Do you feel as though you pay too much for college?  If you answered yes, you’re not alone.  One week from today, we can take an important step toward changing that.    On February 7, there will be a student-led rally at the state house in Montpelier to support […]

Since 2007 our campus has reduced annual electric consumption by about ten percent—from roughly 4.1 million kWh to 3.7 million kWh. This adds up to a saving of more than $200,000 despite the addition of the Academic and Student Activity Center.  We implemented both interior and exterior lighting retrofits, […]

Once more the Vermont State College trustees have proved that they know how to spend other people’s money. This time it’s the money of already financially pressed students who are already paying some of the highest state college tuition rates in the country. The eight percent hikes imposed over […]

Last week, members of the Lyndon community received an email reporting that some foreign students had been subjected to verbal abuse and “stereotyped insults.” Although the email did not include specifics, it’s likely that the insults involved ethnic slurs. It’s an unfortunate fact that we humans have used our […]

(Singing) I’m dreaming of a white Christmas… NOT ALL OF THIS EFFING RAIN IN LYNDONVILLE.  Come on mother nature, it’s December, give me some snow so I’ll finally have something to do other than bitch about things that make me angry.  I feel like half of the students who go […]

As another semester comes to an end and final exams and project deadlines approach, I hear countless plaintive cries like: “Can’t it be over yet?” That’s understandable. What’s not acceptable is the endless whining from students who say, “I have so much to do… (Insert long list here)” and let’s […]

A certain letter to the editor from a giant purple people eater spliced with a fairy in last week’s edition of the Critic caused a minor uproar in production, generated a rift between co-workers and divided readers. Never before (at least in my estimation) has two seemingly harmless sentences caused […]

A number of years ago, I was driving through a small Southern town when I was forced to stop by a man standing in the road. It turned out he was selling peanut brittle. I didn’t want any and was a little annoyed that I’d been stopped by a peddler. […]

#8220;Men walk on moon”-The New York Times “Shuttle explodes, survivors unlikely”-The Louisville Times “Army rift reported in Beijing…Bush bars arms sales”- The New York Times “Terror’s toll”-The Herald Dispatch Rhymes, alliteration, and puns are literary devices which, when used properly, are very effective at capturing a reader’s attention. Their use […]

To the Esteemed Editor, Rarely do I read the rousing reports revealed in the ‘Critic’.  I often wondered why I wouldn’t want to browse the work of eight unwavering editors.  But while contemplating why this “Critic’ creation made me so cross, I came to the conclusion that copious quantities of […]