Tough semester fosters glass half-full thoughts
This has been a tough semester. One of the toughest in my 20 years here and for a variety of reasons. There were merger pains...
Bernie visit made me proud
As the senator descended the stairs, a group of professionally dressed students wheeled back toward the hallway. One of The Spartan editors, Briana Bocelli, turned...
Eternal gratitude for mentors
Sometimes “thank you” just isn’t enough,and seems to marginalize things. As we weave our way through life, we encounter countless friends, acquaintances and family members...
Professor thanks students
I can’t express enough how fun it is being a professor when students engage in the classroom, challenge themselves outside of it and I especially...
What makes you tick?
I asked them to tell me what makes them tick. It was supposed to be just a fun writing exercise over pizza during the last...
First annual scholarship celebration coming soon
The work of some of Castleton State College’s best and brightest students will be on display May 2 as part of the first annual...
Professors prospective on NYC journalism conference
It’s 10:55 p.m. I just walked in the door from a three-day trip to a journalism conference in New York City with nine students. I’m...
Slow internet, fast anger
What issues are most important to students at Castleton? When surveyed, what they had to say was a lot of the same; there should be...
So long, summer
It’s good to be back at school.Sometimes I feel that I’m a little unique in thinking that, but in the days leading up to the...
Farewell to a special Spartan
The final week before winter break brought two memorial services for me. The first, for my 99-year-old great uncle, led to thoughts about all the...