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Saint Michael's in the News - 2008 Archives
Chamber holds 98th dinnerNovember 12, 2008
In November, The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce handed out awards to members of the Burlington region's business community. The Burlington Free Press featured the winners, which included Marilyn Cormier, director of community relations at Saint Michael's, who received the Community Excellence Award.
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Backstage with "A Chorus Line"
Neal Charnoff
November 12, 2008
A recent interview on VPR discussed one of Broadway's longest running musicals, "A Chorus Line," which was also performed in November at the Flynn Theater in Burlington. Saint Michael's College student Josh Bardier '11, a theater major, is an actor in the Flynn production.
-----------------------------------------------------------------Yellow bikes make St. Michael's debut
By Tim Johnson
November 1, 2008
Saint Michael's students Derek Souza '09, Dan Hock '09, along with alumna Brittany St. John '08 were featured in The Burlington Press about the Yellow Bike Program they are operating on the Saint Michael's campus. The threesome have put 25 bikes into rental use on campus, with special focus on getting students to bike instead of driving between the main campus on Route 15 and the Fort Ethan Allen campus, a little more than a mile up the road. Bikers can also take the Yellow Bikes into Burlington.
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Admissions and Aid Officials Brace for a Wave of Retirements
November 2008
An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education cites Saint Michael’s vice president for enrollment Jerry Flanagan talking about staffing college admission offices. Below are Flanagan's quotes:
"It's about giving them roots and wings," said the official, Jerry Flanagan, vice president for enrollment management at St. Michael's College, in Vermont. "You want to encourage staff to develop skills and talents that will make them more marketable while encouraging them to stay."
To that end, Mr. Flanagan presented a top-10 list of suggestions. They included urging staff members to get involved in campus activities, performing community service as a group, and going on regular retreats. "You want to get to know your staff on a personal basis," he said.
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The Young Versus the News Media
October 31, 2008
Gather.com published an analysis of Saint Michael's College professor of journalism, Dr. David Mindich's, essay entitled "Collapse of Big Media: The Young and the Restless." The essay concerns the increasing levels of young people that are unaware of current issues.
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SMC Summer research in streams will be VPT feature
October 28, 2008
Saint Michael's Biology Associate Professor Dr. Declan McCabe and his students were filmed for a television feature on "Emerging Science," to be aired in February 2009 on Vermont Public Television. Click here to see a pre-launch of the clip on YouTube.
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Pubs, 'punting,' accents and adventures: Hanover student discusses her first experiences in England
By October 21, 2008
When an editor at The Hanover Mariner discovered that Hanover, Mass. native Kim DiTullio '10 was studying abroad in Bath, England, the editor asked DiTullio if she would be interested in blogging about her experiences for the newspaper. Kim's accounts can be found here.
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By Tim Johnson
October 21, 2008
While mainstream newspapers seem to be stuggling to maintain readers, local college papers seem to be doing well, reported The Burlington Free Press. Andrew Dennett, editor of the Saint Michael's student-run weekly newspaper, The Defender, is quoted in this Free Press news story saying that based on careful observations, the majority of the student population at Saint Michael's is reading The Defender on a weekly basis.
-----------------------------------------------------------------Student-athletes make the grade
By Tim Johnson
October 16, 2008
Saint Michael's scored a 100 percent graduation rate for student athletes in the latest statistical records released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and reported in The Burlington Free Press.
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By Sharon Lamb
October 13, 2008
Dr. Sharon Lamb, professor of psychology at Saint Michael's College, appeared on Vermont Public Radio to talk about sexual abuse and the current legislative process.
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UVM was top team Vermont. championships
October 4, 2008
The Burlington Free Press reported that Saint Michael's student Mary Lynn Denholm '09 won the Vermont Intercollegiate Cross Country Championships along with Doug Maisey of UVM. Denholm won the 5,000 meter race with a time of 18:52:1.
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Getting Cultured
By Tyler Machado
October 03, 2008
The Seven Days weekly newspaper featured a blog post by Tyler Machado '10 on the Cultural Pass at Saint Michael's College. The pass allows students to attend an unlimited amount of shows at the Flynn Center for Performing Arts in downtown Burlington, for a one-time price of $30.
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Professor’s death raises safety questions
By Susan Reid and Wendy Hatoum
October 2, 2008
Professor of English John Reiss, who retired from Saint Michael's College in 2002 after 34 years, was accidently shot and killed at home by a stray bullet from a nearby shooting range. This Colchester Sun story explains how Essex, VT residents are now asking for stronger laws to prevent similar accidents from occurring.
