THE CHAMPLAIN Cu r r e n t Champlain College • Burlington, Vermont Vol. 8, No. 56 • November 2010

Torrenting Raises Conflict on Campus by Ian Davis Earp, there are also legal uses Special to the Current for torrenting, which is the main argument promoting this service. A lot of talk on campus and “There are legitimate uses for Facebook lately has been about torrenting which, when brought torrenting. Many people have to our attention, we will try to been complaining about how assist with,” Earp says. “Recent their torrents have been slow or examples include our tweaking just plain not working. Different things so that the Blizzard students have gone to a few Updater, commonly used for administrators to try and see “World of Warcraft” and “Starcraft what the deal is with blocking 2,” would work despite being a this service. torrent- based program. Another Torrenting or BitTorrent is a similar program is the Square peer-to-peer file sharing service Enix updater included in “Final that allows one user to download Fantasy XIV,” also torrent-based.” files from many other users. Many Apart from the legality issues, people like this service because BitTorrent could be called a it allows them to download big greedy service. The way it gets files with ease and speed. What’s files so quickly is by attempting to so wrong with that? The issue connect to as many other users as is not so much the service, but possible in order to grab little bits what it gives users access to and of the file and piece them together. also how it behaves in a network It is a good concept, but, due to the environment. amount of connections a user can Paul Dusini, assistant vice make and how much bandwidth it president of Information Systems, uses, it creates issues in a large says that one of the biggest issues network environment. that Information Systems has The main technical issue run into is the Higher Education with torrenting is the amount Kyle Dodson, Director of Champlain’s Center for Service and Civic Engagement, gives blood at the Staff Council Blood Drive. PHOTO BY STEPHEN MEASE Opportunity Act. of bandwidth and connections it “Non-compliance with the attempts to make. The way the Higher Education Opportunity network is set up now, people Staff Council Blood Drive Sets Record Act means no financial aid for are given a certain amount of students,” says Dusini. Schools bandwidth and they can only The Staff Council-sponsored Fall “We came together as a Council. “That means we had a hill from Champlain’s campus. that do not start implementing use that amount at any one time. Blood Drive, held Wed., Oct. 27 community and were able to part in saving 200 to 300 lives.” Blood donation hours are Monday measures against peer-to-peer file Not everyone will be using their in Hauke Conference Center, set produce 100 pints of blood,” said The College’s record pint total for through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to sharing risk losing eligibility for assigned amount at one time a record for the annual event, Jen Perlee, Information Systems a blood drive is 101, set in 1990. 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:30 federal student aid. so people can be assigned more netting 100 pints of blood, nine senior analyst, who coordinated The Red Cross Blood Center a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Appointments John Earp, the Champlain bandwidth. The total bandwidth more than last fall’s total of 91 the event with help from other is located at 32 North Prospect are not necessary. network administrator, adds, “We assigned is much more than is pints. members of Champlain’s Staff Street in Burlington, just up the are required by law to implement actually there, so people still more technical measures to combat the or less share it. use of peer- to- peer technologies “Most clients will immediately to share copyrighted material. We attempt to open as many sessions shape all applications that utilize as possible and utilize all available Sew Successful: BYOBiz peer- to- peer so that the available bandwidth to facilitate sharing, bandwidth for these applications often drowning home networks is effectively zero. quickly, and contributing Entrepreneur at Work in Wick “Because of the primary use to congestion on enterprise of torrents is to distribute items networks,” says Earp. The other in a manner which violates law, it alternative to over-assigning by Elizabeth Crawford that sells his handmade a week coming up with a has become viewed by the public bandwidth would be to split the Staff Writer felt hats. As a member pattern.” as largely an illegal mechanism, bandwidth 100 percent equally of Champlain’s BYOBiz All of Hall’s hats are hence the laws being enacted among students. Doing the Walking into Lloyd Hall’s program, Hall has the unique either his original designs to curb its use,” Earp continues. math, that would be around 12.8 area of the BYOBiz office in opportunity to participate or are based on popular “Many of these illegal uses include Wick feels more like entering in a program specifically Pokémon characters. downloading music, movies, and See Torrenting a tailor’s shop than an office. designed for students with an He keeps ideas for new video games.” But, according to Page 6 The first noticeable feature entrepreneurial streak to start creations in a small is a white sewing machine or grow businesses during their sketchbook and is always standing where a computer time in college. But he didn’t up for taking custom would normally be on the always plan on turning what orders. desk. Instead of filing cabinets, started out as a small project “I make every hat to stacks of colorful felt line the for school into a full-fledged order so they can pick side of one wall, and in place business. whatever size and color of office supplies like pens and “In my senior year of high they want, or if they want staplers are spools of thread school we had to do a project in something that I don’t and packages of needles. On order to graduate, and it could have on my website they most afternoons, Hall can be be anything we wanted,” says can request it.” found chugging away at the Hall, who learned to sew in Because Hall is a whiz Lloyd Hall PHOTO BY ELIZABETH CRAWFORD 2 sewing machine or kneeling on middle school. “I saw someone on the sewing machine, the floor, needle and thread in wearing a hat like this one—” his simpler hats can take him “I sell them for anywhere hand and poring over a garment he indicates what looks like under 15 minutes to complete. from 15 to 50 dollars,” says spread out before him. a winter hat with cat ears He prices his products based Hall. “It depends on how much Tim Ashe Hall, a first year game sticking out of the top—“and I on the amount of time it takes Connects With design major, is the creator thought, I wonder if I can make him to finish, and that depends See Sew Young Vermonters of dimbarion.com, a website something like that. I spent on the difficulty of a project. 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PHOTO PROVIDED Champlain’s Brand Bodes Well for Admissions

by Amanda King who decided to enroll, was far higher schools or who simply disappear be more aware,” said Mortimer, to 6 Staff Writer than years past” said Ian Mortimer, off the radar. Of those accepted to have an increased drive to succeed the assistant vice president Champlain, nearly 700 sent their and know what they’re getting Times are tough around the of undergraduate admissions. deposits and 651 actually came. into. “As an enrollment division, we nation and the world, but here Admitting students and getting The process was filled with want to be transparent,” he said. Beat on the Street: at Champlain, class sizes have the right number to actually come uncertainties and questions this “We don’t just want students; we Humans vs. actually grown. Rumors have flown to Champlain is a tricky process year. In fact, Mortimer said, the want graduates.” Zombies around campus that is very economy left the Admissions But Admissions lets the college most frequently much guess- Department nervous in March and sell itself. “We’re not interested in citing a need and-check. April “because [they] didn’t know driving admissions up just so we PHOTO BY DILLON PALMER for money as This year how things would play out.” As the can deny more people,” Mortimer the driving for example, numbers illustrate, things worked said, which means being honest force behind 3,133 students out pretty well. Mortimer has a and open about Core and LEAD the