BY OZ SKINNER
Thanksgiving is a time for family. It is a time for coming together and celebrating one another’s company. Contrary to what multinational corporations would have you think, it’s not about football, or huge dinners that no mortal could ever finish. Most importantly, it’s not about shopping.
FROM DUSAN VUKSANOVIC
One of the most inspirational nights of my life was the presidential election one. After CNN announced their projection that Senator Barack Obama was the new president-elect, the Green Mountain College campus erupted in joy and celebration. People hugged, kissed, played music, and danced to commemorate what they were hoping to be the [...]
BY DUSAN VUKSANOVIC
On the evening of November 4, 2008, a few minutes after 11 PM Eastern Time, CNN projected that Democratic candidate Barack Obama won the presidential election. At Green Mountain College, students gathered in front of dorms, hugging, kissing, and congratulating each other on electing the forty-fourth president of the United States of America. [...]
BY RONNIE BLACK
With the advent of the Bozen Wellness center becoming elitist hippie housing, we say farewell to the on-campus doctor, Michael Scovner. This means that we are subject to some other form of healthcare as outlined by the new President Paul Fonteyn. The Williams House is to be converted into the Wellness Center and [...]
BY OZ SKINNER
After a weekend with his family, a student who wished to remain anonymous returned to Bogue Hall to find the words “Rutland faggot” scrawled across his door. Inside, he found the room in disarray. The student reported the incident to Campus Security immediately and filled out an incident report. Because the damage was [...]
BY WAI PHYO MYINT
Poultney residents welcomed the re-launching of the public transportation service, also known as The Bus, by the Marble Valley Regional Transit District (MVRTD) last month. The Bus expanded its service up to the Poultney region by extending the Castleton and Fair Haven route on September 29.
BY DUSAN VUKSANOVIC
Green Mountain College is entering an exciting period of renovation and change. On October 23, college’s president Paul Fonteyn presented a plan at a community forum which included a constructinon of a new $3.6 million biomass facility, an upgrade of the power system, and a renovation of several buildings.
BY AMBERLEE MILLER
Mason Lord III, a sophomore at GMC, celebrated his nineteenth birthday in Albany Medical Center on October 7. Family and friends sent gifts, cards, and love his way. His road to recovery is a long one, but Mason will have the support of his loved ones to get through it as quickly as [...]
BY NIKKI PFEIFFER AND
ROBBIE LEEDS
A group of seventeen ultimate frisbee players packed up their warm clothes and headed out for Montreal for the third tournament of the Green Mountain Flying Squirrels Fall season, The tourney was held by McGill University and the games were played on both Saturday and Sunday.
BY JOE PETRICK
Vice President of Student Life
Question 1: How is Poultney different from Boston or NYC and why is that important?
Apart from lots of undeveloped land, free-range chickens, and llamas with main streets that close down when the big cities are just beginning to come alive, people act differently. People put out roadside vegetable stands [...]
