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(05/09/24 10:01am)
I have worked for The Middlebury Campus since the second week of my freshman year, primarily as an Opinions Editor. When I assumed the role of Editor at Large this year (a wonderfully vague title), I was granted almost total discretion over my writing. Soon into the fall semester, I decided to start an opinion column, Sarah Says, to make use of the ideas I’d been jotting down in my notes app.
(05/09/24 10:00am)
In the 1990s, chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov was defeated by IBM’s “Deep Blue” computing system. Many people thought this was impossible — an AI system could never be complex enough to emulate the creative and intuitive processes required in high-level chess. Of course, the final score was 4–2, to Deep Blue.
(05/09/24 10:03am)
While students may know Elli Parr from its location on Main Street that opened in 2023, Sara Nelson originally founded her business back in 2015, intending to create a handcrafted jewelry brand based in Vermont. Since she first pursued a physical studio space in 2020, Elli Parr has expanded to two locations: its flagship store in Shelburne, Vt. and the newer spot in Middlebury, which opened in May 2023.
(05/09/24 10:02am)
In an effort to improve transportation accessibility, Tri Valley Transit (TVT) announced the launch of EZ Trips on April 10, a free door-to-door on-demand ride service in Middlebury. Launched on May 8, the service is a potential substitute for services like Uber or Lyft, which do not exist in the area.
(05/09/24 10:01am)
Less than ten minutes away from campus in a solar-powered warehouse, Vermont Soap manufactures dozens of organic personal care products. Vermont Soap has been perfecting and expanding its natural soap products for over thirty years and distributes its goods locally and internationally.
(05/09/24 10:00am)
Since Middlebury-based Good Time Line Dancing began its first event at the Woodchuck Cider House in Middlebury a year ago, the partnership has fostered a tight-knit line dancing community of locals and students alike.
(05/09/24 10:04am)
Unprecedented spending. Comped dinners. Aritzia jackets.
(05/09/24 10:03am)
A Ross Dining Hall checker was doing morning setup around 5:45 a.m. on Monday, April 30, when the Department of Public Safety alerted the dining hall staff that both computer monitors had been stolen, the receipt printer had been smashed and the wires had been torn out of the ground.
(05/09/24 10:02am)
Amidst proposals from the Student Government Association (SGA) to change the credit limit from 36 to 34 and institute a climate distribution requirement, the faculty Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) will appoint a taskforce to revise curriculum goals during the 2024-25 academic year.
(05/09/24 10:01am)
As the academic year comes to a close, the student body begins to pack up and head home for the summer. But each year as people take their belongings with them, many things inevitably get left behind.
(05/09/24 10:00am)
Huy Tran ’24 was walking home from Shaw’s Grocery with a friend around 8 p.m. on March 20 when a man approached him from behind and attacked him with a knife. Jerry L. Hoffman, 31, reportedly wielding two knives, stabbed Tran in the back four times.
(05/06/24 9:02pm)
At 11:45 a.m. on Monday, May 6, students began packing up their tents, putting an end to the seven-night Gaza Solidarity Encampment on McCullough lawn. Students voted this past weekend to end the encampment as soon as the administration released a statement, and did so immediately when President Laurie Patton sent an email outlining an agreement between the student protestors and administrators shortly before noon.
(05/03/24 9:31pm)
The Gaza Solidarity Encampment on McCullough lawn created the “The People’s University,” a tent space where professors can host their courses, and since its inception on April 29, some Middlebury professors and staff members have taken advantage of the opportunity.
(05/03/24 8:12pm)
Upwards of 200 people gathered at the top of the chapel hill on Friday, May 3 at 12 p.m. to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and for the administration to meet the Gaza Solidarity Encampment’s demands. The group marched down the hill chanting, “While Old Chapel stalls, bombs on Gaza fall,” and stopped at the back of Old Chapel, where chants continued, and students and alumni gave speeches.
(05/02/24 4:02pm)
After almost ten years at the helm of Middlebury College, President Laurie Patton has announced her intention to leave her post in January 2025. As the 17th president and first woman to ever hold the position, Patton leaves a legacy of leadership and expansion at an institution that has faced unprecedented challenges in recent years.
(05/02/24 3:58am)
Dozens of students left their classrooms at 11:30 a.m. to unite on the McCullough lawn in solidarity with Gaza, calling for the college’s divestment from companies involved in Israel’s ongoing military campaign, among other demands. They were joined by faculty and other community members who participated in chants and speeches. The walk out is among the latest events following the encampment, which started on April 28, now occupied by an estimated 130 people and 80 tents.
(05/02/24 10:00am)
Ah, the best four years of our lives. Middlebury College is supposed to be more than just a place we go to school. We are a community of students living together — we go to parties together, play sports together and this year, we experienced a total eclipse together. In its sixth year, Zeitgeist seeks to find out the diverse experiences of Middlebury students.
(05/02/24 10:00am)
A bubble of frustration and grief among the student body burst when the Middlebury Gaza Solidarity Encampment began on Sunday, April 28. The momentum grew as many students felt that the ongoing genocide in Gaza — with 35,000 dead, 8,000 missing, and 7,000 injured has been swept under the rug on the Middlebury campus, waiting for disruption to stir the status quo.
(05/02/24 9:59am)
Crossword 05/02/2024: Solutions!
(05/02/24 9:58am)
Crossword 05/02/2024!