Monday, November 18, 2019
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 4-hour drive from Connecticut to Vermont, what gets me through is music. It’s such a huge part of my life. […]
The Golden Toad was an adorable, small, shiny, smooth-skinned amphibian with an unusually pointy nose and long legs. The Golden Toad was common in its small, high-altitude range in Costa Rica. “Was,” because now it is extinct. It had been one in a long list of animals threatened by climate […]
Non-traditional student Tedi Burks with her newborn. College is a time of newfound freedom and the beginning of adulthood. Between sports practice and hanging out with friends, deadlines and exam dates are the most stressful part of being a student. At least that’s generally true for traditional students. Castleton University […]
CU student Lauren Hodsden competes with her horse, Zippy. Photo courtesy of Lauren Hodsden. 4-H has been a part of my life since I was eight years old, so of course I had to go to the biggest 4-H horse show of the year, even if it meant missing almost […]
I have never been so lonely as I am right now. I am surrounded by other students who are closer to the ages of my children, and socially we do not have a lot in common. While I am in classes, I feel out of place because I have a […]
My little brother Anthony and I have always had a strong bond and respect for each other. But we’ve never had a lot in common in terms of our interests and goals. Until now. Shortly before school started, Anthony decided that he did not want to return to college for […]
Imagine people walking by with headphones in and blocking out the natural sounds of the earth. Wind rustling the leaves, the sound of cars motoring by in the distance, small talk held by other college students who pass you. You’ve done this, haven’t you? The number of students who are […]
So here I am again my fellow freshies, writing another article for you all! I hope these first few weeks of school have been off to a great start for everyone, and you’re not spiraling down into a deep black hole of stress and misery (because that sounds terrible). With […]
Castleton professor Burnham Holmes poses next to his son, Ken, during a break from scaring people at a haunted house in Lake George this summer. Writing about what I did last summer seems to be an assignment for Snoopy of “Peanuts” or Brian of “Family Guy.” But after suffering through […]
Castleton Student Tiffany Saltis, traveled to Honduras with a non-profit organization to help bring families clean drinking water. Pure Water for the World is a local non-profit that specializes in safe water solutions and having a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude. And because of the group, it was this summer that I found […]