college applied. theory why. as well as looking for students admitting so Admissions Champlain is, as students who are the right fit for the school many students. accepted and faculty know, a small college both in academics and in their 7 It turns out that 2,575 of those dedicated to providing “an extracurriculars. while the 651 The new Welcome and Admission Center at Perry Hall. students. experience-based education.” This While rising admissions new freshmen PHOTO BY STEPHEN MEASE The formula, “brand” of education has proven are great for Champlain and, make up the according itself to be more worth the money eventually, the economy, it does New Arts Section largest class Champlain has ever to Shawn McElwain, assistant than the more traditional routes come with some risks. The City of seen, their admittance had little, if director of Undergraduate offered by other colleges. This Burlington has capped the number anything, to do with money. Admissions, is to “accept roughly educational approach gets students of traditional residential undergrad “What we try to do as an three and a half times as many in their fields and prepares them enrollment division is predict … students as you want” to account for an extremely tough job market. See Admissions PHOTO BY DILLION PALMER our yield, or the number of students for students who choose other “Every year students seem to Page 6 Page 2 FEATURES The Champlain CurrentNovember 2010 REVIEWS Page 3

Young Senator Has a Establishing Muramasa: Future Cop LAPD by Sean Conrad planes. The objective is to get one Common Ground The Demon Blade (Wii) Staff Writer of your tanks in to the enemy base Finger on the Pulse of and prevent the enemy from doing by Cameron Williams the subject given the insight- Back in the day when it to you. While this may sound Staff Writer ful comments of the other stu- by Skyler Lendway you entertained for minutes. To Playstation games still came on simple, it requires a lot of strategy Young Vermonters dents present that evening. The Staff Writer top it off, the game is only avail- black CDs and Blossom was still and is one of the most addicting As you find yourself knocking on topic of euthanasia, or assisted able in Japanese with subtitles, on the air, a lovely little game game modes I have ever played. Death’s door, do you wish to end suicide, remains a controversialIn today’s game market, it’s easy completing the game’s inherent called “Future Cop: LAPD” was re- How easy is it to control a hover PHOTO PROVIDED your life through assisted suicide topic, one I have never fully con-to see which consoles are target- cultural immersion. Of course, leased. While the campaign mode tank, you ask? Well, not very easy to escape the pain, fronted in my life-ing the more mature age groups there are drawbacks. Several is pedestrianly mediocre, the mul- at all. You will slide off ledges, by Camille Dodson triumphs in politics was changing and focuses on issues that will af- difficult by looming student loan get the best possible time. However, the(Xbox and Playstation), and times throughout the game, the tiplayer mode is a fantastically down the sides of buildings, you Staff Writer the dynamic between Democrats fect them. payments. treatment before Common Groundwhich consoles are not (Wii). As player must equip certain swords designed, over- will overshoot and Progressives. He observed a “I’m spending more time than “I have the same horror story your inevitable fate, discussion placeda fan of Nintendo and its prod- or interact with specific charac- flowing cup of your targets, Tim Ashe is not your typical battle between the two parties in ever at work, while most of the as most college students,” Ashe or maybe sustain me in the shoes ofucts, it’s hard to see them losing ters. This may sound easy, but fun. and die at middle-aged, gray-haired, suit- the 2008 race for Vermont Senate, people who run against me don’t says referring to being $86,000 your life to show someone who hadground in an industry that’s ex- when every character and sword You are an least five times wearing senator; in fact he more where both seemed to be fighting work anymore,” Ashe explained, in debt after graduate school. His society the gifts to make such apanding with each passing year. has a long traditional Japanese officer of the after you get closely resembles a student mill- from the same position. At the describing the stress of campaign fellow senators didn’t have the you still have to of- life-altering deci-So when I got my hands on a copy name, I tend to get befuddled. LAPD in con- the hang of it. ing around the UVM campus, just time, Ashe was a member of the season. same disadvantage after college, fer before imminent sion for themselvesof Muramasa: The Demon Blade, I Game-play is simple yet ad- trol of the X-1, While control- as he did before graduating in Burlington City Council, a politi- Ashe is working on what he being that the cost of school was death? or a loved one. Iwas overjoyed to find a beautiful dictive. Players move through a vehicle that ling the X-1 1999, and diving into the world of cally divided group that required calls, “The Young Vermonters’ so much lower. This may seem eventually foundand unique game being brought the world in 2D, navigating from can transform in the walker politics. two or more parties to join forces Bill,” which addresses repaying Ashe explains that if it weren’t like a morbid and myself completelyto the console. province from province as they from a hover- mode is much “Like many people graduating in order to get anything passed. student loans and affordable hous- for the debt re-payment system convoluted ques- involved in the con- Muramasa is an action/plat- approach the next marked loca- ing battle tank easier, it is from Vermont colleges, I had no Ashe saw an opportunity to make ing for first-time home buyers. offered by his graduate school, tion that carries versation, despiteformer developed by Vanillaware, tion. Combat is randomized from into a mech still difficult, job lined up, and not many pros- politics about the issues at hand He has experienced success which helps him with loan pay- stealthy emotional not having mucha studio created by a group of area to area, and only once en- walker. In and I lost pects,” Ashe explained. A former rather than the party label. in similar areas in the past. ments so long as he works for the baggage, and that to say. The discus-former Atlus employees. The plot emies attack can your weapon the campaign count of how professor and personal friend of “I was gonna go out with a While working for the Burlington public, he wouldn’t have been able would be correct. sion was more of a follows the lives of two individu- be drawn. However, unlike most mode, you pilot many times Bernie Sanders approached him bang,” Ashe recalled of that year, City Council, Ashe worked with to return to Vermont. Instead, he Unfortunately, this is a question dialogue than a debate, and any als, Kisuke and Momohime, each games which struggle to utilize this veritable I died trying and said that Sanders was look- when he planned to leave the the Committee for Economic would have had to re-locate to a terminally ill patients and their student could offer an opinionwith their own story line. But no the motion-tracking potential of tool of destruc- to jump over ing to hire someone—fast. Council and run for Senate. He be- Development Housing and city that offered a higher paying loved ones face every day. Though whenever he or she felt like doingmatter who you choose to play, the Wii, Muramasa uses only the tion around short gaps. “‘He needs someone good, came the first name on a Vermont General Affairs to make it easier job, as was the case for most of his the question is grim enough, it so. The personal stories shared bythe format is the same: your char- control stick and two buttons for eight differ- The graph- and I told him you would do it,’” ballot to have both the letters for start-up technical innovation college classmates. He would like proved an insightful topic of dis- several students that night wereacter is tasked with traveling combat, to create a moveset that ent locales of ics of the Ashe said, quoting his professor, “D” and “P” next to his name, a companies to get bank loans. In to target this type of assistance cussion at Common Ground, one quite eye-opening and it was re-across Genroku-era Japan collect- I found myself settling into after 2100-era Los game don’t Richard Sugarman. decision that proved to be worth the past, these