Archive for: November, 2009

The blood makes the grass grow

BY RYAN HORVATH
This year the Green Mountain College Rugby Football Club (GMCRFC) gave plenty of blood. Not to The Red Cross, but to the hallowed pitch on which they fought for every foot and on which they made their opponents fight even harder for every inch.
With a team composed mostly of rookies the team fought [...]

Notes from the Community Conversation: Striving for Sustainability

BY TODD MARTIN
On Wednesday, November 4, 2009, Green Mountain College students, faculty and staff gathered in the Gorge for the Community Conversation. The focus of the conversation was campus sustainability, more specifically, initiatives that Green Mountain College can take in the near future to improve the sustainability of the institution. Atop the handout distributed at [...]

Green Mountain College Biomass Facility Update

BY TODD MARTIN
The new biomass plant currently being constructed on the Green Mountain College Poultney campus will reduce the institutions dependence on oil as a fuel source and help the institution move towards climate neutrality. According to the College’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory conducted between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009, 71% of the [...]

Solar Thermal Research Project to Take Place at Cerridwen Farm

BY TODD MARTIN

Green Mountain College’s Cerridwen Farm recently received a grant for $15,000 from the Windham Foundation, as well as matching funds from the college, in order to conduct research into the integration of solar thermal (hot water) systems into high tunnel vegetable production. The three-year research project will [...]

On the Road — where we stop, no one knows

BY EMMA BINNIE
The white Volkswagen bus coughs and sputters as it attempts to win the battle against the dusty, dirt road. Colorado mountain passes can be a barbaric enemy to an old hippie bus, which is surprising, seeing as how many free spirits are nestled in these hills.
“Come on, Bodie,” Stoney pleads, as he beats [...]

GMC Students Hit the Rails

BY CHRISTIAN SAPOVITS
Despite the heavy rain on Friday, October 30, the Killington campus still managed to hold their annual RailJam. The event was full of spills and thrills, mostly the spills were due to the man-made snow turning into slush from the downpour of the rain. Skiers and snowboarders were given the opportunity to compete [...]

Flying Squirrels Prepare to Hibernate

BY THE FRISBEE CAPTAINS
The Flying Squirrels played a home Tournament – Zen and the Art of Ultimate –  on October 24th, 2009.The teams that participated included Bard, Clarkson, East Stroudsburg University, GMC Team A, GMC Team B, GMC Alumni, Hampshire, Johnson State College, Wesleyan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Sydney Gard, GMC sophomore and Frisbee captain states, “It [...]

Amputation Obsession: Body Integrity Disorder

BY ASHLEY CONNOR
Trying to imagine what life would be like without a limb is tough for most. Losing the ability to do certain things and maneuver regularly would mean having to relearn everything. However, for people who suffer from Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID), losing a limb is less of a hassle and more of [...]

Tips for Greening your dorm

As Kermit the frog so eloquently puts it, “Its not easy being green”. This is true a lot of the time, but the dorm-dwelling college student can make it just that much easier by following these simple tips:
If it is your first year away from home, try to avoid the costly activity of purchasing new [...]

Students reach out to community

More than 70 community members from Poultney region attended at a community dinner hosted at Green Mountain College’s dinning hall on November 10.
The community dinner was organized by Professor Vangie Blust’s Food, Society, and the Environment class.
Over 200 students gave up their dinner to host for the guests.
The community’s older adults from the Young at [...]

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