Volume 59.16

Lyndon State College

March 8, 2013

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Photo by Bryan BarberThe 17th Annual Cultural Festival launched Thursday night with slam poet Jinahie. Jinahie is a 19-year-old spoken word poet from Washington, D.C. Events for the cultural festival will go on until March 18.

Former Student Pleads Not Guilty to Felony and Misdemeanor Counts

Samantha VanSchoickEditor-in-Chief

CAB Launches the 17th Annual Cultural Festival with The Spoken Word

Facebook PhotoMaria Trudeau

Former Lyndon State College student Maria Trudeau, 18, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor counts of disorderly con-duct, assault of a law enforcement officer, simple assault, and resisting arrest Monday morning in Caledonia Superior Court. Trudeau also pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of unlawful mischief. Trudeau was released under conditions that she not purchase, possess, or consume alcoholic beverages.

The charges stem from an incident that occurred on the LSC campus Dec. 20, 2012. State police said Trudeau repeat-edly assaulted VSP Trp. Sean Brennan by kicking him in the head and caused over $1,000 dollars in damage to video and radar equipment inside Brennan’s cruiser.

Brennan responded to a call from LSC Public Safety at 12:09 a.m. to assist “with a student who was being combative and not complying with their requests.”

Before Brennan arrived on campus, Trudeau allegedly pushed public safety officer Alex Allen in the chest. Allen was later driven to Northeast Vermont Region-al Hospital by family because he “blacked out” and was “throwing-up blood.” Allen had open-heart surgery last February and believes there is no way to know for sure if Trudeau’s alleged push caused the hospital visit.

According to Brennan’s affidavit, after arriving on campus he approached Trudeau as she was walking away from public safety. “She walked over to me and pushed with both hands. I told Trudeau do not touch me and to identify herself.”

Trudeau then allegedly grabbed

Brennan’s arm, so he placed her in hand-cuffs. Brennan wrote in the affidavit that Trudeau resisted arrest by dragging her feet and screaming, “Take me out of these f****** handcuffs.”

Trudeau then continued to resist arrest by refusing to put her legs in the cruiser and attempting to bite Brennan, according to the affidavit.

“After a failed attempt at opening the door Trudeau picked her legs up over the MDC stand in my cruiser and began kicking me in the head while the vehicle was in motion,” wrote Brennan. “In the process Trudeau knocked the radar system as well as the Watchguard system off the windshield of my cruiser.”

The damage to the Watchguard system constitutes the felony charge of unlawful mischief. If convicted, Trudeau faces a possible sentence of up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. If convicted of assault on a police officer, Trudeau faces a possible two years in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Trudeau did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Meet The Candidates: Provost/Academic Dean

See page 6

Varsity Lacrosse: Rebuild Mode

See page 4

Change is Coming to the Academic CalendarStudents, Faculty and Staff to Have Town Meeting Day Off Next Year

Morgan ForesterManaging Editor

Lyndon State wants to see you at Town Meeting.

The academic calendar for next term has been revised to allow faculty and stu-dents to attend Town Meeting Day.

This historical democratic meeting allows town members to vote on taxes, changes in policy, and an assortment of town governance issues, while also allow-ing towns-people statewide to voice their opinions.

Town Meeting Day in Vermont is held on the first Tuesday in March. Each town decides its own meeting time.

In past years the Town Meeting has

fallen just after the weeklong February break. Though some faculty has taken the day off to attend their town’s meeting, the campus is open and classes are scheduled. Professors have finally succeeded in chang-ing this.

Barclay Tucker, Associate Professor of Visual Arts, is just one of many who have been pushing for the calendar change for several years now.

“It was a group of us,” Tucker said. “I know particularly Kelly Glentz-Brush and I were strong voices, but there was a lot of other faculty too.”

The group of professors has been work-ing with administration to find a solution.

“Most of the time it was just that we didn’t see anything that was an option to allow Town Meeting Day off,” Tucker said.

The biggest problem was the break just before Town Meeting. Administration and faculty were concerned that if students were given the Tuesday following break off, that they would not come back for Monday classes.

“This last year when we proposed it,” Tucker said, “I realized if they’re having a problem with us having classes on Monday and not on Tuesday, then why don’t we move the Retreat to the Monday before town meeting.

The retreat Tucker mentions is the faculty and staff retreat that is usually held on a Friday, canceling classes held on that day. By moving the retreat, there will be fewer Friday classes canceled and the college community can attend town meeting, without canceling classes as many professors have done in the past.

