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 [...]
Archive | November, 2009
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 test the cost-effectiveness of solar [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
