“If This Was a Movie”: “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour”
(11/02/23 10:07am)
It is hard to go online these days without seeing a mention of Taylor Swift.
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One year senior
(11/02/23 10:01am)
I’ve only had one full year on Middlebury’s campus, and I am a senior. Let me elaborate.
Through our lens: foliage, fall, and the unexplored
(10/26/23 10:06am)
Middlebury is a school that is largely defined by its outdoor access and culture. Yet, after four years of photographing Middlebury, as seniors we feel like the beautiful landscape surrounding the college is still underappreciated. If not underappreciated, then it is certainly underutilized.
Seven Questions with Amy Delman ’24, women’s tennis
(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.
Sunrise Orchards incorporates sustainability into orchard operations
(10/26/23 10:02am)
Apple orchards and renewability: two things for which Vermont is famous. Once fall rolls around, every Vermonter worth their Blundstones feels the draw towards stunning foliage, apple cider and pumpkin patches. These pieces of the puzzle combine at Sunrise Orchards in Cornwall, Vt., a business run by Barney Hodges ’91.
Popping the Middlebury bubble: What prospective students need to know
(10/26/23 10:02am)
With the Early Decision I deadline approaching on Nov. 1, we want to address this editorial to prospective students considering applying to make Middlebury as their home for the next four years. It is both an advantage and a privilege to apply early. Students are more likely to be accepted in the Early Decision rounds than in the Regular Decision round, but the contractual commitment to attend when applying this way often privileges those who can afford to visit campus or pay the $83,880 sticker price.
Sarah Says: I didn’t like my semester abroad
(10/26/23 10:03am)
Content warning: this article contains mentions of physical violence.
Free Expression over Cancel Culture
(10/26/23 10:01am)
“At Middlebury, we are committed to educating students in the tradition of the liberal arts, which embodies a method of discourse…[emphasizing] reflection, discussion, and intensive interactions between students and faculty members,” the “About Middlebury” page on the college website states.
Middlebury community responds to Israel-Palestine conflict with vigil, education efforts
(10/26/23 10:00am)
The Middlebury community has reacted through both spiritual and educational efforts to ongoing violence in Israel and Gaza.
Knolci: A fusion of flavors celebrating 20 years at the Knoll
(10/12/23 10:04am)
This past Friday’s Dolci dinner, cleverly coined “Knolci,” merged two Middlebury favorites: Dolci, Middlebury’s student-run restaurant, and the Knoll, the college’s farm. The Knoll’s bountiful harvest served as the inspiration for the event and provided most of the meal’s produce, which Dolci chefs used to craft a vibrant and creative five-course meal. The occasion brought together students, collaborators and supporters of the Knoll to celebrate the site’s twentieth anniversary and a successful fall harvest.
Middlebury's Black Student Union builds community, seeks to improve experiences of Black students
(10/12/23 10:00am)
For decades, the Black Student Union (BSU) has been a critical organization at Middlebury, dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive space for Black students. The BSU meets every Saturday at 4:30 p.m. in the Coltrane Lounge to foster meaningful conversations surrounding racial equity while addressing the unique challenges and isolating experiences of attending a predominantly white institution as a Black student.
Education over erasure: The chapel and cancel culture at Middlebury
(10/12/23 10:04am)
It has been two years since Middlebury removed the name of John A. Mead from the Middlebury Chapel following a unanimous vote by the College’s Board of Trustees. In 1914, Mead and his wife made a donation — equivalent to more than two million in today’s dollars — to build a new chapel on the “highest point” of campus. Mead, however, was an advocate of eugenic theory both in policy and in legislation, speaking in favor of the potential benefits of marriage restrictions, sterilization and segregation. The chapel renaming followed the Vermont government’s efforts earlier in 2021 to “sincerely apologize and express sorrow and regret” for the state’s complicity in the eugenics movement, including the forced sterilization of over 250 Vermonters.
Sarah Says: What comes next?