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Slaven on the verge of setting record for most goals at St. Mike's
October 1, 2008
At this point in her career, Andrea Slaven '09, a forward and co-captain of Saint Michael's field hockey team, had 45 goals to her name and was one goal away from being the college's all-time leading goal scorer. Slaven is also tied with Seanna Poelaert '00 for most goals in a career and was 11 points short of beating Poelaert's school record of 113 career points. The Salem News reported on this story.
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Conservative financial ethos spares state
By Kevin Kelley
October 2008
Vermont Business Magazine quoted Saint Michael's College economics professor John Carvellas describing how the current economic climate could impact Vermonters.
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SMC Men's Basketball promotes Shapiro-Miller, adds Sorrentine '08 to coaching staff
October 2008
As mentioned in the Shelburne News, Tom O'Shea, Saint Michael's College men's basketball coach announced that Ari Shapiro-Miller has moved from part-time assistant coach to full-time. Also, James Sorrentine '08 has gone from being on the court to the new part-time assistant coach.
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The Pornification Of A Generation
A new book traces the migration of porn culture from adult theaters to the mainstream—and asks what that means for kids.
By Jessica Bennett | October 2008
Dr. Sharon Lamb, professor of psychology at Saint Michael's College, was quoted in Newsweek concerning the culture of pornography in the United States.
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SMC men rout Johnson State in men's soccer
September 22, 2008
Saint Michael’s College had a 6-0 win over Johnson State in the men’s soccer at the Saint Michael's Doc Jacobs Field in mid-September. Each goal was scored by a different Saint Michael's player, as reported in this Burlington Free Press news story.
-----------------------------------------------------------------How private are social networking sites?
By Molly Walsh
September 22, 2008
More and more school admission departments are logging on to certain sites and looking at applicants; pages, either on MySpace or Facebook. However, Saint Michael’s College admissions director Jacqueline Murphy stated in this Burlington Free Press story that because there is so much other information to look at, researching a student's web presence is excessive.
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St. Michael’s garden learning project combines botany and literature
By Sally Pollak
September 19, 2008
Professors Valerie Bang-Jensen, of education, and Mark Lubkowitz, of biology, have created a space to encourage inter-disciplinary learning through the Teaching Gardens at Saint Michael's College. Students in both of the professors' classes work together to learn facts about plants in both sections of the garden, Native Plants and Books in Bloom. Then they take what they learned and spread it to others via tours of the garden. Their work was featured in this Burlington Free Press story.
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Panel Takes On Drinking Age Debate At St. Mike's
By Bianca Slota
September 17, 2008
John McCardell, director of the group Choose Responsibility, headed up a panel at Saint Michael's College that discussed whether the drinking age should be lowered to 18. WCAX-TV reported that over 100 students attended the forum.
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How the Wall Street Banking Crises Will Affect Us Locally
By Elissa Burnell
September 15, 2008
Professor of Economics Dr. Patrick Walsh was interviewed on Fox 44 television news concerning the current financial state of Wall Street.
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September 11, 2008
Saint Michael's political science professor Dr. Jeff Ayres went on Vermont Public Radio to discuss the controversial Canadian elections. The main topic of discussion focused on the elections being held one year early.
-----------------------------------------------------------------SMC Stages Wild Welcome for Class of 2012
By Kate Duffy
August 28, 2008
Orientation for the incoming first-year students at Saint Michael's College is unlike any other, as WCAX-TV reported. The evening news program aired video of new students being greeted by upperclassmen with whistles and megaphones to help the students become comfortable with their new home.
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3 Years Later, Katrina's Wrath Still Obvious
August 27, 2008
WPTZ-TV aired a story about how Saint Michael's College professor Josselyne Price and a group of her students traveled to New Orleans. While they were there they taught African Drumming to musicians living in the Ninth Ward.
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Casper’s Emily Elliott excels on the ice
by Elysia Conner
August 26, 2008
Emily Elliott, an upcoming first-yeart student at Saint Michael's College, was an extremely sought- after athlete, reported the Casper Journal. This story descibes how Elliott was recruited for hockey by at least five other colleges before deciding on Saint Michael's.
-----------------------------------------------------------------The Incredible Shrinking News Hole
By Shay Totten
August 20, 2008
Seven Days published a story on layoffs at The Burlington Free Press. Saint Michael's College professor of journalism, Dr. David Mindich, was cited in the story saying he expects the layoffs to gradually continue due to the overarching shift away from print to online forums by news organizations.
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By Kevin J. Kelley
August 20, 2008
Sodexo, which is a large food provider to local college campuses such as UVM, Champlain College and Saint Michael's, has been looking for ways to improve its food quality and also become more green, reported Kevin J. Kelley for the Seven Days weekly newspaper.
-----------------------------------------------------------------Are you middle class?
By Jane Lindholm
July 30, 2008
Dr. Vince Bolduc, Saint Michael's professor of sociology made an appearance on Vermont Public Radio to comment on the middle class and the factors that affect their lives.
