Volume 60.2

Lyndon State College

September 6, 2013

By Dylan Robichaud

Friday: Sunny skies in the morning along with some fair weather clouds in the after-noon.

High: 64-66

Friday Night: Partly cloudy skies early turn to clear skies later at night.

Low: 45-48

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.

High 68-72

Saturday night: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers

Low: 50-55

Sunday: Partly cloudy with a small chance of showers

High 64-67

Q: One of Lyndon State’s core val-ues is “community,” specifically, to quote from the LSC Promise, “[To] demonstrate compassion and responsibility through ser-vice and involv

ement in the Lyndon State College commu-nity and in the surrounding community.” I’m sure you’d agree that, in many ways, Lyndon State is the cultural and intellectu-al center for the Northeast Kingdom, which puts us in a unique position when it comes to helping solve the difficulties encounter-ing the region. In your opinion, what is the greatest challenge facing the Northeast King-dom that Lyndon State—as an institution—can directly address and help solve?

A: Access to education. Vermont is unusual in that approximately 93 percent students graduate high school. Of that 93%, only about 40% go to college, and only 20% of those students may graduate. Lyndon State is one of two colleges in the Northeast Kingdom, and the only public institute in the region, and with re-spect to my colleagues at Sterling College [located in Craftsbury Common] I think that Lyndon State is the college of the North-east Kingdom. Lyndon State is collaborating with K-12 educators in the Northeast King-do, working with communities around the region to help them culturally and econom-ically, working with business leaders in the area to provide them with trained, compe-tent employees and working to better acco-modate non-traditional students. I’ve tasked Bill Morrison of the Business department to a lead a non-traditional and adult education exploritory group. The program they’re de-veloping will begin to be implemented in the spring.

Q: The Lyndon State Strategic Plan was initiated by your predecessor in 2010 and has an end date of 2013. The plan sets goals and lays out a framework to achieve them. One such goal is maintaining a 40-45% out-of-state student population. Should Lyndon State adjust these numbers and attempt to achieve a higher in state/res-ident population?

A: In regards to the Strategic Plan 2010-2013 “I’ve created a 10-year strategic committee which had meetings over the summer and will continue to meet in over the course of the year. We’re also developing a long-term master plan concerning capi-tal improvements to the existing facilities, which should also be introduced in the spring. In regards to the resident/out-of-state student ratio: “ The number of in-state students has increased this year. We received an additional 140 thousand dollars from the state to provide more financial aid for Ver-mont students. Actually, the number of out-of-state students decreased this year, due to similar financial aid programs being imple-mented in other states as well. The chal-lenge for Lyndon State is that out-of-state students provide revenue for the college; for every one out-of-state student, we need two in state students to make up the difference in revenue.” Q: Another goal of the Strategic Plan was achieving an enrollment of 1,600 students. At the start of this new semester, has Lyn-don State achieved this goal?

A: We did not achieve that number , I don’t think it was realistic because at the time the strategic plan was written the economy was struggling and because demographics were changing. In the long-term, we will need to make a decision on a firm number. Howev-er, Lyndon State is the only Vermont State College where enrollment is up: we had

529 new students enroll, which is the sec-ond highest number in the school’s history, and the total student population is also the second highest as well. So to see those in-creases in the face of changes is exciting.” Q: Lyndon State’s Atmospheric Science, Electronic Journalism, Mountain Rec-reation Management, and Music Busi-ness and Industry majors are some of the hallmark programs offered by the college. These programs teach technical, tangible, and applicable skills, skills that are benefi-cial in the post-college job market—some-thing college students across the nation worry about. Does Lyndon State plan on developing more of these hands-on pro-grams? If so, what will they be?

A: I think Lyndon State needs to focus on the programs that we currently have. I think a mistake a lot of people often make is viewing professional studies and liberal arts as separate. To be a good journalist you need to know how to write and think criti-cally. To be a good meteorologist you need a strong understanding of the sciences. Pro-fessional studies and the liberal arts rely on each other, they are interconnected.What separates Lyndon State from other colleges is that experiential learning is a large part of the academic experience here. I ask admissions tour guides to bring pro-spective students to me and I tell them that if they want to sit in the back of the class and not get their hands dirty, don’t come here. I also ask them to think of another college they’ve visited where they can meet the president and shake his hand.

Q: 5. A rapidly developing new facet of higher education is on-line courses. Continues on Page 7

The Critic speaks to President Joe Bertolino

WeatherPresident Joe Bertolino adresses a crowd. Photo by Brian Barber

Critic Editor Michael Miley sat down with President Joe Bertolino to discuss the College and its role in the Community.

