by Nate Higgs
$304.00 could be a lot of things to a college student. It could be two biology textbooks, tickets to a show, or even 5,400 fluid ounces of beer (if you’re willing to drink cheap beer).
But what is three-hundred and thirty-four dollars to a Green Mountain College student? Short answer: it’s the part of [...]
As a student representative to the Retention Committee for over a year I have had many conversations with students about the issue of retention here at Green Mountain College. What I have seen come up the most is the sort of laughing matter that our retention rates have been. Certainly, it is an issue for [...]
by Ryan Horvath
[Editor’s Note: Ryan is in no way qualified to give advice of any kind. He’s just a regular guy trying to complete his court-appointed community service.]
Dear Ryan,
I have a friend who lives with his girlfriend and their room smells like gross cheese. Sometimes I cannot breathe in their room and need to stand [...]
by Keith Drinkwine
One evening, some of the most accredited beer connoisseurs of Green Mountain College gathered to discover which of the cheapest beers was the best. What originally was an attempt to combat the short, gloomy days quickly turned into a very serious and critical sud sucking inquiry. The only qualification for the beer was [...]
Over time there have been many deaths upon the music industry, deaths that ended careers and halted musical inspiration for future generations. For instance, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison all died prematurely. If they were all still alive maybe they would get together and party like its August 18th, 1969, or maybe Jimi [...]
By Todd Martin.
I awoke at 6:30 am on a couch I had never slept on. I showered in an unfamiliar bathroom and ate breakfast in a strange kitchen. Ripping the tags off of my new pinstripe suit and pulling the pins out of my bleach white dress shirt, I put the finishing touches on my [...]
Frank Riley, along with Robert Lees, created a community website for volunteers as part of their Delicate Balance project. Riley currently runs the website as part of his work-study position as a tour guide for the college. “Basically, I am trying to network with the town and school to get people volunteering to build community,” Riley [...]
Friday, February 12th marked a significant event for the Poultney community, the opening of a new business on Main Street. A little before 7:00, the Tiny Theater opened its doors to a crowd of anxiously awaiting – and cold – GMC students, professors, and community members. There were three movies shown in a row, starting [...]
by Oz Skinner
Like you, I languish over what to do for my Chirstmas, oops I mean holiday, break. Sitting on the couch next to a bowl of chips with mom and an episode of True Blood on the TV can only entertain me for so long. So, why not volunteer, it gets me out of [...]
The mission of We Party Sober! is to create a forum for like minded individuals seeking a to meet and find each other in a substance-free environment.
A substance-free club is needed at Green Mountain College because those students who do want to maintain a substance-free lifestyle have been having a difficult time finding others like [...]
