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A career is 80,000 hours of decisions about where your energy goes. It is not just about building a résumé, it is about determining what your one working life will add up to. Choosing whether those hours are spent maximizing comfort or contributing to problems that shape the century is not a neutral choice. It is, in practice, the most consequential ethical decision most people will ever face.
In recent steps, both college President Ian Baucom and Middlebury faculty affirmed their commitment to maintaining academic freedom on campus in response to recent threats to the federal funding of higher education by the Trump administration.
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This summer, Addison County faced extreme weather, including an intense thunderstorm in July and a drought in August. Both events caused damage throughout campus and in downtown Middlebury, raising concerns about the broader implications of climate change in the local area.
Over 300 Middlebury community members walked out of classes and their jobs on Thursday, May 8 to rally outside of Old Chapel in protest of recent budget cuts. About 10 faculty members, staff members and students addressed the crowd calling for reversal of changes to retirement benefits, in addition to dissociate from Monterey, staff unionization and community solidarity in the face of future changes.
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On the evening of April 26, the arrival of the annual student-run arts festival, Nocturne, coincided with weather characteristic of April; heavy gusts and dark clouds hung over Middlebury, leading organizers to implement the event’s rain schedule. Set across four buildings, the event lived up to its sensational reputation despite it all, drawing students from all corners of campus to experience a night of electrifying performances and art installations.
They say champions aren’t fazed by a little water, and last Saturday, Middlebury’s women’s track and field team transformed a rain-soaked Allan Dragone Track into their personal splash zone of dominance. In their final home performance, before attempting an unprecedented fourth consecutive NESCAC title, the Panthers didn't just compete — they conquered, stacking the podium like a game of Jenga.
For 11 years, there was one room in the golf world that Rory McIlroy could not enter — the Augusta National Champions Clubhouse. On Sunday, April 13, Rory exorcised his demons and finally stepped into that hallowed space after his second shot into the first playoff hole sealed his place in an elite seven-man club alongside Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.
Last week, Middlebury students and faculty participated in the 18th annual Spring Student Symposium, which highlighted over 200 student research projects. The symposium spotlights undergraduate research at Middlebury at a time when the Trump administration has been cutting the funding of projects at large and small universities alike. Since the college heavily promotes the possibilities for student researchers on their website and on tours for prospective students, it’s worth debating what priority the institution should give to providing these research opportunities.
Lebanese Palestinian American artist Rania Matar gave a captivating talk about her photography exhibition “SHE” in the Middlebury College Museum of Art on April 17. The event — initially planned for when her exhibit debuted back in February — was rescheduled due to unforeseen weather circumstances. Titled “From the Personal to the Universal,” the talk chronicled Matar’s photography career, spanning from the U.S. to the Middle East.
Director of Harvard’s Center for Jewish Studies Derek Penslar gave this year’s Hannah A. Quint Lecture in Jewish Studies, titled “The Struggle for Palestine on the World Stage, 1947–1949.” As Harvard’s William Lee Frost Professor of Jewish History, Penslar studies Jewish history within the contexts of modern nationalism, capitalism and colonialism.
The college’s crew and rugby teams have moved under the umbrella of the Middlebury Athletics department, beginning the process to exit the supervision of the Student Activities Office (SAO). Anonymous donations made the transition in February possible by funding new coaches and other support for the men’s and women’s teams of both sports.
Earth Day is celebrated internationally on April 22, but at Middlebury, this year’s festivities spanned the entire month and beyond. Between March 29 and April 30, campus groups including the Sustainability and Environmental Affairs team, the Climate Action Program, the Prism Center and the Knoll hosted over 30 Earth Month-related events.
Vermont is weighing a controversial plan to trap and remove beavers from 21 state-owned dams in order to mitigate blockages and ensure infrastructural integrity.
The Middlebury College Musical Theater Club’s rendition of the musical “Grease” left everyone in Town Hall Theater (THT) “Hopelessly Devoted” to the talented cast and crew this past weekend.
On April 11, students, faculty and visitors filtered through BiHall to explore the 248 student research projects and presentations given at the annual Spring Student Symposium. Community members stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the packed Great Hall during poster sessions and hopped around classrooms throughout the building to listen to students presenting research, enjoying the plethora of topics explored at this year’s event.
The sport of frisbee can be traced back to Middlebury College students in the fall of 1939. The story goes that a group of brothers from Delta Upsilon — Middlebury still had fraternities at this time — were traveling to a fraternity convention in Nebraska, devouring Frisbie Fruit Pies in the car. When finished, they tossed the leftover pie tin to one another while waiting for a flat tire to be repaired.
TEDxMiddlebury returned to the Mahaney Arts Center Concert Hall last Saturday, April 5 with a series of thought-provoking talks guided by this year’s theme: “Testing the Waters.” The event featured five speakers whose stories explored personal identity, creative reinvention, language, leadership and resilience. Topics ranged from pastry schools to the halls of Congress, and the speakers invited the audience to consider what it means to take risks and embrace change.