September 6, 2013 The Critic, Page 2OPINIONStaff Information

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Corrections/Retractions Last week’s edition of The Critic in-cluded incorrect spellings of Ashley Greenley’s and Mary Sendobry’s names. That edition also printed erroneous information about the Hockey Club.Inquiries should be directed to Nolan Pierce.

From Where I SitMichael B. MileyThe Critic President

Obama has decided to wait for congressio-nal approval before taking military ac-tion against

the Assad regime in Syria. The an-nouncement came after a week of hos-tile rhetoric by the Obama administra-tion in response to a poison gas attack the U.S. alleges the Syrian government perpetrated. Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks concerning the “un-deniable” proof of the regime’s use of chemical weapons echoes of similar statements made by the Bush adminis-tration just over a decade ago. Indeed, last Wednesday, the president went on television to stress that U.S. inter-vention in Syria was not about regime change, and would not be a repeat of the Iraq War. My fear is that if Congress does not support the president and his agenda, Obama will then decide to take unilateral action against Syria. Such a decision would be truly trou-bling indeed, as it would further reveal the complete disregard the president and his administration have for the rule of law. It would not be without prec-edent either; early this year, after a gun control bill championed by the White House was voted down by Congress, the president issued 23 executive or-ders on federal gun policy. Admittedly, these orders were not the “gun grab” some feared them to be, but the analy-sis is the same: if the president cannot get what he wants from Congress, he has no qualms bypassing the legislative process and using his office to affect policy changes that would otherwise be out of his control. The president has done it be-fore, and it would not be a surprise if he does it again. The only difference being that today, President Obama does not enjoy the same popularity he had when he initiated air strikes against Libya in 2011. With his image tarnished at home and abroad by scandals with enormous implications (The IRS’ tar-geting of conservative groups and the NSA’s widespread telecommunications surveillance come to mind), ignoring Congress—should they vote against military action—may possibly be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. It is my hope that the presi-dent will use the time he has bought to seriously re-consider our foreign policy regarding the Middle East, and specifi-cally, Syria. If Obama does not truly sup-port regime change then perhaps he should seek a more diplomatic and peaceful way to address the world’s concerns, and resolve the conflict in the region. I leave you with a quote from Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, a Russian novelist who was exiled from the

Soviet Union for 20 years, 18 of which he spent in Vermont, “Any-one who has proclaimed violence his method inexorably must chose lying as his principle.” President Obama has shown his whole-hearted support for military intervention in Syria; can we truly be certain of his principles?

Shopping at the Company StoreRobert Patton The American ballad 16 Tons is the jeremiad of a coal miner who describes his endless labors in a plaintive chorus: “You load sixteen tons, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt. Saint Peter don’t you call me ‘cause I can’t go I owe my soul to the company store.” The song immortalizes the truck system used in the early his-tory of the United States. Workers would be paid in scrip redeemable only at the company store. In the absence of competition, the com-pany store could charge as much as the workers could pay or more. When their meager earnings ran out workers would often see their debts mount to unpayable levels thus ty-ing them to the company for their entire working life. That system is dead everywhere but in higher edu-cation. Most college students today must fund all or part of their edu-cation with debt and the high cost of books adds to the burden. Text-books are assigned and there is no way to substitute one text for anoth-er. Textbook publishers know this and need not market their wares to their student customers. Instead they woo the professors that assign the books. In larger colleges, one professor may directly dictate the sale of hundreds of books per semes-ter. To avoid the loss of revenue that would result from textbooks being reused for many years, publishers update editions every year or two. Of course they justify this by claiming to stay current. Really? How much can Algebra 1 or Amer-ican History 101 change in a few years or even a few decades? The most profitable textbooks are those used in basic courses that most stu-dents are required to take. But even texts that have a fairly large market are priced exorbitantly. Then we come to the company store itself. Many if not most students depend on the borrowed money in their student accounts to buy books at the beginning of the semester. And this kind of funny money is like the scrip issued to old-time coal miners; it can only be used in the on-cam-pus company store.

Even if a particular text can be purchased for far less from on-line vendors like amazon.com or abebooks.com, the student’s ac-count funds cannot be used there. That makes the campus bookstore able to squeeze the maximum prof-it from each book they sell. Be-cause they know that the student cannot go elsewhere they can hold back copies of a new edition until they have exhausted the stock of old editions (yes, this has actually happened). Any students who get the last of the old editions get an unpleasant surprise when they try to sell the book back to the com-pany store at the end of the term. Meanwhile student debt in the United States has become larg-er than total credit card debt. In his book The Student Loan Scam, Alan Collinge notes that the stu-dent loan lobby has succeeded in getting laws that prevent student debtors from going into bank-ruptcy for any reason whatsoever. Not only that, lenders can actu-ally make more money if student debtors fall into delinquency. They can increase fees and interest rates and so it is not surprising that they tend to make payment as difficult as possible for students.