Tucker has always encouraged his stu-dents to attend Town Meeting.

“I can’t require them to go,” he said, “but I encourage my students to vote and I

try to set an example for them.”He hopes that students will take ad-

vantage of the time off to attend their local town meetings.

With the new academic calendar, there are some students who will have to attend class as usual. For electronic journalism students, Town Meeting week is perhaps their busiest news week. EJA Department Chair Tim Lewis plans to have EJA students continue to cover local town meetings even with the new schedule.

“We believe that since it is an import-ant learning experience, we are going to ask our students to attend the meetings as usual,” Lewis said.

He believes that the information put out by the students is too crucial for the local communities that use the Vermont Community Center of Journalism media, including News 7 and NewsLINC, as their primary news sources to discontinue cover-age of Town meetings.

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2/17/13-Stonehenge Parking Lot – Reckless Driving “I can’t drive 55?”

2/18/13 – Vail – Fire alarm “This is the last time I use propane or pro-pane accessories here”

2/19/13 – Crevecoeur – Marijua-na “No, I meant it like I “grilled” burgers”

2/20/13 – Vail – Riding Skateboards through halls “None of this is radical at all.”

Wheelock – Marijuana “It’s just my new vase I got for the suite”

2/22/13 – Poland – Health and Safety Violation “Clean your room!”

Rogers – Health and Safety Violation “Clean your room 2: Clean Harder”

2/23/13 – Poland – Health and Safety Violation “Clean your room 3: With a Vengeance”

2/26/13 – Library – Vandalism “I’m expressin’ with my full capabilities, And now I’m livin’ in correctional facilities”

3/4/13 - Bayley – Fire Alarm due to Cooking “#BASED #RARE #FI-REALARM #COOKINGMUSIC #TYBG”

3/6/13 – Wheelock – Marijuana “I was just growing a spice garden, I swear”

1. Shop on a student budget. Use coupons. Seek out products with the “if your not sat-isfied with your purchase, we’ll buy you the same amount of your old brand!” and take them up on the offer. That way you get two different brands for the price of one.

2. Start a club. All you need to do is get enough people interested and go apply with the SGA. You can start anything - even a lumberjack club. You can just sit around and eat pancakes with awesome maple syr-up. If you got that reference then you could even start the LSC Chapter of the Even Stevens Fan Club.

3. Bread and Puppet - Get out here in Glover! Historic, original, rustic...The really interesting puppets...Perpetually inspiring nights...Go!

4. Take advantage of what Lyndon has to offer. I’m gonna “Click” you here for a second. (Authors note: to “Click” - (v) - To start a work out under the premise of hu-mor but then suddenly get real three quar-ters through. What the f*** Adam Sandler? I felt like I needed to call my dad and tell him I loved him after that movie.) Lyndon really can be an amazing experience, but it all depends what you put into it. Not many colleges have classes with fewer than ten people in them. Vermont, the North East Kingdom especially, is an amazing place. Go to Burke Mountain, Lake Willoughby, and Kingdom Trails. Eat at the Miss Lyndonville Diner every chance you get. I remember moving in freshman year and now its over. Appreciate every moment.

Alumni Blues: Things I Wish I Knew (And You Might Too)

While In Lyndon5. If you’re the last one in your group of friends to turn 21, Thursdays can be your cash cow. I didn’t turn 21 until second semester of my senior year, and all of my friends had been the legal drinking age for about a year or so. If this sounds like your situation, then I suggest setting up a shuttle service where you take people from campus/ apartment to the bar and back. 5 bucks a head round trip and your looking at some serious compensation. Cash, ass, gas, grass, beer, bathsalts...whatever you kids are taking to feel weird up there these days.

6. Be aware of your local authority. States, counties, towns, and even some bigger colleges have their own police departments. Armed with guns, able to pull you over, ar-rest you, and really ruin your night if you’re breaking the law. Smaller establishments such as malls, amusement parks, nightclubs, movie theatres, and Lyndon State have se-curity guards. You may think that they can’t get you in “actual trouble”; that the most you’ll get is a hearing with your RHD. That is not the case. If you think to yourself “well I’m here safely on campus, I turn 21 in two weeks, I can walk over to Wheelock with this beer in my cup, no one will mind”....you are wrong. Some men aren’t looking for anything felonious. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world sober. But seriously, they can detain you and call the police, so watch out for that.

