Last week, Gary Delima and Sharif Cargo, both age 26 of Brooklyn, NY, were indicted by a federal grand jury for various charges of human trafficking in Vermont. According to a statement released by the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont, “Delima and Cargo are accused of recruiting, ...
In the aftermath of the devastating terrorist attacks in France and Beirut, the United States refugee resettlement program has come under intense scrutiny. The national dialogue surrounding resettlement has grown increasingly polarized, especially after President Barack Obama’s decision in September ...
Nov. 14 through the 22 is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. This national social movement is held every year on the week leading up to Thanksgiving in order to reflect on and raise awareness for the hunger and homelessness that exists in our country. Hunger Free Vermont is a statewide ...
The U.S. Department of Energy recently released their final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) concerning the construction of the New England Clean Power Link, an electric transmission line that would carry power from hydroelectric and wind sources in Canada, under Lake Champlain and into New England ...
Recently, the State of Vermont has come under fire for a new plan to address pollution concerns in Lake Champlain and other bodies of water. Many sources of water in Vermont suffer from nutrient pollution, such as high levels of phosphorus that can result in excessive plant and algae growth.
In a recent investigation conducted by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity, Vermont was ranked at a “D-” on the scale of state integrity. This earned the Green Mountain State a spot at 39th place among all fifty states. Although disheartening, this less than satisfactory grade ...
I was sitting in Bristol Bakery the other day, when the man next to me offered to clear my plate. “I’ve got nothing better to do,” he said as he took the cups and bowls of a few neighboring tables into his hands. I hadn’t planned on interviewing that day and was without my camera, but something ...
Last weekend at Champlain Orchards, Humans of Vermont met Rustin Swenson, a Norwegian turned Vermonter, and the self-proclaimed reason Bernie Sanders is running for Presidential office. We sought out Swenson for his refined taste in fashion, as he was adorned in a fine grey suit with a brightly colored ...
As a Burlington high school student ascended her front on Oct. 29, she noticed a inconspicuous white poster taped to her front door. That evening, the African-American student had been at a meeting for a non-profit advocacy group called Rights and Democracy, which works towards building a more robust ...
In their annual announcement of objectives for the year, the Community Council identified “installing a living wage for all workers campus-wide” as of primary importance for their faculty and staff goals. A living wage, according to the Harvard Living Wage Fact Sheet, is a wage that “takes into ...
Hannah Hurlburt, owner of The Good Witch, a costume shop on Main Street, sees more business than usual this time of year. The Good Witch business started in the back room of Mendy’s, another business on Main Street, but it eventually expanded into its own store last April. Hurlburt’s passion and ...
On Saturday, Oct. 31, Humans of VT took to South Street to talk to trick-or-treaters. Flickering jack-o’-lanterns, witches, the cast of Frozen (including a real-life pony dressed as Sven!) and mad scientists flooded the streets. The rush of trick-or-treating was like a relay: run up the porch, ...
At the end of September, the Burlington Police Department formally severed ties with a Department of Defense program responsible for transfering excess military gear to United States police departments. The department returned two pairs of night vision goggles, the only two pieces of equipment they ...
The Fighting Breed: Heroic Horses of the Civil War is a new documentary that premiered in July 2015. It focuses on the immense role that the Morgan Horse played in the Civil War, and is the third part of a six-part documentary that chronicles the roles of the Morgan Horse in American history. The subsequent ...
From 10,000 feet in the air, the Malone Parachute Club is just a small white box, indistinguishable from the neighboring hangars lining the airport. That is the altitude to which first time jumpers ascend for skydiving, and the height that Dave Malone took a local editor last Sunday for a tandem jump. Dave ...
Seldom known to Middlebury College students, there is, in fact, an airport right here in Addison County. Located south on Route 7 in East Middlebury lies the Middlebury State Airport that sees only about one plane per hour. Every town plan for Middlebury since 1989 has proposed the extension of the ...
Last spring, three Middlebury seniors started Humans of Vermont, an independent study modeled after the popular Humans of New York, created in 2010 by Brandon Stanton. Traveling to different parts of the state, these students began to collect the stories and photos of various Vermonters and posted ...
Surrounded by breathtaking scenery and countless beautiful trees every day, it becomes easy for Middlebury students to take Vermont’s ecological beauty for granted. A new exhibit at the Vermont Folklife Center, “Portrait of a Forest: Men and Machine”, provides Middlebury the opportunity to learn ...
This Monday, Oct. 12, The Campus conducted an array of interviews in the town of Middlebury regarding its relationship with the College. These interviews were conducted with business owners, local residents and employees, and are intended to represent a diverse body of opinion. They come on the heels ...
Middlebury-based Otter Creek recently broke ground on new construction,. The company plans to add 8,000 square feet to the facility, which would make the campus the largest brewery in Vermont. The addition will increase yearly production by approximately 135,000 barrels, from 65,000 to about 200,000 ...