Garret Badeau discovered he was lost. He was kayaking up a river in Bolivia,. he looked around in the pitch black. Then somebody yelled out to him saying he was almost there. Garret Badeau is a graduate student at UVM,…
Month: January 2020
U-32 Rolls Out Condom Policy
On Friday, December 13th, U-32’s Health teacher, Meaghan Falby, sat at her desk packing up for the last weekend before winter break. U-32s Associate Principal, Jody Emerson walked into her room. Falby was about to have the answer she had…
Standing Rock
Alex N. is known to many as a human rights activist, revolutionary, and in this story, a protestor at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation fighting to prevent the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). This pipeline’s route spans nearly…
We Don’t Want Your Dirty War!
They drove down the Pennsylvania turnpike in their flower-painted car. Every car that drove by honked, the flowers a sign of their destination. They were all going to the march. The March Against Vietnam. “You’d be hanging outside the car…
“Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist”? : Avenue Q
During a recent rehearsal, Avenue Q’s cast sat in a circle loosely holding their puppets while sitting in a semi-circle around Chorus Director Roger Grow. Grow pressed play on his phone, and a second later the first notes of…
Picnic At Walmart: Breaking Social Norms
In Zach Gonzalez’s Sociology class, we conducted an experiment to show an example of breaking social norms. Social norms are defined as “cultural products which represent individuals’ basic knowledge of what others do and think that they should do.” For…
Weed: The New Law & Teens
If students came to school high, Virginia Burley could tell. They might be a little chattier or more giggly than normal. She could teach them something one day and they would forget the next day. If a student was high…
“Nothing more than a teller”: Lillian Olsen’s Experience of Ageism
On December 1, 2011, Lillian drove to Ledyard National Bank in Hanover, New Hampshire, where she had been working for the past 7 years. She did not know it yet, but it would be one of her last days making…
Not Her Neurological Condition
Editor’s Note: the name of the school district is fictitious to protect the Lane family “I started the meeting by saying ‘I’m just going to tell you all right now we are here because we are not going to…
“You Do Have to Work Hard”: A Pediatrician’s Journey
As Laddy Maisonet looked at her infant daughter, Isabella, she noticed something in her eye that seemed off, almost like a small dot in the white of her eye. She compared both eyes and saw that one was more focused…
“He Just Looked Like a Kid”: Tony Hicks’ Story
On January 21, 1995, a boy named Tony Hicks was hanging out with some gang members who were friends of his when a kid named Antoine Pittman ordered him to call for a pizza and shoot the delivery man. Gang…
“The Law in Vermont has no Teeth”: Contractor Fraud
Tina Desmarais was almost ready to put her house on the market and move out of Vermont. All she needed to do was get her roof re-done. This is how she became one of many victims of Ryan Kimball and…
“I’m proud of this”: 5 Student Artists
It’s not hard to find creativity in U-32. A simple walk through the art hallway will show dozens of student works from different grades and skill levels. One wall section is lined with spooky creatures. Another houses a symbolic illustration…
Same Crime, Different Punishment
In 2017, nearly 3 years ago, the Montpelier Police Department received a call from one of their school buildings about a fire alarm going off. Corporal Matthew Knisley, who was only a resource officer of 5 years at the time,…
“None of These Kids Need a Jail”: The Woodside Debate
In early June 2019, a teenage girl placed at Woodside, suffering from mental illness, was locked in solitary confinement, entirely naked. She was forced to the floor by staff while being recorded. This 17-year-old is now suing the state. Incidents…