Castleton Spartan

Taking strides toward a cure

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Participants in the third annual Castleton State College "Relay for Life" fundraiser walked from when the sun was high in the sky, until the moon and stars took its place.

Twelve teams, comprised of students, faculty, family and friends all gathered outside Castleton's campus center at 4 p.

Guarding guns in Afghanistan, far away from CSC

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

So there I was in Bagram, Afghanistan. It all began about 11:30 a.m. I went to the supply room, where I was told that I would be 'babysitting' a few .50 cal machine guns and ammo to Forward Operating Base Lion in the Panjhir Valley.

I was really excited about this, because, after all, the only real way to

get to FOB Lion was by helicopter, and, even though it would be for 15 minutes, I was excited to go on my first ever ride in one.

Tip-line to prompt leads

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Castleton State College is looking to its student citizens for help investigating criminal acts on campus. Last week, Public Safety initiated an anonymous tip-line that it hopes will give officers an upper hand investigating campus crime.

Bob Godlewski, director of Public Safety at the college, said he hopes the initiation of the tip-line will prompt more people to come forward with information.

Senioritus plagues Castleton

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Will it kill you? No, but you might be exhausted, suffer dropping grades and start going to class wearing your pj's, if you go at all. It can be horrific, dreaded and feared. It's cured only by graduation.

It is senioritis.

Senioritis is "an ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by tardiness, absences and lower grades," according to merriam-webster.

Aluminum can tabs for a cause

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Students grasped tightly to thousands of aluminum can tabs laced intricately together. The line, consisting of both children and tabs, began at Main Street, extended up Seminary Street, moved beyond Woodruff Hall and all the way across the lawn of campus on Friday, as Castleton State College and two Castleton Elementary schools celebrated the 11 years of hard work they have done to help raise money for Shriners Hospitals.

Upcoming bake sales to help pay for El Salvador trip's outstanding bill

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Students in the El Salvador program are still at work fund-raising. When they came back from the April trip they still owed the school $3,000.

They had a fund-raiser on April 29 for 25-cent wings at the Lake House and this week will be having a bake sale on campus.

Making major changes at Castleton

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Change your mind

Justin Bouvier proclaims his plan with certainty and conviction. He is confident. He knows what he wants. He knows exactly how to get it.

"I'm going to teach math for three years then become a principal at a high school," said the junior mathematics major at Castleton State College.

Where are students when events happen?

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

It's a Thursday at Castleton State College. At 5:30 p.m., activist Lilly Ledbetter will be speaking in the Campus Center. Afterward, Huden Dining Hall will host Pub Night, complete with live music, food and drinks. And finally, around 10:30 p.m., there will be an intramural Whiffle Ball game in the Shape Gym.

Rugby player Alan Page makes the New England All-Star team

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

It was not too long ago that Castleton rugby was considered a joke of a club sport. The team wasn't dedicated and only wanted to party.

Oh my, have the times changed.

"Coaches and teammates have really stepped up. It's a brotherhood now," said Alan Page, a senior on the squad.

The sweet taste of revenge

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

All baseball fans have that dream: bottom of the ninth, two outs, man on second, 3-2 pitch, and the championship game on the line. They pretend to hit the pitch, and hiss all the way to first in imitation of the crowd congratulating them. For most people, this is a fantasy they will never live out.

Women's lax advances to semis

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Castleton State College women's lacrosse team earned the third seed in the New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance's postseason tournament. After having a successful 12-5 season, the road to the championship game will not be an easy one.

The Spartans ended their regular season with a win over NEWLA foe Framingham State 20-8.

Men's tennis loses in Championship

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Castleton State College men's tennis team could almost taste its fifth consecutive championship, but its chances ended abruptly as the Spartans fell to Oneonta State in the North Atlantic Conference championship 9-0 at Tri-City Fitness in Latham, N.Y.

The Spartans didn't win a match on Saturday, but head coach Bruce Moreton says the game was far from a blowout.

Women's tennis wins NEAC title

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The women's tennis team's championship game came down to the gritty end as the Spartans were able to pull through to claim the North Eastern Athletic Conference women's tennis title as it defeated Penn State-Berks 5-4 at Tri-City Fitness in Latham, N.Y. on May 1.

