It has been weeks now since the “Occupy Wall Street” movement began. What started on the streets of New York City quickly moved across the country and across the globe. Events are being held daily in hundreds of cities, even in neighboring Rutland, according to the Occupy Rutland Facebook […]

Only a third of Castleton students feel they can make any meaningful difference in politics, according to a recent poll by the newly established Castleton Polling Institute. The poll was conducted last month using an e-mail questionnaire and received 134 responses. Students say the reason they can’t make a difference […]

Over the last few years, Castleton State College has been accomplishing many things to be proud of from an increase in students to countless new academic and athletic buildings. Now the school has something else to brag about: being the first school in Vermont to offer health education as a […]

While crime at Castleton State College is seldom a big problem, and 2010 was no different, Public Safety officials are a little concerned about this past year’s rise in drinking violations.  In 2009 there were a total of 117 alcohol violations listed in the annual Campus Safety and Crime Report. […]

Students at Castleton now have even more reasons enjoy sex safely, and they can be found in little brown paper bags priced between $1 and $5 in the Campus Center’s Wellness Center. Right next to the shelf holding these brown paper bags, there is a flyer boldly advertising “SAFER SEX […]

The music department at Castleton State College is more popular than ever.  “With 41 current enrolled music majors, not including the four graduate students and several minors, our music department is at an all time high,” said department chairman Glenn Giles.  In recent years, Giles said the program had number […]

Things had taken a turn for the worse for the six survivors. Just two days after the infection had reached campus, they had run out of food and made the decision to venture to the cafeteria in search of more. Along the way they had encountered one or two “walkers” […]

  Occupy Wall Street is becoming a global issue. Across the world, primarily middle and lower class citizens are protesting social and economic inequality, corporate greed, corruption and the influence of government.  Their slogan, “We are the 99 percent,” references those who are struggling compared to the 1 percent who […]