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On April 18, at Sarah Lawrence College’s annual spring festival, many students bore witness to an unfortunate incident involving the rat traps outside of Rothschild.

In the months leading up to Nov. 4, residents of New York City have experienced a new phenomenon upon their doorstep. It came in the form of volunteers knocking on their doors, flyers and folders in hand, asking whether they were planning to vote in the upcoming mayoral election.

A lack of accessibility to period products can prove detrimental to people on college campuses who menstruate, especially when considering cold temperatures and a walk to any nearby convenience stores.

As many Sarah Lawrence students know, if you find yourself craving a late night or a pre-eight o’clock snack, one of the tastiest places to go is the pizza counter nestled in the back of Bates Dining Hall. Luis Fuentes, an experienced food serviceman and long-time employee of the college, would strongly agree, but what he would not admit is that the key to the pizza counter’s glow lies in his precision.

The application cycle for prospective Resident Advisors (RA) has come to a close, and the interview process is now in full swing. The role is highly competitive, with Residential Life (ResLife) receiving over 80 applications each year and typically only offering 10-15 new positions each year.

Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) students know that parties are few and far between here. What many may not know is that we used to have a rich culture of on-campus drinking and partying. Beer used to be served at an on campus pub, and there was a night where being a drunk lesbian was specifically encouraged. It sounds like a fantasy, a Sarah Lawrence of endless possibilities. How did we lose these sacred traditions?

One might ask why a swimmer on a successful team of 30 or more people would decide to transfer to a team that had no one. For Patrick Francis Rau ‘25, it was a highly calculated and ultimately extremely rewarding decision

In a projection by D3 datacast, there was a 99 percent probability that the Sarah Lawrence women’s basketball team would lose their game against St. Joe’s University, Long Island (SJLI), 72 to 45.

A week before homecoming, the Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) women’s basketball team saw the sparks of something new.

It’s no secret that I’m fascinated by the mechanisms of nostalgia and the concept of musical legacy. So when American rock band The Academy Is… (TAI) announced “Almost There,” their fourth studio album—a follow-up eighteen years removed from 2008’s “Fast Times at Barrington High,” I knew I wanted to cover it.

From April 9-11, the Theatre Program presented their two New Works performances: Doe!, written by Sarah Luczak ‘26 and directed by Rowen Fisher ‘26, and Burial of Hyacinth, written by Viktor Nicole ‘26 and directed by Madeleine Bohn ‘27.

On Feb. 28, pop star Conan Gray performed at UBS Arena on Long Island, a venue with a 19,000 capacity.

On Mar. 8, 2026, I marched down to Washington Square Park to see the JFK Jr. lookalike contest, to find Carolyn Bessette Kennedy wannabes and maybe a rich future husband. Instead I was surprised to find a protest/celebration had broken out in relation to the current war in Iran.

The interference of the government with journalism is something that is frightening and concerning for writers and readers. It begs the question: is journalism truly at stake now more than ever? 

With a new year comes a new wave of nostalgia and 2026 was no exception with an outpour of 2016 throwbacks.