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By Tim Johnson
July 30, 2008
Saint Michael's graduate education students were given an interesting assignment, as The Burlington Free Press reported. They were asked by the director of graduate education at Saint Michael's, and their professor, Jonathan Silverman, to motivate young voters. The students did this with bumper stickers, pins, and a mural that were on display in the Burlington community.
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Jane Lindholm
July 22, 2008
Professor of religious studies at Saint Michael's College, Ray Patterson, commented on Vermont Public Radio about Vermont and New Hampshire's low precentage of religious citizens. On another topic, Jerry Swope, assistant journalism professor, had one of his photo essays featured on Vemont Public Radio's Web site.
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Bill O'Reilly's staff 'ambushes' Douglas
By Daniel Barlow
July 17, 2008
In this Times Argus story, Saint Michael's professor of journalism Traci Griffith discussed the interview style used during a recent interview of Vermont Governor Jim Douglas on the "O'Reilly Factor." Griffith stated that the interview style is designed to catch people off-guard and is not always an honorable way to conduct an interview.
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By Jim Lowe
July 17, 2008
The Times Argus called "Almost, Maine," a theater production at the Saint Michael's Playhouse, "a quirky little romantic comedy...plenty laughter, tears and fun." The review added that the Playhouse does a "wonderful job while having fun."
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By Keagan Harsha
July 16, 2008
WCAX-TV covered the story of Saint Michael's College hosting a Middlebury College month-long language program over the summer. More than 270 high school students stayed on the Saint Michael's campus, speaking to each other in a foreign language - French, Spanish, Chinese, or Arabic - for the duration of the program in order to enhance their knowledge of the language.
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By Alison Bryant
July 16, 2008
The Burlington Free Press reported that the Williston Police Department hung images within the precinct that "capture the beauty" of the town. Five of those images come from contestant winner John C. Hughes who is a professor of political science at Saint Michael's College
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By Brent Hallenbeck
July 16, 2008
The Burlington Free Press gave a review of "Almost, Maine," a summer theater production at the Saint Michael's Playhouse, calling it "winsome and occasionally illuminating."
-----------------------------------------------------------------What to Tell the Children
By Sharon Lamb
July 14, 2008
Professor of psychology at Saint Michael's, Dr. Sharon Lamb, offered her insight on Vermont Public Radio's Commentary Series in regards to talking to children about tragic events.
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Duh! Younger Americans stumped in knowledge tests in our visually driven global info age
By Lisa Anderson
July 5, 2008
In an article published in the Chicago Tribune, the intelligence and ability to remember details in questioned in younger generations. Dr. David Mindich, professor of journalism at Saint Michael's College, states in the story that he feels this could have a detrimental effect on democracy.
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By Sally Pollak
July 3, 2008
A story from The Burlington Free Press tells about how a local Burlington couple began the Front Porch Forum in 2000, which is an online site they designed to get to know their neighbors better. The site provides a place where one can stay informed via e-mail newsletters. Saint Michael's journalism professor, Dr. David Mindich, states in the story that he believes the forum is a great source to give and receive information.
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Drummers support New Orleans
By Kathryn Flagg
June 23, 2008
The Addison Independent reported that Saint Michael's profesor Josselyne Price and her students would travel down to New Orleans to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Musician's Village.
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Saint Michael's Psychology Professor Publishes Online Essay
By Sharon Lamb
June 23, 2008
Sharon Lamb, professor of psychology at Saint Michael's College, had an essay entitled "The 'Right Sexuality for Girls" published in The Chronical Review.
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Theatre review: Barnum at St. Michael’s Playhouse
By Connie Meng
June 19, 2008
North Country Public Radio gave a very favorable review, a 4 and 1/3 ranking out of a possible 5, of the show Barnum, that opened the Summer 2008 Season of Saint Michael's College Playhouse.
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By Jim Lowe
June 19, 2008
The Times Argus ges a rave review of Barnum, the Musical, which showed at Saint Michael's Playhouse. The review stated, "St. Mike's, indeed, opened the season with a bang!"
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June 16, 2008 & June 18, 2008
Professor Dr. Bill Grover was featured in two segments on Vermont Public Radio. In the first he discussed his view on the effect of Howard Dean's plan to allocate funds to every state Democratic committee in the U.S. In the second clip, he discussed Jim Douglas's re-election campaign for Governor of Vermont
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The 'Great American Voter Trek' Aims High to Register Voters for the 2008 Presidential Election
June 12, 2008
This story, generated by Cabot Creamery and featured on KRON News in San Francisco, reveals three Saint Michael’s bikers, Max MacDonald '08, Matt Healy '08, and Teddy Ryan '08 as key players in the quest to ride across the country to promote voter registration.
