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By Michael Purtell   Learning to love the winter cold is key to adjusting to the North Country campus at SUNY Plattsburgh. Plattsburgh State’s Wellness Week was capped off with the second annual Winterfest celebration. Students were invited to Hawkins Pond to...

By Abigail Passafiume   The Student Association swore in the last vacant senate seat and approved a Campus Service presentation at its meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12.  Zoey Saunderson, a first-year psychology major from Brooklyn, NY joins the senate as the last...

By Guilianna Laurain   Caroline Rothstein hosted a workshop promoting body positivity & boundaries as a part of campus’ Wellness week Thursday, Feb. 13. Rothstein, a writer, poet, performer and educator led an interactive session that dove into body image, consent, and...

By Meadow Cupps   Feminist movements can be mischaracterized as anti-man, which is why it is important for inclusive movements to support men as allies.  Plattsburgh State’s Title IX office hosted two events over Wellness Week focused on educating men on feminist...

By Michael Purtell   As Plattsburgh State prepares for Clinton Community’s move-in, the campus faces changes to several departments. After announcing a year ago that the Clinton Community College would move its programs to buildings on Plattsburgh State’s campus by Fall 2025,...

By Cheyanne Murphy (AP)   As Republicans in Congress look for ways to slash spending, some legislators are floating new taxes on college scholarships, an end to student loan repayment plans and a big hike in taxes on university endowments. The ideas...

By Michael Purtell   Any one student is a thread of connections: Families, clubs and communities all help young people get into position to become a college student. SUNY Plattsburgh’s new partnership with The Contribution Project can help a lucky student...

By Michael Purtell   Going through dreaded fire drills with droves of other students at the dorms is a universal experience for college students. SUNY Plattsburgh’s fire drills have been extended by new procedures in response to a less-than-ideal student response...

BY OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ, TERRY CHEA and MAKIYA SEMINERA (AP)   President Donald Trump’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in programs receiving federal money has thrown into doubt the future of research Kendra Dahmer has been doing on intestinal...

By Abigail Passafiume   The Student Association Senate swore in three new senators to fill vacant seats and approved extra funding for SUNY Plattsburgh Dance Corps at its first meeting of the semester on Feb. 5.  Dominick Andre, Kayla Alonzo and Jack...