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(10/24/24 10:03am)
When I first encountered Julie (stylized “julie”) almost a year ago, I was listening to “Catalogue.” At that point it was just an unsuspecting single on a dreary evening walk back from Davis. Their “zoomergaze” sound, a sort of Tiktok-ified mix of shoegaze and grunge, had blipped on my radar a few times as more of a fleeting curiosity than a serious contender for my attention. “Catalogue,” however, had me hooked. The track’s delightful ability to switch between sour melancholy and heart-pounding euphoria exemplified the California trio’s maturity, and I was eager to await their first full-length project.
(10/24/24 10:00am)
On the weekend of Oct. 13, the women’s tennis team debuted the school’s new tennis facilities in a three day contest against Trinity, Colby and Skidmore.
(10/24/24 10:02am)
On Friday, Oct. 18, a dinner celebration hosted by the Black Student Union (BSU) at Coltrane Lounge welcomed the Black Studies Program as well as many interested students and returning alumni to gather and commemorate the department’s fifth year anniversary. More than 30 people showed up to the event.
(10/24/24 10:01am)
A Middlebury College student was struck by a vehicle on Sept. 26, 2024, leading to the arrest of Bridport, Vt. resident Jordyn Walker, 26, for driving under the influence and operating a motor vehicle on a public highway in a negligent manner. Concerns about pedestrian safety on campus have prompted safety warnings from the college’s Department of Public Safety this fall, including public signs at crosswalks around campus warning passersby to look up and wait for cars to stop.
(10/10/24 10:02am)
On Monday, Sept. 30, Middlebury College released an update on its process of examining the endowment for investments in or connections to the war in Gaza. The college announced that it would not be taking any actions towards divestment from war profiteering, claiming it only maintains minimal investments in companies suggested for review.
(10/10/24 10:01am)
Middlebury’s Peter Kohn Field is set to host the 2027 Division III Field Hockey Championship. This marks the first time that Middlebury will host the national championship for field hockey.
(10/10/24 10:03am)
Neel Epstein ’25, originally from New York, N.Y., is currently on the men’s tennis team. At this year’s ITA New England Regional, Epstein was the singles runner-up, and he will travel to Rome, Ga. for the ITA Cup on Oct. 10.
(10/10/24 10:00am)
On Oct. 7, 2024, the Criminal Division of the Addison County District Court heard a brief competency hearing for Jerry L. Hoffman, who was charged last spring with attempted murder in the second degree, aggravated assault with a weapon and resisting arrest.
(10/10/24 10:01am)
“In the arsenal of diplomacy, economic sanctions are crude weapons, slow-acting and unpredictable. When they work, innocents suffer. The bad guys, after all, are usually the ones with the bunkers and gas masks — or, in this case, the power and cash — to endure a war of attrition.”
(10/10/24 10:01am)
On Saturday, Oct. 12, Cricket Blue, the folk duo composed of Middlebury alumni Taylor Smith ’12 and Laura Heaberlin ’12.5, will return to Middlebury for a show with the Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra at the Town Hall Theater. The duo will perform orchestral renditions of their debut album, “Serotinalia.” They will also perform a second show with the Champlain Philharmonic in Rutland, Vt. on Oct. 13.
(10/03/24 10:03am)
On Sept. 23, U.S. News & World Report released its 2025–2026 national liberal arts colleges rankings, which dropped Middlebury to 19th place — eight positions lower than last year, tied with Grinnell College and Washington and Lee University. This ranking is Middlebury’s lowest since its first appearance on the list in 1988, when the college was ranked 17th.
(09/26/24 10:02am)
As the class of 2028 begins the next chapter of their academic careers, a new cohort of faculty are taking their next steps on their professional paths at Middlebury. This fall, the college welcomed nine new assistant professors in tenured or tenure-track positions to the Middlebury faculty, in addition to other visiting faculty.
(09/26/24 10:03am)
Panthers in Focus is a column that uses student photography to give a better depiction of the triumphs of Middlebury’s athletes.
(09/19/24 10:02am)
On Sunday afternoon, a group of Addison County residents gathered in the cozy and historic barn at The Tillerman Inn in Bristol, Vt. to celebrate the release of Issue 17 of Zig Zag Lit Mag — a local arts and literature magazine — and its seventh accompanying poetry chapbook, “All the Grief” by Alice Eckles, a Middlebury-based artist and poet. Attendees enjoyed an afternoon during which 13 of the 31 total published writers and artists read their work from the new issue out loud, a biyearly tradition Zig Zag has upheld to commemorate every issue to date.
(09/19/24 10:00am)
The 21st annual Trail Around Middlebury (TAM) Trek took place on Sunday, Sept. 15, hosted by the Middlebury Area Land Trust (MALT). The Trek’s events included a 19-mile loop of the entire trail, 5k and 10k races, and a two-mile fun run open to adult runners and walkers, young children and dogs.
(09/19/24 10:03am)
‘Awe’ is an emotion many of us have felt throughout our lives, but one that has eluded a singular definition throughout its history. This concept has fascinated researchers since the 18th century, and has more recently undergirded Middlebury’s newest art exhibit: “An Invitation to Awe”, a project developed by Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture Katy Smith Abbott. Smith Abbott originally intended for the exhibit to premiere in the fall of 2020, however, the effects of Covid-19 delayed its debut until the fall of this year. On the evening of Sept. 13, Smith Abbott presented her opening speech for the exhibit to a crowd of over 150 eager attendees.
(09/19/24 10:00am)
The football team’s defense of their NESCAC Championship title from last season started poorly, as Wesleyan University crushed them 43–7 in the season opener. The home loss was the Panther’s largest margin of defeat since a 48–0 loss to Trinity College in 2018.
(09/12/24 9:59am)
On Aug. 25, 2023, the American musician and collegiate debate coach Brian McBride died, and with his passing the world lost one-half of Stars of the Lid, an ambient drone duo formed in Austin, Texas in the early 1990s.
(09/13/24 4:58pm)
Middlebury’s incoming classes of 2028 and 2028.5 are the first to be admitted in light of the Supreme Court’s decision to ban the consideration of race in college admissions. The new challenges posed by the elimination of affirmative action were reflected in a sharp decrease in students of color and a smaller drop in first-generation college students among the first year classes, prompting concerns from student leaders of affinity groups on campus.
(09/12/24 10:00am)
On Aug. 20, President Biden approved a major disaster declaration, Disaster 4810, in response to the July 9–11 flooding which hit seven Vermont counties this past summer, making the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance funding available in the affected counties. At the time of this announcement, FEMA teams were still in the state responding to Disaster 4720, a more severe flooding event that occurred last year in July 2023.
