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Tapped-in: Steeplechase
By Simon Schmieder | April 30, 2026Among the more peculiar events of track & field are the javelin, pole vault and triple jump: Launching a spear, launching yourself with a spear of sorts, and tactical skipping into a sandbox. Then there is the steeplechase: roughly seven laps on the track, 28 regular barriers, and seven water jumps. ...
Feature: Afghan collective ‘ArtLords’ paints a new mural in Proctor
By Sarah Rogers | April 30, 2026On April 24 and 25, members of the Middlebury College community joined artists Abdullah Elhan, Negina Azimi, Marwa Azimi, Zuhra Nadem, and Sean Kiziltan, five members of ArtLords. Established in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2014, this collective of Afghan artists transformed the city’s blast walls into ...
So you want to go into private equity?
By Ella Beebe | April 30, 2026As we all trudge through the chore that is the summer internship search, inevitably regretting not having put in more effort towards it during J-Term, I can’t help but notice how Middlebury’s finance recruitment culture always seems to take center stage. Why does securing an internship in private ...
A State of the State: Addison County and Vermont’s political environment
By Isaac Simonds, Phoebe Adler, Elisabeth Dellit and Edith Huffard | April 30, 2026On August 11, 2026, voters will stream to the polls to vote in Vermont’s primary elections. Though the state’s well-known Senator, Bernie Sanders, is associated with democratic socialism, the real demographics of Vermont, and in particular Addison County, are a complicated mix of political ideologies. ...
Crossword Solutions 04/30/26: Highlight Reel
By Egan Turner | April 30, 2026Crossword Solutions 04/30/26: Highlight Reel
Softball splits series with Amherst as playoffs approach
By Theo Maniatis | April 30, 2026The 26–7 Middlebury softball team split a two-game series against Amherst last weekend. The Panthers have cooled off recently ahead of the playoffs, following a blistering start to the season.
Lack of transparency around camera installations stokes student concerns
By Met Ly | April 30, 2026Earlier this year, residents of Weybridge House received a tip that Public Safety was installing cameras at Kitchel House, the current location of the Center for Careers and Internships (CCI), facing towards Weybridge Street, where Weybridge House sits.
Do you have faith in the future of Middlebury?
By The Editorial Board | April 30, 2026Middlebury College has stood for two hundred and twenty-five years. It has weathered civil wars, financial crashes and global pandemics without disappearing. For most students, that permanence feels like a given. However, it is clearly at a crossroads. An impending demographic cliff, the unprecedented ...
The Stone Mill provides spring alternatives during mud season
By Izzy Ronda | April 30, 2026April in Middlebury marks the arrival of spring and with it, Vermont’s mud season. Mud season, usually beginning in March and April, refers to the transition period between winter and spring when snow has melted, leaving muddy conditions. For students, locals and visitors looking to stay out of the ...
Crossword 04/30/26: Highlight Reel
By Egan Turner | April 30, 2026Crossword 04/30/26: Highlight Reel
Joyriding: Middlebury College cycling
By Simon Schmieder | April 30, 2026In Tamar Mayer Professor of Geography Peter Nelson’s ‘Rural Geography’ course last fall, each Monday began with the same question: Did you do anything rural this weekend? Some students shared stories of apple picking, others recapped camping trips, and one at the start of one class that semester, ...
Over 250 students present original research at nineteenth annual spring symposium
By Jonathan Eaton | April 23, 2026On Friday, April 17, Middlebury College hosted its 19th Annual Spring Symposium, highlighting student research over the past academic year. McCardell Bicentennial Hall (BiHall) became the host to all majors and disciplines, as students led 12-minute oral presentations, poster presentations in the great ...
Office of Admissions revamps visuals, renews focus on student life in advertising materials
By Yuvraj Shah | April 23, 2026For the 11,458 students who applied to become members of the class of 2030 and 2030.5, a range of new visuals, written materials and communication styles met them, whether they visited the college in person or only interacted with Middlebury online.
Truth and doubt in ‘Bigfoot’
By Maddy Russell and Zeph Santiago | April 23, 2026In the middle of a distant forest, two sisters and a man in a Bigfoot costume are looking for the truth. Things quickly fall into disarray as this search for the truth takes a violent turn: the two sisters begin to doubt one another and the bigfoot impersonator is holding the sisters at gunpoint. As ...
Anina Dentel-Pham ’27 for SGA President
By Editorial Board | April 23, 2026We are excited to announce our endorsement of Anina Dentel-Pham ’27 to serve as the next Student Government Association (SGA) President. With deep-rooted experience in SGA and an action-oriented plan, The Campus believes that Dentel-Pham and her vice presidents, Jeffrey Teh ’28 and Connor McClellan ...
Perfectly pink: MCMT’s ‘Mean Girls’
By Lizi Schierman | April 23, 2026A whirlwind of pink and a packed audience made for a performance that can only be described as “so fetch.” From April 16-18, the Town Hall Theater showcased Middlebury College Musical Theater’s (MCMT) performance of “Mean Girls” the musical. Pink posters of cast members dotted the campus ...
Read more Addison Independent, Less New York Times
By Lily Jensen | April 23, 2026As a Middlebury student, you have access to the Addison Independent – it’s time to use it. Reading the news is a ritual many of us take very seriously. Almost always, I hear the same publications over and over: the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the Wall Street Journal, etc. ...
‘Something Very Bad is Going to Happen’: the dating recession meets ‘Carrie’ inspired gore
By Phoebe Adler | April 23, 2026Be honest. If you were looking at your wedding invitations and you saw the words “Don’t marry him” scrawled on the back, would you go through with it? Director Haley Z. Boston explores this question and many more surrounding family, relationships and the gravity of marital commitment in her new ...
Henry Sheldon Museum hosts final stop of Addison County traveling book club
By Sage Keller | April 23, 2026On April 25, the Henry Sheldon Museum will host the final session of the Historic Addison County Traveling Book Club, featuring “Deep North,”, an edited collection of stories by Brad Kessler about Somali resettlement in Vermont.
Women’s lacrosse team extends unbeaten streak against Hamilton
By Thie Harthono | April 23, 2026The Middlebury women’s lacrosse team breezed by Hamilton at home on Wednesday April 15. The dominant 17-3 win is proof of the Panthers’ top form as they enter the final stretch of the regular season, with just two remaining matchups before the NESCAC tournament.


