Public Safety Report 8/27-9/3• 8/27 Rogers – Suspicion of alcohol and mari-juana - Oh no my eyes are turning bloodshot, I’m going on a trip! I look like I’m doped out of my gourd!

• Poland – Medical Call – Someone call a doctor! DOCTORRRRRR

• Whitelaw – Marijuana – FRESH POTS

• Stonehenge Parking Lot – Alcohol - What?!? Where’d my IBC go?

• Whitelaw – Marijuana – Fool me twice…you can’t fool me again

• 8/29 – Wheelock – Racial Slurs, Threats, and Intimidation – So here we go, my favorite racial slurs….

• 8/30 – Off Campus – Intoxicated Student - I naturally slant to the left

• 8/31 – Stonehenge Parking Lot – DUI – WHAT? How’d this car get under me?

• Stonehenge Parking Lot – DUI – Officer, I swear, I was watching it for my friend.

• Poland – Potential Drugs on Campus – I was sniffing flours I swear

• Crevecoeur – Alcohol under 21 - Where’s my baby bottle?

• Crevecoeur – Marijuana Incident – I can hear colors!

• Poland – Underage Drinking – I remember my first beer…

• ASAC – Underage Drinking – REALLY?!

• Rita Bole – Underage Drinking/Unregistered Guest - SHE DOESN’T EVEN GO HERE

• 9/1 -Vail Parking Lot – Marijuana – I just left the car running

• 9/2 - Stonehenge Parking Lot – Alcohol in Pub-lic – I knew I should have packed my camelback

• Stonehenge Parking Lot – Alcohol Event – I told you bud, you can’t hang out in the parking lot.

NEWSSeptember 6, 2013 The Critic, Page 3

The freshman class attends Convocation last week.

Photo by Bryan Barber

Focus On Abilities

Not shy about my disabilitiesMany individuals struggle with dis-

abilities. There are obvious disabilities and more commonly, “hidden disabili-ties”. According to the U.S Department of Education, “Hidden disabilities are physical or mental impairments that are not readily apparent to others. They include such conditions and diseases as specific learning disabilities, diabetes, epilepsy, and allergy.”

I have learning disabilities. How-ever, no one can tell simply by looking at me. I not only have ADHD but also disabilities in auditory processing, exec-utive functioning and visual-spatial pro-cessing.

As the semester progresses I will write about my own disabilities as well as many others in a weekly column on dis-ability awareness. I would like to inter-view anyone at LSC who has disabilities and are willing to share their story and their strategies for success. If you wish to remain anonymous, that’s okay too! Either way, you will make an impact on another person’s life and hopefully trans-form this subject from shameful to one that we can freely discuss.

Please send your emails to The Critic (Critic@lyndonstate.edu), and if you are looking for help with work this semester the Academic Support Center located

next to the library provides the following services: tutoring, academic counseling, services for students with disabilities, the writing center, and the math resource center.  This is the place to go when you need help with an assignment, studying for tests, or just need a place to unwind. All services are free of charge and avail-able to all students, whether first-year, transfer, non-traditional, or part-time.

Weekly Fun Fact:

Walt Disney, Albert Einstein, and Thomas Edison all had learning disabil-ities.

Jessica Lewis Critic Columnist

“All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.” - Walt Disney

Foreign lands beckon LSC

students, facultyBy Alex PaduchCritic Staff Writer

If you got up right now and took a walk around campus, you will either hear someone talking about travel, or see posters and advertisements about the opportu-nity. Through study abroad options and school trips, Lyndon makes its presence known internationally.

If you want to hear stories about travel, look no further than Alexandre Strokanov, chair of the Social Sciences department. A tenured faculty member, Strokan-ov was born, raised and educated in Russia. He came to the United States to pursue a teaching career, and found his way to Lyndon after teaching in North Carolina for several years.

“I was used to warmer weather. Around November it got cold. It felt like I was in exile in Siberia, but I learned how to use wood stove, and learned to survive the winters.”

Strokanov gets to satisfy his thirst for travel, as he is a chaperone on three or four international trips per year. Currently, trips that are on the table for the 2013-2014 school year are Italy and Greece, Spain and Russia. As always, he welcomes any suggestions that students may have. If the location is feasible and enough students are interested, the proposal will be reviewed.

“Ten years ago, I visited my one-hundredth country. I have been to every country in Europe but one, and I have extensively toured the Americas and Asia.” With that in mind, Strokanov wants to travel to fulfill his students’ dreams, not his. “Students learn from firsthand experience much more than they do from a textbook. “

This spring, another faculty member, Peggy Sherrer traveled to India on a full Fulbright-Neh-ru Scholarship for teaching and research. This is a competitive program funded by the U.S. De-partment of State and the Gov-ernment of India. While in India, she worked with graduate school students from the School of Social Work at Rajagiri College, Kochi, Kerala, India who researched two mental hospitals.

