Do primary votes count?
The presidential primary process (try saying that five times fast) is a very complex system full of caucuses and elections and delegates. Because of this...
CU later, Spartan
Every other Sunday, my alarm would go off at 6:59 a.m. waking me up to my pounding headache. My breath usually still had a stale...
Schools need sex-ed
College students will drink, college students will take naps and college students will have sex. While the Castleton Wellness Center might offer a variety of...
‘The Notebook’ not very noteworthy
For this issue I was recommended to watch a movie that I normally wouldn’t watch. I took the suggestion and watched “The Notebook” for the...
Growing up on the D&H Rail Trail
An open field dotted with Holsteins to my left and an impenetrable wall of conifers to my right let me know I was traveling away...
Just don’t say the R-Word OK?
Student 1: “I worked so hard on that paper, I really thought I would get a better grade. I feel like a retard.” Student 2:...
Feeling inspired after New York
Two years ago, I walked into Dave Blow’s office to meet my new advisor, just days after switching my major from social work to communication....
Trump is racist, misogynistic, orange – and our next president?
We’re all thinking it: Why would anyone vote for Donald Trump? It all seemed like a joke when he began his campaign, but the joke’s...
Fresh Perspectives: A collection of thoughts from a mountaintop outhouse
The outhouse used to face west—I know because whoever had the task of moving it didn’t finish the job. That is, I fell in the...
VanBuren family tree
When I was little, I thought that people with identical last names were related. As you can imagine, 6-year-old Martin was too young (and cute)...