<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><img src="cid:ii_mmxhkc4q0" alt="image.png" width="542" height="81"><br></div><div>Cardinal Points News Update March 19, 2026</div><div><br></div><div><b>NEWS: </b><a href="https://cardinalpointsonline.com/students-stand-unified-against-ice/" target="_blank">Students stand unified against ICE</a></div><div>On Friday, March 6 at the Amitié Plaza, Fuerza: The BIPOC Student Union, and the Lambda Pi Upsilon sorority held an organized ICE-out solidarity walk, inviting students of all backgrounds to unify.</div><div><br></div><div><b>NEWS:</b> <a href="https://cardinalpointsonline.com/sa-prepares-for-upcoming-referendum-and-creates-election-board/" target="_blank">SA prepares for upcoming referendum and creates election board</a></div><div>Throughout the past several weeks, the SA has undergone significant changes as it prepares for the upcoming elections and a referendum that will determine the future of the organization. </div><div><br></div><div><b>ARTS & CULTURE:</b> <a href="https://cardinalpointsonline.com/starlight-story-time-teaches-north-country-children/" target="_blank">Starlight story time teaches North Country children</a></div><div>Families gathered beneath the stars at the Northcountry Planetarium as children’s stories came to life during Starlight Story Time on March 1. The program projects children’s books across the planetarium’s dome, followed by hands-on activities designed to spark curiosity about space while promoting childhood literacy.</div><div><br></div><div>Read more and learn about your independent student-run news source at <a href="https://cardinalpointsonline.com/" target="_blank">Cardinal Points</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>To get involved with Cardinal Points, email adviser Jack Downs at <a href="mailto:jdown001@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">jdown001@plattsburgh.edu</a>.</div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline!important;float:none">-----------------</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="2">JACK DOWNS</font></b><br></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal">Journalism Lecturer</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal">231 Ward Hall</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px">(He, Him, His)</span><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="line-height:normal"></span></font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:normal">(o) 518-564-2448</span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><font size="2"><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></font></b><br></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><br></b></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><img src="https://web.plattsburgh.edu/files/914/images/SUNY-Plattsburgh-Email-Logo-2018.jpg"></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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