One man’s opinion about overhauling the Vermont State College system, as it is currently constructed, has brought both criticism and praise. A Vermont Public Radio commentary about the VSC has caused a stir within the system. The piece, aired Monday night, by Bill Schubart talked about the likelihood of […]
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LSC Professors Honored With Opportunity
One professor’s initial reaction was, “Oh, f**k”, while the other professor screamed, cried, and then called her son in New York, who automatically thought somebody had died. Within the year, China and India will play host to part of the Lyndon State community as English professor Dan Williams and […]
Housing Horrors
The idea of housing selection is scary because so many things could potentially go wrong. Students could room with a friend and risk ruining their friendship, one could pick someone random and end up with a freak, or a deposit could be forgotten risking having no place to live. […]
Gay-Straight Alliance Progressing
For a certain group of students at LSC, the hand-drawn posters around campus mark a new beginning. The Gay-Straight Alliance, which faded out several years ago, has begun to make it’s way back. Figuring out schedules, fund-raising, and a more specific mission statement is always a challenge for a […]
10 Questions With Justin Chenette
He has been on the Maine State Board of Education, a television political host, a communications intern, a youth organizer for the Democratic party, an assistant morning news producer, a news anchor and most recently – a candidate running for a state representative position in the state of Maine. […]
Don’t Get Biblio-Burgled
Your textbooks may be worth more than you think. Students begin to “lose” books at the end of a semester, when the bookstore knows what books they will need for the next semester, and raises their buy back price. “Usually once or twice per semester, we find someone […]
Lessons Learned From Our Veterans
Over 25 students at Lyndon State College are veterans. Many of these students have different attitudes about college because of their experiences. One of these things is respect for authority figures. “It’s because of the discipline in the military,” says Mark Hoffmann, president of the LSC veterans club. “When […]
Battle of the Sexes
There are over 100 more male students than there are female students at Lyndon State College. 54% of LSC students are male, which is opposite of the national average for college gender ratios. The current national average shows most undergraduate colleges as having nearly 60% female students (edweek.org 2011). […]
Shift to Summer
In the next week, many of the students here at Lyndon State College will be packing up their things and heading home for the summer. When heading home kids get to shift from school mode to summer mode. This means anything from jobs and summer sports to vacations and […]
LSC Takes On the Tough Mudder Challenge
This Sunday, May 6 Team LSC will endure one of the most difficult challenges in the athletic world, Tough Mudder. The team, Jason Clark, Aaron Cornell, Jonathan Dame, Stuart Farina, Joe Kill, Greg Ledoux, CJ Mauro, Darcie Miles, Leah Morgan, Allison Poulin, Takuya Shimamura, Meagan Swahn, Sara Swahn and […]