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(10/26/23 10:00am)
Amy Delman ’24 is a senior captain of the Middlebury women’s tennis team and economics major, originally from Great Neck, N.Y. She recently concluded her fall season after advancing to the quarterfinals in the national ITA Cup alongside her doubles partner, Sahana Raman ’25. In this installment of seven questions, Delman discusses the fall season, her goals for the upcoming spring season and the traditions that make Middlebury women’s tennis unique.
(10/05/23 10:02am)
Do you know how hard it is to prank someone who is expecting to be pranked?!
(10/09/23 1:13am)
While many students and faculty in the humanities, and maybe even some in the science departments, have never interacted with the vivarium in BiHall, its existence is critical to the study of live animals at Middlebury. But the vivarium – an enclosure that houses living organisms, including plants and animals – has been operating with reduced staff since before the start of the fall semester, forcing the shutdown of the majority of animal research, impacting classes and hindering faculty and student work.
(09/28/23 10:00am)
This summer, an often overlooked corner of campus got a makeover. Amidst unpredictable weather and on an unconventional canvas, architecture major Wyatt Robinson ’24 successfully completed a vibrant mural encircling the silo outside the Recycling Center. The mural is one of the latest additions to Middlebury’s outdoor art collection and is sure to become a community favorite.
(09/28/23 10:01am)
This semester, residents of Coffrin Hall, one of Middlebury’s predominantly sophomore residence halls, have recently experienced both noise from the construction of the new first-year residence hall and a mice infestation. Though these issues have impacted students’ experience over the first weeks of the semester, Facilities Services are attempting to address the noise complaints while ensuring that the dorm construction project continues to run on schedule.
(09/28/23 10:01am)
We love sloths. We know — it’s basic. It’s predictable. But we loved them way before they started appearing on mugs and socks (although we proudly own those, too). What sets us apart from these other self-proclaimed ‘sloth-luvrs’ is that our obsession runs deeper. Sloths have affected the way we move (slower) and sleep (more). Sometimes we’ll see them in our dreams or hear them in the trees. Basically, what we’re trying to say is that we love sloths more than you do, and this op-ed will not only prove that, but it will also make you oh-so-informed about sloths and their perfection.
(09/14/23 10:01am)
Magnum opus is a term that has been used to describe “Oppenheimer.” Coming from Latin for “great work,” it is a mark of acclaim used to designate the single most important piece of an artist’s career. Having a single opus to one’s name is rare, but even fewer artists attain the contradictory status of having multiple works asserted as their magnum opus — in their case, magna opera. In film, Alfred Hitchcock and Steven Spielberg are two figures who occupy this space of rare renown. How can you isolate “Vertigo” as Hitchcock’s sole magnum opus when he also made “Psycho”? Spielberg directed the timeless blockbusters “Jaws” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” but can either of those films be elevated as his “great work” without slighting the accomplishments that are “Saving Private Ryan” and “Schindler’s List”? Now, after releasing his historical epic about the father of the atomic bomb, Christopher Nolan has introduced a new critical dilemma: Can “Oppenheimer” truly be the magnum opus of the director behind “The Dark Knight” and “Interstellar”? The answer depends on how strictly you adhere to the dictionary definition.
(05/04/23 10:00am)
If you read my last op-ed, you know I love animals. After growing up with at least one pet in the house at all times, coming to college with little-to-no animal interaction was a hard adjustment. These feelings were exacerbated by the passing of my family’s beloved bulldog a few months ago which — as I’m sure many of you can relate — has been really hard. That’s why when Noah Osher ’23.5 told me about Homeward Bound, Addison County’s humane society, I had my volunteer application submitted within 24 hours. It has been one of the best decisions I’ve made since starting my college career.
(04/27/23 10:00am)
These past few weeks have been especially stressful at Middlebury, from false alarms and reduced dining options to upcoming final exams. One of the many outlets that has helped me maintain peace during these times has been grounding myself in the natural world, looking above these difficulties and down to the earth itself. One of the reasons I came to Middlebury was because of Vermont’s impressive nature, and according to the Vermont Center for Geographic Information, the land around Middlebury’s campus is even considered a unique biodiversity hotspot.
(04/27/23 10:05am)
"Look to your left, look to your right: Two out of three of you will marry a Middlebury graduate," is what many Middlebury alumni were told at their respective Convocations, per the New York Times article from which our title derives. Past presidents were justified in their warnings, as the percentage of Middlebury graduates who marry each other is reported to be over 60% (though the exact percentage is debatable).
