2008 Woodie Awards
Sunday evening, President Ronald D. Liebowitz announced the upcoming implementation of new campus security measures in an e-mail to the College community. Under the new protocol, residential buildings on campus will be locked 24 hours a day, though all dormitories will be accessible with College-issued proximate access cards.
The first annual Jason Fleishman Award was presented to co-recipients Katherine Stamper '04.5 and Devin Greene '04.5 at the Feb Ceremony in Mead Chapel earlier this month. The award was recently established in honor of Jason Fleishman '03.5, who passed away shortly after last year's Feb Celebration.
At Monday afternoon's faculty meeting, a resolution was easily passed that if approved by the administration will require employers wishing to recruit on campus to sign the College's nondiscrimination agreement. The resolution calls for the elimination of the possibility to hold an open meeting providing information on the organization's recruitment practices and explaining the rationale behind a specific discriminatory policies.
The Middlebury College Bookstore teemed last week in the customary start-of-term rush. Students - toting large boxes brimming with textbooks - wound their way through long lines, preparing to shell out several hundred dollars a piece for a semester's worth of books.
PARIS - France is known worldwide for its culinary tradition, so one might expect that the capital would embrace and embody this reputation. Thus, one might ask, what is typical Parisian food? After a brief survey of the city, I would conclude that nems, tandoori, falafel and Panini are quintessentially Parisian.
Middlebury College lost a valuable member of the community in Alan Williams after he passed away last week. Williams is survived by his only son, Daniel. A celebration of his life was held Kirk Alumni Center last Sunday. Williams started working at the College in 1992, first in dining supervising in Proctor, then in catering and in the heating plant.
The possible acquisition of the Monterey Institute for International Studies (MIIS) in California as a graduate study program, a potential land lease to Porter Hospital and Feb graduation were among the topics discussed at the Trustee meeting last weekend.
The Community Council voted by secret ballot Tuesday to recommend to College President Ronald D. Liebowitz that he strike down a proposal that would allow first-year students to rush, pledge and join a social house during their second semester at Middlebury College.
Overdue dining hall opens doors Feb. 8 Students chosen for prestigious internships Concerto competition yields budding soloists
Semester at Sea rocked by tidal forces Recyclemania fever abounds on College campuses