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(03/13/25 10:01am)
Historic. Grand. Monumental. These are the words that can be used to define Alexa Mustafaj ’25’s Middlebury basketball career. Sadly, the era is coming to an end, but it will be remembered forever. She broke the all-time scoring record for Middlebury women's basketball (1,628 points) and then added another half thousand points to finish her career at a staggering 2,180 all-time points. She averaged 22.5 points per gam and led the NESCAC in points per goal. In this edition of Seven Questions, Mustafaj reflects on her time at Middlebury, plans for the future and considers the memories from Middlebury basketball she will cherish forever.
(03/13/25 10:01am)
International Women’s Day as part of Women’s History Month, a celebration every March since the 1980s. From cultural events to group bonding activities, this year’s festivities reflected Middlebury’s commitment to honoring women’s achievements and voices.
(03/06/25 11:04am)
Middlebury Scholar in Residence in Dance Kari Wolfe Borni presented a thought-provoking talk on Maghrebi Contemporary Dance and the history of Algerian breakdancing on Feb. 26. The event was a part of the Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture Series and gave insight into how dancers cope with their artistic aspirations amid the hostile socio-political conflicts in Algeria.
(03/06/25 11:07am)
Vermonters are known for being welcoming, but not to everyone — and if there is one thing they are protective of, it’s their ski mountains. When Vice President J.D. Vance arrived at Sugarbush Ski Resort in the Mad River Valley with his family for a ski vacation this past weekend, he was met by over a thousand protestors in Waitsfield and Warren, Vt. and at the mountain opposing his visit and the Trump administration. Meanwhile, a smaller group of locals took to the streets in a counterprotest, celebrating Vance’s arrival.
(03/06/25 11:00am)
On Feb. 24, 2022, eight years after the annexation of the Crimean peninsula, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What was supposed to be a three-day special military operation has now officially gone on for over three years. Despite pessimist predictions, Ukraine was able to fight back the invasion and regain much of its lost territory.
(03/06/25 11:01am)
While the long-term impacts of the Trump Administration’s recent executive orders regarding immigration and budget cuts are yet to be fully realized, it is clear that this administration intends to target universities and vulnerable populations within them. The Trump administration's policies have had a disproportionate effect on certain groups at our school, such as international students concerned about looming deportations. STEM students may be feeling pressure from cuts to research funding that would stymie their professor’s projects in BiHall, while graduating seniors have reported career shifts in light of cuts to the federal government and targeted industries.
(02/27/25 11:01am)
Last Friday, the Middlebury men’s squash program bid farewell to its seniors in an emotional ceremony at the Bostwick Family Squash Center, marking the end of an era. The men's team, ranked 17th nationally, celebrated four departing seniors before playing MIT in the last game of their regular season: Captains Alexis Ballo ’25 and Nathan Feinstein ’25, alongside Julian Sandoval ’25 and Will Lichstein ’25. On Feb. 1, the 16th-ranked women's squash team honored captain Abby Holding ’25 in their game against Amherst college.
(02/20/25 11:00am)
“There are no solutions, only trade-offs.” The immortal words of economist Thomas Sowell apply as much to college administration as they do to public policymaking. When it comes to academics, I believe it is high time that Middlebury confronts this reality.
(02/20/25 12:05pm)
Executive orders, looming budget cuts and other changes to major federal agencies by the Trump administration pose a serious threat to over $6 million in scientific research funding at Middlebury this spring. Hundreds of thousands in grants have already been lost, prompting faculty to worry that their ongoing projects will be impacted next.
(02/20/25 11:02am)
In November of last year, Burlington music venue Higher Ground released tickets for a concert this January by one of the biggest names in the shoegaze genre — Slowdive. Never have I purchased a ticket for a concert so fast. As the band responsible for introducing me to the legendary world of shoegaze and dream pop my junior year of high school, there was no way I was going to miss this concert.
(01/23/25 11:03am)
Approximately 75 people gathered in Middlebury College Park on Jan. 20, a brisk Monday, to honor the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event — titled “Flights to Freedom” and taking place on the same day as President Donald Trump’s inauguration — was a collaborative effort organized by the Anderson Freeman Resource Center, the Center for Community Engagement (CCE) and the Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life.
(01/23/25 11:07am)
General Manager’s pick - Georgia Perlah ’25
(01/16/25 11:00am)
The best part of taking classes in studio art is the opportunity to talk with professional artists: to pick their brains apart and learn about their artistic philosophy in a career which requires extraordinary psychological determination. I had the chance to sit down and speak with Brian Cirmo, an internationally exhibited artist running the J-Term course “Painting in Oil,” which focuses on his medium of choice. Clearly past the point of treating art as a “hobby,” Cirmo has deservedly won the recognition and career stability which few artists enjoy.
(01/16/25 11:03am)
Christmas comes twice a year for the Middlebury arts and culture scene when Johnson opens its doors at the end of each semester for its biannual student showcase. In the midst of the stress of finals, student work, especially theses, offer a welcome dose of inspiration during an otherwise hectic time of year.
(01/16/25 11:03am)
Faculty voted 79 to 15 in favor of a proposed change to the college’s Latin honors system on Dec. 10 at a plenary faculty meeting in Wilson Hall. The new honors system will drastically restrict the number of graduates who receive Latin honors, eliminate the Valedictorian and Salutatorian titles, and remove the semester-based College Scholar distinction.
(12/05/24 11:03am)
Sean Dorsey Dance graced the halls of the Mahaney Arts Center from Nov. 15 –16 to share their new project, titled “THE LOST ART OF DREAMING.”
(12/05/24 11:02am)
The month of November is National American Indian Heritage Month, which was designed in 1990 to commemorate the nation's indigenous heritage. At Middlebury, students who celebrated the Indigenous community last month have said that their visibility on campus and their ability to maintain an organized community remains an ongoing struggle.
(11/14/24 11:02am)
In 2017, American tennis star Serena Williams experienced life-threatening complications from childbirth. Her cover story profile for Vogue discussed her experience of having to convince medical professionals of the severity of her complications — what she described as undoubtedly a pulmonary embolism — and the delay in proper treatment. Her story sparked public outcry against existing inequalities in the American healthcare system that significantly favor white patients over Black patients. What people found especially shocking was that a person as famous as Serena Williams could also be the victim of racialized medical negligence. It uncovered a disturbing truth: Race intersects with, and can even trump, socioeconomic class as a health determinant.
(11/14/24 11:04am)
In some ways, it’s hard not to treat “From a Basement on the Hill” as Elliott Smith’s suicide note. When Smith stabbed himself in the heart in his Los Angeles apartment on Oct. 21, 2003, his sixth studio album was largely completed, save some mixing and tracklist decisions. Smith’s death, while absolutely shattering, came with something of a haunting inevitability. Whispered confessions about depression and addiction had long characterized his style, with listeners drawn to a morose beauty woven between the lines. Nonetheless, eyes turned when the LP was released a year after his death, either for answers or consolation.
(11/07/24 11:04am)
On Nov. 2, the Jerusalem Quartet flooded the Mahaney Arts Center with passionate string music ranging from classical to modern. Celebrating their 30th season, Jerusalem Quartet returned to Middlebury with a program of Haydn, Shostakovich and Dvorák.
