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 [...]
Jose Galvez-Contreras, a junior student at Green Mountain College, wanted to do something positive for the children in his native country, Honduras. Two summers ago he began an undergraduate research project with Professor Paul Hancock. While studying the Honduras economy, Galvez-Contreras began to film a documentary about the children living on the streets.
He documented their [...]
After surviving what could have been a fatal car accident in the fall of 2008, Mason Lord returned to Green Mountain College after taking two semesters off. “It’s awesome being back at school. It has aided in my psychological recovery,” Lord states.
With a crash that nearly amputated his leg, Lord is learning to walk again. [...]
BY NOAH PAPPANO
The brochure to the Progressive Program (PP) states: “People are better learners when they’re passionate about what they learn. Students in the program bring forth the inquisitiveness to discover their truest passions, and the motivation to follow those pursuits intensively.” With only 32 students enrolled in the program at any one given time, [...]
Students returning to GMC this fall have all come into contact with a new part of the campus landscape which has become one of the most common topics to talk about. With the administration’s new policy on smoking, specially prescribed smoking tents, or “butt huts,” are popping up on campus lawns. “I’m not for or [...]
Junior Luke Percival spent his summer overseas in Australia and New Zealand. “I wasn’t there as a tourist,” he states, “I was there to travel, work, and visit family.”
While in Australia, Percival worked for a mining company where he surveyed the land and collected rock samples. He and his crew hiked to previous mining sites, [...]
BY DUSAN VUKSANOVIC
POULTNEY, VT – Vermont Governor Jim Douglas confirmed today that he’ll veto the Marriage Equality Bill while he was visiting Green Mountain College for Maple Fest.
Several hundred students gathered at Green Mountain College in peaceful demonstration to show support for the Bill. “I think it is great that people express their point of [...]
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 with [...]
