Middlebury filed a 37-page motion on Friday, April 28 to dismiss the lawsuit brought by former Vermont Governor and executive in residence at the college, Jim Douglas ’72, contesting the removal of the name “Mead” from the chapel.
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From the Archives: Middlebury through the headlines
By Abigail Chang | May 11, 2023“From the Archives” is an opportunity for various writers to visit the Middlebury Special Collections and write about a different artifact each week. The Special Collections boasts hundreds of thousands of historic items, and through this column we encourage writers to explore not only the college’s ...
Disorient: Learn about the history and resources the college won’t teach
By Jake Dreyfous, Lucas Donavan-Lafuente and Madeline Hiller | May 11, 2023As graduating seniors, we feel that it is important to acknowledge the institutional history that may be lost when our class leaves Middlebury. How did the college respond to Covid, and how did this (in)action affect our student body? Who is Charles Murray, and why has the college invited him to campus ...
Niche Reads: Beach Reads!
By Sylvie Shure | May 11, 2023If you struggle to find time for fun reading, this is the spot for you. Niche Reads recommends novels that relate to academic (or other) interests so you can explore a new book while still feeling productive. Check back each week for more cool books.
SGA announces new endowed fund to expand financial assistance for students
By Mandy Berghela | May 11, 2023The Student Government Association (SGA) announced the creation of a new endowed fund called the “SGA Seizing Opportunities Endowed Fund” in conjunction with the Office of Advancement on Friday, April 28. The fund, which has a $3 million endowment goal and is currently at $680,398, will increase ...
Four years in retrospect: It doesn’t end with Commencement
By Editorial Board | May 11, 2023For this week’s editorial, the graduating seniors of the Editorial Board reflected on how Middlebury has changed –– for better and worse –– since they enrolled in fall 2019. Our non-seniors offered their perspectives on how these changes have shaped their college experience thus far. Of course, ...
Nocturne 2023: You are an artist
By Emily Thompson | May 11, 2023Every Nocturne, the combination of glorious spring weather, good music, interactive art projects and the buzz of students all over campus creates an atmosphere ripe with possibility.
Student-led proposal aims to bring culturally diverse food trucks to Middlebury
By Madeleine Kaptein | May 11, 2023For Talia Chang’s ’26 final project for her gender studies class “White People” with Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Laurie Essig, she and her partners Zoe Rosen ’26, Lizzy Guzman ’26 and Yaxeny Erazo ’26 are proposing that the College bring food trucks with culturally ...
PFL Weekly S.3 Ep.11: Aidan Harris ’23.5, Andrew Mueller ’23.5 and ’Robby Ward ‘23.5
By Blaise Siefer, Captain Rudolph, Marco Fengler and Eli Dibari | May 11, 2023This week, all three men’s tennis senior captains — Aidan Harris ’24, Andrew Mueller ’23.5 and Robby Ward ’23.5 — join the PFL crew in the studio. Prior to winning the NCAA regional tournament at John Hopkins, men’s tennis retained its title as NESCAC champions, which it has held since ...
A love letter to The Campus, from the executive team
By Abigail Chang, Rain Ji and Tony Sjodin | May 11, 2023Notes from the desk.
NJF Presents Middlebury’s Untold Stories
By Agnes Roche | May 11, 2023Middlebury’s 2022-2023 Narrative Journalism Fellowship (NJF) hosted a gallery-style listening event open to the Middlebury community in Axinn on May 4. The four Middlebury student fellows — William Reed ’23.5, Mira Irfan ’23.5, Kate Sadoff ’23.5 and Katherine Michaelson ’25 — conducted ...
Food, Music, Arts Festivals — Summer Events in Addison County
By Local Editor Team | May 11, 2023As the semester winds down and we look ahead to the summer, many Middlebury students will stay in Middlebury to do research, pursue internships, work on campus or maybe just bask in the sweet Vermont sun. Pooling together our collective summer experiences in Vermont and some online research, here is ...
Middlebury tennis teams advance in NCAA tournament
By Jack Mcguire | May 11, 2023The Middlebury men’s and women’s tennis teams have continued their years of dominance this past weekend, as they both won their respective NCAA regionals. The women’s team won their seventh consecutive regional championship, and the men’s team won their eighth straight regional championship. ...
Spiraling through seasons at the Knoll
By Aria Bowden | May 11, 2023Middlebury College’s student-founded garden, the Knoll, was first plowed on an October day in 2002 after months of planning.
Reel Critic: The Graduate
By Eliza King Freedman | May 11, 2023“The Graduate” is my favorite movie. I begin with this disclaimer because though it is understandably controversial in and out of the world of film majors, I am incredibly biased in my commitment to loving it. I must also emphasize that I am not a film major. And despite my being raised in a household ...
Marine biologist, author and policy expert Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson to give 2023 commencement address
By Lily Jones | May 11, 2023Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a marine biologist, author and conservation policy expert will deliver the 2023 Middlebury commencement address. Johnson is the co-founder of the nonprofit think tank Urban Ocean Lab, co-editor of the bestselling climate anthology “All We Can Save,” co-author of the ...
MUHS Principal resigns after investigation of allegedly fabricated interviews
By Maggie Reynolds | May 11, 2023Middlebury Union High School Principal Justin Campbell sent a brief letter to the school community on Jan. 23 announcing his resignation from the job. “After much contemplation, many conversations with family and some deep introspection, I have decided to resign my position,” Campbell’s letter ...
Junior Year: “All My Friends Are Gone”
By Maggie Reynolds, Hannah Sayre and Chris Donohue | May 11, 2023According to the Office of Assessment and Institutional Research, there are 306 students abroad this spring, most of whom are juniors. By the time a class at Middlebury graduates, nearly 60% of its members will have studied abroad.
Seven Questions with Jessica Warren ’25, Women’s Track and Field
By Owen Park | May 11, 2023Jessica Warren ’25, from Walnut Creek, Calif. is competing in her second year on the women’s track and field team as a pole vaulter. In this installment of Seven Questions, Warren discusses her journey to collegiate athletics, how to have a good sleep schedule and her hopes for the future of the ...
College offers new study abroad program in Denmark to incoming first-year students in effort to address over-enrollment, housing issues
By Daniza Tazabekova | May 11, 2023Middlebury is offering a one-time opportunity for incoming first-year students to spend their first semester in Copenhagen at the DIS: Study Abroad in Scandinavia program. Thirty-two members of the class of 2027 will take a total of four courses with two Middlebury professors designed to immerse them ...
Be The Match at Middlebury
By Caroline Haggerty | May 11, 2023Last Wednesday, May 3, the Middlebury football and field hockey teams ran a “Be The Match” event on campus.