In 2017 a Castleton graduate saw how important it was for the community to have a place for the people to hang out and decided to put the lessons of a sociology professor to use.  Now, students in Dr. Michael Talbott’s podcasting and audio storytelling class at VTSU Castleton are producing a three-episode podcast – […]

Vermont is in the middle of an artistic renaissance. With Burlington’s major hip hop group 99 Neighbors parting ways, it seems many artists are looking forward to their 2024 campaigns. Rivan Calderin, known simply as Rivan, tore through the back end of 2023 releasing four songs and amassing over 11,000 monthly listeners on Spotify alone. […]

“The Hounds of Baskervilles” by Arthur Cohan Doyle The infamous detective Sherlock Holmes promises tales of adventure, surprise, and genius. Recommended by VTSU-Castleton senior Charlie Cisneros, this Sherlock Holmes novel is an “easy read, so you’re not lost but you don’t know what’s going to happen next.”  This third iteration of Doyle’s crime novels allows […]

 The 1787 Room was alive with colorful lights and loud cheering on Saturday, March 30, as models strutted their stuff across the runway.  But these weren’t just any models, they were students and recent graduates from Vermont State University at Castleton who left the crowds stunned at the third annual NAACP Fashion Show.  “It was […]

When I was done with my project, “linoleum block print edition,” for my printmaking class, I decided to do one more, because I had some spare time, and I really enjoyed the process.  This time, I tried a little different approach. Instead of coming up with an idea or sketch that I would than carve […]

Casella was draped in rainbow lights Friday, March 22 as the audience silently filtered in gulp down the carefully prepared stage. To the far-left stood a dresser with clothes frothing out the drawers; mimicking the pigsty state of many teenage bedrooms. The main stage was bordered by looming, cream-colored walls that incorporated varying, blocked levels, […]