VIDEO: “A Nice Little Snowstorm”
It’s been snowing here in the Burlington area since this morning. That’s on top of the 6 inches or so that we got on Friday. The roads are a mess, and it’s still coming down. Here’s a video of the storm that I found on YouTube. Looks like this dude is in Colchester.
Holiday Break
Happy Holidays, Blurt fans! It’s been quite a year, what with Karl Lagerfeld moving to Vermont, and Burton putting out those controversial snowboards, and the bitter hipster kickball debate of aught eight. The Seven Days staff typically takes a break over the holidays — we produce two issues in one week in the middle of…
More Media News — From St. Mike’s
In an attempt to give students a taste of what it’s really like in a newsroom, journalism professors at St. Michael’s College in Colchester are trying a new, unprecedented teaching technique — they’re laying off their students. This year the kids are getting pink slips instead of report cards. Ha! Kidding. The profs are making…
Student Media Consolidation at SMC
St. Michael’s College is served by a pair of student news publications: The Defender, a traditional print newspaper, and The Echo, an online magazine (for which I served as tech editor this past semester). Both publications publish weekly or biweekly, ranging from 7-10 issues per semester in recent years. They also both cover many of…
Legislators Reject Douglas Budget Cuts, Approve Counter-Proposal
This just in: The legislative Joint Fiscal Committee has rejected many aspects of Gov. Jim Douglas’ proposal to trim $19.7 million from the current fiscal budget. As we pointed out this week, there is increasing debate on whether the state can simply cut its way out of the current budget deficit. That’s not what we’ve…
Champlain College Wrap-up
Champlain College bought the Ethan Allen Club property on College Street for $2,627,000 Tuesday after receiving approval late Monday night from the Burlington City Council. That’s according to David Provost, the college’s vice president of finance and administration. According to Provost, at Monday’s meeting, councilors asked Champlain spokespeople if they were open to delaying their…
Dr. Dean is Out
Writing in the Washington Post’s political blog The Fix, Chris Cillizza today examines the political future of former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, the outgoing chairman of the Democratic National Committee. With the economy in a tailspin, and few posts remaining in President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, it seems clear that Dean may have to look outside…
Portrait of a Dyke To Watch Out For
Cartoonist Alison Bechdel has a new book out, The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For, an anthology of her now-defunct “Dykes To Watch Out For” comic strip. I wrote about the book this week for our Winter Reading issue. My essay (“The Essence of ‘Dykes'”) revolves around the fact that I worked as Alison’s assistant…
Tent City Report
Tent City — the Champlain College initiative to raise awareness of homelessness — may be over but the conditions for the homeless are worsening as winter continues. See this WPTZ video about the 160 residents of the city simulating the life of the homeless and what other students can do to help lessen this problem.
The Essence of “Dykes”
A new anthology collects Alison Bechdel’s iconic lesbian comic
‘Twas the Week Before Christmas
Soundbites: Ho-Ho-Hoedown, Holiday Party (Star), Two Front Teeth
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for December 17 – 24, 2008. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… ARIES (March 21-April 19): What I foresee for you in 2009 is an upgrade in your approach to creating and maintaining your alliances. I envision you having dramatically enhanced intuition about how to connect with people in…
Four Floor Tour
Art Review: Fall/Winter Exhibition at the Maltex Building, Burlington. Through February.
Letters to the Editor
I’LL HAVE WHAT THEY’RE HAVING Having spent the better part of three decades in the bar and restaurant business, I would consider coming out of retirement if I could work in the same diner as the one pictured on the front cover December 3 [“Naked Ambition”]. Of course, with the work uniforms shown, I will…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again A man who robbed a gas station in Aurora, Ind., tied up the clerk and then ran out the door with a carton of cigarettes. The robber stopped, however, when he realized he’d forgotten the bag of money. Police said he tried to reenter the store but couldn’t because the door was…
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Alison Bechdel [SIV109]
12/13/08: Vermont-based cartoonist Alison Bechdel talks about fame, her 25-year old comic Dykes to Watch Out For and her celebrated novel Fun Home while explaining why the personal has always been political for her. Music: Antara, Harbor All The Strays, “Paint” Related Stories
Burlington Mayor’s Office: City Council Approved Ethan Allen Purchase
Last night, the Burlington City Council conditionally approved Champlain College’s plan to purchase the Ethan Allen Club on College Street. That’s the word from Joe Reinert, assistant to Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss. Stay tuned to Blurt for more details. Click here for background on the story.
