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Skidmore Beats Southern Vermont in Seven Overtimes, Ties NCAA Record

If you've never heard of the Southern Vermont Mountaineers or Skidmore Thoroughbreds, you aren't alone. The two relatively obscure Division III teams did something Tuesday night that had never been done at their level -- and had happened just twice in NCAA history. The two teams battled for seven overtimes. The previous...

Is Four Loko to Blame for Halloween Hospitalizations?

(Nov. 1) -- Alcohol and caffeine don't mix, a number of college students discovered last month, ending up in the hospital after binging on Four Loko, an increasingly popular alcoholic energy drink. Is the stuff to blame for another health scare this Halloween as well? Several students at Skidmore College in upstate New...

World's Tallest Building Closes

(Feb. 8) – Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, abruptly closed its observation deck to visitors Monday, a little more than one month after the half-mile-high structure was opened to the public. "Technical issues with the power supply are being worked on by the main and subcontractors and the public...

Background on Skidmore

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) is an American architectural and engineering firm. It was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O.

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