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The Intersection of News, Arts, and Culture at Champlain College

The Crossover

The Intersection of News, Arts, and Culture at Champlain College

The Crossover

The Intersection of News, Arts, and Culture at Champlain College

The Crossover

Screenshot from change.org petition, set up by several seniors at Champlain College.

Virtual Commencement: The Dangers of an In-Person Ceremony

Violet Bell, Contributor March 8, 2021

Champlain College is doing a virtual graduation ceremony for the Class of 2021. I’m ecstatic about it. I don’t have to worry about getting sick with COVID. I don’t have to worry about possibly...

Haley after her first and second Covid vaccination.

My Experience with the Covid Vaccine

Haley Seymour, Editor-in-Chief March 3, 2021

As of December 2020, 39 percent of people in the United States say they would not or probably would not get the Covid vaccine, according to Pew Research Center. I got both doses of my vaccine, and here’s...

Photo taken on campus by Preston Banas.

Should Winter Break Be Longer Every Year?

Preston Banas, Staff Writer March 2, 2021

The pandemic has made our lives as college students miserable in many ways. One thing that was positive from the 2020-2021 school year was the length of our winter break, which was a week longer than usual....

Photo taken at the Burlington Waterfront.

Burlington’s Celebration of Biden’s Win

Haley Seymour, Editor-in-Chief November 12, 2020

Saturday, November 7, three of my friends and I gathered at the park and ride in St. Albans, Vermont, about to have a shopping day in Burlington that we had been planning for a week. As we all packed into...

A Relentless Semester on the Horizon

A Relentless Semester on the Horizon

Bel Kelly, Staff Writer November 11, 2020

One of many schedule alterations that Champlain College made in the face of COVID for the upcoming Spring ‘21 semester was the cancellation of spring break. The vacation time won’t disappear entirely...

Rebecca's Zoom University setup.

Attending College From My Bed

Rebecca White, Staff Writer November 6, 2020

During the 2020 spring semester, students merely got a taste of what it was like to attend college from home. I was sitting in my room on a Wednesday afternoon trying to figure out what I was going to...

A Horrific Spin on a Love Story

A Horrific Spin on a Love Story

Haley Seymour, Editor-in-Chief October 27, 2020

Movies, TV shows, and books are beginning to have more representation of various races and ethnicities, the LGBTQ+ community, and people of specific minority groups. Although, there is still a long way...

@champlainedu on Instagram

Why You Should Register to Vote

Haley Seymour, Editor-in-Chief September 30, 2020

National Voter Registration Day was September 22, and Champlain College’s Center for Service and Sustainability held a booth in Rozendaal Courtyard to encourage people to sign up. The 2020 election...

Photo from Champlain's Event Center website

Should tuition be partially refunded due to COVID-19?

Haley Seymour, Staff Writer April 29, 2020

Champlain College Interim President Laurie Quinn sent an email on Thursday, April 2, informing students that they would not be returning to campus. She added information about work-study jobs, remote learning,...

This white van hasn't moved from the Maple Street parking garage under 194 St. Paul Street since early this summer. Students have graffitied in the dust accrued on the body.

Why Can the White Van…?

Erika Brown, Editor in Chief October 8, 2019

I remember reading the email, back in April of 2018, that Champlain College students would not be able to park in the garages below 194 St. Paul Street. Of course we couldn’t. It made sense originally;...

My Counseling Stress: Session Limits

My Counseling Stress: Session Limits

Haley Smoody, Contributor March 28, 2019

I am a very anxious person. I have struggled with anxiety my entire life, and after a very long and anxious summer, I vowed that I would enter into on-campus counseling upon my arrival back to campus....

Poster placed around 194 St. Paul Street for Selma Screening Event

We Weren’t Picking Cotton: Our Response to the Poster

February 13, 2019

Racism is always wrong regardless of the time, place, or situation. During Black History Month, it’s a slap in the face. Our campus is no stranger to racist and biased incidents. The irony here is that...

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