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June 3, 2008
WCAX-TV News covered a story concerning the controversy surrounding Middlebury's High School newspaper. A student was suspended due to admitting the use of drugs in the newspaper. Saint Michael's journalism professor Dr. Traci Griffith, was quoted discussing the authority of the school's administration.
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By Sylvia Fagin
June 3, 2008
This article from the Times Argus showcases a new restaurant in Hardwick, VT that Saint Michael's political science assistant professor, Dr. Michael Bosia helped to create.
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By Jack Thurston
June 2, 2008
WCAX-TV talked with John Oliver, local director and head of the video production company, BOP Films, about his latest project, Dumping Lisa. Many common spots in the Burlington area, such as Saint Michael's College, may appear in the film.
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Winchester resident gives showstopper senior address at Saint Michael’s College Commencement
June 1, 2008
Kevin Anglin's Senior Address at the 2008 commencement ceremonies is highlighted in his Winchester, MA hometown news source, Wicked Local.
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Journalism Professor Weighs in on removal of Al Jezeera from local TV line-up
May 27, 2008
Journalism Professor Dr. David Mindich was interviewed by New England Cable News, NECN, regarding the decision by Burlington Telecom to take Al Jezeera out of their line-up of cable TV offerings.
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May 25, 2008
WCAX covered Saint Michael's philosophy professor Dr. Patrick Standen's victory in the Vermont City Marathon. Patrick Standen not only won in one hour and 43 minutes but he also beat his last year's time by three minutes.
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Banner Sports intern wins Bove Memorial Scholarship
May 24, 2008
Future Saint Michael's journalism major Harrison Antognioni is covered in the Bennington Banner for winning the 2008 Harmon Bove Memorial Scholarship by the Vermont Sportwriters and Sportscasters Association.
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By Sonah Lee
May 23, 2008
WCAX-TV News covered the many benefits of studying aborad and highlights how Vermont has the highest percentage of college students going abroad. Johanna Wildnauer, a senior at Saint Michael's College, studied in Australia for a semester and gave her opinion in this news story on the importance of studying overseas.
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Media Coverage of Saint Michael's 2008 Commencement Ceremonies
St. Michael’s grads blessed by a little rain
By Tim Johnson
May 16, 2008
The Burlington Free Press ran a news story about commencement and posted an online photo gallery of images from the event.
WPTZ News Slideshow
May 16, 2008
WPTZ televison news posted an online slideshow of video stills from the commencement ceremonies.
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The Rise of Bodysnarking
By Hannah Seligson
May 16, 2008
Saint Michael's Psychology Professor Dr. Sharon Lamb was quoted in this Wall Street Journal article, which analyzed the growing trend of young women openly commenting on each other's appearances through social-networking sites.
-----------------------------------------------------------------It's not what, but how, you say it
By Tim Johnson
May 15, 2008
Saint Michael's College Dean Jeff Trumbower was the focus of a Burlington Free Press feature piece about the college's commencement ceremonies and the measures Dean Trumbower takes to learn the correct pronunciation of student names in the graduating class.
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By Kevin J. Kelley
May 14, 2008
Saint Michael's alumnus John Quinn '72, the Addison County State’s Attorney for Vermont, thought up a creative approach to enacting justice in a case of vandalism on the Vermont summer home of famous poet Robert Frost. This Seven Days news story described the sentencing approach, which included ordering the youths charged with the crime to take two classes on Frost's work.
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By Tom Haley
May 10, 2008
The recent induction of Saint Michael's women's basketball head coach Jen Niebling into the Vermont Principals' Association Hall of Fame, was mentioned in the Times Argus. Coach Niebling's other honorary credentials include being in the University of Vermont's Hall of Fame and in the New England Basketball Hall of Fame, in addition to her naming by Sports Illustrated as one of the top 50 sports figures in Vermont history.
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By Gail Callahan
May 9, 2008
Saint Michael's journalism instructor Marybeth Redmond and her husband were named in this Burlington Free Press story about their efforts in working to reduce proverty.
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By Matt Sutkoski
May 8, 2008
Saint Michael's graduate student Anne Cummings, an art teacher in the Colchester School District, was featured in this Burlington Free Press story about the public display of student artwork. Close to 1,000 art pieces, including paintings, sculptures, and pottery, were on exhibit in the Colchester High School gym.
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By Laura Kissel
May 7, 2008
The Seven Days newspaper ran a strong review of the Saint Michael's student Drama Club production of "Peter Pan," calling the play "immensely enjoyable." Reviewer Laura Kissel highlighted the actors' efforts with successfully using theatrical flying techniques, which the students learned about through aerial lessons with the company ZFX.
-----------------------------------------------------------------College Waiting Lists Grow
By Kagan Harsha
May 7, 2008
WCAX-TV news reporter Kagan Harsha interviewed Jerry Flanagan, Saint Michael's vice president for enrollment, for a news story about this year’s climate college admissions.