As an instructor of “applied psychology”, she interviewed and worked with doctors and social workers. Studying a medical field while in a culture completely differ-ent proved difficult but rewarding. “I have traveled extensively, but India was one of my favorites. It challenges you in a different way.”

The language barrier is an obvi-ous one. “The area we were located in was in the southernmost part of the country. We were closer to Sri Lanka than Mumbai. The locals spoke in a language called Marathi.

We were mooing at markets to get meat and acting like chickens to get eggs. It was quite comical, but necessary.”

During her four month stay from late December to early May, Sherrer got to experience India’s culture and customs in depth. She highlighted the social changes and technological changes that India is facing. “One cool thing about India is at one place you can see all stages of civilization: ancient buildings, a rickshaw, and a man on a cellphone, all from standing in one spot.”

Sherrer’s main takeaway from her trip was that India has a rich history and such an amazing, some-what misunderstood culture that she would like to see other students experience firsthand.

“It was astonishing. I am in the process of planning a student trip to India, hopefully within the next two years. I couldn’t have felt more welcome there.”

As student interest in interna-tional travel continues to grow on campus, the experienced professors are anticipating many more trips to come. The opportunities are end-less, and in his own words, Strokan-ov put it best, “As long as my wife allows me to travel, I will go. If she says I can go, I will go anywhere.”

Females have majority in class of 2017

Cassie Bourgoin Critic Staff Writer

The freshman class this year is the third biggest class in Lyndon State College’s record.

Traditionally, there are more males than females on campus, but this year, there were 313 women and 218 men in the incoming class of 531 on the first day of the semester.

Aikijah Holt, a freshman, said: “You don’t really notice more males around campus when the freshman class has more females.”

Another freshman, Abby Bourne, says, “It seems like there aren’t a lot more males than females.”

Students came from many differ-ent places from America and from other countries. According to LSC President Joe Bertolino, most of the freshmen, 295, come from Vermont. The nearby states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecti-cut, and New York account for 141 new students.

There are also international students who have traveled a great distance to come to Lyndon State. Some of these countries include Australia, Russia, and China.

ENTERTAINMENTSeptember 6, 2013 The Critic, Page 4

Labor Day CelebrationStudents Enjoy a Day Filled With Activites and

SportsEntertainment Editor

Andrew Baughn

LSC Students enjoying Labor Day by playing Intramural Volleyball. Photo By: Andrew Baughn

Let’s hear it for “International Workers Day” or as we all like to call it “Labor Day,” the first Monday of September. LSC kicks off its Labor Day Spirit with a good old fashion BQ and also the first Lyndon home game of the season for The women’s soccer team went on. September 2nd, 11a.m., LSC CAB – Campus Activity Board - hosted a BQ with food provided by Sodexo and also great activates including an inflatable maze and human bowling. A lot of people and students came to get into the spirit of Labor Day and also enjoy the girl’s soccer team first home game. From one thing to the next, there was always something to do on campus, which students took advantage of and enjoyed their day of no work or homework. Fans Cheered on The Women soccer team as they kicked things off with their first home game. Players gave it they’re all and welcomed the support and enthusiasm from their fellow teammates and LSC Classmates. CAB [Campus Activity Board] set up in the vail parking lot right in front of the college a human bowling event and inflatable maze. Students enjoyed knocking over giant bowling pins and exploring around in the inflatable maze. Events left them dizzy and excited for more activities. Lyndon Intramurals sport club also got its game on by having a beach volleyball game behind the dining hall. The game pitted resident halls Roger and Poland against Whitelaw and Crevecoeur. Everyone had a great time and a lot of people showed up. A good amount of freshman that showed up and they were able to meet and make new friends and even hang out with the upper classmen. It was an intense game, but in the end it was Rogers and Poland that came out on top. It was still a good game and both side showed excellent good sportsman ship. There is more to Labor day than just having the day off, for Lyndon students having a good time with friends and making memories is what matters most.

