Students and leaders at Castleton University have been working on organizing activities and programs, like the Castleton Cup, bonfires, and weekend events to bring students together safely during COVID this semester. There are opportunities for students to be a part of Castleton and included in their communities, they say, even […]
News
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Creating community despite Covid
October 29, 2020Students and leaders at Castleton University have been working on organizing activities and programs, like the Castleton Cup, [...] -
CU to offer master’s degree in nursing
October 16, 2020Castleton University will be adding a timely new program to its catalogue in the spring semester. A new Master of Science in [...] -
A CU blogger’s unique family photos make you want to join his family
April 9, 2020Everybody’s got a story to tell. Some people moved 10 times before they got to high school, some were an only child, some were [...]
Sports
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Write about the game, not the locker room
September 19, 2020At of the time of writing, the Boston Celtics are down 2-0 to the Miami Heat in the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals, and last [...] -
Spartans lose another close game, fall to 0-3
March 10, 2020The Spartans’ early season struggles continued this past Saturday as they lost to the SUNY Canton Kangaroos 12-10 at Dave Wolk [...] -
It’s not just another nickname
March 10, 2020I was born in Staten Island, New York and moved to New Jersey when I was 8. I consider myself to be a Jersey kid, though. And I [...]
Opinion
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Write about the game, not the locker room
September 19, 2020At of the time of writing, the Boston Celtics are down 2-0 to the Miami Heat in the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals, and last [...] -
Opinion: Scolforo deserves better
May 5, 2020All right, well I guess I’m going to be the one to say it since no one else will speak up about it. PRESIDENT KAREN SCOLFORO [...] -
‘R.I.P. Kobe, we all miss you’
February 3, 2020When I think of Kobe Bryant, I think of excellence, I think of class and I think of hatred. Growing up as a young basketball [...]
Arts
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Spring Fashion
March 10, 2020Welcome back everyone, hope y’all had a wonderful break and are enjoying the nice weather! This week we’ll be talking about [...] -
Sonic makes the leap from Sega to big screen
February 19, 2020Editor’s note: There isn’t a spoiler in this story about the “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie for those yet to see it. “Sonic [...] -
Mac Miller album review
February 5, 2020From the opening bass line of the track, “Circles” to the abrupt ending of the closing track, “Once a Day,” Mac Miller [...]
Other News
Hunter’s Sports Soliloquies: LeBron or Michael?
So this is exactly what it sounds like it’s going to be, the paper version of my stream of consciousness as it relates to sports. Since quarantine, we’ve all spent ungodly amounts of time sitting in our own rooms, doing some combination of “doomscrolling,” trying to keep up with work, […]
Editorial Series: Sherwood puts activism before journalism
Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series of editorials written by the Spartan editors explaining our reasoning and reactions following the racist email story and choosing not to name the sender. When the Spartan editors were writing the story about reactions to the racist email sent by […]
Adapting to America
“One time, I went to my history teacher in high school and asked him if he could give me a rubber. He looked at me and said, ‘You mean an eraser?’ “I was a little shocked because I didn’t know that rubber meant a condom,” said D’Andra Brown, one of […]
Op-Ed: Vote like your future depends on it
Our political system acquires its legitimacy from the will of the people. It is part of our creed, as articulated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, that “governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Democracy works best when more […]
Covid Chronicles: Taking “senior” seriously
This is the latest installment of the Covid Chronicles blog from a Castleton University Media Writing class detailing students’ experiences during the pandemic. Let’s be real, no one excepted a pandemic to happen during their time in college. I sure didn’t. But here I am, back with my parents, doing […]
Castleton responds to racist emails
Editor’s note: The editors of The Spartan strongly considered running the name of the student who sent the racist emails referenced in this story, but ultimately decided to withhold it for the safety of our peers and the Castleton community. Maintaining a safe and welcoming community is an important value […]
CU to offer master’s degree in nursing
Castleton University will be adding a timely new program to its catalogue in the spring semester. A new Master of Science in nursing will be offered in 2021 as the United States experienced a shortage of nurses this past spring when the COVID-19 pandemic peaked. The shortage is expected to […]
Theatre students staying connected
As the semester rolls on with students and faculty staring into a screen, theater students especially are missing the human connection that comes with in-person classes. While everyone is feeling the stress of online classes and the sadness of not being able to do hands-on projects, all theater productions […]
California Dreamin’
Making the choice to move to California came pretty easy to me. The last time I was in the house cooped up with my mom for that long was before freshman year. I have family out here. My aunt, uncle, and two cousins, Matt and Gina. They’re pretty rad. They […]