Volume 59.12

I love the color on this edition, it just makes me extremely happy.

I really enjoyed laying out the spread on pages 4 and 5. The purples and oranges looked so smooth together and I was able to download some awesome typefaces from fontsquirrel.com.  

Hope you enjoy!

Open publication - Free publishing - More hugh jass

Zuzana Licko Video

A closer comparison of Bodoni and Filosofia designed by typographer Zuzana Licko.

Happy Birthday PACE!

Love where the video chose its freeze frame.
Classic.
Our "sister" paper in China is celebrating its 4th birthday, so Critic staff made a video!

Volume 59.10

This was a tough issue. 

            How does a newspaper cover a recent former staff member, when many current members are angry, hurt or upset?  

            One staff member told me she felt "violated." 

            Others expressed concern about a conference The Critic had attended, where they had learned to trust the former editor as a professional and as a friend, only to have what they felt as their trust "betrayed." 

            In the article that appeared in Volume 59.10 of The Critic, Eric Blaisdell said he would tell his friends from Lyndon State College that "they know who I am."

            In an interview with Jonathan Davis, Dean of Student Affairs, I asked him what he would say to people who felt "violated." He said he that he would be happy to meet with them. 

           "All I would be able to do is to assure them that we did our homework as far as the process of admission to the college and if we felt they were a risk to the community, we would not have them in the community," Davis said. "If that did not fully address their concerns, I would understand that. That would be, I’m sure, a source of frustration for them. I would hope meeting face to face with them would alleviate some concern."  

            I could not cover the story due to my own conflict, as I had known this information throughout most of his editorship. Some have accused me of withholding valuable information. To those people, I will say that I knew this information the same as they could have known, and the only reason this is a story now is due to the fact there was a debate about his conflict of interest with his current position as a courts reporter. I was not obligated in any way--as a individual, or as a journalist--to reveal this information prior to now.   

           The only option was to select a reporter who had the most neutral feelings on the matter, and run with it. That reporter was News Editor, Tyler Dumont. The Caledonian Record also picked up Dumont's story, where it ran front page in their Nov. 30th, 2012. 

            Feel free to give feedback in the comment box! I always enjoy hearing what readers have to say, even if it is a criticism. 

  

                                                

Color Comps and Learning Illustrator

So, I am in the process of learning how to use Adobe Illustrator. This was just an experimental project to see the same design cast in different colors. Comment and tell me your favorite one!

A little poetry for you.

This is an excerpt from my senior thesis, a collection of poetry and prose titled "Manny's Bar." Now, I speak some Spanish, but if you are fluent and there are some obvious problems with word tense/choice, please comment with corrections. Thanks!

Sammy/Sean

Hair slicked back, wife beater on. He’s a

tough muchacho.

Lived a gangster life in San Antonio until he was 17, learning Español 

from his “friends” in the Eme.

How he got to be here in front of me is an easy story

about homework not done,

a padre who was never around,

a madre who was whoring around,

and moldy glasses of milk, used needles,

dirty plates stacked

between layers of desperation

and a longing to say “Adíos” before his ultimo dormír.

But for now he’s sitting, smiling

at me over his Crown-and-Sour

                no straw

telling me I’m his preciousá while

my eyes trace the pattern of his prison tats,

counting teardrops, wondering if they really mean

what I’ve seen in the movies.

But then the jukebox kicks on and his eyes light up

like this melody is the key to his smile.

And the rest of the night we listen to Santana’s guítar

as he teaches me to ask, “¿Tu quieres cervesas?”

At closing time he sings me a song about moonlight,

say’s “Sweet Dreams Mamí” and leaves a tip worthy of a kiss.

But I call him mi amor, and give him a laugh instead.

He walks out into the oscuro, taking with him his Cholo swag.

and the drunk redneck who always lingers after my shout for “Last Call,”

slurs “fucking spic” and it’s all I can do to not drop

visine in his Bud draft and scream about fucking ignorant assholes.

My mind goes back to teardrops,

and how the whole world could choke on them.

The jukebox begins to hum another drinking song

that turns my anger down with every verse,

“I’m closing up honey,”

my hands gripping the edge of the bar, the pressure

from my fingertips repeat back the melody of my pulse

and, suddenly,

Yo entiendó. 

