Former police chief assumes role as Interim Town Manager
(10/10/24 10:00am)
On Sept. 23, the town of Middlebury welcomed back a familiar face to take over as the interim town manager.
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Fall-ing into place: our ins and outs this season
(10/10/24 10:02am)
With the brisk mornings and bright foliage of autumn finally sweeping across campus this week, we wanted to reflect on the most memorable parts of the season and what parts of life we could really do without. Your personal fall ins and outs list may look different, but we hope this provides some inspiration for what we’ll keep around for the rest of the year and what will be swept away like the many leaves now dotting our lawns. Whether this is your first or last fall at Middlebury, there is always time for self-reflection and growth.
PFL Weekly: 10/10/2024
(10/10/24 10:02am)
Welcome back to PFL Weekly! Week three has come upon us already, and we discussed yet ANOTHER undefeated week of Middlebury sports. We highlighted a few sportscaster-worthy plays, good performances across the charts, records being broken or close to being broken and much more. We welcomed Molly Harrison ’27 and Gabby Pribisich ’27 into the studio from the unstoppable Middlebury volleyball team and had a great interview. Molly and Gabby told us all about team traditions, their current winning streak and their feelings about the rest of the season. We finished with some electric trivia and a great Mount Rushmore of “things to do while procrastinating.” You’ll never guess what got picked! Thanks for listening and see you next week.
“Boycott, Divest, Sanction” is not the answer
(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.”
Sympathizing with Substack
(10/10/24 10:04am)
I harbor the fantasy that one day my phone will be constructive to my well-being. As our digital and physical spheres become more inseparable and more imaginative, forgoing technology altogether seems disadvantageous. So with a hopeful heart, I’ve made various attempts at using technology to encourage my interests rather than distract from them; over the years this has meant an imperfect cycle of deleting and redownloading. My most recent renovation has been shifting my attention from Twitter to Substack, the online publishing platform that houses journalism, criticism, op-eds, blog-esque posts and everything in between.
Students mark October 7 anniversary with protests, memorial service
(10/10/24 10:06am)
On the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel, followed by the ongoing war in Gaza, members of the Middlebury community came together in a variety of spaces this Monday to mourn the lives lost and reflect on the past year of violence.
Volleyball wins 10th straight match this fall
(10/10/24 10:00am)
The volleyball team (11–4) notched a 3–1 victory over Tufts University (7–6) this past Saturday, marking their 10th consecutive win this season.
In defense of banning screens
(10/10/24 10:00am)
Almost all of us would do better in class if we took notes on paper and did our readings from physical books. I will be the first to admit it: I love to take notes with my laptop in class. It stores them all in one place, I do not have to worry about deciphering my writing after the fact and it means fewer things to lug around and keep organized. Heck, I like the (obnoxious) click-clack noise my keyboard makes. Best of all, when lectures get boring, I can check my email, message my friends — maybe even work on another assignment. It’s all about efficiency, right?
Cricket Blue and the Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra set to perform at Middlebury Town Hall
(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.
Staff Council survey shows mixed results as compensation issues persist
(10/10/24 10:05am)
The Middlebury Staff Council conducted a survey of all college employees from Jan. 15 to Feb. 12, 2024, receiving responses from 549 individuals, or 55% of staff members. The highest response rates were in Academics (which includes department coordinators and the Office of the Registrar) and Library/ITS. The only three staff districts — Staff Council’s categories for college employees — with less than half of their employees represented were Dining, Business Affairs and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS).
The Closet Report: Abeera Riaz ’27
(10/03/24 10:00am)
In a place like Middlebury, it can be hard to sift through the flannels, jeans and hiking boots that serve as the state’s style monopoly — not that there’s anything wrong with embracing the maple. Still, every once in a while, a splash of something different draws attention amongst the waves of plaid. For me, one of those splashes has been the fashion of Abeera Riaz ’27.
Mixed feelings on club sports tier system, funding persist this fall
(10/03/24 10:00am)
Participants in club sports have continued to face a mixture of challenges and successes in sustaining and enabling non-varsity athletic activity under the tier system, according to current leaders of their organizations.
Affordable housing project at Seminary Street hopes to break ground by end of year
(10/03/24 10:01am)
As last week’s Clifford Symposium highlighted, affordable housing is one of the most prominent issues facing Vermont today. The town of Middlebury and the college entered into a partnership in 2022 to construct Stonecrop Meadows, an affordable housing development. Construction is expected to commence before the end of the year on a project that may take five to 10 years to be fully completed.
Crossword 10/03/2024: Solutions
(10/03/24 12:37pm)
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PFL Weekly 10/03/2024
(10/03/24 10:02am)
Welcome back to PFL Weekly! The stoke continues as we recap our UNDEFEATED sports week here at Middlebury. We talk about parents' weekend and discuss what’s to come. Two great men’s cross country runners, Benjamin Hughes ’27 and Ray Pavlik ’27 joined us in the studio for a special interview. We learned about meet rituals, running as a team sport and overall cross country culture in the northeast. We ended the interview with a great Mount Rushmore of college mascots and an exhilarating trivia question. Thanks for listening!
A liberal arts education won’t cost you a career, we promise
(10/03/24 10:02am)
As conversations on campus and in the national discourse continue on the value of a liberal arts education, we chose this week to reflect on what the liberal arts can and should provide to Middlebury students in the 21st century. A distinction has emerged in the past decade between those who find the liberal arts antiquated in the 2010s and 2020s — suggesting instead that post-secondary education be primarily a path to learning employable skills — and those who firmly believe that the liberal arts remain educationally and personally relevant.
Our mental health issues may not be our fault, but they are our problem
(10/03/24 10:01am)
Sometimes I think I would have been better off at the University of Minnesota. I was apprehensive, coming to Middlebury: I was worried about the rural setting — I’m a city kid — as well as the cost and the potentially stifling small size. I have seasonal depression, so I was also worried about the winter. Still, I looked beyond my anxieties and came here with an open mind.
Hendrik Dey ’99 on “Colonnaded Streets and Urban Theater in the Later Roman Empire”
(10/03/24 10:04am)
Architecture, political standards, everyday ways of life — how did these concepts interact with each other in the Later Roman Empire? On Sept. 26, Dr. Hendrik W. Dey ’99, Middlebury alumnus and Professor of Art History at Hunter College of City University of New York (CUNY), shed some light on this question with a lecture elaborating on colonnaded streets' role in Later Roman societies.
Middlebury’s Hirschfield International Film Series fall season opens with the Sundance Short Film Tour
(10/03/24 10:03am)
Middlebury’s Hirschfield International Film series opened Thursday, Sept. 26 to a packed theater, as Sundance Film Festival’s 2024 Short Film Tour — currently traveling its way across the country — made a gracious stop at Dana Auditorium. Of the seven shorts shown, four were undeniably worth further reflection.