Reel Critic: Eighth Grade
By Owen Mason-Hill | February 14, 2019Bo Burnham's directorial debut was chosen by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as one of 2018's Top 10 Films.
Arts & Culture
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | February 14, 2019“Becoming” is everything you’d expect from the former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama. It is a thoughtful, conscientious and well-crafted memoir that studies the first years of her life in Chicago, her arrival to undergrad at Princeton University in New Jersey, the ways she navigated ...
Experimental Film-Theater Thesis Entrances Audiences
By John Vaaler | February 14, 2019Leo Tolstoy lacked a firm definition for his seminal work, “War and Peace.” “It is not a novel, still less an epic poem, still less a historical chronicle,” wrote the Russian author. “‘War and Peace’ is what the author wanted and was able to express, in the form in which it is expressed.” ...
J-Term Musical Brings Color and Light to Town Hall Theater
By Riley Board | February 14, 2019The life of French impressionist Georges Seurat, served as the backdrop for a cast of 22 Middlebury College students and members of the Middlebury community to showcase their talents on the stage and behind it in the J-term musical “Sunday in the Park with George."
‘It Felt Like Freedom’: Celebrating Identity through Drag
By John Vaaler | February 14, 2019The Middlebury Queers and Allies Organization hosted the college’s first drag show of 2019 at Crossroads Cafe in the McCullough Student Center.
Coming to Schumann with the Heart
By Ben Beese | January 28, 2019Mark Padmore and Paul Lewis, a tenor-pianist duo from the UK, performed a selection of “Lieder,” German romantic poems set to music, by Brahms, Mahler, and Schumann.
Faculty Retirement Program: ‘The End Comes as a Choice’
By April Qian | January 24, 201923 faculty members have signed agreements to participate in the Faculty Retirement Incentive Program (FRIP).
‘I Teach Them How to Do Their Jobs’: The Careers of Coordinators
By Yvette Yinuo Shi | January 24, 2019Academic coordinators keep the school running, but some are unsure how long their current jobs will last.
Costume Shop Director Marcia Provoncha: A ‘Source of Light and Joy’
By Qian Li | January 24, 2019Marcia Provoncha has started her work day the same way for 14 years — checking her emails, especially those from students — to keep up with the demands of her role as Middlebury’s Costume Shop director. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Provoncha moved to Vermont with her parents when she was ...
J-Term Musical Explores the Ordinary in an Extraordinary Way
By Riley Board | January 24, 2019The J-term musical is based on the life of the artist Georges Seurat, and the creation of his famous painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Le Grande Jatte.”
In Class, Students Simulate 2020 Election
By Ben Beese | January 24, 2019The students of J-term course Winning Elections are running campaigns for six declared democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential election.
Reflecting on New England Review’s Debut Podcast
By Ben Beese | January 17, 2019“NER Out Loud,” New England Review’s new student podcast, shows the power of podcasting done right and the role it can play in our communal lives.
Former Governors Talk Polarization at Politics Luncheon
By Sebastián Grandas | January 17, 2019Former Democratic governor Phil Bredesen of Tennessee (right) and former Republican governor Jim Douglas of Vermont were the special guests at this week’s politics luncheon.
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | January 17, 2019[pullquote speaker="" photo="" align="center" background="on" border="all" shadow="on"]The New York Times’ “Book of the Dead: 320 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People” Edited by William McDonald [/pullquote] As the title suggests, this massive work is a collection of over ...
New Music Series Highlights Unheard Voices
By John Gosselin | January 17, 2019Visiting Assistant Professor Matthew Evan Taylor, a performer and composer, organized the “New Centuries | New Voices” concert series.
Reel Critic: ‘Children of Men’
By Elsa Korpi | January 17, 2019“Children of Men” centers around a global pandemic of female infertility.
New York Times Book Critic Dwight Garner '88 Returns to Campus Wednesday
By Sarah Asch | January 15, 2019Dwight Garner, a book critic at The New York Times, says the best part of his job is also the hardest: just keeping up. “There’s this fear of missing something,” he said, explaining that more than 20 books arrive at his apartment every day. His tries to keep as much on his radar as possible, ...
Jupiter Quartet Leaves Listeners Starry-Eyed
By Ben Beese | December 6, 2018Tension, melancholy, peace, joy and sadness were all woven together in the Jupiter Quartet's performance.
The Librarian Is In
By Online Editor | December 6, 2018[pullquote speaker="" photo="" align="center" background="on" border="all" shadow="on"]Akissi: Attaque de Chats, by Marguerite Abouet and illustrated by Sapin, 2010[/pullquote] Akissi is a fictional West African girl from Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast), a former colony of France, that, like many ...
ISO Showcases ‘Midd Worldwide’
By Elsa Korpi | December 6, 2018Consisting mainly of dance and music, the ISO show explored themes ranging from ancestral roots and cultural identity to resilience in the face of adversity.