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(13 hours ago)
“A patriotic society can, and must, co-exist with a liberal and forward-thinking population.” I was surprised to find such a statement on Thursday after my IGST 101 lecture where I can conveniently grab an issue of The Campus leaving the auditorium. To me, such an op-ed provided an overgeneralizing description of the leftist perspective on national identity. Quite on the contrary, I believe that the recent usage of patriotism as compromising propaganda for left-wing parties is what manifested its frictions with left-wing ideologies.
(15 hours ago)
You know that girl who just looks like she’s the embodiment of having your life together? You know, ‘That Girl’? If you do, then you’ll know that her name is actually Celeste Marrero ’27, and my afternoon with her began at Adirondack House as we walked the path to the Knoll together for her photoshoot.
(15 hours ago)
It was finally Oct. 12, and I was walking towards the town green for the third annual MiddPride, hearing cheers of children and live music getting louder, and seeing flashes of rainbow shine under the autumn sunshine. Having recently attended a Pride parade in Hollywood, overrun with corporations such as Disney and Citibank and law enforcement groups like the Los Angeles Police Department, the authenticity of this tight knit community boasting queerness was palpable.
(15 hours ago)
Crossword 10/31/2024!
(14 hours ago)
The 2024 lieutenant governor race in Vermont is shaping up to be a noteworthy clash between two experienced politicians: incumbent David Zuckerman, representing the Vermont Progressive and Democratic Parties, and Republican candidate John Rodgers.
(15 hours ago)
On Oct. 16, Middlebury Professor of Political Science Matt Dickinson gave a talk in the Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest analyzing the factors that influence the 2024 presidential election and offering his predictions on its outcome as part of the Carol Rifelj Lecture Series. Dickinson has published several books and articles about the presidency and provided election forecasts for several previous elections; he accurately predicted Biden’s victory in 2020.
(14 hours ago)
All across middle America, a handful of undecided voters will decide the fate of the most consequential election of our lifetimes. My friend Jordan is one of those voters. Jordan is 21 years old, lives in northern Wisconsin and is the proud owner of a small marine service business which he started after graduating high school. He identifies as conservative, but is open-minded and does not feel bound to any political party. I know him to be an upstanding member of his community, a hardworking guy and a loyal friend.
(14 hours ago)
In light of the upcoming
election on Nov. 5, 2024,
The Campus has published a
special edition devoted to the
election as it manifests on
campus and across Vermont.
In these pages you’ll find the
product of dozens of hours of
work from our reporters and
editors, who covered statewide
and local races, the impact
of celebrity endorsements,
how the election changed
Middlebury’s classrooms and
so much more.
(14 hours ago)
When I open my Instagram, I’m instantly reminded of the election. Whether it’s candidate advertisements, reposted information or celebrity endorsements, my feed is flooded with politics. Especially around election time, political content can often appear on your phone regardless of your interests or identity. Since political messages are ubiquitous in our social media feeds, we must ensure we engage with them responsibly and understand their dangers.
(14 hours ago)
As a global learning community, Middlebury College brings together international students, staff and faculty from over 50 countries each year. Fourteen percent of the student body are international students, and although many of them cannot cast votes on Nov. 5, they are closely following the election, aware of its potential impact on their experience at Middlebury and on U.S. relations with their home countries.
(14 hours ago)
After months of preparations, the 2024 presidential election is finally closing in on Election Day. For many, this will be their first time casting a ballot; others will be old pros. Regardless of experience, all elections are, of course, different — but this does not mean we do not have habits and traditions. During the 2020 presidential election, the Covid-19 pandemic halted the vast majority of election traditions at Middlebury, but this year, campus election events are back in full swing.
(14 hours ago)
While only seven percent of Middlebury graduates go on to pursue careers in government, law and policy, those who do have a considerable influence on the direction of federal, state and local policymaking.
(14 hours ago)
If you walk into Hillcrest 103 at 8 p.m. every other Wednesday or Axinn 229 at the same time on alternating Mondays this semester, you’ll find students taking a break from their busy academic and personal schedules to discuss current events, the latest news out of Washington and American popular culture — and eating free snacks.
(14 hours ago)
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election quickly approaches, classes at Middlebury covering American politics and economics are focusing on contemporary election-related material, whether by design or due to the election’s increasing prevalence across disciplines. In this year’s particularly contentious, polarizing election, whose result is widely understood to be pivotal to American democracy, teaching and being a student in election-relevant classes is a compelling position to occupy.
(15 hours ago)
In an era marked by climate change and unprecedented environmental disasters, the topic of climate has been notably absent from this year’s presidential campaigns. Although the majority of Americans support some form of action, climate change is one of the most politically divisive issues in American politics and one of the least important issues to voters — only 21% of voters cite it as being a very important factor in their vote in a recent Gallup poll.
(14 hours ago)
On Nov. 5, many of us will be casting ballots for the first time to determine the next president of the United States. In keeping with our special election issue for this week, we discussed the presence of the election and this tumultuous period of American politics in our personal lives and here on campus, and what we as young, college-educated voters can do about it.
(14 hours ago)
Nowadays, it seems like presidential campaigns cannot exist without celebrity influence.
(14 hours ago)
On Oct. 25, Middlebury welcomed Sō Percussion and Caroline Shaw for a mind-boggling night of acoustic poetry. With soulful chanting, processional tempo and impeccably layered percussion sounds from novel instruments, the group cast the audience in an enthralled trance.
(14 hours ago)
From collecting petition signatures for a new fire station to calling my representative in Congress, political participation has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember. Voting in every special, midterm and presidential election has become a given. But this year, things are different. The choice for me should be simple: I’m a Democratic National Convention (DNC) delegate who has helped elect progressive candidates up and down the ballot my entire life. Why would I have any doubts about filling in a circle next to Kamala Harris and other Democrats' names?
(14 hours ago)
Sen. Bernard Sanders, better known as Bernie Sanders, will be seeking his fourth term in the Senate this election cycle. In light of his rapid ascension to political fame following his 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, Sanders has left an indelible mark upon American politics — and, it seems, the Middlebury student body.
