The Vermont Campus will host a special screening of the documentary "The Hungry Heart" on Thursday, January 30 at 6:00 pm. The documentary follows the struggles of a group of Vermonters in their teens and early 20's who are addicted to prescription drugs. The film has received national attention in the past few weeks after Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin referenced it in his State of the State speech, which focused entirely on the drug abuse epidemic. Several of the individuals featured in the movie will be in attendance on Thursday to answers questions after the film.

The student chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) received notification last week by the national organization that it has met the qualifications for official chapter status. In meeting the guidelines, the College becomes one of just 26 schools in the country with an official ACCP chapter. The ACPHS group was launched in 2010 as a student "affiliate" and has since seen nearly 200 students involved in its activities. The group offers students opportunities to explore clinical pharmacy specialties, expand and showcase their knowledge, and receive career development guidance.

Twenty-six student-athletes earned Dean's List honors for the fall 2013 semester (to be eligible for the Dean's List, students must earn a 3.5 term GPA). There were a total of 91 students who played sports in the fall semester, meaning nearly 30% of all participants made the Dean's List. Adding to these accomplishments is the fact that six student-athletes finished the semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA. The cumulative GPA for all student-athletes was 3.12.

We like to think of ourselves as optimists here at the e-Pulse, but after a week of temperatures that seemed to hover between 2-4 degrees, it's hard to think of this as the "spring" semester. We might be willing to concede "late, late, fall" semester, but spring feels a tad premature at this point.