Student News
Early in the Year, a Familiar Trend: Students Serving the CommunityWhen Hurricane Irene struck just three days before the start of fall classes, returning students barely had time to move into their houses before they were out in the community helping flood victims salvage theirs.
Mountain Man Scores Rave Review Mountain Man, the up-and-coming folk trio of Amelia Meath '10, Molly Sarle '12, and Alex Sauser-Monnig '09, continued to impress on their recent summer tour, which included a stop at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival (listen on NPR), and an "engrossing performance," according to The New York Times, at the famed Mercury Lounge.
Bennington Becomes First US School to Participate in European Dance FestivalBennington College this summer became the first American school to participate in the European Schools Festival at the National Center of Contemporary Dance in France.
Partisan Records Signs Bennington Band A year after forming as Tom Greenberg ‘10's senior project in music, BOBBY, a band made up of current Bennington students and recent grads, has been signed by Partisan Records and will be releasing their self-titled debut album on June 21. The album was featured this week on NPR's First Listen series, which previews select, upcoming albums in their entirety.
Photo by Bruno ’14 Chosen for Greenpeace ExhibitionThomas Bruno ’14 was one of 19 amateur photographers and the only American to have his work selected for an upcoming Greenpeace exhibition for pollution awareness in Turkey.