Tag: satire

This article was published on the website for The Skidmo’ daily, Skidmore College’s only intentionally satirical newspaper. Admit it. If you are interested in men, you have probably gone through a “bad boy” phase. The leather jackets, the cigarette smoke, the low GPA—irresistible. But is it possible to take your love of bad boys to […]

This article was published on the website for The Skidmo’ Daily, Skidmore College’s only intentionally satirical newspaper.  As this year’s sophomores enter spring semester, they face the decision of which majors to declare. While this choice can determine their academic and even career paths, few anticipate the surprising difficulty of choosing their minors. To help […]

This article was published on The Skidmo’ Daily website. The Skidmo’ Daily is Skidmore College’s only intentionally satirical newspaper. If you’re like most college students, then you probably spend a lot of time on Facebook. And if you’re a Skidmore College student, then you’ve probably seen the daily posts from Facebook user “Skid Complimenter”—a page […]

This article was published on the website for The Skidmo’ Daily, Skidmore College’s only intentionally satirical newspaper. Like any college, Skidmore takes pride in its ability to foster an active, inclusive community through student-run clubs. And when I say inclusive, I surely don’t mean The Sonneteers, because they sure had no problem excluding me despite […]

This article was published in the December 12, 2016 issue of The Skidmo’ Daily, Skidmore College’s only intentionally satirical newspaper.  You’ve heard of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, or maybe you’ve just heard of Christmas, which makes you kind of a dick. But whether you plan on decorating a tree or spinning a dreidel this winter, you […]

This article was published in the November 14, 2016 issue of The Skidmo’ Daily, Skidmore College’s only intentionally satirical newspaper.  On November 7 at 4 PM, SGA sent out the official email revealing this year’s Junior Ring theme, which is, to many people’s excitement, Harry Potter. Some students have expressed less giddiness than others, as some […]

This article was published in the November 14, 2016 issue of The Skidmo’ Daily, Skidmore College’s only intentionally satirical newspaper.  I’m looking for a guy who probably doesn’t exist. My friends tell me I’m unbelievably picky and that I watch too many John Hughes movies, but we all deserve love, right? Anyway, I’m looking for a […]

This article was published in the November 14, 2016 issue of The Skidmo’ Daily, Skidmore College’s only intentionally satirical newspaper.  This past weekend, students of all class years and sexualities packed into Falstaff ’s for Spectrum, the first of two annual events hosted by Pride at Skidmore. Given a theme for each dance, students find a […]

This article was published in the October 31, 2016 issue of The Skidmo’ Daily, Skidmore College’s only intentionally satirical newspaper.  Skidmore College uses Halloween to bring its community closer together, with organized activities like Applemore or the Costume BBQ. While most of these fun events are for the students, there is one particularly adorable morning dedicated to […]

This article was published in the October 18, 2016 issue of The Skidmo’ Daily, Skidmore College’s only intentionally satirical newspaper.  Celebration Weekend is known for its unification of the Skidmore community. Parents get to experience their child’s home-away-from-home firsthand by enjoying captivating three-hour-long performances in the gymnasium and tasting the gourmet cuisine our students get to […]