Flawed. Unfair. Flat-out stupid. These are some of the words used to describe the bowl system in college football. Teams like Boise State, who have had single digit amount of losses in the past three years have still not gotten a chance at a BSC National Championship because of this […]
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Lady Hornets Try to Find Their Wings
Members of the Lyndon State College Women’s Basketball team are trying to get things rolling again before Christmas break. As of right now, the team is 1-4. That includes an 0-2 record in North Atlantic Conference games. The Lady Hornets suffered a blowout 85-43 road loss to NAC newcomers Colby-Sawyer, […]
Burke Gets Lifted
As the clock hits 8 am silence prevails across the mountain, the helicopter still isn’t here yet. It’s a day late already, held up on a cell phone tower job in Maine, but word from the foreman is, it will be here by 9. Looking over the Mid Burke parking […]
WWLR Gets Horney
This Saturday, Lyndon’s on campus radio station, WWLR, is hosting the second annual “Horneys”. Last year, the event was extremely successful. Over one hundred students, faculty and guests attended the event. This year, club members are expecting nothing less. “We wanted a large club event each semester,” said Cody Fernald, […]
Grab a Slice of Something New
The Pizza Man has recently undergone a major facelift to their business here in Lyndonville, adding a full sit-in bar to their once bland and unadorned shop. The adored pizza joint has upped the ante for other local businesses and seems to be running away as the choice among places […]
Stress Relievers For Exam Week
Congratulations! You have made it through hell week! Everyone knows that exam week is stressful, but this past week has been a whirl wind of projects and final papers which I think is worse. So, give yourself a pat on the back for making it through. Now the pressure isn’t […]
Lyndon Listed: What I Will and Will Not Miss
Coming into Lyndon as freshman, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I knew it was a small school in Vermont, and I would get “experience” learning college things. I knew there was a hockey team, and a radio station. I also knew there was a really […]
Ryan’s Year in Reviews: Top Five Albums and Top Ten Songs
1. The Wonder Years – Suburbia, I’ve given You All and Now I’m Nothing The Wonder Years have always been consistently great with their music and this album is an outstanding showing of how great these guys are. Based loosely off the poem “America” by Allen Ginsberg, Dan “Soupy” Campbell […]
The Future is Bright
Sustainability students and professors are hoping that it will be always sunny in Lyndonville, not just in Philadelphia. After more than a year of working on financing and planning, students and professors have installed a solar system near the alumni house that will produce 5000 watts of AC power when […]
Finals Week Blues: It’s Your Own Fault
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 […]