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SA Senate shuts down request for extra $1K toward club trip

By Aleksandra Sidorova   Two clubs that received $2,000 on Sept. 25 for a joint trip to Boston asked for another $1,000 at the Student Association Senate meeting Oct. 2. The Student Managed Investment Fund and the Accounting and Finance Association each...

Karen McGrath: In pursuit of student wellbeing

By Kamiko Chamble   A year in, the vice president of Enrollment and Student Success found family in the community and a focus in student wellbeing and mental health. McGrath said the people at SUNY Plattsburgh were warm and welcoming to her...

College connects to job search app for int’l students

By Aleksandra Sidorova   One of the most challenging aspects of international students’ college journey — searching for a job — could become easier with the Career Development Center’s newest tool, Interstride. About 4% of SUNY Plattsburgh students are international, according to...

CAS forum welcomes student feedback on campus dining

By Philo Yunrui Wang   As students at SUNY Plattsburgh adapt to a semester of adjustments in on-campus dining, they have faced initial frustrations with long wait times and limited food options. Despite a rough start, the administration has taken steps...

Researcher compares attitudes toward capitalism

By Grant Terwilliger   Capitalism is described as an economic system in which a country’s trade and industry are driven by private ownership of property for profit. People’s perceptions on the economy stem from their own experiences with the world around...

State issues EEE emergency alert

By Aleksandra Sidorova   Eastern equine encephalitis, also called EEE, an “imminent threat to public health” in the state, state Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald declared Sept. 23. McDonald issued the declaration in response to the first confirmed death caused by the...

SA Senate supports trips for networking, spiritual growth

By Aleksandra Sidorova   The Student Association Senate let go of a quarter of its additional allocations to fund student networking trips — both professional and spiritual — at its meeting Sept. 25.   PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING Two clubs, the Student Managed Investment Fund and...

Professor reflects on decades experiencing banned books

By Aleksandra Sidorova   Professor of English Tracie Guzzio has spent decades studying banned books, eventually teaching them at SUNY Plattsburgh. She is also a central part of the college’s annual Banned Book Week’s observances, taking place this year from Sept....

State senator, former congressman visit Plattsburgh, talk political involvement

By Aleksandra Sidorova   Former Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY) and state Sen. Dan Stec (R-Queensbury), discussed how students can make a difference without running for public office when they visited SUNY Plattsburgh on Sept. 17. The most powerful tool a citizen has...

Sea Grant warns of microplastics, cleans up Plattsburgh City Beach

By Kamiko Chamble   Microplastics — bits of plastic less than five millimeters in length — can cause harm to the environment, animals and humans. The bits are difficult to pick up, so the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Institute aims to...
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