(04/20/23 10:04am)
Since I became a pescetarian (a vegetarian that eats fish) over six years ago, I have always tried to be pretty low-key about it. I’m not the type that sits atop a high horse and condemns the world’s meat-eaters, or the kind that makes it their entire personality –– even I find those people a bit abrasive. You might think that because I’m writing this piece, I’m not as low-key as I choose to believe, and there may even be some truth in that. Nonetheless, my intention is not to shame meat-eaters, but rather to explain my philosophy and hopefully persuade a few people to stop eating meat along the way.
(04/20/23 10:00am)
The college experience at its core is a myriad of “firsts.” For me, it's been a time when I’ve had a number of landmark moments: my first heartbreak, my first tattoo and my first “F” on an assignment. And on April 9, my worst nightmare came true for the first time.
(04/06/23 10:04am)
What do a dairy farm, film photography about caregiving, a paper animation about German folk tales, Mayan rituals, prison, shopping carts and balloons have in common? Absolutely nothing. And yet, such were the subjects of the six short films, each made to be performed with a live accompaniment, that were shown on Friday night at Robison Hall with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, as part of the event “A Night at the Movies.” Dozens of students, community members, faculty and even some of the producers and directors of the films themselves piled into the auditorium. The ensemble appeared serene as conductor Matt LaRocca took the stage and began to introduce the night’s event.
(02/23/23 11:03am)
“Slipin Sips” is a semi-weekly wine column written by Local Editor Sam Lipin (hence the title, “Slipin”). As an amateur sommelier, Sam exists deep in the world of wine, particularly natural wines, and this column seeks to share the joy he finds in fermented grapes with the rest of the world.
(01/26/23 11:00am)
It's a rainy, cold afternoon as I walk down Main Street and descend a staircase overlooking Otter Creek Falls. At the bottom, I open the door to see a wide-smiled man who greets me and invites me into a dojo that has been ten years in the making. An intimate and very intentional space, the dojo’s Indonesian artifacts and iconography paired with the window overlooking roaring waters below tell me that the place isn’t just a martial arts room, but a temple for an artform.
(01/26/23 11:04am)
The Jan. 14 issue of The New York Times contains an interesting op-ed entitled: “Cougars Are Heading East. Welcome Them.” Its author, Mark Elbroch, describes the gradual return of big American cats (also known as cougars, mountain lions, pumas or panthers) to their former habitats east of the Mississippi River. He refers to research that indicates there are about “a dozen landscapes large enough to sustain cougars indefinitely” in the Eastern U.S.
(01/19/23 11:00am)
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed six new members to the Board of Trustees at the New College of Florida on Jan. 6. It’s a small, public liberal arts institution, with about 700 students, a unique teaching style focused on academic experimentation over a strict curriculum, and an impressive track record of producing impressive alumni. It also has a reputation for being the most progressive college in Florida. Or it, at least, had that reputation, as the new Trustees are a set of hard-right firebrands that have been tasked with taking the college down to its studs and building a new institution in its place. The most prominent of the six is Christopher Rufo, a hardliner at the far-right Claremont Institute who made his name attacking critical race theory and “gender ideology.” DeSantis’ decision is a particularly brazen move, but it is not an isolated act. Higher education has been considered a bastion of the left for some time, but as conservatives have become more statist and assertive, they now seem willing to use the government to cudgel universities. And universities are more vulnerable than ever.
(11/03/22 10:01am)
Burlington citizens will vote on Nov. 8 on a proposed $165 million taxpayer bond to support the demolition of the old Burlington High School and Technical Center buildings and build a new school. Since the discovery that the old building was contaminated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Burlington High School (BHS) students have been attending classes in a vacant Macy’s store. BHS is Burlington’s only public high school and serves around 1,000 students. In addition to the high school, Burlington Technical Center provides training for workforce development, specifically skills like aviation, design illustration, healthcare sciences and hospital workforces. All students in the Burlington school district attend BHS, and students in 10th and 11th grade can apply to the technical center.
(10/27/22 10:04am)
Counseling Services at the Center for Health and Wellness (CHW) welcomed a new member last August, Stella the therapy dog, with plans to give students regular access to a therapy animal.
(10/13/22 10:03am)
This week, our PFL Weekly hosts dissect a highly successful slate of Fall Family Weekend games. Football advances to 4–0 with a stunner over perennial rival Williams College. Volleyball’s Gabbie O’Toole ’25 leads the NESCAC assist tally by 111. Field hockey wins its 50th home game in a row. Men’s soccer beats defending national champions Connecticut College 1–0 as goalkeeper Ryan Grady moves into second place in the all-time Panther shutout rankings. Women’s soccer goes 2–0 on the weekend, snagging wins against Colby College and Connecticut College. Our hosts caught up with midfielder Emma Binks ’23.5, who scored both of the weekend’s game-winning-goals. Binks gives us the scoop on leadership, preparation and… sea animals?