CAB event, “Human Bowling.”Photo By: Andrew Baughn

Photo By: Andrew Baughn

Take me out to the ball game, take me out to the crowd, buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks, I don’t care if I ever get that, lets root root for the RED SOX, if they don’t win it’s a shame, for it’s 1….2…..3 strikes your out at the old ball game. – Based on “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” from the 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer. Yes it’s take me out to the ball game all right, but the correct way to put it is, “Take the LSC Students out to the Ball Game.” LSC students hit the road and ended up having a night to remember. Student Activities & Leadership Center (SALC) of-fers a lot of great opportunities, but nothing could please a LSC student more than a trip to one of America’s most beloved ballparks – Fenway Park - to cheer on the Bos-ton Red Sox. Sign–ups began August 26th and departure was August 31 at 2:00 p.m. from the vail parking lot in front of the college. Fans crowed around from far and wide to cheer on the Sox. Both students and faculty gave their best cheers and enjoyed their time at Fenway. Some students even had time to stop at the gift shop. Enjoying the –cant be beat- Fenway Franks, students put their game faces on and really brought the spirit of Lyndon State College to Boston. Huge Red Sox Fan and LSC Student Dylan Robi-chaud had this to say, “The game was a blast, and I have been to five other Red Sox games this year as well,” Robichaud said. “The fact that it was a school sponsored field trip, mad the event even more exciting and I wish we could do this more often.” Robichaud also stated that and everyone else who went where just as excited to go, they couldn’t stop checking their emails daily - due to the fact that only a limited number of students were allowed to go - they wanted to make sure that they had a seat reserved on the bus. “I was able to hang out with my friends and to me this is the best trip Lyndon has done so far,” Robichaud said. LSC student’s enjoyed a night of unforgettable sporting entertainment as the Boston Red Sox took on the Chicago White Sox in a spectacular game and ended taking home the win with a final score of 7 -2.

SALC RED SOX TRIP

Entertainment EditorAndrew Baughn

LSC Student Andrew Baughn meets Wally the Green Monster.Photo By: Andrew Baughn

LSC Students Zach Perry, Tyler Cadorette, Dylan Robichaud and Mike Raimondi get their game faces on at Fenway Park.Photo By: Andrew Baughn

LSC RA’s welcome everyone to join them Monday, Sept. 9 at 7p.m. at the Crevecoeur Lounge on campus. “This a big thing, open to anyone who is willing to come and it’s not just for first year students,” says Whitelaw RA Tyler Cadorette. “We are putting a lot of hard work and planning into to this.”The evening will filled of activities centered around alco-hol awareness. Come play games, enjoy some snacks (and, of course, Kool-Aid), and socialize with other students all

while learning about the impacts of alcohol and potential alternatives to drinking and partying. “This is our first all-hall program of the year and we are looking forward to having some social activities that teach about the negative effects of alcohol,” says Cadorette. “Myself and the other RAs doing this, Ari Varuolo, Jeremy Hall and Ariel Wright are all excited for this program.” Bring your friends and stop by to check out the fun!

DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID

Entertainment EditorAndrew Baughn

ENTERTAINMENTSeptember 6, 2013 The Critic, Page 5

Garbage To ArtPhotos by Bryan Barber

Artist Camelo Midili displays his art in the Quimby Gallery at the Harvey Academic center at Lyndon State College. Midili’s work consists of takeing abandoned paintings from artists and pays them to take it and then turns it into something artistic. He recycles what other artists call failure. Director of the art gallery and visual arts professor Barclay Tucker ex-plained how the gallery is used to display both artwork done by students and local people too form off campus. “This is our first art exhibit of the year,” explained Tucker. “We always

have four exhibits each year, each with their different art theme.” Barclay also mentioned that admission is free to all and says that each exhibit they have is incredible how they are able to exhibit different art to people. Unfortunately Carmelo Midili couldn’t show up due to living about a two-hour distance away from the school. The exhibit will run from September 6 to October 1. The Gallery Hours are Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m..

Entertainment EditorAndrew Baughn

Phil Parisi and Kelly Glentz Brush enjoy the art work and the food.

September 6, 2013 The Critic, Page 6SPORTSPhotos by Bryan Barber

Volleyball Excited For New Season Hopes to Improve at SJC Invitational

Corey WellsSports Editor After losing eight straight matches to begin its 2012 campaign it only took the Women’s Volleyball team two matches to claim their first victory this year, defeating Bay Path College 3-0. Last season was a rough one for the Lady Hornets, who finished the year with only three wins and 18 losses. All three victories came against the cellar-dwelling Johnson State Badgers. It looked as though the team would struggle once again when they were defeated by Mount Holyoke College, 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-22) in their season opener on Saturday. However, the Lady Hornets came back that same day to take down Bay Path in three straight sets (25-18, 25-22, 25-22). Lyndon’s early season victory has given sophomore setter Laura Drake excitement about this year’s team.“It was a great feeling to win our first match so early in the season after a rough season last year,” she said. “We’re a different team this year and I think last weekend proved that.”Drake also added, “It’s still early in the season, but I’m really excited with the way it’s been going. We have 4 talented freshmen along with experienced players from last year. Everyone on the court has a positive attitude. It should be a good season.”The Lady Hornets couldn’t carry the victory into their next match on Tuesday night against the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, losing 3-1. Lyndon stumbled out of the gates against MCLA, losing their first two sets (25-20, 25-12). They were able to rally together to win the third set, 25-20. They battled in the fourth set, but fell just short, 25-19.Although Lyndon couldn’t finish with a victory against MCLA the match did show Laura Drake something about her team.“We aren’t going to give up that easy,” she said. “We will play a match our hardest until the very end.”The Lady Hornets are scheduled to participate in the Saint Joseph’s Col-lege Autumn Invitational Tournament. The SJC Invitational is a round robin tournament hosted by the Saint Joseph’s College Monks. Lyndon’s first opponent at the Invitational will be against Husson Uni-versity Eagles today at 6 P.M. They will follow with a matchup against the Bates College Bobcats at 8 P.M. Tomorrow, the Lady Hornets will play the host Monks starting at 10 A.M. Lyndon will then play in the championship game or the consolation game depending on how the teams finish in the tournament.