Editorial/Humor

Chris Peltier, class of 2011, majored in Television Studies.

NEWSMarch 8, 2013 The Critic, Page 3

On Sunday, March 3, two students from Lyndon State College attended the American Israel Public Affairs Committee meeting in Washington D.C. to discuss the relationship between the United States and Israel.

Senior Television Studies major Nick Russo was one of the students at the conference. He explained the purpose of AIPAC.

“Their whole purpose is to foster a positive spirit between America and Israel,” he said.

Russo also explained how student

government officials learn about America’s international affairs.

“Every year they invite student government presidents from across the country,” he said.

242 students from around the nation attended the conference of 2013, Russo said.

Senior Television Studies major Sean Siciliano was also in attendance. He described some projects Israel was working on.

“We also saw some technological things that Israel is working on that could benefit America,” Siciliano said.

More information on AIPAC can be found at www.aipac.org

Lyndon State College’s list of 2013 grad-uates has recently added Dr. Ray Griffin, who will be receiving an honorary degree in teaching from the Vermont State College Board of Trustees and Lyndon State College President Joe Bertolino.

President Bertolino met Dr. Griffin and his wife of 67 years, Olive, at the September 2012 Homecoming event. Dr. Griffin was the only representative of the Class of 1942 who appeared. Dr. Griffin was an unofficial representative, however, as he never received his teaching degree from Lyndon. At one point LSC was strictly a teacher’s college, and a teaching degree was the only program offered. Dr. Griffin spoke to President Joe Bertolino about his desire to obtain his degree from Lyndon, his alma mater.

Dr. Griffin began his studies at Lyndon Teacher’s College in September 1940 and attended until December 1941. At the time, Griffin put aside his studies (and his athletics which he also excelled in) to join a machine company and to join the United States Air Force where he bravely served during WWII. After returning home, Dr. Griffin married Olive and started a family. He received his D.D.S from the University of Maryland and returned to Vermont, settling in Bellows Falls where he practiced dentistry for 29 years. Two of Dr. Griffin’s daughters are graduates of Lyndon State: Rebecca (Griffin) Tobey class of 1983, and Judith (Griffin) McKelvey class of 1990,

both of whom are teachers. After hearing Dr. Griffin’s story,

President Bertolino, driven by the hope of granting Dr. Griffin the degree which he so passionately desired, began advocating for Dr. Griffin. President Bertolino, members of the LSC community, and members of the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees discussed the idea of awarding Dr. Griffin an honorary bachelor’s degree – something which had never been done before.

On February 7, 2013, President Berto-lino sent a letter of request to the Chan-cellor that said “Dr. Griffin is a delightful gentleman…Given his passion to Lyndon, his life accomplishments, and contributions to the State of Vermont, I believe Dr. Grif-fin is deserving of an honorary degree...I would be honored to present (it to him).” The Board of Trustees met and voted on February 21, 2013 to grant Dr. Griffin his honorary degree.

Hannah Manley, Director of Alumni Relations & Development, informed Dr. Griffin soon after that he would be receiv-ing his teaching degree from Lyndon State at the 2013 commencement. What was his reaction? Pure joy as Manley writes, “He was very happy and most grateful. He’s a sweet man and a true fan of LSC”.

Dr. Griffin bravely served his country, his community and his alma mater which he is set to graduate from on May 19, 2013.

An Honorary Degree for an Honorable Man

LSC Seniors Attend AIPAC Conference

Greg BessoTwitter Manager

Facebook PhotoDr. Griffin, his wife Olive, and one of their two daughters

Katy CrooksCritic Staff

You Said ItShould Student Hunters be Allowed

to Keep their Guns on Campus?In 2006, when George Hacking arrived as Director of Public Safety, the previous practice of gun storage on campus changed. Guns had been stored in a closet within Public Safety. “This practice ended when I arrived for a number of reasons,” explained Hacking in an email. “1) No proper storage on campus, 2) No training for [public safe-ty] officers in handling guns, 3) Access to weapons when I was not on campus, as they were stored in a closet off my office, which I only have access to.” The current policy is that no guns are allowed on campus anywhere, so The Critic decided to see what you thought:

Ali Tschorn, Liberal Arts, Junior“I believe that, yeah it’s unfair to deny

hunters their guns…but at the same time, bringing a gun on campus isn’t something that should be taken lightly. If something bad was to happen, it wouldn’t be worth it.”

