The following are emails sent by VTSU Chancellor Sophie Zdatny and outgoing Interim President Mike Smith regarding Zdatny’s decision to step down. I have shared with the Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System my intention to step down at the end of the cal- endar year. This was a difficult, but personal, […]

The following is a lightly edited press release from the Vermont State University administration announcing the appointment of the next interim president. It arrived too close to The Spartan’s publish- ing day to do an independent story. Bergh also served in several community roles during his time at Johnson, including as chair of the Board […]

This past June, President Jonathan Spiro sent out a pledge to combat bias, privilege and systemic racism at Castleton, following nationwide Black Lives Matter protests. His pledge was greatly appreciated by many in the Castleton community, and has sparked action. “It didn’t read like a canned response from a university administrator,” said Michael Talbott, professor […]

On the morning of Jan. 26, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that effectively called on the Department of Justice to nullify any future contracts with private prisons. The order is one of the many aimed at addressing systemic racism in the United States and will terminate agreements with the 12 prisons contracted by […]

Castleton University senior Jac Culpo heard a buzz from his phone. He looked at it and realized America had chosen the next President of the United States.  His phone screen presented the words “Joe Biden is president” and he immediately felt all the stress and anxiety and tension from the last few days leave his body. He sank into […]

It’s 1:49 a.m. on the night of the election (technically the morning after the election) and I can’t sleep. I tried to distract myself with homework. I tried to distract myself with mindless TV. I tried to distract myself with old videos of Bernie Sanders. I know that the official results won’t be out until […]