Coming back to the CU campus in the middle of a pandemic
I am really glad and honored that I got to come back to campus for this spring semester during the pandemic because not everyone got...
Another virtual graduation
The Castleton senior class of 2021 is facing disappointment in light of recent news regarding this year’s commencement ceremony. Castleton President Jonathan Spiro sent an...
Diversity at CU is a work in progress
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....
We still need a new house
On Jan 21, 2017, as many as 4.6 million Americans gathered in demonstrations across the country in protest of expected challenges under newly-inaugurated President Donald...
Op-ed: Social Work: Is it a job for you?
Does today’s reality make you feel overwhelmed? Maybe make you field like there’s nothing you can do about it? Becoming a social worker might just...
The America we deserve
We’re free. That’s all I could think when I read the news. Joe Biden won the election. He actually did it. I was fearful on election night that it wouldn’t happen. But it...
It’s a start
I learned a lot the past four years. When Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, I was only 16 years old. I knew Trump...
Editorial Series: Gawrys considers campus impact
Editor’s note: This is the second of a four-part series of editorials written by the Spartan editors explaining our reasoning and reactions following the racist...
Editorial Series: Sherwood puts activism before journalism
Editor’s note: This is the first of a four-part series of editorials written by the Spartan editors explaining our reasoning and reactions following the racist...
Op-Ed: Vote like your future depends on it
Our political system acquires its legitimacy from the will of the people. It is part of our creed, as articulated by Thomas Jefferson in the...