BY LILLY BRADBURN While the battle for heath care in America has been going on for several months now, it wasn’t until this past March that the country saw one of the most drastic reforms in healthcare since Medicare and Medicaid were enacted. After months of being thrown back and forth between the House and [...]
Archive | April, 2010
White Sand
BY CAI MANOOGIAN We aren’t in Puerto Rico anymore. And we have already ventured out of Florida. Mukunda and I spent barely two months there in Gurukula (a Hindu school), until now—it is summer time. We have taken a Ferry to The Dominican Republic, where we are meeting my father’s side of the family in [...]
Getting Real with Ryan
BY RYAN HORVATH Dear Ryan, See, I have this friend. He has this flaw where he thinks he is a total playboy. The problem is he’s not, at all. He is constantly cock-blocking me at parties thinking he has a better chance, its getting old. I figure somebody needs to tell him the truth, so [...]
Paving the path to Socially Responsible Investing
BY MINDY BLANK For various present and past students who have been involved in working towards socially responsible investing (SRI) at Green Mountain College, March 31 marked a historical day: the newly formed SRI Committee met for the first time. The committee consists of two student representatives and two faculty members who are developing a [...]
Snoe.Down 2010 rocks Rutland County
BY DANIELLE PHILLIPS Rutland County saw in influx of visitors the last weekend in March and this time it was not simply for the above-average spring skiing that Killington offers.From March 26 to March 28th, Rutland and Killington hosted the snoe.down 2010, featuring popular jam band moe. They played Friday and Saturday night at the [...]
Memoirs of a spring concert planner
BY MICHELLE ERHARD Picture this: students are filing in and out of the campus bookstore, each throwing down a ten dollar bill. In exchange, they receive a ticket for an upcoming concert to be held in the gym. That’s how Spring Concert at Green Mountain used to work—advance purchase of a ticket for a show [...]
Implications of Adventure Colloquium
BY NATE HIGGS Spring semester is (perhaps shockingly) winding down. With Commencement just over a month away, many seniors are putting their final touches on four years of education. Senior capstones come in many forms, from voice recitals and art shows to papers and presentations. For Adventure Education majors, this culmination of study appears every [...]
Basketball players give back to community
BY JESONI “FIJI” KURUYAWA Alphonso Howlett is one common name around the GMC community. Howlett has excelled academically and athletic wise where he gained much knowledge around the obstacles of life. He was part of the team that had 21 wins and 5 loses back in 2007 and 2008 season, including winning the north east [...]
The start to a hopeful lacrosse season
BY CHRISTIAN SAPOVITS This year the men’s lacrosse team is made up of some of the most dedicated, disciplined, and hardworking group of athletes I have ever been on a team with. Speaking from over tens years of experience playing team sports, this means a lot. This is the third season I have played for [...]
Student Campus Greening Fund Progress Report
BY TODD MARTIN With only a few weeks left of the Spring 2010 semester here at Green Mountain College, I bet you’re wondering what the status is of Student Campus Greening Fund (SCGF) projects. Where are your tuition dollars being spent this year? Each semester, you as a student are charged $15 on your student [...]