(10/12/23 10:03am)
There’s nothing quite like your final parents weekend to hammer home the fact that undergrad is coming to a close. As I toured my parents around campus one last time, I found myself thinking about the girl I was four years ago. I was a senior in high school the last time my future would feel secure.
Loneliness and the built environment at Middlebury and beyond
(10/12/23 10:02am)
I have recently been thinking a lot about alienation at Middlebury. All of you are aware that Ev, who was a friend of mine, died in Forest Hall, but some of you may not know that Yan, another student and beloved teammate of mine, died in the same building over two years ago. The eeriness of two deaths in the same building leads me to wonder how our living spaces could have both direct and indirect impacts on our well-being. I am curious about the reciprocal relationship between two things: how our understanding of the world affects the places we live in, and how the places we live in influence our understanding of the world and our well-being. I think about how, despite often being called a “bubble” protected from the social realities of the world, Middlebury College often mirrors the patterns of alienation seen in our wider society. On a slightly optimistic note, I found that asking these questions in light of the tragedies of Ev and Yan’s deaths made me see more clearly the problem of isolation at Middlebury in general. By investigating mental health on this campus and how it correlates with trends in rural, suburban and urban areas, I believe that it is moreso ideologies — those that seem uncontrollable and anonymous like “the market,” “globalization” and “modernity” — than solely geography that explains how our build environments cause so much alienation.
“What is SPECS Panther, and Why is it Important?”
(10/12/23 10:00am)
You may see one of the SPECS peer-educators walking around campus, sporting our luxurious navy blue merch and dragging a (slightly broken) cart teeming with goodie bags and sex “supplies,” and think: “Huh?”
Doug Mandigo ’96 named Michael G. Heinecken Head Coach of Football
(10/05/23 10:02am)
For 22 full seasons, the face of the Middlebury Football program was Head Coach Bob Ritter, who led the team to three NESCAC championships and mentored many generations of student-athletes. For 11 of those years, Doug Mandigo ’96 worked alongside Ritter as the team’s defensive coordinator, helping to build Middlebury football into the program it is today. Ritter stepped into the role of Assistant Athletic Director this past December, leaving Mandigo to take over as the Michael G. Heinecken Head Coach of Football.
Why does Middlebury choose ignorance and personal responsibility over ‘Knowledge and Virtue’?
(10/05/23 10:03am)
This week, our Editorial Board reflected on how Covid-19 continues to affect campus life. Trust us, we are just as tired of editorializing on this issue over three and a half years since the start of the pandemic as you are of hearing about it. Unfortunately, however, a recent surge in student cases indicates that the virus is still very much present on campus and retains the power to substantially impact our lives. We call for the administration to share with the student body any information they have on Covid-19 cases, make test kits and masks more accessible and establish clearer guidelines to how professors and students should deal with the virus.
Looking backward and forward: reflections from senior fall
(10/05/23 10:01am)
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in “The Great Gatsby” that “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” I read the novel as a high school junior and chose this excerpt as my senior yearbook quote. Looking back on it, it seems like an odd and slightly pretentious choice, especially in my home state of California, a place not known for its impressive fall foliage.
Beyond the Blundstones: fall clothing on Middlebury’s campus
(10/05/23 10:01am)
Fall — Vermont’s most cherished season — awakens several waves of change throughout the Middlebury campus each year. The trees turn from green to brilliant oranges and reds, the weekend activity of choice switches from gorge jumping to apple picking and the late-night walk back from Davis Library is accompanied by the crunch of leaves beneath our feet. But my favorite change of all is one that allows Middlebury students to combine their personal tastes and creativity with tradition: the unfolding of the semester’s fall fashion.
Midd Xpress, the Grille adjust hours in light of staffing, miscommunication issues
(10/05/23 10:03am)
Midd Xpress has returned to its normal hours of operation from 8 a.m. to midnight this semester after a period of uncertainty last spring caused by staff shortages and retention issues. However, the Grille is only operational from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays, creating challenges for student employees at Midd Xpress as well as other students looking for more food options at night.