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<img src="http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/images/features/turcotte_300x212.jpg" height="212" width="300" />The recent Vermont Food Summit, an ambitious week of events that explored ideas from culture to climate, land to labor, was entirely student-driven and largely the work of Kate Turcotte, a seemingly tireless senior majoring in ecological agriculture.

<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/debate.mov"> <PARAM name="AUTOPLAY" VALUE="false"> <PARAM name="CONTROLLER" VALUE="true"> <EMBED SRC="/~uvmpr/videos/debate.mov" WIDTH="430" HEIGHT="300" AUTOPLAY="false" CONTROLLER="true" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"> </EMBED> </OBJECT>On April 3, 126 pairs of debaters from colleges and universities circling the globe converged on the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ campus to compete in the 2009 U.S. Universities Debating Championship. The teams faced off for three days on a range of topics, from the merits of banning imported seal products to the effectiveness of stimulus plans. <span id="caption">QuickTime Player is required to view this video. <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/">Download QuickTime here.</a></span>

<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/hockeyvideo.mov"> <PARAM name="AUTOPLAY" VALUE="false"> <PARAM name="CONTROLLER" VALUE="true"> <EMBED SRC="/~uvmpr/videos/hockeyvideo.mov" WIDTH="430" HEIGHT="300" AUTOPLAY="false" CONTROLLER="true" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"> </EMBED> </OBJECT>The Vermont Catamounts closed the season with a stirring run to college hockey's biggest stage &#8212; the NCAA Frozen Four. For Vermont's athletes and coaches, alumni and fans, it made for a memorable journey to Washington, D.C. <span id="caption">QuickTime Player is required to view this video. <a href="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/">Download QuickTime here.</a> <a href="/~uvmpr/videos/hockeyvideo.mp4">View a smaller, faster loading version of the video.</a></span>