Photos by Bryan Barber

Rachel Loggins, MBI, Freshman “The problem is that it’s already hap-

pening, you know people talk about, ‘Oh yeah I just leave it in my car,” or ‘I hid it under my bed, don’t tell anybody…’ I think [people] just need to leave [guns] at home.”

Suzanna Edwards, Animation and Illustration, Sophomore

I grew up in a high school where kids were allowed to have gun racks in the back of their trucks, but in a small campus it seems way too easy…guns should not be allowed on campus, in cars, in dorms, anywhere.

Michael Fisher, EJA, sophomore “Being an R.A., I don’t think they

should have guns on campus. Nerf guns, I wouldn’t mind them, cause they’re fun. But real guns, no.”

Tiana Thompson, Creative Writing and MBI, freshman

“If the [guns] are in Public Safety, I feel like it’s okay because then Public Safety can give them permission to have the guns, instead of just having them in their rooms.”

March 8, 2013 The Critic, Page 4SPORTS

Daniel WeinerCritic Staff

2013 Roster

Date Opponent Time Home/Away

2/27 Rivier 6:00 P.M. Away

3/14 Olivet 3:00 P.M. Home (Colchester, VT)

3/23 Green Mountain 1:00 P.M. Home

3/30 U-Maine Farmington 1:00 P.M. Away

4/2 Johnson State 3:30 P.M. Away

4/6 Husson 1:00 P.M. Home

4/7 Maine Maritime 12:00 P.M. Home

4/9 Wells 4:00 P.M. Away

4/11 Houghton 4:00 P.M. Away

4/13 SUNY Canton 2:00 P.M. Home

4/17 New England College 3:00 P.M. Home

4/20 Thomas 3:00 P.M. Away

4/21 Mitchell 2:00 P.M. Home

4/24 Castleton 7:00 P.M. Away (NAC)

# Name Class

1 Brett Lavigne Sophomore

5 Brian Sawyer Sophomore

6 Colin Young Freshman

8 Nathan Rivard Junior

9 Robert Crupi Sophomore

10 Alex Flynn Sophomore

13 Demetrios Paptha-nasiou

Junior

15 Ed Horan Senior

16 Tim Patten Senior

19 Garrett Hax Freshman

25 Brandon Lloyd Senior

26 Matt Doskocil Freshman

29 Matthew Reynolds Junior

30 Joseph Anderson Sophomore

31 Corbet Munro Sophomore

33 Chris Paine Sophomore

34 Jeff Russell Junior

36 James Strange Freshman

2013 Schedule

Photos by Bryan Barber

With the entire roster having just scored a single NCAA goal in total before this season began, the Lyndon Lacrosse team has a lot of practicing ahead of them. However, with a new head coach and fresh talent, there are a few beams of light that may propel this team to the future.

Head coach Richard Aberle notices quite a few positives that are coming from his young team.

“Defensively, we can be a very strong team, as most of our defensemen are young,” said Aberle. “Not to mention these men work very hard, they come to practice at 5:30 in the morning, and they never give up.”

While the team suffered their first loss of their 2013 campaign down in New

Hampshire, where they fell 18-3 to Rivier, they did see some new offensive output, in-cluding two goals from Senior Tim Patten. Patten, who recently broke the club hockey record for most goals ever scored in a Lyn-don uniform, is finding a way to get it done on turf instead of ice. Aberle was quite aware of his talents on this new platform.

“[Patten] is going to be our star offen-sively,” said Aberle. “He may not have a lot of stick skill, but he has a great athletic IQ and he knows how to beat a goalie.”

The team is hoping to get back to .500 when they head to play Olivet in Colchester on Mar. 23. The team was picked in the NAC to finish seventh, ahead of U-Maine Farmington and Green Mountain. New England College was picked to defend their title. Their first NAC matchup is at home v. Green Mountain College on Mar. 23.

Lacrosse Preview: LAX Team in Rebuild Mode

The lacrosse team has been practicing in the Stannard/Bole Gym until the snow melts from their usual field.

March 8, 2013 The Critic, Page 5SPORTS

The Lyndon State Softball team opened up

their season over Winter Break in Glens

Falls, New York to the tune of ten games

over a five-day span.

The signature win of the week came in

the second game of a double header against

Skidmore. The Hornets won 3-2 over

Skidmore, which followed a disappointing

loss in the first game where they gave up

five unearned runs in a 6-3 loss.

“I thought it was us at our best, in

terms of how we competed,” head coach

Bill Johnson said.