A Conversation That Will Never Lead to a Second Date

This is just a little ditty I wrote during a creative writing workshop. We had to include the following words and phrases: infinity, bowling pin, polyester, pomegranate, tuna fish, pyromaniac, all night diner, and valet. I also made a video. I know, I know. I'm awesome.

A Conversation That Will Never Lead to a Second Date
I know what you're thinking-
my photo on InfinityLove.com didn't make me look so-
bowling pin shaped. Thank God for photoshop! Oh,
I'm sorry,
before we hug,
is that sweater
polyester?
I'm horribly allergic to polester and pomegranates.
Well, I'm not positive about pomegranates,
but my friend Madonna told me that they use pomegranate seeds
to make polyester, so it would only make sense.
I'm glad we decided to meet here because this place makes the best tuna
fish sandwiches! We'll have to stop at Cumby's
on the way back to your place so I can pick up some gum. Phew-
tuna really does stink!
This is already going better than my last date and all I did was tell
the guy about my dentures and he ran outta that All Night Diner like
a Cuban outta Mexico.
It's not my fault my mother never taught me to brush my teeth.
Are my teeth turning red from the wine? That would be kinda cool,
people might think I'm a vampire.
I love Twilight!
Basically, what I'm getting at is, if I spend the night tonight,
I'm going to need salt water and a wide rimmed mug 'cause
these babies were expensive.
So, wadda yah say, let's blow this joint? If you know what I mean,
wink,
wink,
wink,
You don't? I've got 2 sticks of TNT in the truck, so
we can watch this place burn baby.
What do you mean I'm a freak? Your "About Me" section said you were
"a bit of a pyromaniac!"
Where are you going? Get out of my car!
My mother always told me never to
date valets!

Volume 59.7

Open publication - Free publishing - More beauty queen

Behind the Scenes...

Since taking over Lyndon State College's newspaper The Critic as Editor-in-Chief in August this year, I haven't had much time for blog posts. Sad face. 

But that is because The Critic staff has been doing work!

The Club Fair Edition...
As far as I know, Critic has never published an issue before the start of the semester. I thought welcoming students back, and especially welcoming new freshmen, with a bright color edition would encourage involvement in the club and start the year off right.

Big thanks to Sierra Willenburg for patiently teaching me how to use our new program, Adobe InDesign, and pretty much laying out the issue even though she had already graduated in May. Just goes to show--you might think you're done, but you're not.

Here's a picture of me, sporting the redesigned logo (thanks to LSC Visual Arts major Ashley Christie) on our awesome new t-shirts (thanks to Wheeler Sports for discounting the shirts) with the Lyndon State College Hornet!

The New Logo...

The new design features a pair of glasses leaning on The Critic text. The hope behind the glasses was to tap into what people think of when they think "Critic"--for designer Ashley Christie, it the image was hipster glasses. The redesign also offered a chance to replace the image with timely images, such as a pumpkin on Halloween or a donkey and elephant during election week.

We've been doing some cool things with our new logo.
Unfortunately, we just lost our layout editor, Ashley Christie, due to time constraints. If you're ambitious, need portfolio pieces, and interested in taking over the Layout Editor position at The Critic, please send me an email at samantha.vanschoick@lyndonstate.edu.


The Website...
As many of you may have noticed, The Critic's website is missing in action. Or stagnant in action. Which doesn't quite make sense, but strangely suits the situation.
Our former website was maintained by a service called College Publisher. However, the free trial is expired and requires $2,000 to renew. Being a small orginaztion, there is simply no way we can afford this price. So we ran a contest with a $200 prize to design a WordPress based template for Critic. Hosting has been purchased, the site is designed, content ready to go on the pages. So where's the website?

Though The Critic owns the domain name, we have no way to transfer the domain name to the new site until College Publisher releases it. So, what's the problem?

Remember that $2,000? They want it. So they are not exactly rushing to help us get the domain name transferred. I have meeting scheduled tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 12, to talk with our College Publisher rep and her boss to hopefully get the problem resolved.

The Critic (and myself) hope to announce the new website debut soon. Until then, we will posting our current editions to issuu.com and constantly updating our Facebook page.

