In June 2024, the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement — which set a fixed annual contribution from Middlebury College to the town — expired. Over the past two years, local town government and college financial managers have been negotiating a new agreement that accounts for the college’s ...
‘A Hall of Mirrors’: layers of performance in ‘The Maids’
By Rachelle Talbert | April 16, 2026Middlebury named one of the top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
By Mandy Berghela | April 16, 2026Latest stories
Caught between travel restrictions and summer housing costs, pressure mounts for some international students
By Cole Chaudhari | April 16, 2026As the summer approaches and students continue to solidify summer employment plans, a number of concerns have been raised by international students who cannot return home. For students studying at the college from other countries, the vast majority of whom are holders of F-1 visas, options for ...
EcoReps leads salamander crossing event in an effort to protect local wildlife
By Katrina Schwarz and Anna Doucet | April 16, 2026On Monday, April 13, more than 25 students braved a damp Vermont evening to help salamanders safely cross the road. Donning jackets and mud boots, participants searched the underbrush for salamanders, frogs and other amphibians, carefully guiding them across Morgan Road in Salisbury.
The potent power of SGA
By Jonathan Eaton | April 16, 2026The Middlebury College Student Government Association (SGA) has long struggled with growing student apathy. Most students view it as a performative body utilized by ambitious students to puff up their resumes rather than a vital community organ. This past year, very few students followed public SGA ...
The potent power of SGA
By Jonathan Eaton | April 16, 2026The Middlebury College Student Government Association (SGA) has long struggled with growing student apathy. Most students view it as a performative body utilized by ambitious students to puff up their resumes rather than a vital community organ. This past year, very few students followed public SGA ...
Conversational Art: Devin Santikarma
By Christy Liang | April 16, 2026Christy Liang: What drew you to photography?
Middlebury men’s golf falls at Dr Tim Brown Invitational
By Kanan Clifford | April 16, 2026Middlebury men’s golf continued its spring season with a 12th-place finish at the Dr Tim Brown Invitational, held in frigid Ballston Spa, NY, last weekend. On Saturday, the Panthers struggled to a +30 clip, with a whopping seven doubles or worse, and only five birdies. Sunday brought with it ...
Blue books are here to stay: Professors react to AI
By Luke Power and Noor Khan | April 16, 2026 Three and a half years after ChatGPT’s launch, the proliferation of large language models (LLMs) and their use by students has changed much of the student experience, including approaches to exam formats. Some professors are holding firm on using blue books to test students' knowledge, particularly ...
How Vermont Green FC became a summer soccer phenomenon
By Dylan Mcginty | April 16, 2026Vermont Green Football Club, a pre-professional soccer team founded in 2022 by Matthew Wolff and Patrick Infurna, will open its 2026 season this May following a landmark year for the organization. Created with the goal of establishing a grassroots soccer club rooted in Vermont, the team competes each ...
Letter to the Editor: Combatting grade inflation requires a campus-wide approach
By Gabriella Gerig | April 16, 2026The Middlebury Campus recently reported on the Middlebury Economics department’s new department-wide policy instituting a 95% threshold for receiving an A grade. Previous to this development, grades were up to the professor’s discretion, and there was little standardization across the department. ...
Crossword Solutions 04/16/26: Data Query
By Egan Turner | April 16, 2026Crossword Solutions 04/16/26: Data Query!
Women's tennis sweeps Trinity at home
By Thie Harthono | April 16, 2026On Saturday, April 11, the #12 Middlebury women's tennis team took care of business at home, sweeping Trinity 7-0 inside an empty Nelson Recreation Center. The win was Middlebury’s 13th against Trinity. With the victory, the Panthers remain undefeated against the Bantams. Saturday’s result also ...
Davis Family Library announces furniture upgrade
By Maja Musa | April 16, 2026This summer, the Davis Family Library staff are planning an upgrade on the main floor of the library, namely new furniture, nearly two decades after its construction.
Tourist season begins at UVM’s Morgan Horse Farm
By Phoebe Adler | April 16, 2026 The University of Vermont’s (UVM) Morgan Horse Farm will commence its 2026 tourist season on May 2, which will run until October 27. The farm is dedicated to preserving and promoting the Morgan horse breed as well as providing hands-on educational experiences to students and the general public. ...
Blurring the line between campus and town
By Editorial Board | April 16, 2026It is a cold Saturday afternoon in January, and Middlebury’s ice hockey team faces off against its fierce NESCAC competitors. The arena is full of excitement and tension. Fans wear oversized hockey jerseys, clutching hot dogs in one hand and blue-and-white pom-poms in the other, as they root for the ...
Crossword 04/16/26: Data Query
By Egan Turner | April 16, 2026Crossword 04/16/26: Data Query!
Tapped-in: track & field multis
By Simon Schmieder | April 16, 2026Jack of all trades, master of some — in a sport where good “multis” are few and far between, the Middlebury track & field program has had a unique few seasons. Emily Rubio ’26 and Caleb Smith ’27 have represented the Panthers on the NCAA stage a combined seven times in the multi-sport ...
From Kenya to Vermont: How KenSAP is reshaping access to Middlebury
By Yuvraj Shah | April 9, 2026For more than a decade, Middlebury College has hosted students from the Kenya Scholars Access Program (KenSAP), which brings high-achieving and high-need students from Kenya to colleges primarily in the United States. With six students from the program currently enrolled at the college, the program ...
‘The Last Waltz’ turns 50
By Nick Penniman | April 9, 2026There’s a moment in “The Last Waltz” that comes at about the 34 minute and 53 second mark, at the onset of the last chorus in Neil Young’s performance of “Helpless,” which a friend of mine once singled out, when we were arguing the film’s best scenes, as a jib door to transcendence. He ...
A personal case for Zeitgeist
By Mandy Berghela | April 9, 2026The first time “Zeitgeist” showed up in my inbox, I almost ignored it. It was my first year at Middlebury, and the word meant nothing to me. But I clicked the link out of curiosity. As I read through the questions, I was struck by how different they felt from the ones institutions usually ask. They ...
“Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette”: A compelling story, even if accuracy falls flat
By Phoebe Adler | April 9, 2026Ryan Murphy’s newest drama has everything a fan of his would expect – dramatic storylines, heavy extremes and any opportunity to invoke his key “baroque” style. “Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” is a nine-part series about the high-profile marriage of John F. Kennedy Jr. (Paul Anthony ...

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