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NEWS

Diet Myths and Truths
May 10 - With summer just around the corner, you can bet that every girl on campus is worrying—at least to some degree—about looking good in all of the revealing summer fashions. Between the imminent bikini season and high stress of finals, many collegiettes get caught up in unhealthy eating patterns that only end up hurting them. Instead of counting every calorie or subsisting off of... Read more

Best Take-Out in Saratoga Springs
May 8 - In the middle of finals week, you may be tired of the same meal routine. Dining hall for breakfast, dining hall for lunch, (Burgess for a snack), and dining hall for dinner. Although Skidmore’s dining hall is nothing to complain about, it can be fun to try something new and take advantage of all of the different restaurants that downtown Saratoga has to offer. No need to leave the... Read more

Surviving Finals Week: 7 No Fail Tips
May 6 - Whenever finals week rolls around, we all think that we have so much time to get our final papers, projects and studying for final exams done, right? Sometimes too much time is a bad thing, and college is all about time management. It’s hard to balance all of a collegiette’s priorities, especially this time of year. So, here are some of our top time management tips for finals... Read more

The Future of Skidmore Housing
May 1 - With all the construction and talks of rebuilding and demolition it’s hard to know what’s happening with campus. What’s the deal with the mythical slopeside? Will all of Scribner be demolished over the summer? With so many rumors circulating it’s hard to know what’s fact from fiction, and it all makes planning for housing even more stressful. Her Campus... Read more

BLOG

Skidmore Guys Weigh In: Favorite Girl Outfit
At a small, 60/40 school, the inevitable happens: we talk about guys.  A lot. We could, as girls, write about what we think guys are thinking, but what fun is that?  Instead, we’ve asked some of Skidmore’s finest men to give us their opinions on some of your most burning... Read more...

Top Ten This Week: The Hot Tickets this Spring!

From the hottest campus trends to most bizarre things to buy in the Skid shop, there's always ten that deserve our extra attention. Check back weekly as the topics get even more exciting and find out the ten that land a spot at the top of our list.  What are you watching? Here's a... Read more...

Skidmore Guys Weigh In: Playing Hard to Get?
At a small, 60/40 school, the inevitable happens: we talk about guys. A lot. We could, as girls, write about what we think guys are thinking, but what fun is that? Instead, we’ve asked some of Skidmore’s finest men to give us their opinions on some of your most burning questions. Here... Read more...

My Campus Celebrity

Kiira Lizza: Mother & Daughter Take On Fashion
Junior Kiira Lizza, from Millington, NJ, has put her Management and Business major to good use by helping market her mom’s Finnish cashmere line, ARELALIZZA, and establish a lifestyle market in...

Diver Doug Pilawa ‘12
Skidmore’s very own diver Doug Pilawa can truly say he lived his dream, becoming the first Skidmore male athlete ever to earn selection to the NCAA Division III Championships this past March....

Hope and Zach: Couple and Entrepreneurs
Juniors Hope Schwartz-Leeper and Zach Fagiano have set forth down a path few couples dare embark on: a business venture. The two are finalists in the 2011-2012 Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan...