Fresh Perspective
Move-in day for freshmen was a very unique, overwhelming experience. A variety of emotions arose inside of me. Coming from Georgia, I was completely alone,...
Opinion: weighing freedom v. terror
In recent weeks people have come out against the terrorist attacks in France. Usually after such attacks, people come out and condemn the persons who...
Legalize it, tax it, spend it on education
Right now, somewhere in Vermont someone is smoking pot. Untaxed pot. When Colorado legalized recreational cannabis use, they got $200 million as their reward. Combination...
Don’t dis the standards
They said not to dally. They said to complete them early so the stress and pressure doesn’t crush you like Giles Cory. Instead, you just...
Embrace the dome in Rutland
When Castleton College first acquired the dome-like sports facility from Middlebury College, Castleton students were immediately optimistic about the opportunities it would provide for life...
Fresh Perspective
Two weeks left! This is the point where the workload gets heavier and the people get lazier. We are at the final stretch and I...
Fresh Perspective
These past couple of weeks have been crazy for me. I’ll be honest, it’s been a while since I’ve been this stressed. These columns are...
Lost in PA with no GPS
Pennsylvania: home of the cheese steak, the Amish, and the FBI’s most wanted killer, Eric Frein. Driving along those long highways through Pennsylvania, there are...
Staying in your backyard fences you in
ldquo;Vermont, that’s a state right?” A young man asks at a college fair in Harford County Maryland. I pull out Castleton’s map and show the...
Fresh Perspective
It’s so hard to believe the semester is already half over. I feel like I just lit my candle and walked through the front gates....