Alexandre Strokanov is a Professor of History and Global Studies on the VTSU Lyndon and Johnson campuses.   Where did you grow up? Well, I grew up in a town called Tchaikovsky. It is a new town that was born only in 1950s, late 1950s, after a dam, a hydroelectric power station, was built...

Editors Note: This piece originally published on Castleton Spartan. When Vermont State University administration announced their plan for an all-digital library in Spring ‘23, many students and faculty took major issue with this decision. It sparked major controversy and prompted activists on campus...

Many of us know that most visual art has its superhuman power to sympathize with the highs and lows of giving yourself for your loved ones – be it through tranquil canoeing expeditions, or quiet camping days. We, as a human race, have been gifted with the obligation to find people who will accept and...

Two years before I had the thought to apply to, what was, NVU-Johnson, I created a playlist: “If I Stay Here, I Can’t Grow”; songs that had fleeting mention about leaving home found their way in there. I would listen religiously, envisioning everything that was coming my way. Little did I know...

Editor’s Note: This is the first issue of the blog Black Talk: A Zine. If you’re Black, you’ve been to a cookout. In REAL LIFE, cookouts are social gatherings that we (Black people)* hold to get together. Someone could host a cookout to celebrate a birthday, a graduation, or simply because...

Editor’s Note: As of Sept. 23, chalk has been banned from the Johnson Campus. It all started at a bonfire. The Johnson Campus Activity Board held a wonderful hangout event on the Quad, complete with smores, music, lawn games, and sidewalk chalk. During the event, students decorated the area with...

I’m new here, but I’m not.  I began my college education at Castleton University. I was privileged to experience campus life prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which effectively ended my freshman year.  After almost four years at Castleton, I’ve since relocated to complete...

Soccer, volleyball, and golf – these topics are currently exciting the Johnson community. Especially Women’s Soccer. After having a successful start to the season, everyone is wondering what the Johnson sports teams have in store for us this semester. It seems that each game draws in a larger...

As the fall semester kicks into gear, VTSU Johnson’s Unity association has introduced new leadership. Unity is a safe group for LGBTQIA+ students to connect on the VTSU Johnson campus. The Unity room is located in Dewey Hall, next to the Badger Boutique.  Unity President Bekkah Lambert is a...

Artist Statement   Set in Downtown Portland, Maine, the plot of CIVIL BLOOD centers on young college theatre girl, Hannah Channing, who desperately attempts to find her way out of, or survive, the following situations: The first, being cast as the romantic leads with her “pretty-boy” ex-boyfriend,...

Editor’s Note: This piece has been reprinted from ‘Castleton Spartan.’   In a world where AI can write your essay and answer all your quiz questions, students are left wondering: Where’s the line between using AI as a tool and letting it do the thinking for us? That line sounded...