Lady Hornets Shut Down in Home OpenerLook to Rebound This Weekend

Dan Weiner Sports Writer

The Lyndon State Women’s Soccer team has started their 2014 campaign on a sour note, getting shutout by Mount Holyoke in front of their home crowd on Monday 4-0.The Lady Hornets were only able to amass 10 shots...of which five found themselves to the front of the net before being blocked away. The Lady Hornets, however, were stymied by 13 shots on net...of which four found the nylon behind Marley Harmon. Harmon (Freshman; Buxton, ME), who had only played two full games at the keeper position in high school, now finds herself in command of a net at a Division III college.The Lady Hornets started their season incredibly short-staffed, with only three members of the team on the bench during the game against Mount Holyoke. Sean Bliss, their new head coach, addressed the con-cerns of fatigue that could set in due to their lack of numbers.“There’s a chance that [fatigue] could [be an issue], but as long as we stay healthy and work ourselves in practice fatigue shouldn’t play an issue, each player should be able to play all 90 minutes.”The Lady Hornets hope to bounce back this weekend, where they face Regis in Weston, MA on Saturday, and come back to the Lyndon Athletics Field on Sunday to take on Curry. Both games have a start time of 3:30 PM.

September 6, 2013 The Critic, Page 7NEWS

Kaitlyn ManktelowCritic Staff Writer The Lyndon State College Student Government Associa-tion is holding their annual elections on Friday, September 6 and Monday, September 9. The selection of candidates includes the following: Nich-olas Russo, Amanda Curran, Christopher McCray, Samuel Olds, Jordan Pratte, Dom Amato, Nicholas Chapin. Hayley Bauley, Shae-lyn Edwards, Drew Perry, Leif Mitchinson, Kali Colapietro, Tyler Dumont and Daniel Weiner. Candidates were asked why they feel they are the ideal can-didates for the positions. Curran, candidate for fourth year elect-ed representative responded, “I really love being a part of the LSC community, so what better way to get more involved than SGA? I have been an elected rep since my freshman year, and I really enjoy talking with fellow classmates and getting their opinions heard at the meetings or informing them of what is going on within student government. A lot of people can get caught up in what they think is right or wrong, but SGA gives me to opportunity to step back and think ‘how would other people react to this?’ or ‘how would some-one else feel about this?’” Chapin, currently running for the position of Sophomore elected representative said, “I am interested in this position because I find that you know exactly what’s going on on campus when you’re in SGA and, it is always interesting when you get to show both sides

of each debate brought up by requests.” Chapin remarked, “I have experience from last year, I know how to reference the SGA constitution whenever something may contradict it which, surprisingly one or two things from last year did... and, it is always good to have candidates who know what questions to ask during SGA Meetings.” Dom Amato had the following to say, “I want to have a say in what goes on at school. I want to be a big part of the Lyndon community, and I know being a part of SGA would help me. I be-lieve that I would be an ideal candidate for this position because I connect with many different people all over the school, which allows me to let them know information they may not know about what’s going on at Lyndon.” Olds believes that he is the ideal candidate for this position because “A representative should be approachable, professional, and most importantly dedicated. The candidate should listen to every grievance and need of those he or she represents. Finally the candi-date must be able to accurately relay this information and to the best of his or her ability address the issue.” Perry, running for a position as a first year elected repre-sentative, said, “I will truly be happy as long as I am a part of SGA and am helping out the Lyndon State Community to the best of my ability.” With such a passionate group of candidates, the elections are sure to be an intense event.

Andrew BaughnEntertainment Editor

Lyndon State College President Joe Bertolino congratulated LSC students on a job well done for their outstanding academ-ic achievements.

“I take this opportunity to congratulate the students on their success and academic achievement,” President Bertolino said as he welcomed students and faculty in ASAC 100, at 12:30pm on September ninth.

Not only were the students congratu-lated, but the teachers and faculty as well.