In the signature win against Skidmore,

the Hornets were forced to replace three

starters in the first inning of the game due

to injury.

“It was an opportunity for the team

to show what they could do” Johnson said.

“We kept playing, when most team would

have folded in that situation”

The Softball team finished the week at

4-6, which is same record they came away

from New York with the previous year.

Two seniors, one junior, eight

sophomores and two freshmen comprise

the young Hornets roster. Even though it

is a young squad, the teams early season

chemistry has coach Johnson excited about

their potential

“I’m not concerned with how the team

matches up with other teams talent-wise,”

Johnson said. “It will be our level of mental

toughness this year will determine how

successful we will be.

Lyndon Softball Begins Season in a New York State of Mind

Dustin NaissCritic Staff

Stand at 4-6 After Break

Getting a chance to play baseball in Florida has always been a dream of mine. Playing baseball at such a small school limited the chances of living that dream. However, this year we, the Lyndon State College baseball program, raised enough money to make a trip to the sunshine state. Having the opportunity to play the game I love outside, on an actual field, in February did not seem possible just two years ago. To add to every-thing I had never been to Florida so to say I was excited was an understatement.

Our trip started in the Stonehenge parking lot. We all arrived dressed in style with black dress pants and matching polo shirts. We actually looked like a team and I felt we represented Lyndon State well. From the college we travelled to the Logan Airport in Boston for our first flight to La Guardia in New York. From New York it was a two and a half hour flight to Orlando International Airport in Florida. Passing through Boston security was an adven-ture all on its own. It was captain Dylan Newton’s first time going through airport security. The sheer terror on his face when TSA asked to search through his bags was priceless. Apparently, TSA found nothing dangerous in Newton’s carry-on. All was well from there on out, until driving on the interstates of Florida that is.

We reached Orlando around 2:30 in the morning. The air was hot and humid, but compared to Vermont’s cold air it was a wonderful feeling. From there we loaded all 28 people and our baggage into three vans. We were cramped and tired and all we just wanted to do was pass out in our beds. A couple hours and a few wrong turns later we reached the palace at which we were staying for the week: the Bahama Bay Resort & Spa. Around 5 A.M. I finally fell asleep,

dreaming about the week to come. Our first baseball practice in Florida came at noon on the same day we arrived. Although I was running on fumes it didn’t matter. I was about to practice at the Chain O’ Lakes Park which was formerly the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians spring training facility. I won’t forget the first time I stepped on the practice field. Everything about the place was professional. There are no baseball fields in Vermont that can even compare to the fields that we played on in Florida.

The week went by very fast. Too fast if you ask me. We played a total of six games against teams that were also visiting Florida. They came from all over - from Wisconsin and Michigan to Ohio and Indiana. We played one game on Monday, a double-header on Tuesday, and a single game inside the stadium at Chain O’ Parks. Thursday was our only off day. I went to Clearwater, Fl. and watched a spring training game be-tween the Atlanta Braves and the Philadel-phia Phillies. I stood above the bullpen the entire game, watching and learning how the pros prepared to go into the game. Friday, our last day in Florida, we played a dou-bleheader. Before I knew it we were headed back to the snowy state of Vermont.

Although we failed to win a game the experience was worth it. We got the chance to play against very good baseball teams and we competed. I was impressed with how we were able to handle ourselves against op-ponents that were bigger and more athletic than our own. We played with determina-tion and fearlessness that I hope to see for the rest of the year. I think the trip to Flor-ida proved that we can compete with teams if we just put our minds to it and believe we can. I know I learned a lot in Florida and it was something I will never forget.

Corey WellsSports Editor

Spring Training in FloridaAn Unforgettable Experience

Kyle Whitworth batting against Capitol at Chain O’ Lakes Park in Winter Haven, FL.

Courtesy of Richard Trucott

SPORTS EDITORIAL:

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The Search For the Next Provost/Academic DeanThe four candidates applying to be Lyndon’s next Provost/Academic Dean have just finished their visits to campus. The typical visit for each hopeful involved a campus tour and lunch with Resident’s Assistants as well as meeting the President, the President’s Leadership Team, the Search Committee, and Interim Academic Dean, Alison Lathorp. Each candidate also held open sessions for students, faculty, and staff to ask questions and get to know each applicant. Attendees to open sessions were asked to complete surveys, sent via email, to rank the candidates and to analyze their strengths and weaknesses.

