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Students vote on newest museum collection piece

By Aleksandra Sidorova   The Student Association Art Acquisition Board opened its independent semesterly decision — which art piece to buy for Plattsburgh State Art Museum’s collection — to the general student body Nov. 4. The presentation and vote were part of...

Feedback shows teach-in success

By Aleksandra Sidorova   This year’s Black Solidarity Day social justice teach-in saw more student involvement than years prior, according to feedback the planning committee received since Nov. 7.  More students of all ethnicities proposed and hosted sessions, as did class groups,...

Faith-based club grows its membership sixfold

By Aleksandra Sidorova   The Newman Association, a club where students can grow their Catholic faith or learn about it, was on the verge of shutting down during the thick of COVID-19. Two years later, it is thriving with around 30...

Alum follows Trump back to White House

By Collin Bolebruch   President-elect Donald Trump announced that SUNY Plattsburgh alumnus Dan Scavino will return to the White House to serve as assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff in a press release Wednesday. Trump will be inaugurated...

Senate approves first student bill, appoints SA Court justices

By Aleksandra Sidorova   The Student Association Senate approved the first student bill of the 62nd legislation and appointed SA Court justices at its meeting Oct. 23. Student Bill 1 establishes a committee that would distribute a survey to gather student feedback....

SA swears in new senator

By Grant Hochmuth   The Student Association Senate swore in a new senator — Hassani St. John — at its Oct. 30 meeting. St. John takes the place of Harmony Sanders, who resigned. He is a sophomore and said involvement means a...

New course to train aspiring actors, nurses

By Kamiko Chamble   SUNY Plattsburgh is launching a one-credit course next semester that would bring student actors into nursing classrooms.  A standardized, or simulated, patient is someone who is trained to portray a patient in a realistic way for the purpose...

Alumni bring family photos to Día de los Muertos ofrenda

By Aleksandra Sidorova   The Warren Ballrooms filled with music, marigolds and memories at the Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 1, hosted by Fuerza: The BIPOC Student Union. Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead in English,...

‘What just happened?’: Political science professor predicts election implications

By Aleksandra Sidorova   Ten hours after the Associated Press called the presidential race in favor of Donald Trump, political science professor Daniel Lake explored how the country might change when he takes office. The discussion titled “What Just Happened?” was hosted...

Student group encourages peers to vote

By Aleksandra Sidorova   Three students who make up the group Plattsburgh Votes are entering the final stretch of their voter education work. There is just a week and a half left to cast a ballot — and one day to...
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