Thanksgiving Survival Guide from GSWS Students
November 21, 2016
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, For many, this has been a tough week. Walking the streets of Burlington, countless numbers of people can be seen wearing the grief on their faces, heads are hung low, people seem to be embracing their loved ones tighter and every conversation heard in passing is a new take on what is caus...
Education as a tool to stop sexual assault on campus
November 16, 2016
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, UVM needs to increase efforts towards sexual assault education and awareness. This is a complicated issue which has red tape lining every door. But, there is room for a conversation about ideas to progress that should be highlighted when talking about these issues. For those ...
The weather is much like the mood today
November 9, 2016
Filed under Election Opinion, Guest Commentary, Letter to the Editor
It is 38 degrees and rainy. Today, I started an application for the Peace Corps, a hiatus that would let me turn my back to something that feels like an unavoidable mess. All day I’ve been wooed by my ability to leave, and how lucky I am to hold such self-autonomy. ...
Hope for the future with progressive millennials
November 9, 2016
Filed under Election Opinion, Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Similar to most Americans right now, I can't even begin to explain the emotional toll this election has taken. Election night took every ideal I had been taught about American society and shattered it. For the first time in my life I questioned whether this was somewhere I wanted to co...
Expatriate Vermonter Reacts to Election
November 9, 2016
Filed under Election Opinion, Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear America,My name is Samara Manges, I am a 24 year old female from the state of Vermont. In September this year I moved to France to work as a language assistant for 7 months. It is now two months later and America has chosen it’s 45th president of the United States of America. The tears, anxiety and...
How to nail an interview
October 20, 2016
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, So, you’re considering a big career move: finding a job in a brand new industry. It can certainly seem daunting, especially when you have less-than-sufficient experience. What should a job-seeker do in this situation? Some words of advice: 1. Target an entry-level posi...
The Coalition for a Livable City
October 20, 2016
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, The Coalition for a Livable City, feeling the Bern and armed with a positive message of a Better Town Center, faces a true David and Diana versus Goliath battle to defeat the two November ballot items: the Sinex zoning amendment and $22 million project tax increment financing f...
Wi-Fi theft
October 12, 2016
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Nowadays our society lives and breathes for Wi-Fi. We ask for Wi-Fi passwords in stores and at restaurants and when we go to a friend’s house. I know this because I’m a millennial guilty of obsessively connecting to Wi-Fi whenever I get the chance. But what happens when ther...
What would Scott Milne do as a U.S. senator
October 6, 2016
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, Scott Milne announced he was running for the U.S. Senate May 27. What would he do as US Senator? It’s difficult to say. In the past 117 days (editorial note: this piece was submitted 21 September 2016), the Milne campaign has garnered headlines by questioning Senator Leahy’...
Article from last week insults cops
September 28, 2016
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Mr. Alex Collingsworth, I just read your article about the police officers within our nation as well as the issue of total disarmament. As much as I disagree with the whole disarmament portion, it is not my place to be telling you not to express your opinion when you are in the right to d...
Living your life through the lens of social media
September 22, 2016
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor, I am having more fun that you. Can't you tell from my Snapchat story? I go to brunch and eat crème fraiche. You are not doing that. You are eating eggs alone. Again. I am at bars gallivanting with attractive members of the opposite sex. What are you doing? Watching that show a...
A neighborly tip on returnables for off campus students to help to community
September 8, 2016
Filed under Letter to the Editor, Opinion
Dear Editor,I am writing to all off campus students who consume beverages in returnable containers and mix those containers with overall recycling.As a neighbor to all of you, I’d like to encourage you to separate the returnables from the recyclables for our local neighbors who collect and redeem ...