I would like to apologize about the lack of website. Ultimately, every mistake comes down to me. If I could do it again, I would have spent more time this summer planning the transfer. However, this is what student journalism is about. Learning from mistakes and growing from them.

The Office...
This summer, I came back from South Carolina a week early and I painted the Critic Office in an attempt to make it look less like a closet. I think it worked...

The new blue walls, brand new conference table, a couch and a little reorganization gave the office a larger feel.

The coffee station is very important. 

Still messy sometimes...

The Challenges...
In addition to the problems with the website, The Critic is facing other challenges.

Last year, our advisor, journalism professor Dan Williams, was awarded a Fullbright Scholarship to teach abroad for this year. The switch to a new advisor, who was not only new to advising college newspapers, but new to Lyndon State, has been a struggle.

Critic is currently searching for a temporary faculty advisor. Again, please email samantha.vanschoick@lyndonstate.edu if interested.

As always, our small staff has always presented challenges. The Critic could always use reporters, columnists, editors, and ad salespeople. Email critic@lyndonstate.edu if you would like real experience to use for your portfolio, or if you just want to have some fun!


So...
We've had some good and some bad.
We just have to keep moving forward, learning, and publishing quality papers.

MATH

I tried to make math fun. This is what happened.

Moufy comes to LSC!

For the written story, go to The Critic's website.

Final

I will be doing my final project on the Moufy concert at LSC. I'll have backstage access at the concert, so viewers will be able to see what goes on before, during and after the show. Also, I'll be doing the project independently.

Karate

The dojo might be the basement of the Eagles Club, but every Wednesday night, residents of Bethlehem, NH are being transformed from beginners to black belts.

White Mountain Martial Arts is an independent Shotokan Karate Program that puts “martial arts in its proper perspective in today’s world.”  

Sensei Leon Currier, fourth degree black belt, teaches students of all color belts.    

“We’ve been open since November of ’97,” Currier explained. “I’ve taught some before, but mainly here.”

Shotokan is the most widespread and influential style of karate. It was developed from various martial art styles by Gichin Funakoshi.

The first official dojo Funakoshi built was named Shotokan, which is how the style received its name.  This dojo was destroyed in an allied bombing.

Funakoshi is credited for the popularity of karate clubs throughout the West because of the public demonstrations he would give. 

Today there is no leading organization guiding the way Shotokan is taught, but almost all styles include Funakoshi’s influence.

Currier teaches eleven forms of Shotokan depending on the level of ability his students have. To see the different forms and their explanations, click here.

Some of Currier’s students have been studying with him for as long as 8 years. 

“Sensei Tristan Emerson, second dan, eight-ish years,” student Tristan Emerson proclaimed. “Second dan” means that Emerson is a second degree black belt.

Currier describes the style of WMMA as “heavily dependant on the three K’s of karate.” This means there is a mixure of drills, forms of self defense, and sparring.

“We call our style ‘Tae-Sho Shotokan Karate,” explained Currier. The group has incorporated some Taekwondo into their style.

Classes are $10 per month and meet every Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Upcoming Projects

Next video project: For our next video project, the group will be looking at a "dojo" in Bethlehem, NH. Heather Cobb will be doing the filming, Marc Samson and Sean Yergeau will be doing the video editing, and I will be writing the story.

Final project: I will be working separately from my team for the final project. I plan on combining still photography and video to create a mixed media slideshow.

My project is going to chronicle the lives of a few different characters who live in Lyndonville and/or St. Johnsbury. I poached this idea from the New York Times series "One in 8 Million," which follows sterotypical "characters" and created a series.

I'm not sure if I plan on following the black and white grid that the Times set for themselves. Depending on who I can interview, I plan on maybe having some still shots that emphasize one aspect by making that one aspect in color. That way, if I get a woman who wears a fantastic multicolored jacket, the still shot of her will be completely black and white with the exception of her jacket.      

Behind the Scenes: LSC Film Student Makes Movie

The Cyborg in an Oatmeal filled bathtub. Photo Credit: Sierra Willenburg 

Things are getting sticky in the Northeast Kingdom—or at least in a bathtub.

Sierra Willenburg, a senior new media major at Lyndon State College, recently finished filming her original thirty minute short film entitled “The Cyborg Rises Up from the Oatmeal” for Advanced Non-linear Video Editing.

