The possession of Emily’s Bridge
I cannot conceivably understand why in the world everyone is obsessed with covered freakin’ bridges. Yeah, you Vermonters got a lot of ‘em — cool....
Eastern Monarchs or extinct monarchs?
Vermont’s state butterfly, the eastern monarch, is facing endangerment. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting wildlife, the population of...
Yik Yak: Fact or fiction?
The social media app, Yik Yak, has been an on and off again facet of campus life since its founding in 2013 and has gained...
Focus on your future
The notion that it takes a village to raise a child is not lost in contemporary society. From my first steps to arriving in America...
COVID impacts a generation
The whole world was in shock at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It impacted everyone’s lives greatly — with each individual having a different...
First-year students settle in to college
With more than 21% of Gen-Z being first-year students this upcoming year, many of them are struggling to adapt to the extremely new environment that...
Concerns over church and state
St. John the Baptist Church in Castleton has been at the center of recent concerns regarding the separation of church and state, and what political...
Having too much free time
I’ve become a victim of my own boredom. Since moving up to Vermont for college, I have had a much bigger need to go outside...
The fight for representation
On Sept. 9, Walt Disney Studios released the trailer for their newest live-action remake, “The Little Mermaid,” garnering some 17 million views on YouTube alone....
More than my race
It took me a long time to consider myself a “writer.” And in coming to that conclusion, another problem arose. As I’ve written more columns,...