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Anti-racism programming gets $500,000 donation

By Lily Jones | October 14

The CDEI is using its $105,000 to provide grants to departments or programs working on anti-racist projects.

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Like moths to a flame: parents and students flock to 9th annual Cocoon

By Acadia Klepeis | October 14

The 9th annual Cocoon featured many of the constants that have marked its past decade. A faded paisley rug. A single microphone. A winged logo. And, once again, the gentle hum of a packed crowd. Compared to last year’s heavily-modified Cocoon event, the energy in the lobby before Friday night’s ...

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MiddCourses, Middlebury’s students-review-based course rating website, remains unavailable

By Lauren Thompson | October 14

MiddCourses was first created in 2014 and was popular on campus among students until last semester, when it was shut down for renovations.

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Opinion

Middlebury Students Deserve to Live at Middlebury College

By Emmanuel Tamrat | October 14

Bread Loaf should not have been a housing option this year. It should never again be an option.  I am a junior Feb, meaning I had five weeks of normal Middlebury life before being dealt a heavily altered college experience lasting the next two and a half semesters. During those two semesters, the ...

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Addison Central School District continues to take preventative measures against Covid-19

By Emily Hogan | October 14

With a year and a half of instruction amid an ever-changing environment under their belt, the Addison Central School district is back to in-person classes for pre-K through twelfth grade. But according to Laurie Ballantine, administrative assistant at Cornwall Elementary School in Cornwall, Vt., policies ...

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Sports

Seven questions for Zander Kessler ’22.5, men’s cross country

By Blaise Siefer | October 14

Zander Kessler ’22.5, from Concord, Mass., is a senior Feb on the men’s cross country team. In this installment of “Seven Questions,” Kessler reveals his favorite part about being on the cross country team, his favorite memory from the season so far and one thing that people don’t realize ...

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First years begin new Compass Mentoring Program

By Ben Wagner and William Reed | October 14

Following the dissolution of Middlebury’s 30-year-old commons system in the fall of 2020, new mentorship systems have slowly been phased in for first years.

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Language Tables return to Redfield Proctor after 18 months on Zoom

By Alexandra Burns | October 14

“Hi, everyone, and welcome to Language Tables,” a cheery voice called from the top of the stairs in Redfield Proctor. “We are back for the first time since March 10, 2020.” The voice belonged to Amanda Coccia ’22, one of the co-managers of Language Tables. On Monday, September 27, she was ...

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Opinion

Playtime with the Doric String Quartet

By Ben Beese | October 14

As I sit down to write this, I ask myself, “why bother?” It is common and far too accurate to joke about the absence of young people in concert halls. Such jokes were made to me at least twice in reference to last weekend’s concert by the Doric String Quartet and Jonathan Biss. Of course, the ...

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‘Grand Theft Wheels’: students notice uptick in bike theft on campus

By Aidan Shepardson | October 14

The increase in on-campus enrollment has brought extra bikes to campus, while the return of in-person classes, athletics, and campus life has spiked demand to get around campus quickly.

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Students off campus face transportation and communication troubles

By Charlie Keohane | October 14

For the cohort of students living off campus this year, getting to class is not a breezy five-minute stroll from their dorm room. Many juniors living at the Marriott, the Inn on the Green or Bread Loaf have felt let down by inconsistent transportation to campus and a lack of clear communication from ...

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Opinion

Letter to the Editor

By Jonathan Isham | October 14

"The Other Pandemic" (October 7, 2021), signed by Professor Jason Mittell on behalf of the AAUP Executive Committee and Working Conditions Committee, contains at least one false statement and one claim that cannot be supported by any known data. "Vermont case counts are currently higher than nearly ...

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Sports

Women’s volleyball off to historic start

By Charles Crounse | October 14

After opening their season with 14 straight wins, women’s volleyball (15-1-0) has secured their spot in the history books. The team has compiled their best start to a season in program history, sitting tied for first in the NESCAC with a 0.938 win percentage. Volleyball started their season with ...

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Reel Critic: “The Year of the Everlasting Storm”

By Shane Silverman | October 14

At this week’s Hirschfield International Film Series screening, audiences were transported back to the brink of the Covid-19 pandemic to relive its uncertainty. An anthology film of seven distinct shorts by seven global directors, “The Year of the Everlasting Storm” chronicles the human condition ...

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As pandemic recedes, student service organizations navigate re-engagement with Middlebury community

By Viraj Shankar | October 14

Service orgs have increasingly had the opportunity to work in-person with community partners.

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Controlling chaos in “Dishonored: Death of the Outsider”

By Nicholas Jaccaci | October 14

The satisfaction that comes from watching a Rube Goldberg machine in motion is something that is hard to properly replicate. A window slams shut, causing a tennis ball to bounce off a table into a cup that pulls a string, lifting a seesaw just enough to knock a line of dominos over until one falls off ...

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Radio Roundup: Can’t help falling in love with a new autumn playlist

By Wrmc Exec Board | October 14

*RIYL (recommended if you like) Co-Concert Manager Exec Pick — Luke Robins ’23 Album: “Sometimes I Might Be Introvert” — Little Simz Genre: Hip-Hop RIYL: Noname, Slowthai, Tierra Whack Blurb: Little Simz had my favorite verse of 2019 with her feature on “New Breed” and I was still ...

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(Not So) Special Interest Houses

By Sylvie Lyu | October 7

A unique part of the Middlebury experience is the opportunity to live in an academic or special interest house where students pursue a common interest and share it with the campus community. These include 10 language houses, the Queer Studies House, Self-Reliance and InSite, as well as special interest ...

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Sports

Following years of work, Middlebury Club Soccer finally takes to the field

By Charles Crounse | October 7

The men’s and women’s varsity soccer teams are no longer the only Panthers on the soccer pitch. As of this fall, Middlebury now has a fully operational men’s club team. Founded by Blaise Siefer ’23.5 and Marco Fengler ’23, the club took to the field for the first time this fall, after spending ...

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Alum, founder of girls school in Afghanistan, shares story of escape

By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | October 7

“Come to the airport with a purse or backpack. You have 30 minutes,” Shabana Basij-Rasikh ’11 told nine graduates of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA), the school she founded in 2008.  Of the school’s 95 current students, 92 accompanied Basij-Rasikh and those nine graduates to flee ...