AVI’s Fresh Take: Students React to Dining Changes

AVI Fresh, Sarah Lawrence’s dining service provider, has faced persistent criticism from students over the years. The college currently ranks 7th worst in the nation for dining quality, according to the 2025 edition of The Princeton Review. In response to mounting student dissatisfaction, AVI has implemented changes this school year, including new menu specials and surveys conducted to improve the dining experience.

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Misinformation, Journalism & Politics: A Brief Recap

On Tuesday Oct. 29 the Barbara Walters Campus Center welcomed a panel of experts in journalism, social media and politics to discuss the prevalence of misinformation in America. The panel included Sarah Lawrence writing professor Marek Fuchs acting as the moderator, author and journalist Jeffery Rothfeder, Sarah Lawrence politics professor David Peritz and, Zeve Sanderson the founding director of NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics.

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Sarah Lawrence Faculty Talk: The 2024 Presidential Election

On Oct. 22nd, students gathered to listen to three of Sarah Lawrence’s professors: Bernice Rosenzweig, Jamee Moudud and David Peritz speak about three topics concerning the 2024 election and Project 2025. Bernice Rosenzweig, professor of environmental science, spoke first and gave a moving presentation on climate change.

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Sarah Lawrence Students Reflect On The One-Year Anniversary of October 7

Holding up cardboard signs reading “Palestine will live forever” and “Divest from death,” over 50 members of the community ranging from first semester freshmen to second semester seniors gathered on the South Lawn under the warm October sun. Moments later, organizers from the Sarah Lawrence Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group spoke to the student body from the steps of Westlands. Clad in keffiyehs and Palestinian flags, students eagerly listened to organizers as they shouted chants and calls to action. 

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Rosh Hashanah on Campus: Tradition, Reflection and Activism

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time filled with reflection, renewal, and community. This year, Rosh Hashanah took place from Oct. 2 to Oct. 4. The holiday commemorates the anniversary of the creation of the world and serves as a period of personal self-reflection. While the sun set Wednesday evening on Oct. 2, the Barbara Walters Campus Center buzzed with conversation as students gathered for SLC Hillel’s Rosh Hashanah dinner.

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This week at SLC: September 30 - October 6

Sarah Lawrence’s bustling campus always has something new, exciting and community-driven to offer to students. The amount of club involvement, sporting events, and social engagement on campus is ever-evolving, with this upcoming week being no exception. 

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Newly Renovated HUB Opens Its Doors

On Sept. 1, the HUB, formerly known as the PUB, had its grand opening here at Sarah Lawrence College. Formally known as the Ruth Leff Siegel Center, the HUB stands for “Humanity Understanding Belonging,” and newly renovated student spaces hope to exemplify exactly that. 


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A Legacy Restored: Sarah Lawrence College Blood Drives

On Oct.9, Sarah Lawrence College is slated to host its second blood drive since reinstating the event after a 20-year hiatus. In partnership with The American Red Cross Foundation and the Pre Health Student Alliance of SLC, the blood drive will take place at the Barbara Walters Campus Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. From students to staff to faculty, everyone is encouraged to sign up and participate in this initiative.

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A Sneak Peek at the HUB

“I just think that Sarah Lawrence is in need of student spaces and not just to study, but to form community. So I'm hoping it becomes a place for that, just a place for kids to relax and feel like they're surrounded by people they can talk to and mix with.”

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Ruth Siegel Retrospective

On Mar. 7, 2024, Campus Operations announced the beginning of construction, which would continue through the summer. The Pub will be the new home of many of SLC’s affinity spaces— Common Ground, the Spiritual Space, LGBTQIA space— as well as student kitchens and eating spaces, student lounges, and offices for staff of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office.

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