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University Police Officer Christina Bedard holds Caamp, one of UP’s three therapy dogs.     By Brionne Thompson At SUNY Plattsburgh’s University Police station, the police officers are incorporating therapy dogs in their work.  UP officers Nate Yeager, Lauren Dube and Christina Bedard went...

Lot 27 makes up a quarter of all available parking spaces and will be closed throughout the summer.   By Aleksandra Sidorova On-campus parking may become harder to find as one of the off-campus student parking lots closes tonight, April 19, for...

SA Vice President Kalema Gooding calls the SA Senate meeting to order April 9.   By Aleksandra Sidorova The Student Association Senate approved the club African Unity’s event funding request at its meeting April 9. The amount is the least the club...

Andrew Christy and his group view the 2017 eclipse in its totality while set up in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in northwestern Wyoming.   By Andrew Christy Assistant professor of psychology Andrew Christy wrote this guest essay from a first-person perspective to...

  Elections for the 63rd legislation of the Student Association will be held Thursday, April 25. The deadline for students wanting to run in the Student Association’s general elections was April 15, but has since been extended to noon today, April...

  By Aleksandra Sidorova In her final semester, a student started a support group she wished she had as a first-year. Human development and family relations major Hannah Schmeelke knows firsthand the challenges of attending college while taking care of a relative...

Jordan Perna performs stand-up at an open mic night hosted by Radio Bean in Burlington, Vermont.   By Aleksandra Sidorova A student in SUNY Plattsburgh’s teaching program is taking a break from studying and teaching to make people laugh. Jordan Perna, a graduate...

  By Aleksandra Sidorova Students can receive up to $2,250 toward unpaid professional experiences or other career-related costs — more funding they can apply for more frequently, thanks to additional funding from SUNY Central. “The program has expanded now because SUNY Central...

Keynote speaker Glenn McClure explores the intersections between eclipses and all areas of life, referencing his experiences as a fellow in Antarctica. McClure, who is a composer, also played two of his cosmic-themed pieces.     By Aleksandra Sidorova The topic of the...

Students, college staff, community members and out-of-town visitors flocked to Hawkins Pond to witness the total solar eclipse April 8.   By Brionne Thompson Monday gave Plattsburgh its most exciting eclipse, creating a midnight look at only 3 p.m.  There were so many...