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By Gail Callahan
May 2, 2008
The Burlington Free Press featured a story about a new Saint Michael's tutoring program that brings together college students and Somali Bantu children from the Winooski School District. Saint Michael's student Meredith Astles '10 helped to initiate this family-based mentoring program, which enables Saint Michael's students to participate in a variety of fun activities and learning methods with the children.
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By Anna Grearson
May 1, 2008
The Times Argus newspaper ran a feature piece on incoming Saint Michael's student Susie Longchamp, and her story as a standout athlete who has defied all odds with her prosthetic leg. Longchamp played many sports while a student at Spaulding High School in Barre, Vt, including soccer and cross country. She will attend Saint Michael's as a psychology major this fall.
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Miley Cyrus: Reaction and Effect
Online Forum with Sharon Lamb
April 29, 2008
Saint Michael's Psychology Professor Dr. Sharon Lamb participated in an online forum on the Washington Post Web site discussing the psychological effects on young girls whose role models are pop stars. Click here to read the full transcript.
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After the Deluge, the Drought?
How admissions offices are preparing for a shrinking pool of traditional applicants
By Elyse Ashburn
Late April 2008
The Chronicle of Higher Education featured Jerry Flanagan, vice president for enrollment at Saint Michael's, talking about how the college uses "grass-roots marketing" to recruit prospective students. In the story, references were made to Saint Michael's network of active alumni who help recruit for Saint Michael's as well as to the college's book award program, which offers an application fee waiver to award recipients and the opportunity to compete for scholarships.
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If you build it
By Sally Pollak
April 27, 2008
The Burlington Free Press ran a story on an extraordinary project focused on building schools in Sudan, Africa, an initiative that is being overseen by Robert Lair, a religious studies professor at Saint Michael's. The story highlighted the upcoming opening of the first school, named the New Sudan School of Health Sciences.
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April 27, 2008
WCAX-TV news aired a news story on the crowning of Saint Michael's student Ashley Wheeler '08, as Miss Vermont. Wheeler, a 21-year-old from Lyndonville, Vt, competed in the pageant twice prior to her crowning, both times finishing close to the winning title as runner-up.
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By Kate Duffy
April 24, 2008
WCAX-TV news aired a story on the new Commuter Choices Incentive Program at Saint Michael's. Reporter Kate Duffy interviewed program initiator Dylan Klepetar ’08, as well as Mike New, vice president of Human Resources, and Dr. Bret Findley, assistant professor of chemistry. In the story, New says that several dozen employees at the college are participating in the program, which rewards employees with points for using earth-friendly modes of transportation. The points can be redeemed for prizes.
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Interview: Jack Neuhauser on the Pope's message to education leaders
April 23, 2008
Saint Michael's President John J. Neuhauser was interviewed on Vermont Public Radio about his visit to Washington to hear the Pope’s address to Catholic college presidents, as well as about Saint Michael’s College. Click here to listen to the audio file.
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By Mike Ives
April 22, 2008
A Seven Days article focused on Saint Michael's politics surrounding student views on the Iraq War and discussions on anti-war resolutions. Mentioned in the story were students Julia Blackeney-Hayward '09, Dillon Klepetar '08, and Alex Monahan '08, as well as Dave Landers, psychology professor, and Laurie Gagne, director of the Edmundite Center for Peace and Justice at Saint Michael's.
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By Tim Johnson
April 19, 2008
A talk that artist Dan Heyman gave at Saint Michael's about his art work and its depiction of victims of torture in Iraq, was featured in the Burlington Free Press.
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By Tim Johnson
April 19, 2008
Saint Michael's President John J. Neuhauser, and Professors Lauria Gagne, Rev. Joseph McLaughlin and John Kenney were featured in this Burlington Free Press story responding to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States. President Neuhauser was quoted saying the Pope's speech was "remarkably upbeat." ... "He went out of his way to thank people who are teaching in Catholic schools and universities. He said they have a very important role in the United States, and he singled out primary schools for their role in poor neighborhoods." Click here to read the full story.
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Students make friends with Somali youngsters
April 16, 2008
The Vermont Times Sentinel featured a story about a group of Saint Michael's students developing a family-based mentoring program at Winooski's JFK Elementary School. In the fall of 2007 a joint Saint Michael's-JFK team began International Outreach, atop some 30 years of programming
between Saint Michael's and Winooski schools. The students, led by Meredith Astles '10, discovered an additional need for a family-based mentoring program designed to connect with the parents as well as the children in New American families.
