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Don't fear the freeze

5/8/08

By Keith Whitcomb Jr.
Critic Editor

To make sure the budget is balanced by the end of the fiscal year, the college has taken measures to control spending.

“Effective immediately, all spending for supplies, services, travel, and equipment will be frozen until the end of the fiscal year,” Wayne Hamilton, dean of administration, said in a memo.

The freeze affects departments, such as Digital and Graphic Arts, which have not completed their purchases yet. Some members of the LSC community, who did not wish to be named, were concerned that the fees paid by students as part of lab and course fees would go to paying the college’s bills and not course supplies.

“Our first priority is to balance the budget,” Hamilton said.

“Academic departments anticipating equipment and supply purchases from course fees and lab fees should submit their requests to Dean Dalton,” Hamilton also said in the memo. “If departmen

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 Community News Minimize
Messages to graduating seniors

1. Megan Monette
Message from her parents: “Congratulations, Megan! We are so proud of you.”

2. James V. Palmarozza
Message from family: “Congratulations on your graduation Jim! You have a bright future ahead of you. We are so proud of everything you have accomplished. Love, Mom, Dad & Rebecca.”

3. Alex Rapice
Message from his parents: “These four years went by so fast! We are very proud of you. Go west young man! GO WEST! Good luck in pursuing all of your dreams out west. Love, Mom & Dad.”

4. Rodney Mercier
Message from his family: “Congratulations Rod! You worked hard for this. We hope you get the job you want. Love, Mom, Dad, Randy & Mindy.”

5. Tracy Anketell
Message from her parents: “We are very proud of you! Love, Mom & Dad.”

6. Kaitlin Letourneau
Message from her parents; “Congratulations Katie, we are so proud of you! Love, Mom & Dad.”

7. Jeffrey Scott Dickinson
Message from hi

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Condoms are free on campus

Photo by Catherine Story5/8/08

Catherine Story
Business Manager

“We have a virtually unlimited number of condoms,” Avery Williams a Resident Assistant in Arnold said.

The condoms are Durex extra lubricated and they cost over a dollar a piece at Rite aid.

“All RAs on campus have condoms as well as all Resident Hall Directors and the Brown House and they are all completely free,” Williams said.

Some students are shy about the free condoms on campus.

“I’ve had some students come in a

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Critic TV

Spring Dip
By Gwen Cook, Allison Sullivan, Aimee Lawton.

Wet and wild action at the Spring Dip.



Who is your favorite professor?
By Keith Whitcomb Jr., Joshua James Gervais, Emily Curtis and Blair Wolston.

What did students say when asked “who is your favorite LSC professor?” Watch this video and find out.

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AIM may go the way of the dinosaurs in computer labs

5/8/07

By Ben Holbrook
Managing Editor

When one of the most often used programs in the computer labs is non-educational it can create problems for students who need to get work done.

With new software available the IT department has been able to monitor ten computers in the 24-hour lab to see which programs get the most use. IT has bee compiling the data for about a month, which was when they acquired the new software Mike Dente, head of IT, said.

The three most used programs in the computer labs are Internet Explorer, which was used the most, AIM came in second and Microsoft Word was the third most used program, Dente said.

Even though word was only the third most used program it wasn’t a huge concern since, “it isn’t like word isn’t getting used at all,” Dente said.

Jeb Stewart, a math major, didn’t care if AIM was removed from the computers because, “I don’t use it.”

Although nothing has been

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Cooking with Cook: Finals snacks

5/8/07

By Gwen Cook
Critic Staff

Ugh. Its finals time again. Most college students, me included, are completely jam packed with last minute papers, projects, and studying. There’s barely any time to do anything else but study, and certainly no time to prepare something to eat. So with this article, the last of the semester, I wanted to do every student at the campus a favor and do a snack article. I’m talking quick and easy things designed to go along with your jam-packed day. It may not all be brain food, but its sure going to hit the spot when it’s needed most.

