by Amberlee Miller
While visiting Pennsylvania recently, I became extremely ill. I could barely move out of bed, was peeing blood, and could not stop puking. The pain in my lower right back was unbearable; something was seriously wrong. I was in pain, scared, and alone. I had been hesitant to go to the doctor or [...]
Green Mountain College’s Wellness Center is conducting an online survey to get an accurate number of students who got infected by H1N1 flu on November 4 after getting the reports of infection among the students.
“A number of GMC students reportedly got infected by H1N1 flu. Some went back to their homes, but some remained in [...]
by Amberlee Miller
The Salt Cave at the Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center in Rutland is one of the few places where people can go and invest in personal well-being while being exposed to Himalayan salt.
In other countries, such as Asia and Europe, salt caves are used to treat medical conditions such as blood-pressure, skin, conditions, breathing [...]
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Green Mountain College students’ opinions divide on the college administration’s decision allowing more smoking permitted areas, ‘smoking tents’ on campus as its attempt to deter noise, and smoke coming out from popular smoking tents.
The administration announced the decision to increase the number of tents at strategic locations on October 8.
The announcement issued by [...]
BY AMBERLEE MILLER
It may be a slap in the face, a derogatory comment, or someone else controlling your life. You may get used to this treatment, you may break free. You may be the person that said, “this will never happen to me.” When it does, you feel embarrassed, ashamed, but you still have love [...]
BY CHAD SKILES
As an international student from Kenya, sophomore Mark Thiong’o experienced one of his more baffling cultural revelations during the Family & Friends Weekend in September. This was not, as one may assume, because of some seemingly bizarre social nomenclature—such as saying “aluminum” with the American accent, something with which Mark has already battled. [...]
BY AMBERLEE MILLER
Lice. Tiny, wingless parasites that live off human hair and feed off small amounts of blood. Though unable to fly or jump, they can spread quickly from person to person. Recently, the GMC community experienced an epidemic of such. According to the Bozen Wellness Center, one in ten people who came in for [...]