businesses, which for graduates of Vermont colleges, of the many available LEAD freshing to hear viewpoints of stu-ing Muramasa – demonic cursed about an hour of play. Angeles. Most of your enemies quite hold up to today’s standards, Ashe, an English and history the risk. Ashe was just 31 when offer no tangible product but are so that they are in the position to projects for Champlain College’s dents from various backgrounds.swords that cannot be sheathed If there is one major flaw of will be either people you can just obviously, but at the time it was major with no real political expe- he won a seat in the Vermont based on a person’s knowledge stay in Vermont if they so choose. Class of 2014. Yes, common ground was indeed until they draw blood. Several this game, it’s the length. After stomp over or lightly armored ve- slightly above average. The light- rience, jumped on the opportunity. Senate. or abilities, had trouble getting Ashe is aware of the reality that For those mystified by its con- established, but what was mostbarriers have been placed in your starting with Momohime, it took hicles, though they do get tougher ing effects were quite impressive, What started out as a front desk His age might have been a dis- loans. Ashe developed a seed many Vermonters will want to cept, Common Ground is a group important was that each studentpath, but the more powerful the me all of five hours to complete as the game progresses. as were the explosions, but the position, answering phones and advantage in that first race, but it capital fund that allows people travel or move around after col- discussion run by the LEAD pro- present that evening learned that blades you collect, the more bar- the story-line, and another six for One of the most powerful rest of the game was middle of dealing with the public, turned now puts him a unique position with promising business plans to lege, something that other sena- gram as one of the many projects everyone has a varying opinion riers you can pass. Kisuke. Then I realized that I had weapons the enemy possesses is the road. The game’s sound qual- into much more. Ashe became a among other Senate members. seek equity investments from the tors see as a crisis for the state. incoming freshmen have the op- on what to do when approaching To call Muramasa an ar- only unlocked half of the weapons the ability to send you back to the ity is acceptable, but never really point person for Sanders within “If you looked at the members state-created fund. These are the Ashe confirmed this notion tion of attending for their LEAD death, as well as on death itself. tistic game would be an un- available, and each character had start of the level if you die. The wows you. The most memorable the next two and half years. They of the Senate, you’d see a mid- types of business that are promot- when he served as a guest speak- requirement. LEAD runs Common Sophomore Peer Advisor Brianderstatement. Like the rest of at least a third of the map left to levels are not particularly short, audio and video part of the game traveled around the state working dle-aged group, and one person ed by Champlain’s BYOBiz pro- er in one of Elaine Young’s classes Ground once every few weeks and Scholten said the best part about Vanillaware’s repertoire, it oozes explore. Just then, the narrator than-satisfying title. While a little not saying that everyone should so a complete lack of checkpoints is the dialogue, both in campaign on important issues, such as food stands out like a sore thumb,” gram, and are the ones that many at Champlain College last year. offers a variety of discussion top- Common Ground is “learning thatstyle from every facet. Each prov- steps in to say, “Hey, try beating on the short side, the mixture of run out to by a copy, but if you can is frustrating, to say the least, and and multiplayer. The campaign programs for seniors and domes- Ashe said, referring to himself. He Champlain students will hope to Ashe posed a question to the ics such as immigration, home- everything isn’t all there is,” andince you visit is a new ambiance the game with different weapons adaptable game-play and immers- get your hands on it used or bor- is the game’s biggest downfall. The characters are constantly hilari- tic violence programs. sees this as a tremendous advan- develop after graduating. class, asking how many of them lessness, internet safety, and how it provides students with anto immerse yourself in. Every cut- to unlock different endings.” ing visuals kept me hooked long rowed, you’ll be glad you did. story is rather free flowing and ous, and Sky Captain is always “I got my political lessons from tage in that he has insights to the Ashe also worked with the planned to stay in Vermont after euthanasia. Through discussing opportunity to see through a dif-scene has enough detail to keep Muramasa proved to be a more- after the story had concluded. I’m doesn’t feature a central villain, berating you for either beating Bernie,” Ashe explained. “I went pulse of the population of young Vermont Housing Finance Agency college. Roughly one third of the such hot-topic issues, Common ferent looking glass, so to speak. but the conclusion is satisfying. him or getting beaten by him. “I. from being just a young kid with Vermonters that his colleagues to expand home ownership pro- class raised their hand, proving Ground’s mission is for students He believes Common Ground is The game’s second mode is LIVE. AGAIN!” He was truly a no deeply grounded beliefs to be- may not have. grams that would directly affect Ashe’s point. to establish—you guessed it— an excellent way for students to Precinct Assault, a reverse cap- fantastic opponent, until I made ing able to watch government and Perhaps it is the fact that he young Vermonters. Ashe explained “We need to be realistic common ground with one another. learn about the differences be- ture the flagesque game that can him ‘splode. public service in action.” still struggles to find a balance that many college graduates will about the experience that young As a freshman, I opted to attend tween one another and believes Want to review your favorite game? be played against a second player “Future Cop LAPD” was a While Sanders is known for between his full-time job, trying be in the position to purchase Vermonters are looking for,” Ashe the Common Ground on Monday, that it serves as a way for stu- or Sky Captain, an AI. There are great romp through a despotic Los being a leading member of the to run a winning campaign, and their first home sooner than they said. “I want to focus on infra- October 18. The topic of the eve- dents to express their opinions. several maps, but they all have Angeles, and though it has some Progressive Party, Ashe is hesitant having a life, that connects him think. His initiatives put housing structure that supports being a ning was euthanasia. So why not do some soul- Send it to the Current! the main red and blue bases on shortcomings, it is still worth a to affiliate himself with one party, Vermont’s young population. He resources into down-payment as- Though I admittedly had searching for a LEAD require- opposite sides of the map. You play through. If you can find it, but says that he practices pro- knows that college kids are per- sistance, a crucial step in home- See Ashe little knowledge of it, I gained ment? You might even learn a Send reviews to [email protected]. can spawn little tanks or planes pick it up and see if you can give gressive politics. One of his first forming a similar balancing act, ownership which is made more Page 6 new thoughts and opinions on thing or two. from your base with points, which Sky Captain a run for his money. you get by claiming turrets or de- Final opinion: 4 out of 5. stroying enemy turrets, tanks, or