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April 16, 2008
Vermont Public Radio aired an interview which summarized concerns regarding the education of English Language Learners. The interviewed referenced a collaborative program taking part on the Saint Michael's campus with the college's faculty in the Applied Linguistics and Education departments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------Local Colleges Address Mental Health Issues
April 16, 2008
In a television news segment on mental health reform on college campuses, there was a specific focus on Saint Michael’s counselor-in-residence program. The counselor is Dave Kells '89, who was interviewed in the story, along with Linda Hollingdale, o-director of the Student Resource Center. They talked about how the program provides counseling services to students whenever they seek it.
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By Tim Johnson
April 16, 2008
Saint Michael's Director of Admission Jacki Murphy was quoted in the Burlington Free Press talking about the accepted student open houses held on the college's campus in April. The open house programs are designed to help students become more familiar with Saint Michael's as they go through their final college decison process.
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April 16, 2008 Schools Implement Emergency Message System
Virginia Tech Massacre Leads Local Schools To Make Changes
April 15, 2008
In coverage of emergency action plans on college campuses since the tragedies at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University, two local television news stations, Fox 44 and WPTZ-TV, aired stories about Saint Michael’s use of the Rave Alert system. Functioning as a text and e-mail messaging system, the Rave Alert is part of Saint Michael's approach to emergency readiness. Peter Soons, director of Safety and Security, and Alex Monahan ’08, Student Association President, were interviewed in the stories.
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Film festival celebrates New Deal
By Meha Ahmad
April 14, 2008
Saint Michael's English Associate Professor Dr. Robert Niemi was mentioned in Chicago’s Columbia College newspaper for serving as a speaker at the New Deal Film Festival in Washington, DC. The festival celebrates Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program that helped get people find their way out of the Great Depression.
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April 9, 2008
Jane Lindholm of the Vermont Edition program on Vermont Public Radio interviewed Saint Michael's Psychology Professor Dave Landers on the subject of why girls are out-performing boys in school. Richard Hawley, author of the book Beyond the Icarus Factor: Releasing the Free Spirit of Boys, was a part of their conversation.
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Saint Michael's Wakem named goalie of the week
By Mike Szostak
April 8, 2008
The Providence Journal reported that Saint Michael's College senior Courtney Wakem was named the Northeast-10 lacrosse goalkeeper of the week and the ECAC Division II goalie of the week
-----------------------------------------------------------------40th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death observed
By Susan Green
April 4, 2008
The Very Rev. Michael Cronogue, SSE, was quoted in the Burlington Free Press talking about the Society of Saint Edmund (the order of priests who founded in Saint Michael's) and the society's involvement in Selma, Alabama, a place that has seen many periods of change since the Edmundites began working in the city in 1937.
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March 27, 2008
Saint Michael's graduate Zach Mangione '07 was interviewed by Anya Huneke of New England Cable News regarding his work on climate change. Manigone is employed at as an AmeriCorps*VISTA member at Saint Michael’s, working with the Vermont Campus Energy Group.
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March 20, 2008
Moise St. Louis, director of multicultural affairs at Saint Michael's College, was interviewed in this television news story talking about how Vermont is a place where people can openly address the issue of racism.
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By Daniel Barlow
Mar 20, 2008
The Times Argus queried Saint Michael's Journalism Professor Dr. David Mindich on the retirement of news columnist Peter Freyne. Freyne wrote about Vermont politics and media for 25 years. Mindich commented on Freyne's strong ability to hold the media and goverment officials accountable for their actions.
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March 20, 2008
A sports recap in the Burlington Free Press highlighted the great start to the Saint Michael's softball season, which began with a six-game winning streak.
-----------------------------------------------------------------The maple king
By Melissa Pasanen
March 18, 2008
Saint Michael's student Ben Gates '11 was featured in this Burlington Free Press story for his "Maple King" status. Gates was awarded this title at the Vermont Maple Festival in 2007. He has since gone on to represent Vermont maple at the in many venues, including a live maple-themed cooking show on Vermont Public Television.
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By Matthew Kelly Ryan
March 17, 2008
Saint Michael's Librarian Michelle McCaffrey was quoted in this Burlington Free Press story talking about the annual Burlington Irish Festival, for which she serves on the organizing committee.
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Kathan is top N.H. player
By Tom Haley Herald
March 14, 2008
Rutland Herald long-time sports columnist Tom Haley wrote in this piece about Saint Michael’s baseball players from the Vermont region as they prepared for their opening season.
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By Ted Ryan
March 9, 2008
Coverage of the Saint Michael's men's ice hockey championship victory in th Northeast-10 Conference was featured in the Burlington Free Press. The team defeated Saint Anselm 5-1.
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By Jim Lowe
March 9, 2008
A positive review of the Saint Michael's College Humanities Series Concert ran in the Times Argus. Performers from the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, including pianist Paul Orgel, director of the college's Humanities Program, gave an "eclectic program" of music at this concert.
