https://jacobseitz.com/home daily 1.0 2021-08-02 https://jacobseitz.com/marlboro daily 0.75 2021-04-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5ffa28f3183f8c15fd7ec57f/1610230054605/Marlboro-stock-5-900x601.jpg Marlboro November 12, 2020 — In the fall, Potash Hill is silent. The smell of dying trees, turning leaves, and rotten apples on the forest floor wafts through the air. At the former site of Marlboro College, a serene and remote school often caked in snow at the top of a Southern Vermont mountain, there was usually a sense of peace. Of waiting. But this place is not what it once was. The place is not Marlboro, at least not anymore. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5ffa2ac8ffea7f059fad5aaa/1610230576973/00bf69e0-ca9d-453a-80f9-a8bf4ea64d79-900x601.jpg Marlboro July 24, 2020 — The Marlboro community raised more questions about the allegations of racism against Democracy Builders, the organization that purchased the Marlboro College campus, in a town meeting held Monday—the same day the Vermont Attorney General approved the campus sale. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5ffa2a19d756af1ec0818a88/1610230457353/Screen+Shot+2021-01-09+at+5.11.22+PM.png Marlboro July 24, 2020 — The Marlboro campus on Potash Hill—once valued at $10 million by Emerson—sold to Democracy Builders in May for $225,000, according to new documents obtained by The Beacon. It is unclear why the final purchase price varies so significantly from the original valuation. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5ffa297c576d293b16cf3456/1610230327563/Choyin-Rachel-Lo-pelton-and-quigs-walking-900x600.jpg Marlboro July 23, 2020 — The college confirmed Thursday that the Emerson-Marlboro deal is now finalized after the Vermont Attorney General approved the agreement Monday. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5f1a527c662d6f2b26a4bce6/1595560663451/IMG_9626-2-900x600.jpg Marlboro July 17, 2020 — Despite mounting allegations of racism against the Democracy Builders founder, the sale of the Marlboro campus to the non-profit cannot be stopped by the Vermont Attorney General, according to the state office itself. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5f0c20b81207ba5845dee803/1594630392418/Marlboro-stock-4-1024x684.jpg Marlboro July 4, 2020 — Marlboro and Emerson signed an Asset Transfer Agreement last week, which lays out final terms for student accommodations, faculty transfers, and finances, including details about the anticipated $20.25 million sum Emerson expects to receive from the merger. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5eeba43e239be9410b4cb7a9/1592501451558/Lizzie-sad-campus-online-1024x684.jpg Marlboro June 14, 2020 — Marlboro College students attending Emerson as a part of the proposed Emerson-Marlboro merger will lose the Marlboro tuition rate guarantee and housing scholarship if they defer entry to the college in the fall, according to a college official. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5eed01750b027600c7e3669e/1592591274898/marlboro-stock-16-900x600.jpg Marlboro March 19, 2020 — Marlboro College President Kevin Quigley said the Vermont institution is still very unlikely to remain open on its own, despite over $200,000 in pledges from the community and a letter from the state’s Lieutenant Governor urging Marlboro to “work with the community to explore creative options before finalizing” the merger with Emerson. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5eed0172a2d7fa41caaecf59/1592596841005/Frozen-Marb-Sign-900x601.jpg Marlboro March 16, 2020 — Over the past three years, Marlboro College student Charlie Hickman hasn’t left Potash Hill for more than a few months at a time. If the proposed Emerson-Marlboro merger goes through, Hickman and their peers may never live on the hill again, as all Marlboro classes are moving online for the remainder of the semester. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5eed0175dad4095640e14762/1592591257825/Student-walking-up-hill-900x601.jpg Marlboro Feb. 28, 2020 — Marlboro College is set to adopt meticulous changes to its Title IX policy, with less than 12 weeks left in what is set to be the institution’s final semester of operation, according to a Marlboro College official. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5eed033044a8b86735ddea4c/1592683482008/marlboro-stock-11-1-900x600+%281%29.jpg Marlboro Feb. 25, 2020 — MARLBORO, VT—Marlboro College’s Selectboard will no longer release detailed minutes of the college’s weekly Selectboard and Town Meetings, according to a statement from Selectboard. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5eed0175bb50911184510528/1592596716294/Quigley-with-board-person-alum-900x601.jpg Marlboro Feb. 13, 2020 — Attendees at Marlboro College’s Town Meeting—a weekly forum of the Marlboro campus and the surrounding townspeople—discussed the transition for students coming to Emerson, faculty proposals, and a revision to the Vermont college’s Title IX policies, according to minutes of the meeting provided to The Beacon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5eed0172d271cc4c9e7b0d09/1592596554492/Jakob-Vermont-6-online-1024x684.jpg Marlboro Jan. 8, 2020 — Emerson College will not cover the $5,555 difference in housing costs for Marlboro College students who live on the Boston campus next fall, according to officials from both colleges. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5eed0172dad4095640e146fe/1592596624927/Jakob-Vermont-7-online-1024x684.jpg Marlboro Dec. 21, 2019 — The Marlboro College Board of Trustees released years of financial documents Friday in response to widespread community criticism about transparency surrounding the proposed merger with Emerson College. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5eed0172492659110d1b6ae0/1592683646082/library-wing-900x601.jpg Marlboro Nov. 23, 2019 — Marlboro College needs a large influx of cash if the institution is to stay open past its slated closure date in spring 2020—almost $200 million to be exact. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eeba3d1239be9410b4c9f10/5eed017228c6083933dae317/1592591304340/Cabin-between-the-trees-900x601.jpg Marlboro Nov. 14, 2019 — MARLBORO, Vt.—Hunter Corbett, a junior at Marlboro College, described her campus as one where students go to tell stories over an open fire, gather around a stone circle crafted by alumni, and walk through a maze of human-shaped mirrors in the forest. https://jacobseitz.com/news daily 0.75 2021-04-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eec2d18aafa6d35eaf048cf/5eed27b7e94ce764037d225d/1592600664609/IMG_5008-900x652.jpg News June 14, 2020 — Incoming first-year Emerson students now face a difficult decision—move forward with enrollment as planned and potentially pay full price for a partial semester, or defer until the spring. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eec2d18aafa6d35eaf048cf/5eed27b76d07b95a888ee71d/1592600699160/IMG_1524-900x600.jpg News June 1, 2020 — Peaceful protests in Boston over the police killing of George Floyd erupted into chaos late Sunday night as police deployed pepper spray and tear gas into crowds in Downtown Crossing, shortly before the National Guard arrived. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eec2d18aafa6d35eaf048cf/5eed275c3918b16a797a01d2/1592601219703/By-Greyson-Acquaviva-900x603+%281%29.jpg News May 20, 2020 — Emerson released applications Wednesday for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to receive emergency funding from the $2.7 million given to the college by the federal government through the CARES Act. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eec2d18aafa6d35eaf048cf/5eed27f66d07b95a888ef41d/1592600776979/Screen-Shot-2020-05-20-at-1.04.50-PM-900x362+%281%29.png News May 20, 2020 — The college hopes to announce a plan for the fall semester featuring some in-person classes combined with the continued use of online instruction some time in the next two to three weeks, President M. Lee Pelton said during a Zoom panel hosted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Wednesday. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eec2d18aafa6d35eaf048cf/5eed27f6304e1537fc48c799/1592601249687/Rachel-Culver-Graffiti-online-900x689.jpg News Feb. 20, 2020 — A bulletin board on the 13th floor of Piano Row celebrating Black History Month was vandalized on Feb. 9, according to an email from Residence Director Shen de Leon. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eec2d18aafa6d35eaf048cf/5eed275c6553836834c07f62/1592601276035/8c61dca3-2aed-4fcd-a569-0c3905efd92e.jpg News Nov. 6, 2019 — The United States Marine Corps identified a suspect in the homicide investigation into the death of Emerson student Daniel Hollis on Wednesday, according to a report from WGBH. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eec2d18aafa6d35eaf048cf/5eed27f653ca365597aa2bb2/1592601346052/R-stats-2-1024x600.jpg News Oct. 30, 2019 — A new report details a 10 percent rise in reports of rape in Massachusetts from 2017 to 2018, according to a new statistic released by the FBI in Sept. 2018—continuing a three-year trend in which rape reports increased almost 57 percent since 2015. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eec2d18aafa6d35eaf048cf/5eed276f28735d1643bce4e9/1592601452835/DSC_0065-1024x683.jpg News Aug. 31, 2019 — Boston’s first Straight Pride Parade transformed the city’s downtown into scenes of contentious encounters and conflicting ideologies on Saturday. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eec2d18aafa6d35eaf048cf/5eed276fe3279f23179db285/1592601384888/DSC_0707-1024x683.jpg News Aug. 22, 2019 — President M. Lee Pelton plans to release a statement in the following days ahead of the Boston Straight Pride Parade scheduled for Saturday, August 31 that first caused controversy in Boston earlier this summer. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/5eec2d18aafa6d35eaf048cf/5eed280f99a988288b381121/1592684251891/Untitled-design-17.png News April 8, 2019 — Governor Charles Baker signed a bill banning conversion therapy for minors on April 8. This decision makes Massachusetts the 16th state in the nation to ban the practice. https://jacobseitz.com/about daily 0.75 2021-08-02 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5eeb1a8b5cddf3179c2d262d/t/61086393b59c8123f42d4d7b/1627939800124/IMG_7950.JPG About - Who I am I am a journalist originally from Central Ohio living in Brooklyn. I am currently working on developing a freelance network and portfolio as a recent graduate of Emerson College. Most recently, I served as Senior Marlboro Reporter and Assistant Editor of Emerson College’s student-run newspaper, The Berkeley Beacon. I led The Beacon's coverage of Emerson College's acquisition of Marlboro College and I aided in the creation of a Marlboro-specific vertical, The Marlboro Monitor. I wrote more stories regarding the merger than any other publication in the country, and The Beacon was recognized for our efforts with an EVVY Award for Outstanding Blog. Outside of journalism, I am an avid photographer and coffee nerd and can be found typing away at the nearest specialty café, or at my kitchen counter with a nice cortado. 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