From Sew and use money from a separate Little Con, Page 1 account owned by BYOBiz as The Midnight Meat collateral. The Loan Guarantee has to be hand sewn.” was introduced last spring and Big Heart: Dimbarion.com was featured although no student has used Train Going Anywhere on Go Nintendo, a site for it yet, it has the potential to be fans of the gaming console. a valuable resource for a future Anime Vermont The recognition on the web up-and-coming business. by Michael Varasso case of The Midnight Meat Train, roles, Jones provides an incred- means that Hall has received Instead of borrowing money, Staff Writer the plot is what sets it apart. ible character without ever utter- orders from all over the world, Hall uses the profit he makes Kitumara manages to give the ing a word. by Frank Stetson anime paraphernalia and a whole including places like Australia, from his felt hats to buy his In memory of the latest holiday to audience their desired gore bits, Jones’ character boards Appointments: 802.879.4811 Staff Writer wall filled with manga for sale. Belgium, the United Kingdom, supplies. His sewing skills have pass by, Halloween, I decided to while at the same time focusing trains and in an emotionless – When going to a panel, the at- and Ireland. Hall says he can even prompted his dorm mates review a movie so grotesque that on the relationship troubles of Terminator-esque – fashion, dis- 400 Cornerstone Dr, Ste 220, Williston Where is the one place where tendees had a lot more interac- usually predict when the most to barter clothing repairs from even the name invokes terrible Leon (Cooper). patches bodies. This is a large one can see people dressed up as tion with the guests due to the orders will come in. him with packages of Easy things: The Midnight Meat Train. Leon is a stressed-out photog- part of the strength of the movie a wolfman, Pokemon, or video small room sizes. For example, I “I sell a lot during winter Mac. BYOBiz has helped To answer your first question, rapher whose girlfriend, Maya (other than the very well done game favorites Mario and Luigi? had a nice chat with Chris Cason and right before conventions,” transform Hall’s hobby into no, it’s not porn; The Midnight (Bibb), a sexy book worm working fight scenes). The audience is left No, it’s not Halloween. It’s the an- (an ADR director and voice actor), he says. a lucrative business, and his Meat Train is a horror/gore film as a waitress, harbors ambitions wondering why Mahogany is kill- ime convention, Bakuretsu Con, who was a guest at the con after Hall’s entrepreneurship is drive and determination in from 2008 that harkens back to for Leon. As a result, Maya intro- ing these people: is he sadistic? Is held October 21-24, 2010 at the he had finished premiering his nurtured by BYOBiz, headed doing something he loves, says the days of the 80’s slasher films. duces Leon to an art gallery cura- there a greater purpose? Is there Hampton Inn and Convention new anime, “Birdy The Mighty: up by Program Director Robert Bloch, is exactly the type of But with an unfortunate limited tor (Brooke Shields), who snubs a purpose? Center, its location every year Decode.” I would not have had Bloch. Any student, according attitude that helps a student release of 100 theaters, this movie the tofo-loving photographer for Unfortunately, if The Midnight since 2002: this chance if I had been at a big to Bloch, can join the program become successful. remains a hidden gem. having “melodramatic” pictures. Meat Train has a gaping weak- Bakuretsu Con can be described con. as long as they have a good “It’s really fun and Based on Clive Barker’s short In quite possibly one of the ness, it is the end. Kitumara man- simply as the little con with the When it came to the staff and idea and are willing to work satisfying to work with young story of the same name, directed by worst solutions ever, Leon pro- ages to hold the entire film to- big heart. Bakuretsu has an av- attendees of Bakuretsu Con, I hard. entrepreneurs, watching them the Japanese film maker Ryuhei ceeds to start following around gether until the end, and granted erage attendance don’t think I’ve “What I look at is, they really care about something, build Kitumara and starring Vinne a man he suspects of murder: the ending isn’t entirely his fault. of about 500-600 ever dealt with a have to have the motivation. something, explore something. Jones (Green Street Hooligans), Mahogany (Jones), the impos- The end sequence is well shot people, which is friendlier group of There are lots of students with I work with some of these kids Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) ing, mute, psychopathic butcher and visually very intense; how- much smaller than people. The staff great ideas, or what they think for four years or more and and Leslie Bibb (Iron Man), The named only in the credits. ever, the conclusion to the story the bigger con- and attendants get are great ideas, but they come I become a mentor. It’s very Midnight Meat Train will take Following around a man sus- leaves the audience feeling disap- ventions such as to know each other and they go. I’ll work with any satisfying.” you on an unforgettable ride not pected of murder may not be the pointed (and a little pissed). Anime Boston and better because they student who wants to work… meant for the squeamish. greatest idea; yet, as with most 3/5 stars – Seriously, it is not Otakon. But with come year after I’ll find a way to work with With most horror/gore films, horror movies, Leon’s poor choices a porn. this smaller atten- year. It was as if ev- them. Even if a student does Lloyd Hall, his equipment and creations. PHOTOS BY ELIZABETH CRAWFORDthe strength of the film itself is provide a compelling story for the dance and smaller eryone knew each not keep their business they’ve independent from the plot. In the audience. In one of his greatest area to work with other already;I saw gained important educational (there are only nine no problems or un- experience. It builds their rooms for the entire ruly or rude attend- confidence.” convention), there ees. It is a family- Bloch understands the value is a much more in- friendly convention BYOBiz students get out of timate connection that clearly labels participating in the program, ./7%.2/,,).' -%.5/&3%26)#%3 with everyone in- panels as 16+ or but he also feels satisfied Cosmetology: January 10th, Full Time Haircut (includes shampoo and dry) $10 volved. It’s like a show a popular 18+ if the panels aren’t for the watching people like Hall grow January 24th, Part Time Style $7 local band would play at a small young ones. I went to two of these their businesses and become Esthetics: January 24th Special Occasion Style $20 hall that can only fit 50 people vs. older panels: “The Cosplay Dating successful. Color $25 a headlining band playing at a Game” (much like The Dating Bloch advises all of his Holiday Gift Certificate Packages Now Available for Purchase: Highlights $40 football stadium. Game TV Show of olde) where a students to “fail smart, fail Manicure $10 Bakuretsu Con offers every- Pimp Luigi was attempting to cheaply—quickly, and with $!9/&"%!549 Pedicure $25 thing the big cons offer: video find a bachelor that could bring as little money as possible.” Facial with Makeup, Manicure, Pedicure, rooms that show anime during in the hos, and “Vampires Don’t Part of being an entrepreneur Customized Treatment and Style ($78 Value) Esthetic Facial $30 open con hours, panels run by Sparkle,” a one-hour panel bash- is taking risks, but repeated All services performed by supervised students. Above starting prices vary according to student level. fans and guests (such as discuss- ing the hell out of Twilight. financial downfall is not ing RPG storylines and the state Bakuretsu Con isn’t just an always a possibility. BYOBiz *).',%"%,,3 of the anime industry), work- anime convention, though; it brings students a taste of their Haircut & Color ($35 Value) shops, a manga library, a dealers also ran charity events all week- own real-world small business, room and even their own mas- end, including a blood drive on so there are many channels &/),3 querade (which I actually had to Saturday and a charity auction -)34,%4/% through which a student can Facial & Makeup ($30-$40 Value) stand in line for. It’s not a real that benefitted a local charity. obtain capital. The most often anime convention unless you Bakuretsu Con is a small, used approach is asking for All services performed by supervised students. Must present ad to receive have to wait in line at least once.) friendly, intimate convention investments from friends and coupon offer. Valid while supplies last. All offers expire 12/31/2010 www.tspaWilliston.com It is small, though. The dealer’s where the staff makes you feel family, but the program also room, for example, only had four welcome, the attendees are a Loan Guarantee fund set up dealers, but they still had every- friendly, and hugs from fairy girls at Key Bank, a program where thing a bigger con would have are commonplace. a student can take out a loan from Japanese snacks to random Page 4 EDITORIAL The Champlain CurrentNovember 2010 COLUMNS Page 5 Champlainer’s Almanac Fashion Advice: Editorial ReJoyce by Britney Farrell by Erin Gleeson