By Dusan Vuksanovic Chemistry professor Sue Sutheimer and sustainability coordinator Jesse Pyles were one of the faculty and staff representatives that worked on the Search Committee for the new Green Mountain College President. The search officially ended on February 29th, when the Committee chose Dr. Paul Fonteyn to be the next President. Sutheimer and Pyles [...]
Archive | April, 2008
Not sufficient evidence to prove sexual assault
By Katie Sobalsky The Sexual Misconduct Committee ruled that there was not sufficient evidence to prove the alleged sexual assault reported on January 24 by a former female student against three male students.
CHURCH
By Justin Grimbol I took Heather to church. It was Easter. She wore a bright yellow dress that clung to her curvy body. It made her look warm and mushy like clumsy spring afternoons, drunk with an ass covered in mud. I wanted to grab all of her right there and then, unzip, then nail [...]
One Mighty Seed
One Mighty Seed wins Battle of the band — prize was $500 and getting to open for Toots & the Maytals at this year’s spring concert (April 19, free and outside!) Interview by Katie Sobalsky with keyboarder and vocalist, Cameron Steinmetz MOUNTAINEER: How long have you guys played together? STEINMETZ: We initially got together to [...]
It’s better in the dirt
By Justin Grimbol She looked bad to me. Her body was an awful white pear, and her hair was red like the red of chaffed skin. It was impossible to imagine her in a seductive way. It would have been calming if I could. Imagining people sexually is what I do whenever I am stressed, [...]
Behind the scenes of The Buttery
By Renee Fasanaro MOUNTAINEER: What do you like most about your job? MARIE: “The kids, really, the kids. And I like the cooking.” CHUCK: “Eating.” MARIE: “He does like eating.” CHUCK: “I like the pretzels, and I like yelling people’s numbers.” M’NEER: Is there anything you don’t like? CHUCK: “Ungrateful customers. The majority are nice [...]
Runaway to the circus
A letter from Chris Scroth, who has currently left Green Mountain to explore Mexico. Been enjoying myself, cruising around, living as best as I can. Had some beauitiful times. Now my life is just weird. Run off and joined the circus in San Cristobal. I didn’t really know how, but I ended up living in [...]
Village of the lost
By Caitlin Berry We’re taking off for Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, Frontierland, and Adventureland combined. That’s the way it seems when we smoke a joint, intoxicated with low-grade marijuana, our youth, and possibility.
The revolution
by Harold Vance 26,000 children under the age of 5 died yesterday. 26,000 more are dying today. And over 26,000 more will die tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that. These are mostly children who are dying of something as easily preventable as diarrhea, pneumonia, or vitamin A deficiency; things that [...]
The work has just begun
By Katie Sobalsky In a small room in Uganda a boy studies physics beside a solitary dim light. The electricity is precious to him and he stays up the entire night reading without ever noticing the time slip by. He shares the room with the chickens he has agreed to take care of in exchange [...]
