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Student pleads not guilty to sexual assault

A Castleton state College student has been charged with sexually assaulting another student. Kevin J. Magee, of Otego, N.Y., pleaded innocent Jan. 25 in Rutland District Court to a charge of sexual assault without consent, Castleton Set. Gary Boutin said Sunday.

Vt. considering banning texting while driving

Vt. considering banning texting while driving
The Vermont legislature this week hopes to pass a ban on the practice, following the footsteps of 19 other states.

Convocation 2010

Convocation 2010
Student Zak Hampton swayed to the music and bobbed his bandana-tied head to the beat while playing his saxophone as part of a jazz ensemble to welcome the crowd for Castleton State College's spring convocation ceremony. The college kicked off the 2010 spring semester Thursday in the Fine Arts Center with President Dave Wolk bringing a mixed message of positive change and heartbreaking tragedy.

New communications dept. opens in Leavenworth Hall

New communications dept. opens in Leavenworth Hall
For the first time since the emergence of Castleton State College as an institution, the communication department finally has a permanent home.

Train station opens in Castleton

Train station opens in Castleton
The Amtrak Ethan Allen Express, which has begun making its first stops in the town in more than half a century reopened on Jan. 2 after 55 years of slumber.

Students jump to help Haitians

Students help raise money for Haiti

Commuters live a different life

Commuter students make up 50 percent of the student body at Castleton State Col¬lege. There are those who live at home with their parents, those who live in off-campus apartments, parents with chil¬dren at home and full-time workers Some commuters complain that they're missing out on that the full college experi¬ence when it comes to making friends and socializing outside the classroom.

Lights Out!

Castleton State College isn't running out of energy, but it sure is trying to do its part to conserve it. With the assistance of real time or "Smart" electric meters, installed in six different residence halls, monitoring CSC's energy usage will give us a better idea of where and how we can do more to use less.

Town of Castleton passes bad behavior ordinances

The town ordinances proposed last fall to curb bad behavior in Castleton have become a reality. The Select Board on Dec. 14 voted and passed four ordinances governing noise, disorderly conduct, unlawful mischief and the transfer station. At the time of the vote there were no members of the public present.

Wi-Fi is too slow at CSC

It's 2:30 p.m. and you are trying to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox Live. You move around and notice that the connection is laaaaaaaaggggiiinnnggggg and then you get killed, which is followed by a controller being thrown across the room. Castleton State College students talk often about how frustrating the slow connection is.

The census is coming-find some time to fill it out

Every decade, the U.S. Census Bureau sends out questionnaires to the country's population seeking your name, gender, age, race, and relation¬ship. Castleton State College students will join the rest of America in filling out those forms, but as residents of Vermont.

Blue state goes red!

Scott Brown on Jan. 19 won a historic victory over Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, handing Republicans a 41st seat in the United States Senate and compromising health care reform by bringing an end to the Democrats' 60-seat majority. But just who is Sen.

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