What to do in mud season in Vermont
(04/18/24 10:00am)
Mud season. Your sneakers are soaked, your clothes are spotted with dirt and the trees are somehow still barren.
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Going outside the classroom to New Orleans
(04/11/24 10:01am)
Ah, spring break—a cherished time for us Midd students to escape the routine and unwind. Little did I anticipate that my decision to participate in a InterVarsity Christian Fellowship service trip to New Orleans would expose me to profound human tragedy and adversity. Yet amidst these challenges, I witnessed the remarkable resilience of the human spirit.
Into the Archives: the staff at the heart of Middlebury Special Collections
(04/04/24 10:00am)
The Special Collections Reading Room is, by design, a quiet space. Researchers pore over the college’s archives, marking discoveries in an excited, hush tone only possible in a library. The space — frequented by college students and varied visitors — is marked by a single glass door as the threshold of the archives, the protective line between public and private areas in the collection.
Players, coaches, community: insights into the world of varsity assistant coaches
(04/04/24 10:01am)
To be an assistant coach requires a unique skillset: interpersonal skills, an ambition for impact and little desire for recognition. Assistant coaches play critical roles in the success of their teams, yet often get less appreciation for the mentorship and value they provide.
From the Archives: Viola Chittenden White, the college’s first Abernethy Library Curator
(04/04/24 10:06am)
During the 2022-2023 school year, over 2,000 students visited Special Collections with a class, but few know the history of the collection and the woman who began curating it.
We can’t live without our staff. So why doesn’t Middlebury pay them a livable wage?
(04/04/24 10:01am)
Middlebury College is the largest employer in Addison County. The role of the college as an employer and lifeline to many workers in the community remains essential to building a stronger campus for staff and students alike. Despite improvements to wages and compensation systems, there remain structural issues facing Middlebury staff that the college has a duty to address. At the same time, students have a responsibility to create a safer and easier environment for college staff.
Notes from the Desk: Why a 2024 staff issue?
(04/04/24 10:00am)
Since our last staff issue, Middlebury has unveiled a new skill-based compensation system, seen rising housing costs and childcare shortages, faced severe understaffing in the dining halls and Davis Family Library, and seen some of its most experienced staff members leave.
Persistent lack of childcare affects college staff as new childcare projects move forward
(04/04/24 10:00am)
College employees, including faculty and staff, highlight access to affordable childcare as a significant and pressing concern. Within the bounds of the town of Middlebury, childcare centers face long waitlists and struggle to balance adequate pay for center employees with affordable rates for parents.
Understaffing still poses challenges for employees in dining halls, Davis Family Library
(04/04/24 10:02am)
Days when the usual dishes are replaced with paper plates and utensils in Ross Dining Hall are a sign that the dishroom is overwhelmed, and when the pizza station is shut down, it is a sign that the cooks are occupied at other stations. Students lining up for food can easily spot the understaffing that affects the dining hall’s workflow.
Amateur vs. Athlete: Taking on women’s track & field in transition season
(03/14/24 10:04am)
Welcome to Amateur vs. Athlete: a column where we, lowly sports writers of The Campus and fans of our beloved Middlebury Panthers sports teams, delve into the mind of an in-season varsity athlete by challenging them to a one-on-one competition in their craft.
Reel Critic: “The Zone of Interest”
(03/14/24 10:03am)
The Hirschfield International Film Series returned to Dana Auditorium on March 7, bringing an audience of Middlebury College students, faculty and community members an exclusive screening of one of 2023’s most celebrated films: “The Zone of Interest.” Written and directed by British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer, the German-language film observes the daily lives of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his family as they enjoy a serene existence in an idyllic compound located just outside the walls of the Nazi concentration camp.
Class of 2024 dedicates senior gift to mental health funding
(03/14/24 10:02am)
The Senior Committee Gift Team has dedicated the class of 2024 senior gift to mental health initiatives, continuing a long-standing annual tradition of gifts given from the graduating class to future Middlebury students. The graduating class has left a gift to the campus community upon graduation since 1981.
Middlebury returns to typical enrollment this spring, with plans to sell Inn on the Green in 2025
(03/07/24 11:00am)
Middlebury has returned to a more typical student enrollment number this semester following a surge in the number of students on campus in the fall and overall elevated enrollment since fall 2021. This decrease in enrollment has taken some of the strain off of on-campus housing, and the college does not anticipate housing students at the Inn on the Green next fall, as it has for the past three fall semesters.
It’s spring cleaning time: our ins and outs list
(02/29/24 11:03am)
As we trudge through the final week of February and see some glimmers of sunlight, it’s worth considering what intentional decisions we can make about how to spend the rest of the semester. What habits do we wish to leave behind in the winter and fall, and what lessons and goals do we wish to bring forth into the coming weeks?
Le Consort in concert
(02/29/24 11:06am)
Music lovers from the college and Middlebury community alike gathered on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Mahaney Arts Center for an evening of Baroque chamber music brought to Middlebury by Le Consort, a quartet of talented French string musicians that formed in 2015.
“Either/Or,” a student’s patchwork search for how to live
(02/29/24 11:04am)
In the summer after my first semester at Middlebury, I read “The Idiot” by Elif Batuman, the novel to which “Either/Or” is the sequel. Both books center Selin, a Turkish American woman at Harvard beginning in the year 1995.
Sarah Says: Goodbye to all that
(02/22/24 11:01am)
College promotes the rigidity of the circle of life as well as any nature documentary.
Reflecting on four and a half years of Middlebury athletics
(01/25/24 11:03am)
The first Middlebury sports game I watched was on Sept. 14, 2019.
Former Middlebury administrator Esther Charlestin launches gubernatorial campaign
(01/25/24 11:01am)
On the steps of the Vermont statehouse, former Middlebury College employee and Middlebury Union Middle School administrator Esther Charlestin announced the launch of her gubernatorial campaign. Delivering the announcement on Friday, Jan. 5, Charleston became the first Democrat to throw their name in the ring for the 2024 Vermont gubernatorial race.
Middlebury holds memorial for Arianna Kamal ’27
(01/25/24 11:01am)
Arianna Kamal ’27 and her parents, Teena and Rakesh Kamal, were found dead in their home in Dover, Mass. on Dec. 28, 2023.