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Memorializing Brian
Occupy Wall Street exposes other issues
CSC women's hockey, pretty in pink

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Memorializing Brian

Brian Dagle was best known for having boundless enthusiasm in everything he did. When swimming, he’d jump off the highest cliff, just to do it. He was the first to talk to people no one else knew and friends say he was the most giving person they knew. Full story

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Occupy Wall Street exposes other issues

It has been weeks now since the “Occupy Wall Street” movement began. What started on the streets of New York City quickly moved across the country and across the globe. Events are being held daily in hundreds of cities, even in neighboring Rutland, according to the Occupy Rutland Facebook page. Full story

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CSC women's hockey, pretty in pink

As the Castleton women’s hockey team skated onto the ice, Spartan Arena was flooded by a wave of pink jerseys. Everywhere you looked, there was pink - from the laces on the players’ skates to faces painted in the stands. Full story

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Wolk may wear pinstripes for blood

Would you like to see one of the Boston Red Sox’s most faithful fans wear a Yankee shirt? Even if you’re a Red Sox fan, it may be entertaining to watch President Dave Wolk battle the onslaught of playful comments from students and faculty for one very long school day.

Faculty and staff pull together in wake of Dagle tragedy

Professor Mary Droege breathed a breath of bravery and positioned herself before the class. She looked on at the faces of her students, a mosaic of mixed emotions, and contrived the courage to begin, for just last class there was another face in the mix, a face that no longer looked on.

Alternattive spring breakers head to Jamaica

Though Spring Break for some is synonymous with long nights and booze binges, 11 hard-working students and faculty members are planning a vacation of a different kind.

Beats for Brian raises more than money

A group of students walked up the stairs to the Campus Center, following signs reading “Beats for Brian: Tomorrows Tonight.” They headed toward the open doors, blue and purple flashing lights calling their names. Suddenly, they glanced to their left and stopped. Their eyes scanned the yellow and green poster board, tracing gondolas cascading through mountain tops and messages from of students remembering a lost friend.

Semester in Sante Fe: succesful

The second annual semester in the southwest came to a close last week for 14 students and two professors involved in the four-month intensive program.

Faculty member recalls teaching accused bank robber

When news first broke of the arrest of Jill Ludwig and John Maynard several weeks ago at Paul’s Pizza, word quickly spread that Ludwig was a Castleton resident and former Castleton State student.