growers, herders, or individuals/ exchange a number of hours of Staff Writer families that work with ecologi- work for room and board. What’s November Exclusive Don’t Do It: Why Being Unmotivated is Good for Us cally sound methods of farming. different, though, is that it does Dear Champlainer’s Almanac, WWOOF volunteers are individu- not have a single focus on sus- All of my friends are trav- als of all ages who are interested tainable farming/practices. Some by Kiyomi Yamashita three questions: Does it look flat- about the rules at first. Go with It’s dark outside when we get because every time we don’t do experimenting with as many by being aware of what you elling abroad next semester. in learning about organic farming, hosts are looking for language Staff Writer tering or appealing? Does it feel what makes you happy and what up for class now. The group something that we don’t want things as you are interested love, but you can steer yourself Unfortunately, it just won’t work country living, and culture. Here’s exchange, Bed & Breakfasts and comfortable? And are you happy feels good. However, it is still ad- projects that we’ve been put- to, it means we are choosing to in—public speaking, rugby, to do something that makes out for me because I recently how it works: Pick a country, be- Inns may need help with rooms One thing’s for sure: November with it? visable to learn as much as you ting off for months are finally do something we like better. drugs, blogging, playing the you happy. changed majors and really need come a member of that country’s and tourists, or a family is looking is a cold month, and it may have There is a lot to think about can. Read a magazine. Talk to a due. We’ve had time to notice That’s why mastering a guitar—and finding out which With the uncertain future to catch up. I’m really bummed WWOOF program (for a very for help to renovate their beauti- a treacherous atmosphere. It will when you are new to fashion. friend. Experiment with clothes the flaws in our professors, our simple, honest shortcut can be ones you are most passionate ahead, we can’t plan for the because I want to travel, but sum- minimal fee, usually about 25-30 ful old château. The types of work snow and get to near-freezing Thinking too hard can show in an and accessories. It’s always awe- roommates, our dining hall, good for us. The key word there about. jobs that we’ll get, or the cit- mertime will be my only option USD), pick a host, set up a time for are endless. temperatures. The greatest ad- outfit. If thinking about your look some to learn more things, so and our administration. In is honest. Most people still Everyone has natural “pulls” ies we’ll move to, or what we’re and I don’t have a lot of money to an extended stay; once the details WorkAway is in existence to vice I can give you, is to dress gets overwhelming, don’t worry have fun. short, it’s the time in the se- confuse shortcuts as a replace- toward certain activities and going to have to do for love or spend. Is there any way for me to are arranged, buy promote cultural for warmth. No one wants their mester when we start to feel ment for the real thing, but if situations, and this is the time money once we graduate from travel without emptying my bank a plane ticket, visit understanding, and feet to be numb or their hands “blah” about the stuff that used instead we are honest with the to become aware of them and Champlain. Even if we try to account? the farm, and for to enable cheap to freeze. When you’re outdoors, to excite us. Our parents and people we work with and say, figure out how you can further prepare ourselves by working – Stagnant Student about 4-6 hours a travel that encour- these are important things to professors don’t like us to talk “Hey, I know this isn’t ideal, incorporate them into your life- hard in classes, finding jobs day of learning their ages the appre- think about. When you’re indoors, about it, but this is the point but realistically, “x” is all I can style. College is when we ex- and internships, and getting Stagnant Student, trade the host will ciation of culture. you can have more fun. where we learn how to decide manage,” everyone will be hap- tract the reoccurring themes in the advice of professors and ad- Hey there, fellow wanderlust- put you up with free Families, organiza- There is a way to still look good what not to do. pier in the end. our lives and put them to good visors, one of the major lessons ful student with an empty wallet! room and board. tions and business when dressing warm. Jackets, November is when we figure Once you’ve mastered it, use. that students must relearn ev- Now is a great time to travel be- So, yes, you will people are more gloves, boots, hats, and earmuffs out how to do eight hours of the trick is to use your power As a kid, I was obsessed with ery semester is that random- cause we’re young and don’t have get your hands dirty. than happy to ex- are some winter fashion tools work in five. It’s when we learn for good, because it can eas- drawing architectural sketches ness and opportunity are going full-time jobs yet. That doesn’t Yes, you will have to change your work that may come in handy this cold to negotiate with our superi- ily turn evil. If you’re going to of houses, but I knew by high to be in control no matter what mean it’s easy, or cheap, though. earn your keep. But for not only room season. ors by getting extensions on college to figure out what you school that I hated math enough our resumes and GPAs say. Most of us have to work during if you think about and board, but for Make sure to hook yourself up assignments or writing care- want to do with the rest of your to not want to be an architect. When so much is out of our the summer, and even those of us it, you’re benefit- some personal guid- with a pair of winter boots. These fully-worded emails to profes- life, that means you should be It wasn’t until my sophomore hands, all we can do is to know who don’t still don’t have endless ing the whole way ed tours of the sur- boots will protect your feet and sors telling them that maybe at Champlain that I realized I ourselves well and make sure funds for plane tickets, food and through. You’re rounding areas. prevent them from getting wet last Tuesday’s assignment was could pursue my house dreams that every decision places us in hotels. I’m going to suggest to you learning a new trade, whether CouchSurfing: Calling all on slushy days. It’s good if your a waste of time. In short, it’s through environmental activ- a more ideal working and living what I’ve researched for myself— you’re making wine on a vineyard vagabonds! There is a whole gi- jacket and boots match, so keep when we decide what’s impor- College is ism and writing. First, I built a situation. Howard Thurman volunteer and host opportunities. in Tuscany, preparing cheeses and ant network of people who love to that in mind when shopping for tant and what’s not. tiny house with the Center for says it best: “Don’t ask what There are handfuls of opportuni- jams in Provence, or tending to a travel, and who love to help oth- your winter look. Black boots go Cutting corners is usually when we Service last year, then I shift- the world needs. Ask what ties and programs that allow you vegetable garden in Yamaguchi. ers travel. Meet the CouchSurfing with anything. Red goes with thought of as a bad thing, but ed to an even closer match for makes you come alive, and go to travel cheap while immersing You’re immersing yourself in a world. CouchSurfing is a tight-knit blue; grey goes with blue; yel- if skipping a Core reading or extract the my personality: blogging about do it. Because what the world yourself in foreign cultures. So, if new culture, language, and life- world-community of curious cul- low goes with green; there are half-assing a paper means that tiny houses for a website called needs is people who have come your idea of travel is sitting on the style by staying with, eating with, ture enthusiasts who offer a couch more combinations, so feel free to students can maintain their reoccurring Small House Style. alive.” beach in Punta Cana, in a fenced and working with a native family (or two), a floor, or even a guest experiment. sanity, then can we be blamed? This is why I encourage you off “paradise,” then put the paper instead of being another sheep in room, to fellow CouchSurfers. Inside fashion can be more fun Being lazy isn’t an excuse to themes in our to take your motivations and down because I have no advice for a herd of