Burnham calls it a career
Professor Holmes retires after decades of teaching at Castleton. After nearly three decades of teaching, mentoring, and storytelling, English professor Burnham Holmes is retiring, leaving...
New SGA president discusses plans for next year
The VTSU Castleton campus just elected a new Student Government Association president who said she is eager to get started. Aurelia Leerkes, who previously served...
Uncertainity for international students?
April 30 marked the 100th day of Donald Trump’s second presidential term. Within that timeframe, the Trump administration has erased diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts,...
A community seeking change
“Things only change in a community.” This statement came from a protestor marching for the protection of peoples’ rights in Rutland. He marched alongside hundreds...
Burdening you with my catharsis at 24
For my 24th birthday, my friends and I went to dinner in Saratoga for all-you-can-eat sushi. On the car ride there, I was scrolling through...
Castleton helped challenge and change me to make it out
When I first came to what was then Castleton University, I had no idea just how much I would change. Back then, I was a...
‘Thanks for everything Spartan, I’ll miss you’
I was never a writer. I dreaded my English classes in high school. I didn’t think I was good at it, I thought it was...
I’m graduating in Castleton University green
Stepping through the doors of Leavenworth for one of the last times, I reflect on my time at Castleton. We’re called Vermont State University...
Housing options shift for fall semester
Two dormitories at VTSU Castleton won’t be living options next semester, and students are wondering why. “My first thoughts of Haskell and Adams not being...
The bare hall of Leavenworth
Walking through the halls of the English department four years ago was filled with excitement. Students were passionate about what they were learning from various...