BY RONNIE BLACK Some parts of this campus have an identity crisis. Every building, structure or patio seems to be named after someone. This spring, the school will be dedicating the space in Ackley Theatre as the Clara Hitchcock Fitzpatrick Jones ’09 Concert Hall. What? Ackley is already referred to as a hall, a theatre, [...]
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Homeland Security or something similar to it
The new Obama Administration seems like a breath of fresh air after the past eight years of political follies and made up words. If you haven’t guessed by now, this issue is mostly political. However I wanted to offer something more than just, “Woohpee! A black man is president.” One thing that has recently startled [...]
Last words for President George W. Bush
BY CHAD SKILES After a rather colorful and controversial eight years of hanging around the White House, hardly anyone, who hasn’t lived under a cave lately, is at a loss for words regarding President Bush. He was a dream for pundits and commentators. From his now-famous “Bush-isms,” to his more costly goofs as a legislator, [...]
ResLife explains the missing ballots issue
BY BEATRIZ GOMEZ The Mountaineer published a story in the previous issue about students wondering what happened to their absentee ballots. Although The Mountaineer contacted Assistant Director of Residence Life Kyle Pretsch, we received a response from him a few hours after we had sent the newspaper to print. The following article is an update [...]
Balancing Delicately: Happy Holidays
BY RONNIE BLACK A long time ago, we (humans) decided that it was a good idea to celebrate this time of year. Don’t worry, though, we had help – God was there and some elves, and even a few woodland creatures I’m sure.
Balancing Delicately: What’s so special about Specialty Floors?
BY RONNIE BLACK GMC doesn’t have Fraternities or Sororities, but it has a similar form of housing as the organizations I just mentioned. There are several floors on campus known as the specialty floors because the residents have some special qualities about them.
Village of Poultney warning
WINTER PARKING BAN 1. No person shall park a motor vehicle unattended within the right-of-way of any street or highway within the Village of Poultney or in a public parking lot from November 1st to April 1st between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. REMOVAL OF MOTOR VEHICLES 1. The Village Manager or [...]
The Americans are coming
BY OZ SKINNER Do you know what a police state looks like? You may find out very soon. The US military released a statement December 1 indicating that they would deploy 20,000 troops within the country’s border by 2011. The Department of Defense contends that the deployed military forces will be used for emergency response [...]
A few lost voices
BY BEATRIZ GOMEZ As the nation was approaching the 2008 presidential election, the most anxious people were those who didn’t know whether they’d be able to vote. These fears especially reached GMC students when they realized the election was coming soon, and absentee ballots had not been delivered to campus mailboxes. “I, like many others, [...]
Environmental Mission
BY JENNY MONTAGNE I started at Green Mountain College in August of 2006. After a tiresome spring of writing essays, filling out applications, and touring schools, I decided on Green Mountain because of the community feeling I got when I walked around the campus during my tour. The classes and the people seemed accessible and [...]
