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Over midterm recess, Oct. 15–17, the Middlebury Mountain Club (MMC) will run 11 trips for 46 Peaks Weekend, doubling the number of trips the club has offered in past years. MMC aims to put a Middlebury hiker on top of each of the range’s 46 highest summits in a single weekend.
It’s peak fall in Vermont, and despite several weeks left until the official start of winter, there are still plenty of ways to take advantage of the seasonit. Whether your interests lie in getting off campus and taking a drive somewhere new with friends or going on a short walk into town, there’s something for everyone during this classic New England season.
Nestled in the Green Mountains of Vermont, just a 5 minute drive from downtown Bristol, sits a charming rustic 18th-century farmhouse. Today, this historic property functions as The Tillerman Inn & Restaurant, typically serving as a high-end dining and wedding venue. The elegant farmhouse, however, transforms into a casual outdoor gathering space during the warm summer months for its live music series.
Do I consider myself Scorsese? No — although my Instagram caption might differ. But I will say we made a pretty darn good film in 72 hours. When I came up in April for admitted students day, I somehow found myself in the Axinn basement, in a “Directing for Film” class with Professor Nikolina Dobreva. I remember in April imagining myself shooting on the Middlebury campus if I came here. So now that I was actually here, I had to jump at this chance that was presented to me.
Editor’s Note: This article includes mentions of sexual assault.
Education in the United States is expensive, and Middlebury is no exception. The recent announcement of a tuition-free policy for students with family incomes under $175,000, beginning with the class of 2031, is a beneficial and impactful announcement on behalf of the college administration. Making education more affordable and, therefore, accessible — especially considering the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling to end affirmative action in college admissions — is meaningful.
In the past few years, the question “What is the purpose of higher education?” has cropped up on my news feed more than once. Each piece rephrases a similar argument: College serves the economic purpose of providing students access to more lucrative jobs as well as the social purpose of sorting us by financial status and, by extension, social status. While both are true, as a Middlebury College student, I feel compelled to know what my purpose in higher education is, what I am getting out of this elite institution and if it is really merits of $97,386 a year.
A speaker torn from the men’s bathroom ceiling, a dartboard cabinet knocked off the wall and a brawl that left a staff member with a bloody nose capped college night at Two Brothers Tavern on Thursday, Sept. 24, according to the establishment’s staff log.
Middlebury has dropped to 19th in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the Best National Liberal Arts Colleges. This week, the Editorial Board discussed what this number means for our community and the role rankings play in shaping how we understand Middlebury and its value.
On April 4, 2005 former Middlebury College President Ronald Liebowitz called to order a monthly faculty board meeting focused on buying the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California. He argued that if Middlebury was to remain dynamic, the school needed to expand. Faculty raised serious concerns — Monterrey was $23 million in debt and 250 students under-enrolled — but Liebowitz promised not to mingle the two schools’ finances. The meeting ended with a vote. Twenty-one faculty supported the acquisition; 80 opposed it. Liebowitz went ahead anyway.
On Aug. 22, the Trump administration imposed a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, prompting reciprocal tariffs from the Canadian government and leaving Vermont caught in the crossfire of an unprecedented trade war between the two nations.
On May 15, Middlebury’s general counsel, Hannah Ross, signed a Resolution Agreement with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR), agreeing to remove or relabel 10 women’s scholarships, including BOLD, a scholarship for women in STEM, a scholarship for Japanese University Women, a Mental Health Women’s Scholarship, a Women in Research scholarship, and more.
President Ian Baucom announced on Jan. 22 that Executive Vice President and Provost Michelle McCauley will step down from her position on June 30, concluding a tenure spanning three decades of teaching and institutional leadership at Middlebury.
After a year-long consultative process, the student organization previously known as Hillel has changed its name to ‘The Jewish Association at Middlebury (JAM)’, while maintaining an on-paper affiliation with Hillel International, an umbrella network of Jewish campus groups across the United States.
Middlebury women’s golf finished in second place in the NESCAC championships, relinquishing their tournament-long lead to Amherst on a frigid Williamstown Sunday.
“No experience required.” When I read that The Campus was hiring a new opinions editor, I was excited to apply. I had close to zero experience editing writing, let alone articles for a print newspaper. Nevertheless, I took the “no experience required” to heart, and as I look back, I encourage anyone, regardless of your journalism experience, to join The Campus and help us advance our mission of impartial, fact-driven student journalism.
As I prepare to leave this bubble for the real world at the end of the month, I find myself, like any senior, reflecting on my time at Middlebury. And truthfully, I am grateful.
April in Middlebury marks the arrival of spring and with it, Vermont’s mud season. Mud season, usually beginning in March and April, refers to the transition period between winter and spring when snow has melted, leaving muddy conditions.
With her dad playing professional hockey, Meg Simon ’26 moved over 50 times growing up. Between trade deals and being called up to the NHL, Simon’s mom made sure the family always followed along. “It was really important to my mom that we moved as a unit,” Simon explained— a luxury that many hockey families forego.
It is a cold Saturday afternoon in January, and Middlebury’s ice hockey team faces off against its fierce NESCAC competitors. The arena is full of excitement and tension. Fans wear oversized hockey jerseys, clutching hot dogs in one hand and blue-and-white pom-poms in the other, as they root for the home team. Vermont does not have any professional sports teams, so, naturally, Middlebury hockey becomes “the team” for many Addison County residents. When scanning Kenyon Arena on a typical game day, a large portion of the stands consists of local residents. This camaraderie encapsulates the mutually sustaining relationship between students and town residents in Middlebury. The borders of college property and the surrounding town are permeable, with both parties having an undeniable impact on one another.