tourists. You’re meeting Want to see cities and villages be- to work with. Underneath your procrastinate or rush through unmotivations seriously this you. If you want to experience cul- people from all over the globe, who hind the scenes, through the eyes jacket, it’s nice to completely a project, but it happens re- lives and put semester. When you feel your- tures, people, and languages, how- have similar, and vastly different, of a local? Make an account at cover your legs. Skirts are great, gardless, so instead of trying self becoming “blah” about a Rachel Salois ever, tie up those shoes and pack goals and interests. And, to top it Couchsurfing.org, make a profile, but you’re going to freeze those to stifle our natural unmoti- them to task, think about what kind of Editor-in-Chief a bag! Here are just a few of the off, you’re aiding in some sustain- find people—across the world— bare legs. Thick leggings will vations, sometimes we need lifestyle can prevent you from many programs that may interest able living. who share similar interests or sim- fix that problem. Leggings will to recognize them. Heck, they good use. having to do it a lot. Obviously, you for cheaper summer travel: WorkAway: Workaway.info is ply interest you. These hosts want work if you’re wearing a longer might even need to be cele- you can’t steer yourself into an WWOOF (World Wide a website that supports “fair work to let you learn about their culture, shirt as well. Many people wear brated every once and a while, easy and painless lifestyle just Opportunities on Organic exchange between budget travel- and learn about yours—all while jeans and a T-shirt; that’s per- Farms): WWOOFing is an ex- lers, language learners or culture showing you at the least a place fectly okay. Champlain College change—not an excuse to travel seekers and families, individuals to sleep, and at the most, a good gives out a plenty of shirts, so for cheap, so expect to get your or organizations who are looking time. If you put enough planning you can always have one. When it http://www.chictopia.com/photo/show/203536 What’s on your mind? hands dirty. With that said, it for help with a range of varied and comes to jeans, scout around for Aside from the decent color-coordination of this outfit, the boots are fabulous — promises to be a life changing interesting activities.” So, much See Almanac the perfect pair; you can always they work because they blend with the outfit, but with enough contrast to be noticed. experience. WWOOF hosts are like WWOOFing, a volunteer will Page 6 find the perfect size, shape, and Email your letter to the editor to [email protected] length. The outfit comes down to Local Student Claims to Love Pink Floyd, Cracks Under Questioning by Michael Sheerin from Atom Heart Mother—one of he got all nervous, and was, like, nation are claiming to love bands stated psychologist Theodore can be done to stop the spread of Staff Writer Pink Floyd’s less popular albums. ‘um…Wish You Were Here, and they know nothing about. The Schliebenstein, author of the best- posers, Schliebenstein responded, Upon commenting that the song uh…Another Brick in the Wall, epidemic, dubbed “Poserism,” has seller Posers: The Silent Killer. “identification is the first step. Tragedy struck the Champlain was “pretty good,” and “sounds a and…Money.’ And so I was all, hit college campuses particularly “The onset of symptoms typically Only when the afflicted has re- campus last Thursday when lot like Floyd,” Jarvis accidentally like, ‘that’s only three, man.’ And hard; many schools have formed comes shortly after going to col- alized their condition can they freshman Chad Jarvis unwitting- revealed his terrible secret. then he’s all, ‘Give me a second support groups for afflicted stu- lege. For reasons we haven’t quite begin the long process of return- ly revealed he knew very little of “I was all, like, ‘Dude! This is to think, dude.’ And I was like, dents. “I used to be a total Dead- figured out, the afflicted feel a sud- ing to civilized society—a process 60’s/70’s progressive rock band Floyd!’” stated Smoot. Jarvis re- ‘No way man! You’re, like, the head,” said UVM student Alyssa den animalistic need for approval, we call “un-douchification.” If the Pink Floyd, despite constantly portedly attempted to play off Pink Floyd guy! How can you not McDuden. “Oh, God, there I go and latch on to whatever they poser never realizes his disease, referencing them in conversation. his ignorance of the song as a know five of their songs?!’ Then he again! Ok, so I’ve, like, never ac- perceive to be “cool,” or “steezy.” he will keep posing until he either “He’s always wearing this dirty- joke, claiming that, “Of course it’s mumbled something about having tually listened to the Grateful Claiming to love music they’ve graduates, transfers, drops out, or ass Dark Side of the Moon shirt, Floyd,” and that he was “just kid- class, and just sorta power-walked Dead. But I really like my skull never actually listened to seems is murdered by his peers for be- like, every day,” reported a for- ding.” Smoot was then quoted as away. Kid’s like, a total poser.” shirt and it impresses guys when to be the most prevalent symp- ing such a sanctimonious bastard. mer friend of Jarvis, Todd Smoot. asking Jarvis to name five songs As of press time, Jarvis could I bring them up in conversation. tom; though many of the afflicted To use vernacular that the youth “You’d think he’d be really into by Pink Floyd, at which point not be reached for comment, I’ve heard that Johnny Garcia have also been observed carrying of today would understand: If you them, right?” Jarvis became visibly nervous. though he was spotted walking was, like, really great, but I more around skateboards, and wearing don’t do a thang ‘bout it, posers The startling revelation came “At first he was all, like, ‘C’mon around campus in a Phish shirt of a Ke$ha person. It’s just, like, jackets meant for snowboarding, gonna pose. They just gon’ pose to bear at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, dude, of course I can name five and Birkenstocks. way cooler to be a Dead fan… when in fact they have no experi- all over the place.” November 4, when Jarvis over- Floyd songs,’” reported Smoot. “So Jarvis’ situation is not unique; right?” ence in either sport. None at all.” heard “Fathers Shout,” a track I was, like, ‘then do it, man.’ Then, each week, more people across the “Poserism is a strange disease,” When asked what, if anything,

Coming Out: Your Coming to Montreal? Faux Tan Here’s What Experience May Differ by Amina Srna made with naturally derived dyes, Staff Writer some which contain oils from tree You Should Know nuts that hydrate the skin and by Amanda King deal. Others, like my dad, had the Marked by mid-term exams and give it a hint of color. by Kayleigh Blanchette before you cross the border. Staff Writer opposite reaction. runny noses, fall is already in full Cheaper alternatives to get- Montreal Correspondent You don’t have to be broke af- The process of coming out re- gear. You may have noticed that ting bronzed are also out there. ter you leave Montreal though, as October 11 was National Coming ally isn’t quick or even a one- as the sun begins to hide behind TanTowel, a self-tanner that So you’ve decided to study long as you budget a bit. Hopefully Out Day. The event is celebrated time deal. Every time I made new stormy rain clouds, the once bold closely resembles something like abroad in Montreal? Good choice! you’ve been putting aside some in a multitude of ways (from edu- friends and when I started college, lines that mark where your bath- a baby wipe, deposits a flawless Studying abroad in Montreal may spending money for your study cational events to “donating” your I had to do it all over again. When ing suit ends are beginning to glow on your skin without the risk just end up being one of the best abroad experience. Almost any Facebook status to I graduate, move slowly fade into an all encompass- of streaking. Each towel is sold decisions you’ve amount of money Rachel Salois Editor-In-Chief the Human Rights and get a job, I’ll ing shade of pale. for only $2 at Mirror Mirror by ever made. There can get you by for Campaign) and have to do it again. Luckily, being pale is so in right the Waterfront on 3 Main Street, are a few things a semester; it all Elizabeth Crawford Managing Editor EDITORIAL POLICY occasionally runs Each time is a bit now. Looking like you spend the where you can find all sorts of lo- you should know depends on your for