the college orchestra in concert. Why? Because it's only eight o'clock and, nerd alert, I'm even kind of excited to go; it will be the first orchestra concert I've been to since I dropped my high school's "Chamber Ensemble" after my sophomore year in favor of an independent study in rock music.

Spoon delivers inconsistent album with flashes of greatness

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Spoon's new album feels a little like an inconsistent movie, where a couple of characters really draw you in and a couple of characters really turn you off. For most bands this, might suggest an inability to maintain an even level quality over the course of an album, but Spoon has been one of the most consistent bands of the past decade.

Cordelle exhibition displayed in Case Center

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

From Monday, March 1 to Thursday March 4, in the Faculty Staff Club on the second floor of Case Center, the photographer, Frank Cordelle, brought his exhibition, titled The Century Project, to the college. The exhibit, brought by Becca Kolins '12 and Stephen Bissonette '12 consisted of nude portraits of women ranging from newborns to 100, also accompanied with their personal stories.

Club profile: Benef-action

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Skidmore was recently named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. The college's incredibly active community service club, Benef-action, is no doubt a major factor in receiving this award.

Benef-action has been active since the 1980s.

You snooze, you win

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Imagine a world where college students are actually encouraged to take a nap between classes, or while doing homework or studying. Well, fellow Skiddies, prepare yourselves, for I come bearing some excellent news.
While the encouragement of daytime dozing might be a little far-fetched, an occasional snooze might actually "prime the brain for learning.

Taking a bite out of local produce

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In the fall Saratoga Apple provides a festive atmosphere for a trip off campus, but the frigid upstate winters make excursions to the orchard a less than ideal activity.

Luckily, the orchard also comes to Skidmore every Friday throughout the year to provide local grocery options to students and faculty.

The toys Santa wouldn't bring me

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

For the past three months, we should have been living our lives like every moment could be our last. And now we no longer need to.

Physicists in Europe this week announced plans to turn off the Large Hadron Collider for a year, saying the machine is too dangerous to continue operating.

Men's lacrosse holds undefeated record

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Women's Tennis
This past weekend, the Skidmore women's tennis team took two 8-1 wins over William Smith and Ithaca.
In No. 4 singles, first year Nataly Mendoza beat William Smith's Melissa Slack 6-2, 6-3 and Ithaca's Sarah Hollis 6-0, 6-4. In No. 1 doubles, Mendoza and senior Danika Robinson defeated William Smith 8-1 and Ithaca 8-6.

Hockey iced in ECAC semifinals

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

After taking a 6-3 victory against the University of Southern Maine on Feb. 27 in the ECAC quarterfinals, the men's hockey team went on to play Babson on March 5 in the semifinals.
In the first period, the teams scored only a combined seven points. It took Babson nine minutes to take its first shot on goal.