Advanced Non-linear Video Editing is a required course for New Media majors with a video concentration. Willenburg had to take the required class as an independent study because it was not offered for the Spring semester.

In order to take an independent study from the college, students must fill out an independent study contract. The contract asks for students to state the purpose of the study, objectives, and reasons for taking the course independently.

Students also must have their instructor, their advisor, the dean and the department chair sign off on the study. Though the form may sound tedious, Willenburg was not annoyed by the process.

“I think I got it all done in a day or two,” she said in an email.

 She also believes taking the course independently has not changed what she could have learned.

“I think [taking it as a class] would have been about the same,” Willenburg explained.

Willenburg co-wrote the script with friend and junior English major Peter Nute. They wrote the script while at a journalism conference in New York City.

Willenburg played the role of director and cinematographer and recruited friends and family to help with her with the project.

Left to right: Detective Sherman, played by Peter Nute, The Cyborg, played by Jaime Willenburg, and Detective White, played by Bryan Barber, take a group photo between shots. Photo Credit: Sierra Willenburg

Willenburg’s younger sister, Jaime Willenburg, is the focus of the film in her role as the cyborg. 

Cyborgs are fantasy creatures who have both artificial and biological parts.

Detective White, played by digital media major Bryan White, and Detective Sherman, played by Nute, go to an apartment building to investigate a murder.

It is in this same apartment building that the Cyborg has been living in a bath tub filled with Oatmeal.

“Every time I move my feet there are these little, little, semi-cooked grains and they are kind of going up my pant legs,” Jaime explained how sitting in a bathtub full of oatmeal felt. “It’s not slightly pleasant.”Though it was not a pleasant feeling, Jaime agreed her suffering was worth her art.

Cast and crew worked, played, and acted for about five hours two days in a row to complete the filming process.

“I think this is going to be a great movie,” Barber said excited when filming was over. “I can’t wait to see it!” 

View behind the scenes footage on CNN iReport:

Video Project Proposal

LSC students Sierra Willenburg and Peter Nute wrote a screen play for a 30 min film that will be shot the weekend of April 7th and 8th. Our group will be creating a journalistic narrative about what goes on behind the scenes of this murder mystery.

Slideshow 2

Don's Tats, a tattoo and piercing shop in Lyndonville, Vermont is the popular place for many of Lyndon State College student to get tattoos.

With help again from Angry Ani, we were able to get the run down on this local business and see the process of getting a tattoo. Ani is no novice when it comes to the pain of getting a tattoo, having gotten a peace sign she designed tattooed on the back of her neck. Today she is having the Greek word for 'family' forever placed in her skin, in honor of her families Greek heritage.

Don Furbush, the owner as well as the tattoo artist in the slideshow, is one of three who work in the shop. As is policy with every legal tattoo shop before you get any ink done you need to sign a waiver, stating that you know the risks that come with getting a tattoo. Each person is also verified that they are who they say they are before any of the tattooing starts, once again for legal reasons.

With high demand for tattoos and only one place to get the in town Don's Tats was quickly able to move from its original location to Depot street.

Mr. Furbush's tattooing history is rather extensive having majored in art while at art school in MA and he has 11 years of tattooing under his belt. 
Each time a person comes in for a tattoo Mr. Furbush will show you that the needle he will be using is new and sterile, along with the expiration date of the equipment.

Mr. Furbush said that you shouldn't trust a tattoo shop that already has the tattoo gun ready to go before you show up; which is why his shop assembles the gun right in front of you, letting you see all the parts as he puts it together.

First Mr. Furbush will discuss with you what and where you want your tattoo, then he will shave and clean the area. To make sure that the client will be happy with the results, a stencil of sorts is placed on the skin where the tattoo will go; this insures proper placement and accuracy while tattooing.

To make sure the skin doesn't try out and the needle glides over the skin easier Mr. Furbush will frequently stop to lube the skin.

When the skin is punctured there should be blood, to keep a clear view of the stencil on the skin Mr. Furbush will wipe away any excess ink from the gun and any blood that may come with the tattoo.

