Author: Chris Grosso Reclined in a comfortable, homey leather chair comparable to the sleep-inducing cushions of the Great Hall, I'm engaged in my molecular biology text. It's around 9 p.m. on a Wednesday evening, and I can't help but notice that in the Gamut Room, a healthy crowd is lounging around ...
Author: Laura Rockefeller The Middlebury College Co-ed Cheerleading Team assembled a diverse and entertaining group of performers for their "Night of Talent" in McCullough Social Space on Saturday night. The acts, ranging from the impressive stunts of the Cheerleaders themselves, to On Tap and imaginative ...
Author: Laura Rockefeller Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll were all part of the show in this weekend's production of Sam Shepard's wild play "Cowboy Mouth." The production, directed by Sarah Peters '04 in the Hepburn Zoo Theatre, was a passionate and intense roller-coaster ride of emotions, propelled by live ...
Author: Daniel Wolf Roda Hiway Freeker made its long-awaited return to the Middlebury "jam" scene to celebrate the night of demons, goblins and just general scariness, playing last weekend in Johnson. There was no charge to get in, only a strict costume requirement, so we went dressed as newspaper reporters ...
Author: Hans Manzke Hypnotist Tom DeLuca knows how to play to his talents. His polished show last Friday night had the McCullough Social Space in stitches for the entirety of his two hour performance, revealing both DeLuca's sharp wit and some things that we never thought we would know about our peers. ...
Author: Matthew Clark The three girls are beautiful - the courageous, defiant, yet innocent beauty of youth. The Australian landscape is blistering yet sustaining. Hot, powdery dust coats faces and the camera lens. I should have loved it, this story of triumph and tragedy, but "Rabbit Proof Fence" was ...
Author: Erika Mercer When I say this album puts you to sleep, I mean it in the best sense possible. On my first listen, I wasn't even able to make it beyond the third song before my eyes started closing, but ever since that moment, I haven't wanted to listen to anything else - or do anything else, ...
Author: Edward Pickering In search of overlooked but deserving books, I have sometimes read the early or lesser-known works of famous authors. Robert Penn Warren's debut novel "Night Rider" was a recent treat. George Orwell's early novel, "Burmese Days," on the other hand, proved a great disappointment. ...
Author: Venessa Wong Rarely does one see McCullough outside of its typical attire - dressed up in a lot of trance music, belly shirts and body odor. Yet two weekends ago this social space was invaded, transforming it from its usual weekend venue, a thumping techno dance club, into a colorful stage for ...
Author: Erika Mercer It is a rare artist who can employ subtle colors to paint the most complex pictures of human experience and emotion. Elliott Smith achieved this in his short musical career, depicting scenes of heartbreak, addiction, redemption and desire with profound delicacy and sensitivity. ...
Author: Matthew Clark Jim (Cillian Murphy) wakes up. There are IVs and drips and tubes coming from every pore. Curious, he rises, unlocks the door and peers down the hallway. Tables are askew, chairs over-turned, gurneys flipped and vending machines smashed. Despite the chaos, it is utterly quiet. No ...
Author: Suzanne Mozes "I will not forget you. You are carved in the palm of my hand."So begins and concludes Judith Thompsons' "Perfect Pie," performed this past weekend in the Seeler Studio Theater, with a rightly deserved visceral image.This faculty show, directed by Professor of Theater and Women's ...
Author: Edward Pickering Wilfred Thesiger, one of the 20th century's greatest explorers, died this summer at age 93 in England, far from the remote and inaccessible lands where he spent nearly all his life. Thesiger is considered by many to have been the last in a long and illustrious line of English ...
Author: Claire Bourne The Decemberists were meant for the stage. Of this much I am certain after the Portland-based quintet charmed a capacity crowd in Coltrane Lounge Friday night with songs about pirates, soldiers and gypsy uncles. Lead singer Colin Maloy was sheepish behind his guitar and heavy-rimmed ...
Author: Zoey Burrows Young women today are working, learning and writing more than ever before. However, this in no way eliminates their continued need for academic inspiration. On Wednesday, Oct. 22, inquisitive young Middlebury women braved the mounting cold outside to see actress Katherine Bryne's ...
Author: Chris Grosso It's Monday evening, around 5 p.m. and I stop to observe the rehearsal taking place in one of dance studios. Gliding over the floor, demonstrating intensity and passionate deliberation, I watch Paul Matteson '00 directing this kinetic art. His colleagues resonate an inspiring energy. ...
Author: Sadie Hoagland Halloween has evolved since we were children. The holiday used to mean dressing up, making ghosts out of Kleenex and cotton balls, parading the streets and eating an obscene amount of candy out of pillowcases or plastic pumpkins. The night was delightfully frightening - you never ...
Author: Abbie Beane Each year the College finds an increasing number of ways to explore what a liberal arts education is all about - comparing and contrasting a variety of subject areas to create interdisciplinary programs, projects, performances and symposiums. Most recently the arts and history departments ...
Author: Abbie Beane Anyone still searching for last minute Halloween costume ideas? Well, who knew that dressing up as Catwoman, a red rubber ball or a condom could be so frightening? A new form of body painting involving liquid latex takes "horror" to a new level.This simple rubber compound is a fluid ...
Author: Hans Manzke Brown Couch? Who? Yeah. If you're like me and have slowly and unwittingly turned aside from the whole folk-pop scene championed by the ubiquitous Dave Matthews Band and the continually rising popularity of home-grown Vermont jam collective Phish, your ear, like mine, was a long way ...