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By Brent Hallenbeck
March 8, 2008
Saint Michael's alumnus Tim McGillicuddy '84 was featured in a Burlington Free Press story about the comedic play he wrote, titled "The Irish Play." Performances of the play took place at Saint Michael's in early March at the start of the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival. The play made its original debut in 2007 in New York City.
The same reporter from this story also reviewed a performance of the "The Irish Play," calling it a "strong work by a promising new playwright."
-----------------------------------------------------------------Activists stage talks on Iraq war
By Tim Johnson
March 6, 2008
The Burlington Free Press covered a Saint Michael's educational program about the Iraq War, titled "Our War, Our Responsibility - Iraq at Five." A Saint Michael's anti-war steering committee orchestrated a day of panel discussions, lectures and workshops on March 5 in recognition of the five-year anniversary of the Iraq War.
Coverage of this event was also featured in the weekly paper, The Colchester Sun.
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Could Our Democracy Withstand Another 9/11?
By David T. Z. Mindich
February 28, 2008
Saint Michael's Journalism Professor Dr. David Mindich wrote an editorial on the current state of U.S. democracy, which was featured on AlterNet, an online news source.
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By Dan Bolles
February 27, 2008
A pop/punk quintet, called "In Memory of Pluto," and comprised of Saint Michael's students Ryan McGrath, Zach Jandl, John Flannagan, Bill Jandl, and Seth Gallant, was reviewed in this Seven Days article for one of their performances in Burlington. Reviewer Dan Bolles labeled the group as a "remarkably tight outfit," adding that it probably "wont' take long for these guys to gain some notoriety beyond the ivied walls of St. Mike’s."
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By Peter Hirschfeld
February 22, 2008
A Times Argus story described how the NBC “Today Show” came to Sugarbush Ski Resort in Vermont for the segment "'Today' Take a Winter Break." Saint Michael’s senior Emily Hubbard was mentioned in the third paragraph of the story, which gave a sense of the excitement felt by all Saint Michael's representatives who ventured to Sugarbush to see the show live.
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Saint Michael's service learning trip to Tanzania, Africa receives strong media coverage for the participants' continuing efforts with assisting the Ilula Orphan Center.
In the spring of 2007, Political Science Associate Professor Patricia Siplon and Journalism and Mass Communication Assistant Professor Jerry Swope accompanied 10 students to Tanzania for three weeks to write a grant proposal and create a Web site to help with funding for The Ilula Orphan Program. In February 2008, Siplon, Swope and some of the students sponsored a series of events that highlighted their efforts and raised awareness. Below is some recent coverage of their work:Volunteers bring aid to Tanzanian orphans
By Lynn Monty
February 18, 2008
Click here to read the full story.News VPR News
VT Edition Interview: Trish Siplon & Edson Msigwa on the Ilula Orphan Center in Tanzania
February 14, 2008
Click here to listen to the interview. A nice photo gallery of photographs taken by students on the trip are featured online at the VPR site here.
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Ridgefield woman comes to aid of injured hiker during Ecuador trip
By Susan Tuz
February 18, 2008
A story about a Saint Michael's Wilderness Program trip to Ecuador over Winter break appeared in the Danbury, Conn News Times. Senior Kate Forcheski, a wilderness adventures leader from Ridgefield, Conn., and other Saint Michael's students on the trip helped rescue a hiker who had fallen and broken her ankle. This Wilderness Program trip was led by Eben Widlund, assistant director of the Wilderness Program and Marty Molitoris, a member of the professional climbing staff. Widlund and Molitoris are both Wilderness EMT's, Wilderness Medical Educators and AMGA certified instructors. Their combined expertise in conjunction with the personal power supplied by the student climbing team expedited the injured hiker's care.
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By Tim Johnson
February 13, 2008
Saint Michael’s junior, accounting major, Andres Camilo '09, was featured in this Burlington Free Press story for helping a Burlington resident complete the resident's tax returns. Camillo and several students from local colleges were providing assistance with tax preparation as part of the Internal Revenue Service's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
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By Ed Shamy
February 7, 2008
Burlington Free Press Columnist Ed Shamy wrote a column on a Saint Michael’s sponsored debate about the impacts of Wal-Mart on a community. Economics assistant professor Dr. Patrick Walsh set up the debate and associate professor of business Dr. Robert Letovsky participated in it.
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February 5, 2008
Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication Dr. Traci Griffith was interviewed on the WCAX Evening News regarding a case that surfaced in Brattleboro, Vt, when the newly launched iBrattleboro blog was sued for liable over an entry on the blog.
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Boston Globe story features student athelete standout
February 3, 2008
The impressive basketball career that Saint Michael's student Michelle Otey '10 has with the Purple Knights was highlighted in a Boston Globe news story. Head Coach Jen Niebling was quoted saying that Otey is an "an incredibly accurate jump shooter with great form, and there's a quiet drive inside her that leads her to continually improve."
