Artist Statement This senior art exhibition consists of a selection of his paintings that he has accomplished within the last three years at Green Mountain College. These paintings are inspired by a strong connection and respect for the Fine arts. Over the course of his three years at Green Mountain College Kellen has studied modernist [...]
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Stopping Human Trafficking
by Lan Tran Lan Tran and Kirstin Kelly invited their friends to give information and raise opinions about human trafficking in a video, a part of their activist project for their “Psychology of Peace” class. Human trafficking, while may be unfamiliar to many, is actually a new term to coin “modern slavery”. They are exploited [...]
Meet your friendly Eco-Reps
The SCGF funded Eco-Rep program at Green Mountain College is designed to communicate sustainability related issues related to campus living. Eco-Reps are responsible for maintaining a bulletin board for communicating energy consumption, water consumption, and waste production along with sustainability related events on campus. Other duties include making sure recycling bins are all properly labeled [...]
An Improvement to the System – A response to: “Food Handouts too Much”
by heath myers In last issue’s “Food Handouts Are Too Much,” the writer argues for modification of government food and educational assistance programs and calls for cuts citing numerous unfounded and unsupported assumptions as justification. Wielding these assumptions liberally, she paints a stereotypical picture of the assistance recipients. In short, the piece is a bitter, [...]
Kyla’s heady sustainable tips
By Kyla Jaquish If you go to the grocery store and forget your reusable shopping bag and absolutely need to use a plastic bag, here’s some things you can do with it. Use it as saran wrap! Instead of purchasing saran wrap or tin foil to cover leftovers, put your bowl or plate in the [...]
Green Mountain College: The Little Engine that could!
By Steven Carpenter Critical turning points are fraught with criticism and scorn. Masses can argue that the goals are not realistic nor in line with current trends. Others in favor of the goal may not agree with the methods or tactics that are employed to reach it. Green Mountain College is in this situation. In [...]
Adventures in India
By Matthew Bemis This summer I studied abroad in India, with a program through Loyola University in New Orleans. I took two courses there, one with Green Mountain College Professor Mary Pernal; the other with Loyola University Professor Timothy Cahill. We went to several different places, but for the most part stayed in Tibetan settlements [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
