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 Wai Phyo Myint
Green Mountain College’s Griswold library hosted a photo exhibition featuring portrait pictures of local farmers, along with their stories.
The exhibition, titled ‘Vermont’s Activist Farmers,’ was organized by Rural Vermont, which is a non-profit farmer organization. Photos, taken by a local photographer, Corey Hendrickson, will be exhibited at the library for a month [...]
Picture a brisk, wintry Saturday afternoon with children and students from GMC dressed warm, shuffling down the street. Their mission? Bringing holiday cheer to the greater community in the form of Fa-La-La’s and Jingle Bells; caroling will now be added to our resumes! This effort was made by the DREAM program, N2N AmeriCorps and a [...]
Students from Green Mountain College’s Media Campaign and Advocacy class launched a website for their environmental campaign, called Don’t be a Dick.
The campaign, Don’t Be A Dick, is accessible through its website, http://www.dontbeadick.org/, featuring the videos, photos, and blogs about the daily habits of people debilitating environment.
The Media Campaigns and Advocacy class taught by Professor [...]
On the evening of December 1st the nonprofit organization Rising Minds held a people auction in the Gorge to raise money for the organization. Rising Minds’ mission is “to unite people across borders to create and support organizations that will make positive, sustainable change.” Also stated in the mission statement is the belief that “education [...]
United States Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) visited the Green Mountain College campus Monday November 30. Students, faculty, and community members all gathered into the East Room to hear Israel’s speech and participate in the Question and Answer segment. Israel is a leading proponent of reducing the United State’s dependence on foreign oil and funding [...]
A Commuter Parking Expansion proposal was passed by Student Senate and Cabinet. This Spring, commuting students will have access to 16 new parking spots on campus. A much needed and long awaited upgrade from the current parking system will be implemented immediately upon return from Winter Break. The 8 spaces to the side of Bogue [...]
BY ASHLEY CONNOR
Trying to imagine what life would be like without a limb is tough for most. Losing the ability to do certain things and maneuver regularly would mean having to relearn everything. However, for people who suffer from Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID), losing a limb is less of a hassle and more of [...]
More than 70 community members from Poultney region attended at a community dinner hosted at Green Mountain College’s dinning hall on November 10.
The community dinner was organized by Professor Vangie Blust’s Food, Society, and the Environment class.
Over 200 students gave up their dinner to host for the guests.
The community’s older adults from the Young at [...]