Cream cheese and cherry dip
Ingredients-
1 package of cream cheese
1 jar of cherries (drained and sliced)
1 box of graham crackers

Procedure-
Mix cream cheese and cherries in a small bowl. Spread over graham crackers.

Microwavable nachos
Ingredients-
1 bag of tortilla chips
1 jar of salsa
1 jar of Ch

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Formerly British, at home in the states

Photo by Norman Johnson5/8/07

By Norman Johnson
Special to the Critic

"You get in about 6 a.m. unless you sleep well on a plane, things are a bit bleary," said Bill Barber about the 6½ hour plane ride from Boston to Heathrow in London.

Barber, fiftyish, well over six feet tall, has a basketball center's build, Celtic-Graying loose-curled hair and blue eyes. By today's airline seating standards, a flight of that length is pure misery for anyone of Barber's size.

On trips to England, Barber and

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A Time of War

5/8/07

By Nat Forcier
Special to the Critic

Nick Davis and Matt Howard, veterans who served multiple tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, provided some insights into the war in the last issue. Members of the National Guard have also been called upon to serve in this Global War on Terror. When Charlie Forrest, LSC staff member, was sent to Iraq as a member of the Guard, Harry Swett, LSC staff member and Vietnam veteran, gave him a small Vermont state flag. Forrest took it with him and then returned it to Swett on a visit home months later. Swett asked him to keep it for the remainder of his tour, but Forrest insisted it stay stateside. He added his name and unit numbers to the flag in white and it still hangs in College mailroom today. Forrest came home, but there is still the possibility that his unit will be called upon to serve again in this war.

Swett said it is "such an ironic thing" when American citizens "scoff" at our privile

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Reconstruction of the Athletic Fields Underway

5/8/07

By Jennifer Ingram
Critic Staff

The construction of a new field and an amphitheater, and improvements to the varsity and intramural fields are in the works. It is hoped that the intramural field will be completed by the fall of 2008, and that the varsity field will be completed by the fall of 2009.

“The varsity field which is located closest to the gym needs to be overhauled. There have been no improvements made to the field in nearly 20 years,” Chris Ummer, Director of Athletics said.

At this point in time, the plan is for the varsity field to be overhauled and then to have grass reseeded.

The varsity field has taken a beating due to the fact that there are so many events that happen on the field. In addition to games, class graduations, practices for soccer and summer camps all take place on the field.

The graduation ceremonies are rough on the fields because of the tent that is set up and the

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Hornets baseball, softball going to national tournaments

5/8/07

By Andrew R. Koch
Sports Editor

The Lyndon State baseball and softball teams have earned bids to go to the national tournaments for the first time in recent memory.

This year was the first winning season in several years for each team. The softball team learned about their bid last week, while the baseball team received their berth on Tuesday. According to a press release on the athletic department’s web site, this year was the baseball team’s first winning season in over ten years. The team has recently caught fire on their way to earning the bid.

Two weeks ago, the Hornets were on the outside looking in at a bid, as they were two games below .500. The team has won eight out of their last 11 games, including back-to-back doubleheader sweeps against UMaine-Farmington. The softball team has won five out of their last eight games and has had a winning record since April 12.

“I can’t even explain how I feel right no

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LSC hires new soccer coach, seeking new basketball coach

5/8/07

By Andrew R. Koch
Sports Editor

The Hornets have found one new coach and are looking to find another.

Jim Davis, the husband of administrative assistant Traci Davis, has been hired as the new head coach for women’s soccer. The athletic department is still searching for a new head coach for men’s basketball.

Former head coach Miles Etter decided to leave because he found that it was more difficult to balance both his full-time job and coaching, according to Athletic Director Chris Ummer. Ummer was very appreciative of the job Etter did as head coach.

“He did a wonderful job,” Ummer said. “He raised the bar for the program, and he did it effectively. Under his tenure, the women had their most success, by far.”

Davis, who graduated from North Country Union High School and Middlebury College, was hired because of his vision for the future of the school’s women’s soccer program.

“As much as Miles

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