Freshmen have a dismal success rate in some first-year courses. Students say they are asked to learn too much in the classes they take when they first arrive at Lyndon State College; professors say that the students are not prepared for college-level work. 70 percent of first semester freshmen […]

  Professor David Plazek is known for his outbursts of Monty Python quotes and consistently repeating the line “It’s people!” from Soylent Green. He will no longer be teaching full time as of the end of the semester at Lyndon State College, and he looks forward to continuing to teach […]

  Freshman Joe Anderson’s vehicle was struck on the night of April 22 by a Lyndon Rescue ambulance responding to a fire alarm in the Wheelock Residence Hall. Anderson’s vehicle was parked in an end spot in the crowded Wheelock lot. The driver of the ambulance, Julie Dow, apologized to […]

  Janet Bennion, anthropology professor at Lyndon State College, pointed out that “Recently we [have] heard of this disturbing Arizona law that would preclude the right for any women, even two weeks before she has even conceived a child, to have an abortion.” Laws like this are exactly why there […]

LSC students will soon be able to browse the internet faster. The increased bandwidth, as well as bigger inboxes, more wireless access, and new printing quotas, are all part of LSC’s Information Technology Services department’s plan to upgrade the campus’s network. IT unveiled its plan at last week’s SGA meeting. […]

  Muriel Howard, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), will be the principal speaker for Lyndon State College’s 101st commencement ceremony. Howard became AASCU president April of 2009. Out of the six presidentially-based higher education associations based in Washington D.C., Howard is the only African […]

  She walked into IT expecting to fix a problem she had with her course management software. What music professor Elizabeth Norris found were three people waiting for her and some man’s voice coming out of a speakerphone claiming to be from the Vermont State College system. Those waiting were […]

  Although President Gold has only been at Lyndon for less than a year, his time and dedication to the community has proven to benefit faculty, staff and students in many ways. Stepping into the position after four years of retirement, he assisted Lyndon when it faced financial peril and […]

  Students who see the letters “SI” on the class registration schedule in the fall may be in for a whole new method of learning. SI, which stands for supplemental instruction, is focused around the concept of having a student who has previously done well in a course facilitate a […]

  The road to finding the right minor can be rough, especially when some students are not even sure of where to go for the listing of minors being offered. When it comes to getting the help of their adviser, some have never had that conversation. “I don’t think I […]