When the tattoo is finished Mr. Furbush will tell you how to treat the tattoo once you get home; in addition, Don's Tats will give you a paper telling you how to take care of your new tattoo.

Photos: Marc Samson
Photo editing: Samantha Vanschoick
Audio: Heather Cobb
Soundslides editing: Sean Yergeau
Text: Heather Cobb on's Tats, a tattoo and piercing shop in Lyndonville, Vermont is the popular place for many of Lyndon State College student to get tattoos.

With help again from Angry Ani, we were able to get the run down on this local business and see the process of getting a tattoo. Ani is no novice when it comes to the pain of getting a tattoo, having gotten a peace sign she designed tattooed on the back of her neck. Today she is having the Greek word for 'family' forever placed in her skin, in honor of her families Greek heritage.

Don Furbush, the owner as well as the tattoo artist in the slideshow, is one of three who work in the shop. As is policy with every legal tattoo shop before you get any ink done you need to sign a waiver, stating that you know the risks that come with getting a tattoo. Each person is also verified that they are who they say they are before any of the tattooing starts, once again for legal reasons.

With high demand for tattoos and only one place to get the in town Don's Tats was quickly able to move from its original location to Depot street.

Mr. Furbush's tattooing history is rather extensive having majored in art while at art school in MA and he has 11 years of tattooing under his belt. 

Each time a person comes in for a tattoo Mr. Furbush will show you that the needle he will be using is new and sterile, along with the expiration date of the equipment.

Mr. Furbush said that you shouldn't trust a tattoo shop that already has the tattoo gun ready to go before you show up; which is why his shop assembles the gun right in front of you, letting you see all the parts as he puts it together.

First Mr. Furbush will discuss with you what and where you want your tattoo, then he will shave and clean the area. To make sure that the client will be happy with the results, a stencil of sorts is placed on the skin where the tattoo will go; this insures proper placement and accuracy while tattooing.

To make sure the skin doesn't try out and the needle glides over the skin easier Mr. Furbush will frequently stop to lube the skin.

When the skin is punctured there should be blood, to keep a clear view of the stencil on the skin Mr. Furbush will wipe away any excess ink from the gun and any blood that may come with the tattoo.

When the tattoo is finished Mr. Furbush will tell you how to treat the tattoo once you get home; in addition, Don's Tats will give you a paper telling you how to take care of your new tattoo.

Photos: Marc Samson

Photo editing: Samantha Vanschoick

Audio: Heather Cobb

Soundslides editing: Sean Yergeau

Text: Heather Cobb

Slideshow Numero Dos

The team decided, on Dan's suggestion, that we should follow an LSC student getting a tattoo at the local Lyndonville tattoo parlor. The environment of a tattoo parlor—the sound of the gun, the visual nature of a tattoo, and the local aspect—can make the slideshow visually and audibly appealing.

After calling Don’s Tat’s, I discovered that the only Lyndon State College student scheduled for a tattoo this week was actually my roommate, Ani Pytlewski. It works out even better in a way because I know that we will get humor and some really good audio. However, doing every story about Ani makes the group look lazy in a way, though it worked out this way coincidentally.

The slideshow will show the before nervousness/excitement of Ani, a conversation with Don about the tattooing process, and the final product…the tattoo.

Goals to improve from the last slideshow would be to have better quality photos (no blurry shots, focused shots) and better audio and tighter sound to picture editing. The write up has to be longer for this project, so I think it would be good for whomever does the write up to be there so that they can get background information and have a story with more info than the slideshow contains.  

CBS Atlanta Critique

For an organization with almost 18,000 likes, one might think that every post CBS Atlanta enters into Facebook would have at least 20-30 likes. I follow bands that have about the same amount of likes, but average about 100 likes on every status.

The goal of every news organizations Facebook is to redirect people to their website, where there are paid advertisements. CBS Atlanta does a good job of including a link in every post and the amount of traffic on their site from Facebook is probably high.

CBA Atlanta should start to post more about sports and entertainment as those are the posts that are getting likes. They have a bracket challenge going on and they haven't talked about it on their Facebook!

Asking readers and viewers their opinions is an effective way to have people respond to posts, so asking questions on Facebook posts is something CBS Atlanta is doing right.

I was surprised when I clicked on the headline story on Atlanta's website and did not see a video. For a broadcast organization I was expecting to see clips with stories.