more than one different, and, for majority of your day inside is defi- tions and potions to meet your though before you determination and The Champlain Current publishes news and opinions to day. The purpose me at least, a bit nitely mysterious and sexy, and tanning needs. pack your bags and ability to compro- is to raise aware- easier than the staying out of the sun will decrease Before you venture off on your head north. mise. For example, EDITORIAL BOARD the Champlain College student body and by extension ness about LGBTQ/ last. the amount of photo damage you road to faux tan, you need to ex- First, make a you can buy steak to numerous related audiences. The Current serves as a Queer issues and to Each person’s have in the long run, keeping your foliate. Grab a loofa or mix sugar trip to Costco or for cheap here, but Alex Dahl Art Director pedagogical vehicle to further the educational opportunities try to make a dif- experience is tai- skin looking younger longer. and olive oil to create a fantastic your favorite bulk- chicken is pricey. Carissa Stimpfel Features Editor of Champlain College students in all programs of study. ference in our own lored by a wide However, if you simply can’t scrub. Then slough off all that dead sized store and Also, be sure to set and others’ lives. variety of factors. Each sexuality embrace your pasty tone, don’t skin, concentrating on the ankles, stock up on a few aside about $250 Amanda King Columns Editor Coming out, is, as you prob- or gender identity means a new run off to the tan- knees and elbows to things. It’s not that for excursions to Sean Conrad Reviews Editor The Current’s primary function is to give voice to the ably know, a completely different set of challenges. Each nationality, ning booths just prevent them from you can’t purchase Ottawa and Quebec diverse issues and interests of import to the College’s experience for everyone, so what race, family, religion and regional quite yet! As if the getting too dark. If these items in City. Each costs students and by extension, the rest of the Champlain I say here might not apply to all location will influence how people thought of looking you’re doing your Montreal, it’s that $120 and they are community. While mindful of the differing tastes of its of you. I could sit here and regur- react to you. Even your job and like Snooki isn’t own tan, start at they are very expensive, since you completely worth it. STAFF WRITERS readers, the Current believes that opinions responsibly gitate the hordes of advice vari- age will impact what happens. enough to scare one end of your body are in the heart of downtown. Buy You not only need to budget ous gay rights organizations have Because of this, it’s extremely dif- you, according to and systematically the biggest package of toilet paper your money, you need to be able Kayleigh Blanchette Xan Mandell and realistically expressed deserve to be given voice. produced on the topic, but I have ficult to describe what it’s like, the World Health work your way to the that you can find; I promise, you to manage your time in Montreal, Emily Cummings Allison Neal a problem with that. Most of them what you should do, or anything Organization, tan- other and remember won’t regret it. Stock up on mac as well. Here, there are endless Subjects including sex, violence, alcohol, drugs, and focus on how to advice and dealing else related to coming out. ning beds have been to wash your hands and cheese because, for some rea- places for you to visit and tons of Britney Farrell Michael Sheerin profanity will appear in the Current only when they with any negative consequences. However, there are two things recently moved into afterwards! son, the Canadian version of Kraft things to do; it’s guaranteed you Erin Gleeson Jillian Towne further the content of the piece, and will be printed at the Few mention what the experience you should take away. The first is the highest cancer Either way you go, tastes weird. If you love cheddar will never be bored. So when you’re is like. that coming out isn’t a one time risk category. the tan will last you (and you probably do since you faced with the option of hitting up Amanda Mahony Michael Varraso discretion of the editor-in-chief in consultation with the I came out as bisexual when I over and done with deal, but a It’s not worth about a week to ten live in Vermont) find the largest that new bar with your friends on managing editor and the faculty advisor. was 16 years old. For me the ex- lifelong, never-ending process. the risk, especially days because it stays block of Cabot in stores and buy Thursday or finishing that essay perience was slow and liberating, The second is absurdly simple but when there are so on the top layers of a few. Cheese both tastes different that’s due for history, you need yet absolutely terrifying. It took overlooked way too often: When many safer alternatives. the skin, leaving the dermal lay- --Vermonters are plagued with an to prioritize. It doesn’t seem hard Warren Baker Faculty Advisor me a day to come out to all of you come out you have to come out Spray tans, like the ones offered ers beneath untouched. Now that amazing taste for cheddar--and now, but when you think about the my friends, and two years to tell to yourself first and accept your at Body Le Bronze on 297 Pearl you’re armed with all the informa- costs more. Some of your favorite fact that you are only going to be Printed at Vermont Publishing Co., St. Albans, Vermont my mom. Some people were com- Street, are done in computerized tion you need, you’re well on your items can cost at least double what pletely supportive and basically See Coming Out booths and run $12 a piece. The way to becoming the bronzed God/ you’d pay for them in America, so See Montreal shrugged it off like it was no big Page 6 solution of the spray is generally Goddess that I know you can be! save a few bucks and stock up Page 6 Page 6 The Champlain CurrentNovember 2010 ARTS Page 7

From Ashe From Montreal From Almanac Page 2 Page 5 Page 5 A City young professional in Vermont.” living in Montreal for a semester, into it, you could CouchSurf your Beat on the Street: by Brittny Gross Ashe realizes that participat- you want to seize every opportu- way through a city, province, or

ing in politics is not a top prior- nity that you can. You just have to country. Although you will still be Email submissions to [email protected].. Poetry must be under 65 lines, creative non-fiction and fiction excerpts (ie: first chapter) under 450 words. Submit your drawings, poetry, creative non-fiction, and fiction to the Champlain Current’s Art Section to be considered for publication. Calling all artists and writers! Want to see your work published? ity for most college students, and know when to prioritize, because paying for food, this is a great way is cautious in how he approaches as it is in Burlington, it’s hard to to meet people, make friends, and Why do you participate in that portion of the voting popula- catch up when you get behind. travel cheap. tion. Ashe recalled his own expe- Just a few other pieces of If you can’t afford to travel this rience as a college student who advice: summer, and are living in an apart- Humans vs. Zombies? cared about political issues but The textbooks you need for ment (as I’m sure your parents wasn’t necessarily involved. Montreal are mostly Canadian, or don’t want to host some ready-to- by Skyler Lendway “Could you have pulled me out translated, so don’t plan on finding party Parisians), then sign up as Staff Writer of my dorm to go see some poli- the textbooks online or in a book a host. Offer up a couch. Or, just tician have a meeting? Probably store here easily. I’d suggest get- offer the opportunity to get cof- Photos by Dillion Palmer not.” ting them through the Champlain fee with a fellow CouchSurfer and He makes efforts to connect bookstore before you make the show them around when they visit with students outside of campaign trek to Montreal. your town or city. season, an approach he considers For extra mobility, consider to be a more honest dialogue. He buying your own router because These are only three of the avoids social networking sites, you have to hook up to the internet many, many opportunities to trav- saying that he feels guilty intrud- through an Ethernet chord (one el on a small budget. It’s all worth ing on those mediums with “po- is provided for you) connected to researching if you want the expe- litical stuff”. the phone in your room. There is rience. And don’t