Somewhere in rural New Mexico the dinner bell rings. An Israeli student and Palestinian student linger in the indoor swimming pool, dynamically conversing between laps. They look up to see a former investment banker glancing around. He first asks them their names, where they are from, and he is startled to hear the answer. He…

The Subcommittee on the Social and Academic Interest Houses is wrapping up its annual Social House Review. The current Community Council (CC) will make recommendations to next year’s council whether each of the five social houses, Alpha Delta Pi (ADP), Kappa Delta Rho (KDR), The Mill, Tavern (Omega Alpha) and Xenia, continue as organizations or be discontinued.

A sense of wonder, a reverence for nature and an understanding of humanity have driven Professor John Elder in 37 years of devoted teaching and ravenous learning at Middlebury College. When a man that “has all the human qualities that you think of defining virtue” is leaving a professorship after almost four decades, “we’re going…

Last Sunday afternoon, the five Democratic candidates for governor of Vermont gathered in Dana Auditorium to discuss and debate a variety of policy issues, including renewable energy, healthcare, education, agriculture and economic development.

On Sunday, the Middlebury Police Department (MPD) reported that they had cited Adrian Moore, a 19-20 year old man living in the Middlebury area, for attempted grand larceny, unlawful mischief and unlawful trespass.

President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz reaffirmed the College’s pledge for mandatory senior work despite the acknowledgement that departments would not have the 25 additional faculty positions envisioned to realize that goal, during his address on Feb. 12. The decision attracted both praise and concern from members of the faculty.

At open meetings on Jan. 25th, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz and Dean of Planning and Assessment Susan Campbell presented the results from the College Finance Survey. The survey was made available to faculty, staff and students over a two-week period last December. Almost three-quarters of staff and faculty provided their views on the college budget, but less than half of students responded to the survey. In total, 1,924 responses were received out of 3,889 surveys.

The Office of the President has decided not to revive the defunct MiddView outdoor orientation program for first-year students in 2011, overruling a months-long student initiative and a Student Government Association (SGA) pledge to reinstate the activity.

The estimated cost of the program did not include wages paid to staff and the cost of opening…

The Student Government Association (SGA) has decided to pass a bill funding the MiddView program for the next three years. This bill will cover the program’s costs for the next three years and make it need-blind to all incoming students, giving them a chance to experience a version of the widely praised program that has long been a staple of freshman orientation at the College.

SGA discusses sober friend policy, OINK.