The slideshow that showed Jennifer Valdez's baby and linked to her blog was a good use of the web. It  gives viewers the chance to get to "know" their morning anchor.

Underneath the slideshow tab I would expect to see stories with the slideshows.

A day in the life: St.Johnsbury Fireman

Kid’s dream of being firefighters everyday. At 22, Christian Henault is no longer a child, but he definitely still wants to be a firefighter.

On the job officially for about a month, probationary firefighter Christian Henault gave reporter Heather Cobb a tour of the St. Johnsbury fire department.

Henault is not only a member of the full time staff of the call division, but he is also a full time business major at Lyndon State College.

Henault inherited his love of firefighting from his father and grandfather who both served as volunteers in New Hampshire departments. Christian first worked in the Barnet Fire Department, but then moved to Saint Johnsbury.

The Saint Johnsbury Fire Department deals with various incidents, from EMS calls to fires to car accidents. Because of the variety of calls covered by the fire department all of the full time staff must be EMT’s or have higher medical training.
        
Henault told us that not every day is the same in the life of a firefighter. Each day begins with cleaning and checking equipment. Although these morning duties may seem mundane, they are necessary for safety.

The equipment in each engine goes beyond that of fire prevention or fire protection, trucks also carry a medical equipment. One example of such equipment is a defibrillator.

Teamwork is highly valued within the St. Johnsbury Fire Department. All the firefighters sleep together and eat “together like a family.”

The St. Johnsbury Fire Department covers the larger St. Johnsbury area. The St. Johnsbury Fire Department also helps out surrounding towns in the event that it is needed.

Henault says the department receives an average of four calls a day, but could receive up to 11 a day. Each call costs around two to four dollars per trip within a two square mile village area.

The St. Johnsbury Fire Department has four fire engines that can be used, but some trucks are better suited for certain emergency calls. Engine four has a longer ladder and a basket making it better suited for chimney fires then engine one.

Henault believes that fire week is an important week for young children. This is because fire week allows the fire department to educate the younger generation about fire safety.

The St. Johnsbury Fire Department has someone available to help 24 hours a day. The St. Johnsbury Fire Department is located on 1187 Main Street Suite III.










Synopsis: We will be doing a day in the life of a firefighter. Photos: Marc Samson Photo Editing: Marc Samson Interview: Heather Cobb Write Up: Sean Yergeau Slideshow and Editing: Samantha VanSchoick 

Narrative Techniques

Fiction Narrative Techniques


Description...what's around you?

Action...what's going on?

Dialogue...talk

Thought...what character is thinking

Exposition...saying what happened

In honor of the Oscars, slideshows!

Honestly, I could care less about who wins what award.

The real fun that comes with award season is getting to check out the heinous dresses--and, yeah, okay, the pretty ones too.

The slideshows I will be critiquing this week all hold a common thread, the Oscars.

This Huffington Post slideshow commemorates the worst Oscar dresses of all time, and trust me, they are BAD.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/25/worst-oscar-dresses-of-all-time_n_1300974.html

I enjoyed this slideshow because the speed that the ticker went was long enough that I could read the captions on each photo but was short enough that I wasn't yawning the whole time.

There was no music for this slideshow, but that worked. Honestly, even if there was sound, I wouldn't hear it through my "Oh God's!" and "What was she thinking's?!"

 Now, a lot of people were hating on Angelina Jolie's attitude pose, like the Descendants writers who poked some fun at her when they accepted their award.

BUT I'll be that girl who sticks up for her, because without the slit the dress is super boring, so really she had no choice but to stand like a tool.

This next slideshow is from www.styleite.com and shows her various poses throughout the night. There is a clip from her presentation at the Oscars that plays simultaneously so the sound from the clip provides some background noise, though I don't believe it is intentional.

http://www.styleite.com/media/angelina-jolie-the-descendants-screenwriters-pose/

I'm really not a huge fan of music with a slideshow unless the slideshow is about music.

The target audience for new media is of a younger age range and frankly... they are already playing music on their iTunes! It's annoying to have to turn it off unless the music or sound to the slideshow really adds another element, such as music to a slideshow about a blues singer would be enhanced by his/her music.

