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<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/nancydwyer_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />"I think I was conscious that I was part of a movement, but I didn't give it much importance," Nancy Dwyer, associate professor of art, says of her life as a young artist in New York in the 1970s. "Looking back, the exceptional part to me is just how serious we were as artists.

<OBJECT CLASSID="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B" WIDTH="430" HEIGHT="300" CODEBASE="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab"> <PARAM name="SRC" VALUE="/~uvmpr/videos/bugbanquet.mov"> <PARAM name="AUTOPLAY" VALUE="false"> <PARAM name="CONTROLLER" VALUE="true"> <EMBED SRC="/~uvmpr/videos/bugbanquet.mov" WIDTH="430" HEIGHT="300" AUTOPLAY="false" CONTROLLER="true" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"> </EMBED> </OBJECT>Stir-fried mealworms, spider crackers, chirpie-chip cookies, and the traditional favorite, crickets in chocolate, "dark and light," says University of Vermont professor Scott Costa. These were just some of the items on the menu for this year's Bug Banquet. <span id="caption">QuickTime Player is required to view this video. <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/">Download QuickTime here.</a></span>

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/vogelmann_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />¶¶Òõ̽̽ announced that Thomas C. Vogelmann has been named dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Vogelmann is currently interim dean of the college, a position he has held since July 1, 2008. His new position is effective immediately.

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/uvmtv_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />As achievement mantras go, "Don't mess up" isn't likely to be the buzz phrase of the self-help world anytime soon. But senior Greg Schondelmeier admits those three words both haunted and drove him during his past year as president of ¶¶Òõ̽̽tv. His goal: relocate the student television station from the hinterlands of the Coolidge Hall basement to first-floor, high-profile space in the Davis Center.

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/relayforlife_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />¶¶Òõ̽̽ students set a new record Saturday night for Relay for Life, a national fundraising event sponsored by the American Cancer Society that ¶¶Òõ̽̽ participated in for the third year in a row.

<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/pedalpower_430x300.jpg" height="300" width="430" />Imagine, for a moment, that a space alien lands at the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Fitness Center. It's a busy day and the treadmills, elliptical trainers, and exercise bikes are all in use. Looking around, the alien shakes her head and asks: who has enslaved these workers and what are they making in this factory?