Photo by Morgan Forester Photo by Samantha VanSchoick Photo by Samantha VanSchoick Photo by Samantha VanSchoick

President Joe Bertolino Dean of Institutional Advancement, Bob WhittakerDean of Student Affairs, Jonathan DavisDean of Admissions, Vincent MaloneyProf. David Johnston, Chair of the Faculty AssemblyMichael Dente, Director of Office of Infor-mation Technology

Patricia Shine, Search Committee Chair, Associate Professor, Psychology & Human Services 802-626-6252 (office)Kathy Armstrong, Staff Assistant to the FacultyNolan Atkins, Professor, Atmospheric SciencesEvelyn Franz, Recorder, Student Services

Kate Gold, Director of Advising ResourcesLynzy Guyer, Student Representative, Education majorDaisy McCoy, Professor, Mathematics & Computer ScienceMeaghan Meachem, Assistant Professor, Electronic Journalism & ArtsGaret Nelson, Library DirectorJustin Pepe, Student Representative, Social

Science majorElaine Razzano, Professor, English, Philoso-phy & Film StudiesDan Regan, Dean of Academic Affairs, Johnson State CollegeTracy Sherbrook, Assistant to the Academic Dean, 802-626-6406 (office)Bob Whittaker, Dean of Institutional Advancement

Leadership TeamSearch Committiee

Dr. Thomas EdwardsDr. Perry Rettig Dr. Kellie Bean Dr. Randall Krieg

Ph.D. Administrative Leadership and Supervision: Marquette University; Milwau-kee, WI, 1994

Dissertation: Minority Teacher Prepa-ration in an Ex-Urban Setting: The Urban Teachers

Outreach ProgramM.S. Administrative Leadership &

Supervision: University of Wisconsin Mil-waukee, 1988

B.S.E. Elementary Education (1-8), Minor-Psychology University of Wisconsin Whitewater, 1984

- Would focus on student retention rates.

- In favor of making campus more tech. friendly. Would make assessments electronic and work towards making more summer course online class.

- Favors in-the-field learning experienc-es like internships and hands-on classes.

“You can make a diference at Lyndon State College ns I want to be a part of that.”

“I don’t come in to tell you what to do, I come to listen.”

Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Provost and Vice Chancel-lor’s Office

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (2005-Present)

ProvostThomas College

Waterville, ME 2010 - PresentActing President 10/07-4/08Vice President for Academic

Affairs 2001-2009Dean of Academic Affairs 2000-

2001Harvard Graduate School of Educa-

tion, Institute for Educational Manage-ment, 2003

Ph.D., American Culture, Bowling Green State University, 1989

M.A. in German, Bowling Green State University, 1989

B.A. in German, University of Nebras-ka/Omaha, 1981

“The Lyndon State College Mission is very similar to the one we have adopted at Thomas”

“The way to make people feel involved and engaged is to involve and engage them and I think if we can do that we’ll be in good shape. So in practice, what does that mean? That means trying to be alert to how the pieces of the campus fit together in the operations of the campus.”

“At the end of the day, if you ask me what I am, who I am, and how I describe myself I would say I’m a teacher. I would say my leadership style is really a reflection of my teaching style.”

Dean of the CollegeSaint Joseph’s College of Maine

2007 - PresentSt. Joseph’s College New York

2003-2007Academic Dean, Arts and Sci-

encesProfessor, Department of Social

Sciences

Ph. D., Economics, University of Col-orado, Boulder, 1987

M.A., Economics, University of Colo-rado, Boulder, 1985

B.A., Economics and Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981

- Interested in creating a diverse learn-ing environment.

- Dedicated to broad-based learning

“With a strong innovative liberal arts curriculum, Lyndon is poised for growth. As an experienced administrator in higher education, I see Lyndon as ahving unlimited potential.”

“We want to have students assimilated into the college and learn what the college has to offer so that they know what support is available because we don’t want students to not do as well as they could because they didn’t know what was available.”

Associate DeanCollege of Liberal Arts

Marshall University 2010 - Present

Professor, English, 1994 - Present

Ph. D., English University of Dela-ware, 1994

M.A., English, The Ohio State Univer-sity, 1988

B.A., English, The Ohio State Univer-sity, 1986

Has served on many Administrative Service Councils

Associate Dean’s CouncilAssociate Dean’s Council subcommit-

tee on Summer SchoolAssociate Dean’s Council subcomittee

on Suspension and Probation PolicyStrategic Enrollment Planning CouncilStrategic Enrollment Planning Council

subcommittee on Student Success

“I’m a person who folks come to. I had somebody in my office the other day… and I said to him ‘I don’t even know why you’re in my office,’ and he said, ‘apparently, you’re someone who gets things done.’”

