Atmospheric science students have been busy launching balloons throughout the semester, and they aren’t the typical ones you would find at your local party store. These special weather balloons have sensors that measure things like humidity, wind speed, and temperature at every vertical level of the atmosphere. […]
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National weather limits dining hall menu
Stevens Dining Hall is cutting back on the ingredients in its menu due to a national produce shortage. Unusual weather patterns in southern United States and Mexico have the nation tightening its belt on fresh produce. The freezing temperatures and flooding have made this a bad year for a number […]
College costs
Students in the United States pay far more for their living arrangements and meal plans than those in China, and some U.S. students would like to see changes. The expenses on campus’ in China are much less than those in the U.S. Lyndon State College is planning to expand its […]
New majors come to LSC
Students at Lyndon State College will have two new majors to choose from beginning next year. At the start of the fall 2011 semester, two new majors will be available to students enrolled at LSC. These majors include criminal justice (which was implemented as a minor in the fall of […]
News Linc wins national award
LSC’s Electronic Journalism Arts Department has one a major national award for its NewsLINC website. NewsLINC placed third in the 2011 Broadcast Education Association’s Student Interactive Multimedia competition, said Associate EJA Professor Meaghan Meachem. The Cronkite School at Arizona State University placed first, and Elon University finished second. NewsLINC […]
New Clubs join SGA
The Student Government Association has recently added two new clubs: the Veterans, and MEISA. The Veterans were started by a group of current war veterans as a way to get connected to resources available for veterans. This club allows them to share information about their time in the service, and […]
LSC faculty member experiences Egypt
For one Lyndon State College professor, the recent protests in Egypt became a first-hand experience. Alia Thabit, an instructor of composition and dance and a member of LSC’s English department, spent two weeks in Egypt this January attending a dance retreat. Thabit spent part of her time in Cairo […]
Few STDs on campus
Studies say that one in four college students have a sexually transmitted disease, but does that necessarily mean that every college campus is full of these diseases? Abby Provost, a nurse at the Brown House says that’s not the case. “I’ve only had one positive Chlamydia this […]
LI to grow
Lyndon Institute is about to get some new tenants. The Stevens School, which is currently located in Peacham, is going to be relocated to a portion of LI. LI, the private high school right down the hill from Lyndon State College, will lease one floor of its […]
Annual trip to Guatemala an “amazing experience”
For eight days over the winter break, eight students and two chaperones traveled to Guatemala for a service learning opportunity. They landed in Guatemala City on February 17th and set out on what would be an amazing experience for all. From Guatemala City, they traveled to Antigua with trip […]