Friday, October 18, 2019
Photos courtesy of Duncan Campbell Author and former Rutland Herald journalist Yvonne Daley unveiled her new book, "Going Up the Country: When the Hippies, Dreamers, Freaks, and Radicals Moved to Vermont." The Chaffee Art Center in Rutland opened a new exhibit featuring works from local artists profiled in the book. […]
One of the most powerful and influential things in my life is music. To me, music is therapy. When I’m down, music lifts me up. When I go on my four-hour drive from Connecticut to Vermont, what gets me through is music. It’s such a huge part of my life. […]
Green Mountain College and the College of St. Joseph recently closed, and when students from the two colleges first found out, their minds began racing. Fast forward several months and many of those students are now at Castleton University. Transitioning has been easy for some, but not so much for […]
Photo courtesy of Jamilla Buzzell Burlington Taiko group performs the traditional “Lion Dance.” Castleton Soundings events started off this semester with a bang, quite literally. The first performance of the year came from a local Japanese drumming quartet known as Burlington Taiko. Restless students finally began to settle into […]
So, I was sitting in class the other day thinking about what I should write for this week’s column, and then it hit me. Literally. It was pungent, it was repulsive, and it had me thinking, “good God” someone please open a window. So, this week’s topic is none other […]
Photo courtesey of Adam Osha Beast Coast is a group of hip-hop performers whose members are strictly rappers from Brooklyn, New York, including Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers, Nyck Caution, CJ Fly, Kirk Knight and Powers Pleasant. They are all friends who started rapping together in high school […]
Caption In this age of sequels and reboots, it was no surprise to hear “Pet Sematary” was being revived. Based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, “Pet Semetary” follows the Creed family as they leave behind the hectic city life of Boston for a rural town in Maine. […]
Castleton University musical theater major Daniel Jackson is often seen around campus in drag, inspired in part by the musical ‘Rent.’ The culture of the drag queen is becoming more well-known in today’s society. With the idea of mocking femininity and the rise of the LGBTQ community, stepping out into […]
It has been requested that I review student “style”, or the lack thereof, so here we go. I would like to preface this by saying I’m not trying to attack anyone for their choices of clothing. Everyone has the right to wear what they like, all I’m saying is some […]
Castleton University has a new dance minor on campus. Once a thriving major with many different specific categories of dancing, Castleton has officially started on its road back to that place with its new addition of a dance minor. And the whole project has been spear headed by Castleton’s dance […]