Morgan Forester Managing Editor

Samantha VanSchoickEditor-in-Chief

NEWSMarch 8, 2013 The Critic, Page 7

This Week in Live Music presented by the MEISA Club

On Campus

Tues. March 12 – Electric Sorcery, The Sanford Blackout, The Bloom – ASAC 100 – 7PM O� Campus

Fri. March 8 – Electric Sorcery – Phat Kats Tavern – Lyndonville, VT – 9PMFri. March 8 – Open Mic Night @ Catamount Arts – St. Johnsbury, VT – 7PMSat. March 9 – The Summit of Thieves – The Tavern on the Hill – Newport, VT – 2PMSat. March 9 – Red Tin Box – The Skinny Pancake – Burlington, VT – 8PMSun. March 10 – MBI Show feat.: Perceptions, The Summit of Thieves, Suncooked, & More – The Lyndon Outing Club – Lyndonville, VT – 2PMMon. March 11 – Open Mic Night @ The Grindstone Café – Lyndonville, VT – 5PMThurs. March 14 – Anderson Lane – The Jam Factory – Manchester, NH – 6PM

Wayne Hamilton, Dean of Administrations at Lyndon State College, and Tom Archer, Director of the Physical Plant, are the brains behind an idea called the “Biomass Project.” Along side them are a hired engineer and ar-chitect team that will help move this project forward in the near future.

“We have been looking around for several years on how to get the college off of using fossil fuels for heating,” said Hamil-ton, “We want to convert from using oil to using wood chips.” In Vermont alone there are between 30 and 40 k-12 schools that use wood chip heating. “More recently colleges have been changing over to this heating

The Biomass Project: Doing Our Part To Keep The Planet Clean

system instead of oil,” said Hamilton, “For instance Green Mountain College is fueling their second season with their own wood chip plant, along with some hospitals.” LSC has been paying about $220,000 dollars worth of oil a year. Recently, the college has bumped that number down to $190,000.

Hamilton believes that wood chips are the best way to heat the college. “We are motivated by the financial, environmental, and community benefits,” he said.

LSC is motivated to avoid high oil costs (which have been increasing signifi-cantly since 2008) and to improve our car-bon footprint. “We do not want to make our environment worse,” said Hamilton, “I do believe this system is better for the envi-

ronment then taking fossil fuels out of the environment and putting their waste back in, and wood chips are stable financially.”

LSC has five large boilers on campus right now, along with a few small ones. There are two boilers in Wheelock that provide heating for surrounding buildings like the Harvey Academic Center and the Dining Hall. There is one boiler in Arnold that heats all of Stonehenge, and one near News 7. There is also a boiler in Vail that heats LAC, and one in the Rita Bole Center. Piping would be put in the ground to con-nect all heating systems and then be con-nected to the wood chip plant. The plant would be a new structure, which Hamilton said would be attractive to campus. People could see it in operation, both inside and

out and could appreciate for it’s purpose, and looks.

The plant itself will have a stack 70 to 100 feet above ground level going so it does not disturb the community with its vapors.

There is no set time for this project to

be completed. Hamilton said that right

now they are in the design phase. He has

high hopes that it may be complete by fall

of 2014, “If everything goes well.”

Hamilton and the team would like to

hear opinions from students, faculty, staff,

and the community “This is the beginning

of the discussion, and not the end,” said

Hamilton.

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What Happened At SGA

Morgan ForesterManaging Editor

Erin Rossetti presented information for the upcoming housing selection. In re-sponse to feedback from students, on-cam-pus housing is becoming more integrated. Both Wheelock and Arnold/Bayley will be divided into 60% first year students and 40% upper classmen.

Graphic design club, Out of the Box, changed there name to The Ink. The club feel’s that the new name is more modern and better expresses what the club is about. The vote to change the name passed unan-imously.

M. E. I. S. A. asked to re-allocate funds from their conference budget to their equip-ment budget. The club is not attending a conference this year as it was cancelled and

wanted to have more funds for equipment to improve the quality of perfomances they host. The vote to re-allocate funds passed unanimously.

A new club was created. The Chess club is officially Lyndon State’s newest club. They have over 16 prospective members and look forward to holding gaming sessions to help folks on campus both learn and enhance their chess playing skills. Even-tually they would like to attend and host competitions as well as buy equipment for LSC’s use.

