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Friendly Fire: In Defense of Stress

Or: How I learned to keep worrying and despise the Flow Jam

As I drifted through the spiritualist swamp that overtook Case Center on the first day of Skidmore’s new-age festival, Flow Jam, the first words to surface in my mind came from Edna St. Vincent Millay’s imperishable poem, “Renascence": “Ah, awful weight!” she groans. “Infinity pressed down upon the finite me!” Full story

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First round of business-plan competition set for Friday

Thirteen students will compete either independently or in teams of two, 10 businesses altogether, in the first round of the 2012 Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition, set for this Friday, Feb. 10 at the Surrey Williamson Inn. The competition will begin at 2:45 p.m. and run until 6 p.m. Full story

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Editorial: Extend conservation measures beyond the dorms

The bulbous and tentacled Skidmore Unplugged trophy has once again been moved to the entrance of the Dining Hall, announcing the commencement of a friendly, three-week-long competition between Skidmore's eight residential dorms. Full story

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Chowderfest delights crowds in downtown Saratoga

Chowderfest, one of Saratoga Springs' most anticipated food festivals, arrived to the streets of Broadway on Saturday, Feb. 4. Thousands took a break from their studies and daily lives to enjoy the brisk yet gloriously sunny day.   Full story

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Brett Grigsby serves up all flavors of classical guitar

On Sunday, Jan. 29, music department lecturer and classical guitarist Brett Grigsby performed a stylistically diverse solo guitar concert in the Arthur Zankel Music Center's Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall. The event was well-attended by students, faculty and Saratoga Springs residents. Full story

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Women's basketball takes first loss

The Skidmore College women's basketball team lost for the first time this season, 47-31, to No. 11 ranked Williams College on Dec. 7, at the Williamson Sports Center. Full story

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Blurbs Overheard! 2/20/12

"Gospel choir should clap more." Overheard in the Newsroom Full story