think of travel Instead, Ashe works to make wireless throughout the academic as just a vacation; it’s a learning himself available not only to college building though, so that you don’t experience. The education you are students, but all the Vermonters have to worry about. getting at college is important, he represents. He calls himself an Mail from America to Canada yes, but there is a whole world “idea sponge,” ready to hear any takes about a week to arrive, so of education out there that you ideas people have for improve- take that into consideration if you can only get outside of the class- ment. Many times, all it takes is a plan on having your parents send room, by immersing yourself into phone call to make a change in a something up to you. something completely foreign and policy or practice. Opening a TD Bank account new. And one last piece of advice: will be very helpful in Montreal, do this with some friends or an because there are TD ATMs every- acquaintance—it’s always safer Adam Marks Ken Grob Patrick Moore Politics is really where. Also, be sure to let whatev- to travel with others. It’ll be more er bank you belong to know that fun, too! “I record because I want it to “It gives you that rare “It makes getting from class just a group of you are travelling so it doesn’t be known for generations just opportunity to release aggression to class interesting.” look suspicious when a bunch of Students, Professors, Staff, how awesome this game is.” in a non-hurtful way. ” people making purchases in Montreal show up Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral: on your account. When you arrive If you’re looking for advice, don’t decisions based on be sure to have some Canadian hesitate to write in. All questions money on you because some plac- will remain anonymous, and I’ll their experiences. es don’t take certain bank cards or always do my best to give honest American cash. words of advice. Thanks for writing Finally, don’t expect to hear a in. Contact erin.gleeson@mymail. He emphasized that politics lot of English in Montreal. Most champlain.edu with all questions. Getting Tired Earlier is really just a group of people people primarily speak French, making decisions based on their but will easily switch to English by Eric Bieber experiences or the experiences of if you ask “parlez vous Anglais?” people around them. Canadians are extremely polite From Torrents “With students not being a and friendly. However, people in Page 1 Getting tired earlier. physical presence, they’re not Montreal really appreciate you Feel like a psychologist would say it’s because I’m depressed. influencing the old timers in attempting to speak French and kilobytes per second per device on The psychologist would tell me I’m depressed. Montpelier,” he explained. He assimilate to their culture, even campus or less, which is slower Grey patches on a white canvas. hopes that if he does return to if it’s just saying “bonjour” and than dialup. Since torrenting is My daddy isn’t dada. Montpelier this year, he will be “merci.” such a greedy service, it would I can’t understand my day. able to attract college students to Montreal is a foreign city that take away network resources that Fits of vengeful happiness. an informative event at the State is much different than I’m used other students are attempting to So much excitement I have House. Realistically, Ashe knows to, but it’s an amazing place to be. use. Also, due to the legality issue Jordan Diehl Sally Wehr Melinda Jeffs To punch the air he will be lucky to get fifty stu- Some of the differences take some of it and the Higher Education Just to keep up with my heartbeat. dents from either Champlain or getting used to, but it’s a learning Act, it must be slowed to almost “I like to kill zombies and “Because I play Left for Dead “Because my boyfriend UVM to attend the event, but he process that will help you to grow a stop. I like to shoot Nerf guns. It and I’m a geek.” is running it.” Now, thinks those who do show up will and mature as a worldlier indi- “[Our] philosophy on the combines those pretty well.” At the end of the day, have a “wild time.” vidual. You will learn after just a general stance on network traffic I am broken Tim Ashe is seeking re-elec- day or two into your study abroad is to allow people to do what they Down tion to the Vermont Senate from experience that you never want want so long as it does not hurt Desperately searching for some jolt Chittenden County. to leave Montreal. Now that I see the network,” says Dusini. I can ride the end coming, I’m preparing for “We encourage use of the To keep me awake my return to Burlington, but I’m network for any purpose that Alive; From Coming Out dreading the change. I’m going to is compliant with all laws, Some reason Page 5 miss Montreal when it’s not out- Champlain College policies, Not to sleep tonight. side my window anymore. I’ve ma- and doesn’t interfere with other sexual identity. Sometimes, my tured so much from the experience individual’s ability to do the same,” Rejoice joy when joyed out. case included, this is the hardest already, and I know I will continue says Earp. The administrators of I think you’ll find the Christmas spirit in that. part. to until I leave. Studying abroad the network have been working on If not, then a bottle of Jack Whether you yourself are in the in Montreal definitely is one of the getting games and other internet And a bridge. process of coming out for the first best decisions I’ve ever made. applications to run much more Fast food lines move slower than this! time, coming out for life, or simply smoothly and quickly. Shuffling feet that have jeans drooping off their back that skid on the cement behind me. know someone who has, the expe- “With cooperation and A U.F.O. zapping a tractor beam at me. rience is difficult and rewarding. information from our users about Sirens. What I’ve said here doesn’t even From Admissions specific software, protocols, and The push. begin to scrape the surface of the Page 1 ports that are having trouble,” The shove. topic. If you’re interested, take the Earp says, “we can help eliminate Falling... time to check out websites like the students Champlain can have at the issues, but only if given the Isiah Copeland Zack Agostine Nick Bernier And...waking up in my bed Human Rights Campaign (www. any one time at 2,000. This was a information we need to specifically At a quarter to three. hrc.org) or check out one of the joint effort between the college and track them down.” “Because I want to “Because I think surviving can “It’s better than just Thinking many books written specifically the city government and is meant He requests that students shoot something” really bring people together.” walking down the sidewalk. Shit I went to bed early, about the challenges facing the both to help keep Champlain small reach out to networkissues@ I like being scared.” And shit I can’t sleep anymore. different types of people I listed and to reduce stress on the city’s champlain.edu with specific I cannot sleep. above, and most of all, be support- housing market. This goes well with times and applications to get help A victim of my conditioning. ive of yourself and your loved ones Champlain’s goal of supporting its with network issues. Insomniac dada garbage as they struggle with the chal- student-centered education and Ian Davis, a junior Computer No better than the crunchy croutons lenges they were handed in all of maintaining the charms that draw Information Technology major, On my psychologist’s salad. life’s struggles, queer or not. students to Champlain in the first works in Champlain’s Network place. Services.

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Snapshots Around Campus

Senior VP David Provost, Chauncey the Beaver, and President Finney at the United Way campaign on October 1st. Champlain College PHOTO BY STEPHEN MEASE faculty and staff have raised $27,699 this October for the United Way campaign, a program that helps children and teens stay in school, and enables families to stay together and the homeless find shelter, among many other important projects.

The remaining humans on campus steeled themselves against the zombie incursion. PHOTO BY STEPHEN MEASE

The cars of several Champlain College students were vandalized in the Gilbane lot over Columbus Day weekend. Campus Public Safety PHOTO BY DILLON PALMER has decided to expand late night security on the lot in the short-term, and intends to install more sophisticated surveillance in the future.