Men's lax beats Thomas

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Castleton State College men's lacrosse team is riding an eight-game winning streak as it enters the North Atlantic Conference semifinals for the eighth consecutive year.

The Spartans beat Thomas College 21-1 in the quarterfinal round on the team's senior night at Spartan Stadium on May 1.

Softball makes early exit

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The pieces of the puzzle for the Spartans were scattered but are finally coming together. Despite losing to Thomas College in the North Atlantic Conference quarter-finals, the Spartans are looking ahead to next season.

The team went 16-20 this year with big wins against RPI, Plymouth State, Farmington and Middlebury College.

Sports Talk

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

It's the postseason, and the Spartans have the formula to bring home the hardware - play with swagger.

The baseball team rolled through the NEAC East tournament without losing a single game. The Spartans dethroned Husson and reclaimed the conference title.

Carolina Liar invades Castleton

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Frisbees flying, rock stars tripping on the ground and being terrified of possible snakes behind Castleton Hall doesn't sound like the typical interview setting for an up and coming celebrity.

But, Carolina Liar is not your typical band. They are goofballs who love to laugh and have a great time with whomever they come in contact with.

Floorlords wow CSC students

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

America's Best Dance Crew, step aside and bow to originators of hip-hop dance. The famous Floorlords recently brought the hype of hip-hop flavor to Castleton.

With a sold out show at the Fine Arts center, the Floorlords of Boston wowed the crowd with the hip-hop culture.

Game room changes

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

With the re-opening of the Campus Center this past year, the game room was relocated.

But not too many students are happy with the current offerings there.

"Just adding more stuff to it, maybe utilize the bar down there and just add more interesting things," said Kelsey LaPoint a junior when asked how it could be improved?

There are two billiard tables, a ping-pong table and a TV, close to what was in the old game room minus a popcorn machine and windows that you could open.

Carolina Liar makes some rock-star requests

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Celebrities are well known for their ridiculous demands both backstage and in hotel rooms, so when Castleton hosted Carolina Liar, many students were intrigued to know what kind of insane requests the band might have.

For the most part, the Carolina Liar hospitality rider was reasonable.

Book Review- Brightly Burning

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

In Mercedes Lackey's novels about the world of Valdemar, Heralds are people who are sort of like a specialized police for the realm. (Regular police would be personified in the group known as the Guard). Heralds are chosen by white horses called Companions.

Movie Review- Kick Ass

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Rule-breaking, action packed, hormone filled, never ending humor defines the latest "superhero" movie, Kick-Ass.

From director Matthew Vaughn and writer Mark Millar comes the story of Dave Lizewski, played by Aaron Johnson, a high school geek whose main interests are comic books and making daily deposits into his whackoff warehouse while visions of his English teacher's boobs replay in his mind.

Brand New concert at Hampton Beach

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The crowd at center stage surged forward, nearly crushing many in the front row, reacting to any slight movement on the stage that might have suggested Brand New were finally ready to play.

After two girls were pulled out of the swarm of fans by the bouncers, the lights dimmed at last, the band nonchalantly took the stage and the Hampton Beach Ballroom Casino was filled with deafening screams of joy and uncontrollable excitement.

Born free

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

What if red-headed boys were one day to be rounded up by American police squads? It sounds awkward, subversively comical. What would anyone have against red-headed boys? It is the backdrop of the short film "Born Free", written by British singer-songwriter and artist M.

It's just SOcially rude

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Lately it has really struck me how much technology has begun to interfere with our daily lives, so much so that it has begun to play an overbearing role in our everyday interactions with one another.

The number of students I see sitting through class sneaking texts and walking around campus with their noses stuffed in their cell phones has me in awe.

Fresh Perspectives

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

As the year comes to an end, our professors are still piling the homework high to get everything on the syllabus completed before finals.

That's right, I said finals. They are right around the corner. I'm already studying for them! Finals are horrible. Most of mine last semester where extremely long tests.

Senior Style

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Senior year always seems so cliché and everyone says that it went by so fast and blah blah blah. But, in all honesty, it is so beyond true.

It's funny to think back on all the time I have spent here at Castleton State College and how each year and each experience has shaped me into the person I am now.