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(10/13/22 10:03am)
The town of Ripton has decided to remain in the Addison Central School District (ACSD) after a vote at the end of September. After a January 2021 vote to withdraw followed by a year-and-a-half long struggle for the town to establish an independent school district, Ripton residents have now voted to remain in the district that also includes Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge.
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“From the Archives” is an opportunity for various writers to visit the Middlebury Special Collections and write about a different artifact each week. The Special Collections boasts over 10,000 historic items, and through this column we encourage writers to explore not only the college’s history, but also the history of the world around us.
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A new Russian language study abroad program in Kazakhstan will begin next semester, a decision made in July of this year as the Middlebury School in Russia remains suspended indefinitely. Russian is one of the two official languages in Kazakhstan.
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On top of balancing classes, meetings and the challenges that come with living in rural Vermont, college faculty with young children face an additional burden: finding and retaining childcare.
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The Middlebury Mountain Club (MMC) has organized a fully funded hiking trip to the renowned Santa Cruz trek in Peru over Thanksgiving Break as part of its efforts to increase involvement and accessibility. The trip will last four days as eight students, including two guides, backpack 30 miles through mountainous terrain reaching elevations of 15,600 feet.
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This week, our PFL Weekly hosts dissect a highly successful slate of Fall Family Weekend games. Football advances to 4–0 with a stunner over perennial rival Williams College. Volleyball’s Gabbie O’Toole ’25 leads the NESCAC assist tally by 111. Field hockey wins its 50th home game in a row. Men’s soccer beats defending national champions Connecticut College 1–0 as goalkeeper Ryan Grady moves into second place in the all-time Panther shutout rankings. Women’s soccer goes 2–0 on the weekend, snagging wins against Colby College and Connecticut College. Our hosts caught up with midfielder Emma Binks ’23.5, who scored both of the weekend’s game-winning-goals. Binks gives us the scoop on leadership, preparation and… sea animals?
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Vermont State Park employees, in partnership with the Green Mountain National Forest, have organized a guided hikes program for Vermont locals in the Moosalamoo National Recreation Area, located between Middlebury and Brandon, Vt. New this year, the program ran from Labor Day to Indigenous People’s Day and is planned to continue seasonally for the next two years. The last hike of this season took place on Sunday, Oct. 9.
(10/13/22 10:00am)
Retail cannabis sales began in Vermont on Oct. 1, meaning Middlebury College students over the age of 21 can now legally buy marijuana in the state. In conjunction with the introduction of the new retail market, FLORA Cannabis — a state-licensed dispensary just a nine-minute walk from the Davis Family Library — opened on Park Street in downtown Middlebury.
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Recently, some student employees have reported difficulties logging their hours via the payroll software Oracle, which Middlebury has been using for the past few years.
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VTDigger, a newspaper based in Montpelier, Vt., hosted a series of debates this fall in the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections. The series included the candidates for Vermont’s open U.S. Senate and House seats as well as Vermont’s gubernatorial race.
(10/06/22 10:05am)
The PFL Weekly hosts chat with Victoria Fawcett ’26, a first-year runner on the Panthers’ cross country team. On Oct. 1, Fawcett followed up two recent second place finishes with a top-20 performance at the Mike Woods Invitational. Men’s soccer goalkeeper Ryan Grady ’24 ties the Middlebury second-place record with 24 shutouts as the team snags a win at ninth-ranked Wesleyan. After a 9–0 victory over St. John Fisher in their home opener on a fresh turf field, the field hockey team’s win streak reaches a staggering 39-straight games. Panther football starts the season 3–0. Women’s golf placed fifth at home for the George Phinney Classic, while men’s golf faced Division I competition at the Adirondack Invitational at the Lake Placid Golf Club. The hosts preview an exciting upcoming fall Family Weekend, chock full of home games. Tune in for updates on all things Middlebury Athletics.
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More than halfway through the regular season, it is hard to imagine anyone catching Alec Gironda ’24 as he chases yet another individual win for the Middlebury men’s cross country team.
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Welcome to the another installment of Captain’s Corner, where I sit down each week with a Captain of a Middlebury athletics team to talk Captain to Captain about the role, the team and their life at Middlebury. This week I got a chance to catch up with Greg Livingston ’22.5 and chat about the team's 3-0 start to the season! Greg is the leader of an impressive Middlebury team that hopes to relive the glory of their 2019 NESCAC Championship season alongside Coach Bob Ritter in their final year at the helm.
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On Sept. 24, Middlebury Football cruised to victory in their exciting home opener. The team looked confident and driven in a cohesive win over the Wesleyan Cardinals (2–1) on Youngman Field.
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As my shoes squeaked underneath dew-dropped grass, I readied my camera — filled with expired film — to document Addison County’s biggest car show of the year. Surrounding the perimeter of popped hoods hiding chrome-tinted engines were flashy semi-trailer trucks and towering off-roading vehicles. Though the cars are mostly old, this experience for me was pure novelty as I watched families with giddy kids ogling at each vintage Camaro or Chevrolet Impala they saw, the owners proudly explaining technical specs and neat facts about vehicles they’ve kept in pristine condition for generations.
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A few weeks ago, students currently living off campus received an email from Dean of Students Derek Doucet informing them of recent updates for off-campus residences. Doucet noted the problematic behavior from student houses at the end of last academic year, which led to a recent attempt by frustrated neighbors to change town zoning laws.
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If you struggle to find time for fun reading, this is the spot for you! Niche Reads recommends novels that relate to academic (or other) interests so that you can explore a new book while still feeling productive. Check back each week for more cool books!
(10/06/22 9:57am)
We’re guessing that most of us don’t want broken glass, beer cans, vomit or urine in the spaces we inhabit. Yet a return to the pre-Covid party scene has also, unfortunately, ushered in a return of damage, destruction and vandalism of both public and private spaces. We’re not totally sure why drunk students like to smash, steal and break things on nights out, but we do know that it represents a level of entitlement and disregard that other community members should in no way have to deal with.
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This past weekend, the Middlebury Maple Run was held for the first time since 2019. Among the most widely-participated athletic events in Addison County, according to its website, the Maple Run has become one of the most respected races in New England. While the event’s main attraction is the 13.1-mile half marathon, the USA Track & Field-sponsored race also offered options of a 3-mile fun run and a relay.
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Middlebury College Dance Department Professors Lida Winfield and Christal Brown performed their first in-person performance of “Same But Different” on Friday, Sept. 23. They performed as part of this year’s Clifford Symposium, which focused on conflict transformation.