The photo gallery I browsed was http://www.celebuzz.com/photos/the-best-dressed-men-at-the-2012-oscars/84th-annual-academy-awards-arrivals-4/. The gallery only had seven pictures, which I thought was inadequate. 

I love slideshows as a medium of storytelling, but photo galleries don't tell a story. They are simply a way to gather pictures. 

NewsINK

NewsINK is an online magazine that covers news, basically in Caledonia County, and a little bit of New Hampshire as well.

The theme for this issue was town meeting. I wrote a story about St.Johnsbury, VT, which 25 years ago, during the days of St.J Trucking, was a pretty successful area.

Now, it's kind of a dump.

Check out my story to see where the town clerk candidates think St. Johnsbury is heading:

LSC CRIBS

This week's edition features a tour of ANGRY ANI's CHILL PAD:

On the latest episode of LSC Cribs we followed Angry Ani on a tour of her Main Street apartment in Lyndonville.

If you are not aware of who Angry Ani is, you are missing out. Angry Ani’s popularity came from her opinion column in Lyndon State College’s newspaper The Critic.

Though she is famously known for the outrageous rants in her column, this week we get to find out what doesn’t make Ani angry.

Angry Ani is a woman that knows exactly what she likes and this knowledge seems to know no bounds. Her tricked-out apartment is nothing to be ashamed of and is most definitely worthy of being the spotlight on this week’s podcast.

Angry Ani lives in quite the palace: 75 square feet, two bed-rooms, one kitchen, a half bath, and a living room equipped with a hammock.

To get to Angry Ani’s “chill pad,” visitors must climb the “stairway to heaven.”

Angry Ani likes to “keep it classy up in here,” with several items that are precious to her. Among them are her beloved dogs, two Lay-Z-Boy recliners, one flat screen television, and a “no pants policy.”

Angry Ani’s kitchen lives up to her vivacious personality, being decked out with hardwood flooring, a great view of the driveway, and a fridge stocked with Corona Light and pudding.

Angry Ani keeps all different types of pudding “up in here.” She also “represents” by showing off some LSC pride with a flag that hangs above the sink.

In her down time, Angry Ani likes to cook in her saffron kitchen that is lined with multi-colored Christmas lights, “’Cause we’re always shinin’ bright.” Angry Ani likes to keep it classy.

None of these wonders even come close to the amazement that is the “Scoliosis shower”, or as Ani says, “the S.S.—or the scolioshish shower.” Angry Ani can stand in the shower despite the slanted walls, but it “looks like she has that disease where her back is crooked.”

Now to where the “magic” happens, Angry Ani’s bedroom.

Angry Ani’s room comes with a Greek flag to show her Greek pride.

Whenever her bed moves, the ceiling fan in the apartment below will shake. “I know how to make the ceiling fan shake,” Ani assured us.

If Angry Ani does one thing well it’s not caring what other people think because they are wrong. Ani shows off her 2011 Robert Pattinson calendar to all who enter her bedroom. “He’s hot,” she exclaimed.

Of course, Angry Ani’s ride is “baller status.” Her Honda Element is “riding dirty,” with a crooked roof rack. With 30 inch spinners, a plastic floor (for easy clean ups), six cylinders, and seats that turn into beds, Angry Ani has made sure her ride is “fly .”

Before leaving Angry Ani’s crib, she left us with one last message. “’Outta my house bitches! Peace!”

Next week, LSC Cribs takes a heavy metal tour of the “Hall of Pain” suite in the Rita Bole Complex with Nick Brien, General Manager at WWLR, and his suitemate senior graphic design major Chad Abromovich.

LSC Cribs!

For our podcast, we are going to emulate the MTV series Cribs.
We will verbally "tour" two cribs-an off campus student and a residence hall student.


Start with a mini intro of whose crib's we will be hearing about, have some background hip-hop/funky music that's not copyrighted (possibly this website: http://freeplaymusic.com/)

Then start with the person saying "Hey this is Angry Ani talking and welcome to my Crib"

Then we go through the crib, and we have the two voices (the host and Ani) and music to keep it interesting.

We will have some pictures to post on the blog to go along with the podcast.

We will be touring Angry Ani's apartment and Heather's brother's dorm.