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Voices

Was Marlboro’s fate not already determined by its alumni?

By
Marshall Stanton
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — Issue 541

I read this Viewpoint by Amy Domrad Tudor with interest.

She related her experience at Marlboro College, assessed the current situation, and lamented that alumni had not been informed of the situation. Her response is to let alumni make the decision as to what the end result will be.

But didn't alumni already make that decision?

According to the US News & World Report Best Colleges 2017, the alumni donation rate for Marlboro was 25 percent. This means that 75 percent of alumni made no donations to the college.

I'm guessing in 2017 most of this situation was maturing to the stage it recently reached.

Voices

The power of protest

By
Mary McCallum

Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...

We have a well-founded fear based on firsthand experience

By
Timothy Belknap

Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...

‘Tropes and lies’

By
Eileen Hayes Arama

WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...

Victimizing a merchant over poorly chosen words

By
Phillip Macracken

BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...

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Wednesday, October 16, 2019 — Issue 532

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Arts

Members of Afghan artist collective ArtLords to create murals honoring art destroyed by the Taliban

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