Shock. Confusion. Anger. Those are the three main feelings I felt last Tuesday, March 23rd. Not particularly in that order, but definitely all three throughout that day. I was looking at Instagram on my phone, scrolling past post after post when I started to see a trend of the same […]
Editorial
Letter to the editor: Spiro’s comments weren’t meant for everyone
I write this letter in regards to social media comments about the loss of the CU Marching Band and President Spiro’s remarks. First off, let me say that my son is a student at the Berklee College of Music. My son, my husband, and I have all been long time […]
Just how liberal is Vermont?
Ask anyone not from Vermont about what it’s like here and you’ll probably hear “where is that?” But if they know, then they immediately think Burlington and Bernie Sanders. Hiking, organic food, locally-made wool mittens. Vermonters themselves often think Vermont is a liberal, accepting place for everyone, failing to question […]
Letter to the editor: Castleton University forever
Former president Dave Wolk and former dean Jeff Weld weigh in on merging of VSC On July 23, 2015, after decades of growth, meticulous preparations, and historic improvements on and off campus, the Vermont State Colleges (VSC) Board of Trustees unanimously approved Castleton University as the new name for an […]
Mother and daughter and the COVID-19 wake-up call
COVID-19 seemed like an issue that would never really affect me. I knew it was serious, but I never thought it would be a problem for anyone close to me. I was wrong. My mom had started to feel really sick out of the blue. She had a terrible […]
Coming back to the CU campus in the middle of a pandemic
I am really glad and honored that I got to come back to campus for this spring semester during the pandemic because not everyone got to come back to school due to cases rising in some parts of the world more than others. I am very fortunate that my college […]
We still need a new house
On Jan 21, 2017, as many as 4.6 million Americans gathered in demonstrations across the country in protest of expected challenges under newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump. Believed to have been largest single-day demonstration in our country’s history, the Women’s March demanded full recognition of women’s reproductive rights, the culture of […]
Prison reform curbs systematic injustice
On the morning of Jan. 26, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that effectively called on the Department of Justice to nullify any future contracts with private prisons. The order is one of the many aimed at addressing systemic racism in the United States and will terminate agreements with […]
Op-ed: Social Work: Is it a job for you?
Does today’s reality make you feel overwhelmed? Maybe make you field like there’s nothing you can do about it? Becoming a social worker might just be the answer you’re looking for. We are in unprecedented times. The world is facing a pandemic, civil rights and social justice are being assaulted […]
K-Pop is a start
For a lot of people, K-Pop gaining traction in the United States didn’t change their lives at all. Some haven’t even heard of it. Some were excited to see their favorite artists becoming popular in their own country. But for me, and for a lot of other Korean Americans like […]