President Bertolino felt it was necessary to recognize the good effort of the teachers and staff for their hard work in helping the stu-dents grow and gain more knowledge.

Before handing out the awards, Pres-ident Bertolino took a moment to share a story that revealed a secret of success, and how to tell the difference between an average person and a successful person.

“It just comes down to three words,” President Bertolinio said. “And Then Some.”

After a roaring applause after the pres-ident’s speech, it was announced that 17 made President’s list and 192 made Dean’s list. Students waited for their name to be

called to receive their certificate and shake President Bertolino’s hand. A total count of 11 recipients to receive presidents list showed up and 31 of the 192 recipients who made deans list showed up.

Following the award ceremony came a raffle in which students had a chance to win some Lyndon merchandise, candy or a stack of paper. When the raffle concluded Presi-dent Bertolino thanked everyone again for coming and gave the students and faculty another round of applause.

“We thank the faculty and staff again for helping students to achieve these goals,” President Bertolino said.

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A: Yes, we offer a handful of on-line and hybrid (traditional courses with an on-line component) classes. It’s a new educational model for non-traditional students. Of-fering classes at non-traditional times and days allows students to complete their ed-ucation at their own pace. Lyndon State’s long-term goals for these educational models are flexibility in course delivery, flexibility in curriculum, and flexibility in degree competition. Students want choic-es—we live in a choice filled flexible so-ciety—Lyndon State must adapt to this reality.

Q: I think you’d agree that, as is, the medi-um is still held back by some limitations, some of which will be solved by further technological advancement. Do you en-vision a time when tele-commuting/ on-line education becomes a norm at Lyndon State, or is there no substitute for the tra-ditional college academic experience?

A: “Not the case. I think people though that the advent of the computer meant that there would never be that tradition-al classroom experience again. I don’t agree, I think it enhances the classroom experience. [Computers and the Inter-net] changes the dynamic, but not the need for place. At the end of the day, relationships matter. Because we live in a world where people are interacting screen to screen more than face to face, it’s important for students to develop these inter-personal skills.

Q: Communities like the Northeast Kingdom are closely-knit and have their own values and mores. How can Lyndon State use its power in the community to protect and reinforce these customs and traditions, especially in the face of changing demographics, while also affecting change; how can that balance be achieved?

A: We do that by coming down from the hill and building relationships, sending the message that we are here to support the community. We’re saying “We’re go-ing to come down the hill for you, please come up the hill to us.” Because we are an institution of higher education, we serve as role models for differences of opinion simply by the conversations we have here. Our position allows for dialogue about issues like social justice, diversity and re-spect. I’ll give you an example: Dr. Kellie Bean is an established English scholar, she’s also a noted feminist, but she’s had conversations with notable conservative women in the area at the college. Lyndon State provides a forum for discussion and dialogue in the community. I take my responsibility as a servant-leader to the college and the community very seriously. We are not an institution up on the hill that some see and some don’t. That is not OK with me.

SGA elections are starting

PRESIDENT’S LIST:Adkins, BenjaminAtkinson, LorynChenard, ElizabethChristensen, KevinDecatur, StephenDonais, PaulGaul, JulieHarvey, NathanHinkley, BrianLecours, HayleyMartin, MatthewMcCray, Christo-pherMoore, AlyciaNewkirk, EmeliaNewland, AmandaRosa, DeannaSt. Germain, Kayla

DEAN’S LIST:Adams, JenniferAgresta, DominickAndrews, AnthonyArnold, DevinBacon, KevinBeaton, AutumnBefore, KelsiBegnoche, BlakeBehling, RyanBenning, EmilyBridges, TaylorBoskind, RobertBouchard, JeremiahBrackett, CodyBrooks, VanceBrown, Allison

Burnett, SarahBuxton, JessicaCadorette, TylerCampbell, DerekCard, TylerCarlson, EmmaCarlton, JacobCarroll, AshleyCelley, CaitlinChamberlain, MariahChamberlin, Mat-thewChen, XiaohongClark, CaroleClowery, KaleighColapietro, KaliCollins, MatthewContrada, GeenaCota, TaylorCox, TravisDalena, NicholasDarrigo, AmyDavenport, HollyDavis, KrystaDeavitt, TylerDegreenia, ShelbyDelongis, CamilleDesrochers, FrancesDibiasio, KevinDickson, JohnDiltz, MorganDonnelly, ErinDorval, MichelleDowning, KyleDrake, LauraDumont, TylerDunham, Chase

