Holiday Crossword!
By Josh Harkins | December 8, 2022Check out this week's holiday-themed crossword! Solutions will be posted Friday, December 9th at 12 p.m.
Arts & Culture
Reel Critic: “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
By Jack Torpey | December 8, 2022After the sudden death of Chadwick Boseman in 2020, the star who embodied the Black Panther while silently suffering from cancer, there was likely not a single movie fan who did not want “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” to be a resounding success in his honor. And with writer-director Ryan Coogler ...
Reel Critic: “The Menu”
By Charlie Keohane | December 8, 2022“The Menu” serves moviegoers a not-so-subtle social commentary through intricate culinary dishes, a flavorful cast and a tight, tense setting.
“The Moors” wins the weekend in Middlebury Theatre Department’s final production of the semester
By Eliza King Freedman | December 8, 2022Middlebury’s Theatre Department brought “The Moors” to Wright Memorial Theatre from Dec. 1–3. Directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Michole Biancosino, “The Moors” employed current theatre and design classes to assist in both set and costume design, in addition to the impressive work ...
From the Archives: Skiing at Middlebury
By Charlie Keohane | December 8, 2022With the first snow on campus, eager students are already anticipating winter trips to the Snow Bowl to hit the slopes. While many consider skiing a crucial aspect of outdoor recreation in Vermont, the Snow Bowl and ski culture at Middlebury only rose to fame relatively recently.
Crossword 11/17 Solutions
By Josh Harkins | November 18, 2022Here are the solutions for this week's crossword! How'd you do?
Middlebury College Orchestra fills Robison Hall for a night of Mozart and more
By Jack Torpey | November 17, 2022The Middlebury College Orchestra held its fall concert on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Olin C. Robison Concert Hall in the Mahaney Arts Center. Over the course of two hours the group of nearly 70 student musicians and visiting professionals played to a packed hall of Middlebury students, ...
Cliff-Hanger: Skida and Outdoor Gear Exchange present “The Approach 2” and “Nexus”
By Maggie Bryan | November 17, 2022In Maggie Bryan’s column “Cliff-Hanger,” she reviews outdoor films and explores the power of adventure as a catalyst to conversations over modern issues.
Conversations with athletes in the arts
By Sophia Afsar-Keshmiri | November 17, 2022At a small liberal arts college like Middlebury, one would think that a strong overlap between the arts and athletics would be both inherent and central to the campus community. However, whether it be based on the fact that students only have so much time or whether there is a cultural divide between ...
Niche Reads: Novels for Thanksgiving
By Sylvie Shure | November 17, 2022As Thanksgiving rolls around, a lot of people have family on their minds. Spending time with family can be wonderful but also stressful, so look below for some novels that explore family relationships.
The Castalian Quartet returns to perform at Middlebury
By Ryan Mcelroy | November 17, 2022Many eager admirers of classical music braved the inclement weather and made the journey to Robison Hall on Friday, Nov. 11, when the Castalian Quartet returned to Middlebury for the first time since 2019. Named for the Ancient Greek spring that bestowed poetic inspiration upon those who drank its waters, ...
Special Collections: A Visit from Ralph Waldo Emerson
By Edyth Moldow | November 17, 2022In July 1845, American transcendentalist poet, essayist and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson walked the same Old Chapel halls that Middlebury students and administration do today.
Crossword 11/17
By Josh Harkins | November 17, 2022Here is this week's crossword! Solutions will be posted Friday 11/18 at noon. Good luck!
Crossword Solutions
By Will Reed and Hayden Hunskor | November 11, 2022Here are the solutions for 11/10's crossword puzzle! How'd you do?
Crossword 11/10
By Will Reed and Hayden Hunskor | November 10, 2022Try this week's crossword! Solutions will be posted Friday, November 11th at noon! Good luck!
Niche Reads: Novels for English majors
By Sylvie Shure | November 10, 2022Out of all Middlebury students, English majors probably have enough books to read. Maybe the very books on this list have already been assigned to them. Nevertheless, there are some fabulous books that center around the study of literature, and it would be a shame not to compile a few into a handy list! ...
Evolution Dance Crew brings “Love, Sex and Magic” to campus
By Ava Moseley | November 10, 2022The Evolution Dance Crew (Evo) made their debut for the semester with two back-to-back shows in Wilson Hall on Nov. 5. The show was titled “Love, Sex, and Magic,” a theme voted on by the group’s dancers because of its versatility and variety of interpretations. For some, the theme is about the ...
From the Archives: Andy Warhol's Index
By Tulip Larson | November 10, 2022Though most are familiar with Andy Warhol’s infamous Campbell Soup painting, few have heard of his 1967 popup book called “Andy Warhol’s Index,” which Middlebury Special Collections acquired in 2016. Published by Random House, the genre of this popup book is hard to define, integrating photography, ...
Crossword 11/3 Answers
By Josh Harkins | November 4, 2022Here are the solutions for this week's crossword! How'd you do?
“Freedom Dreaming” imagines an anti-racist Middlebury community
By Rain Ji | November 3, 2022What would an anti-racist Middlebury look like? “Freedom Dreaming,” a staged reading directed by Tara Affolter, associate professor of Education Studies, interrogated ways in which Middlebury could follow a path of anti-racism in classrooms on Oct. 28 and 29 at the Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre. ...