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January 31, 2008
The student Environmental Council at Saint Michael's College was featured in a WCAX Evening News story about a program the members are working on to address global warming at the campus level. One initiative began in the fall when the college started composting its food waste. Student member Dan Sandberg '09 was quoted in the story saying that such initiatives would save the college money and be better for the environment.
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January 31, 2008
Professor of English, Dr. Lorrie Smith was part of a conversation about “how individuals and families define and understand their identities within the society around them,” looking particularly at Vermont immigrant families. Smith specializes in American poetry and African-American literature, including literature of the Middle Passage, which included several courses taking students on service-learning trips to Ghana.
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U.S. President to Flat Pepfar Fund - Network
The Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa)
January 30, 2008
A story from the Addis Ababa Daily Monitor in Africa, which quotes Saint Michael’s Political Science Associate Professor Patricia Siplon, was reprinted on the allAfrica.com Web site. In the article, Siplon talked about the amount of global funding needed to help combat the AIDS Crisis.
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By Tom Haley
January 30, 2008
Some very interesting Saint Michael’s College history appeared in this Rutland Herald news article about Superbowl 2008, including how the Giants held training camp at Saint Michael's from 1960-1963, and how the Giants took out full-page ads in the college's yearbooks during that time period.
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By Gail Callahan
January 28, 2008
Dave Kells, a counselor-in-residence at Saint Michael's, was featured in this Burlington Free Press story about the many positive impacts his counselor-in-residency program has made on students and the strong connections he has established with them as a result.
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By Tim Johnson
January 24, 2008
Dr. Traci Griffith, assistant professor of journalism and mass communication, was quoted in this Burlington Free Press story talking about the mainstream media coverage of the racial conflicts surrounding the Jena 6 incidents that took place in Louisiana in 2006.
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By Michael Lemon
January 24, 2008
An article in the Burlington Free Press focused on the Martin Luther King Society at Saint Michael's presenting a film showing and discussion of Spike Lee's film "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts," a film about Hurricane Katrina. Saint Michael's maintains close ties with New Orleans and several students, staff and alumni have gone on many service trips to the city since the hurricane hit.
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January 22, 2008
An interview with Dr. Traci Griffith, assistant professor of journalism and mass communication, aired on the WPTZ-TV 6 p.m. news. Professor Griffith spoke at the City of Burlington's Community and Economic Development Office day of service in honor of Martin Luther King Day. She was interviewed following the program.
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January 28, 2008
Saint Michael’s Associate Professor of English/Artist in Residence Greg Delanty was interviewed by Fran Stoddard on Vermont Public Television’s “Profile." A description for the show read: “Fran Stoddard talks with Greg Delanty, a highly lauded poet in both America and his native Ireland. He has authored 7 volumes of poetry and taught at Saint Michael’s College for 20 years.”
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By Matt Ryan
January 14, 2008
An article about an Essex Junction sewing business in the Burlington Free Press drew attention to several Saint Michael’s programs thanks to Peter Harrigan, professor of fine arts/theater, who was quoted as a sewing expert. Harrigan, who was picking up sewing machines for his students, said that students sew patches and straps on their uniforms they use for Saint Michael's Fire and Rescue as well as for the college's Wilderness Program.
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Saint Michael’s College the latest to assist nonprofits in Immokalee
By Tracy Miguel
January 11, 2008
A story on the Saint Michael’s service trip to Immokalee, Fla, over winter break appeared in the Naples Daily News. A group of students and staff volunteered at many places in the town, including at a Habitat for Humanity construction site where they helped complete the framing and roofing for five houses. Mentioned in the story were trip participants Megan Parker '08, Katie Colleran '08, Liam Danaher '09 and Mike New, vice president of human resources at Saint Michael's.
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National Public Radio’s Marketplace Morning Report
January 8, 2008
Journalism and Mass Communication Professor Dr. David Mindich was featured in NPR's Morning Report discussing the New Hampsire Presidential Primary.
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By Jane Lindholm
January 3, 2008
Journalism and Mass Communication Professor Dr. David Mindich and his student Nick Martin '08 were interviewed regarding a "Minor Candidates" for President Web site created by Professor Mindich’s “Media and American Politics” course. The interview aired during the Vermont Edition show on Vermont Public Radio. The Web site is posted at http://minorcandidates.com. To listen to the VPR story, click here.
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Wolfe ends her field hockey career with no regrets
Blog Post by Anthony Lawrence Caruso
January 3, 2008
Saint Michael's Field Hockey Player Hannah Wolfe '08 was featured in an online blog for her successful career in the sport throughout high school and college.