UVM students Alison Bell and Ruby Labrusciano-Carris planned to spend this year immersed in all things BBC — studying everything from “Doctor Who” to news coverage —  but they couldn’t have predicted their own voices would be broadcast by the esteemed British institution.

On Jan. 3 the BBC radio program “Over to You” featured Bell and Labrusciano-Carris, directors of the student-led BBC House, a residential learning program housed in UVM’s Living/Learning Center.

“I’m speaking to you from the BBC’s broadcasting house in London,” began program host Rajan Datar, “but it’s come to my attention, thousands of miles away on the east coast of the United States, there’s another BBC House, of sorts.”

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What followed was a five-minute segment in which UVM students discuss how their program has created a space where the 10 students who live there can both enjoy BBC shows like "Sherlock" and engage in in-depth discussions about world news and their relation to the world as Americans. Listen to the interview (which starts at 5:18).

The BBC House is just one of many residential learning opportunities housed within UVM’s Living/Learning Center. See the full list, and learn more about each program.

PUBLISHED

01-06-2015
Amanda Kenyon Waite