Constitution voting as well as SGA Executive Board elections are coming up. The executive board passed around sign-up sheets for those interested in serving on committees to help both processes run smoothly.

SGA Executive Board Photo by Bryan Barber

March 8, 2013ENTERTAINMENT The Critic, Page 8

I don’t know about you guys, but sweets are

almost always my downfall. I can be on the

strictest of diets, and then – boom – Girl

Scout Cookie season strikes.

I was doing pretty well eating healthy

and keeping my carbs and sweets to a

minimum, but when my Girl Scout cookies

came in the four boxes I ordered were gone

in what seemed like, and probably was, a

matter of days. I did share a little but the

majority of the damage was done solo,

reversing all of the benefits of my healthy

eating.

Now that my lesson has been learned,

I have been looking for healthier options to

satisfy my sweet tooth. I came across two

recipes using oats and bananas as ingredi-

ents for cookies and I decided to create

my own version that has the peanut butter

flavor of my favorite no-bake cookie and

the warm, just-out-of-the-oven taste of

traditional cookies. Each cookie is about 96

calories with about 3 grams of sugar and

4 grams of protein. Proof that healthy can

taste good.

Ingredients:

2 over-ripe bananas (The ones with the

brown spots)

1 c. Quick oats

A Taste of Home: Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies

Morgan ForesterManaging Editor

Photo by Morgan Forester

1/2 c. peanut butter; any kind will work but

I used all-natural creamy

(You can also add chocolate chips to this

recipe for added sweetness, but they really

don’t need it.)

Directions:

1, Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F

2. In a medium bowl, mash together all of

the ingredients.

3. When thoroughly mixed, dollop batter

onto a greased cookie sheet, and press light-

ly with a fork to flatten the cookies

4. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

5.Let cool for 15 minutes before eating.

6.Enjoy!

Dear Hugh Jass,Recently I broke up with my boyfriend and we have been seeing each other everywhere on campus. What is the best way to get over him when I see him so much?

From,Ms. Recently Single

Dear Ms. Recently Single,Breakups are never easy and when you see

If you would like to submit a question, send an email to askhughjass@yahoo.com

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the person everywhere, it makes it that much harder. Although some may consider it rude, you could try and not acknowledge his existence at all. Some people let their ex ruin their entire day or week when they see them so don’tlet him get to you if you do happen to pass him again. If you don’t want to fully ignore him and you happen to cross paths, don’t look back. If you both turn around, it will mean you were both thinking about each other. If only he turns around, he will just see your fabulous self moving on.

If you are still talking to your ex after the breakup, make sure to keep it short and simple. You don’t owe him any extra details about what’s going on in your personal life. If you give too many details it may seem like you aren’t over him and it’s best to make him think you have started moving on. Finally, no matter how good or bad it was, don’t bring up the past because it’s now over.

I hope this helps you out. Stay safe!

Your friend,Hugh Jass

Dear Gemma,

Five years ago my dad passed away in a car accident. Ever since then I have been phys-ically and emotionally angry and I find myself blaming my mother for his death. I have been extremely mean to her over stupid things and tell her I hate her all the time. I think I do this because when he was alive my mother would always demean him and say awful lies about him. This was the reason for their divorce.  One of the hardest days I have had to live through was my birthday when my mother wouldn’t let me see my father because she believed he wasn’t capable of seeing me and was a bad influence. Even though they argued frequently, he was still my father and I loved him. What can I do better to control my anger and fix my relationship with my mother?

Sincerely,

Heartbroken Daughter

Dear Heartbroken Daughter,

This is the type of problem that is really good to talk through with a counselor (even at the Brown House for Health and Counseling Services) who can help you understand your feelings and put them in perspective. When someone grieves, it’s common to have angry feelings that often get displaced on someone who is relative-ly close to you, in this case your mom. It would be beneficial if a counselor can meet with you and your mother at some point to try to resolve your angry feelings about your relationship with your father. In some way it seems that your mom was trying to pro-tect you so you won’t get hurt but instead it just made you much angrier. You’re going through a roller coaster with your feelings and talking with a counselor can help you put all the pieces of your life back togeth-er. Remember counselors are not there to judge you; they are there to help you. Hope everything works out.

-Gemma

If you would like to ask Gemma a question, send an email to

gemma_davis73@yahoo.com

The Girl Scouts better watch out, healthy cookies are coming!