HC SKIDMORE NEWS

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Summer is here ladies! Can you believe it? By now, we're all home free to enjoy all that the summer has to offer. Us girls at HC Skidmore can’t wait to get summer started, and to get you all pumped up, we’ve compiled a list of the summer merchandise that we just cannot go without! “I can’t celebrate the summer without Maui Jim sunglasses; they’re great for any...
Friday, May 18, 2012
There’s nothing better than lying on a beach, reading a book while cool breezes and cute lifeguards pass by. And that book may just be the perfect solution to those hour-long train rides to and from your internship each morning. But there’s nothing worse than choosing a book that seems to drone on and on, or being stuck reading twenty romance novels that all seem to follow the same...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
There's nothing easy about being a college student trying to find a career. From grad school to navigating the professional world to choosing a career path, there are so many different things to juggle and consider. But never fear! Some of our graduating seniors (we'll miss you!) have words of wisdom to help us along the way. On Being At Skidmore: “Try everything and expect that...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
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 a crazy...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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 dorm and...
Sunday, May 6, 2012
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 week. 1...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
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 chatted with...
Monday, April 30, 2012
The best part of going to a school where creativity is encouraged is that students form some awesome bands as early as freshman year. We’ve all heard CTM more than once during our Skidmore careers, but these guys (and gals!) really put the motto to work! Here’s the scoop on a few of Skidmore’s most popular and rockin’ bands. Los Elk Members: Amir Rivera-Lieberman (...
Sunday, April 29, 2012
You know you’re reaching the end of the semester when the word “finals” makes you shudder and you’re ingesting enough caffeine to keep a family of four awake for a week. It’s a stressful time for collegiettes, and to make matters worse, nearly everything we like to do to alleviate that stress costs money (we’re looking at you, Plum Dandy... and you, Piper). To...
Friday, April 27, 2012
It’s here folks: Fun day is this Saturday, and it’s all about being carefree, enjoying friends and petting that pony that Campo always rides (why?). It’s the best way to end off a long, sometimes punishing semester. Before you hit the green, though, there’s a few key things you’ve just gottahave to make the day worthwhile. Don’t leave home without them!  ...