Ebner, KatherynEdgerton, JoshuaEmery, JillianFahle, AndrewFairhead, ChelseaFarrell, MichelleFay, FritzFloranza, KatrinaFlynn, KaylaFrancoeur, AndreGadapee, MeghanGarbacik, TeaganGeertson, PhilomonGrant, GarrettGreen, AmandaGreen, MatthewGreenlee, AshleyGuyer, LynzyHackett, RichardHansen, EvanHaskins, EmmaHassan, MeganHeanssler, BrandonHicks, RachelHiliadis, BonnieHilliard, WendyHolt, ErinHopmans, JoshuaJacob, JosephineJenot, RyanJewell, TrishaJohnson, DavidJones, JessicaKaplan, EmmaKelsey, PatrickKimball, JonathanKitchel, DarbyKurtich, Kyle

Lapierre, AnjaliLarkin, KyleLaroche, TimothyLarson, KathrynLaviolette, Jacque-lineLawson, DonnaLeblanc, MatthewLeduc, MeaganLenoir, JoelLeonard, NicoleLiang, ShitingLoggins, RachelLund, HayleLyding, RyanMacari, AnthonyMachia, HeatherMaclure, KayleeMahn, MichaelMainville, ElizabethMaloney, ConnorMarsh, EmilyMartin, Christo-pherMartin, MelissaMcDonald, RyMcFadden, RichardMcInerney, FrancisMcKenney, KirstenMerianos, NicholasMeyer, AlyssaMills, KendraMontiverdi, Nich-olasMoreland Scoggins, NathanMorse, Amy-JoMoss, Christine

Murphy, SarahMustafic, BojanMyerson, ScottNettell, AinsleyNicoletta, VictoriaNorton, AmandaNorton, AmiO'Donnell-Leach, StellaO'Riordon, JustinPaquette, ArmandParciak, BrookePatoine, SamanthaPatten, TimothyPearce, AlyssaPelletier, ChandlerPhelps, MeganPiper, JoyPlecan, JenniferPoutre, DylanPowers, KoryPytlewski, AniRacine, JordanRebeor, MichaelReeves, VictoriaReeves-Mathewson, April-DawnRemick, KelseyRoberts, SarahRumball-Petre, EricaRussell, MarkRusso, NicholasSearles, JoshSlayton, EmilySmall, KaseySmith, ChelseaSpear, Claire

Ste.Marie, KatieStevens, MeganStewart, LeslieSwahn, MeaganSykes, MichelleTallmadge, Alex-anderTerrell, TravisTherrien, JessicaThompson, AimeeVallee, EdwardVandenburg, SethVaruolo-Clarke, AriannaVigneault, MonicaWalshaw, JulianneWalters, MichaelWasilenko, AlexWaterman, AldenWatson, ChelseaWebb II, JamesWeigel, BradyWeineck, ThomasWilkins, Christo-pherWilkins, PaulWilson, ErinWilson, WilliamWoody, FaliciaYelle, BenjaminYoung, DavidZangla, RachaelZercher, Colton

LSC students excel in academics

“We are not an institution up on the hill that some see and some don’t.”

Fall 2013 Sign-ups: Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Flag Football,

Floor Hockey, Coed Wallyball, Kick-ball, Coed Softball

Basketball “A” League: Yuol Yuol, Charlie Jobin, Kevin Bacon, Jeremy Schichtle, Ry McDonald, James Jobin, Jake Machell, Shane O’Donnell-Leach, Josh Bacon

Basketball “B” League: AJ Raskin, Andrew Cochran, Ed Collins, Matt LeBlanc, Nate Rivard, Travis Terrell`

3 - pt. Shooting Contest: John Kazar, Shelby Sheriden, Jimmy Lau

Team Triathlon: Dave Cowley, Tyler Cador-ette, Zach Perry

Wallyball: Larissa Bargfrede, Tyler Schofield, Kaitlyn Kirk, Kaitlyn Cunningham (Ref.)

coed soccer: Matt Browne, Hillary Bonasera, Stefan Vergura, Ceili Grinnell, Jason Pelkey

Powerlifting: Brandon Bussiere

Volleyball: Shane O’Donnell-Leach, Ashley Barski, Sam Matthews, Mary Armstrong, Casey Tanner

3-on-3 womens basketball: Amanda Martin, Kelsey Remick, Chelsey Watson, Brook Parciak, Chelsea Bagley

3-on-3 mens basketball: Howie Lyles, Yuol Yuol, Jose Fortunato

Triathlon winner: Tyler Scheibanpflug

Mens soccer: ason Pelkey, Eric Nelson, Stefan Vergura, Blake Begnoche, Duffy Webster

Basketball “A” leauge Basketball “B” leauge

3-on-3 men

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Team triathlon

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3-on-3 women

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Coed soccer

Wallyball

Spring 2013 Intramural Champions!

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3-on-3 Mens “B”

3-on-3 mens “B”: Mason Brewer, Kyle Whitworth, Ian Murdock, Isaac Earles