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Crossword 04/03/2025: The Big Dance Solution
By Egan Turner | April 3, 2025Crossword 04/03/2025: The Big Dance Solution!
Crossword 04/03/2025: The Big Dance
By Egan Turner | April 3, 2025Crossword 04/03/2025: The Big Dance!
In Tate McRae’s “So Close to What”, young adulthood is a “Revolving Door”
By Ziying Jian | March 13, 2025Tate McRae’s third studio album “So Close to What” (SC2W) is a masterclass in navigating young adulthood under the glare of pop stardom. At first glance, its themes may seem deceptively simple — heartbreak, reinvention and the push-and-pull of self-identity — but McRae depicts them through ...
Pianist Iyad Sughayer strikes all the right keys
By Yuhan Zhang | March 13, 2025Jordanian-Palestinian pianist Iyad Sughayer delivered a captivating performance to a packed Robinson Hall on March 7, marking the second stop on his first professional North American tour. The performance featured four pieces by four different composers and filled the hall with energy and excitement. ...
Darkoom Club captures life at Middlebury
By Anthony Cinquina | March 13, 2025Scrolling through the Middlebury Darkroom Club’s Instagram page is a joy. Moments that would otherwise go unknown or forgotten by the majority of students are captured and immortalized: a magic show, a jiu jitsu match, battle of the bands and even a film projector screening of the one-reel Tom and ...
From the Archives: “Scrapped” exhibit pastes and patches the Middlebury community together
By Norah Khan | March 6, 2025Wondering what connects Middlebury students throughout time? Look to Middlebury Special Collections’ new “Scrapped” exhibit for the answer.
Breaking it down: resistance and liberation in the Algerian breakdance movement
By Christy Liang | March 6, 2025Middlebury Scholar in Residence in Dance Kari Wolfe Borni presented a thought-provoking talk on Maghrebi Contemporary Dance and the history of Algerian breakdancing on Feb. 26. The event was a part of the Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture Series and gave insight into how dancers cope with their artistic ...
Makes Ya Feel: Tunes from across the pond
By Ellie Trinkle | March 6, 2025Gallery hoppers, Spotify stalkers, bookworms, Letterboxd users and anyone who enjoys art, this is the place for you. Makes Ya Feel highlights art across all of its mediums, small and large-scale, that (you guessed it) makes ya feel!
Mac & Dennis move to Hep Zoo
By Virginia Frau | March 6, 2025Hysterical and, at times, bashful laughter by a full-house audience filled the Hepburn Zoo two weeks ago as “Mac & Dennis Move to the Suburbs,” a play created entirely by students, ran from Feb. 20–22. August Siegel ’25 and Owen McCarthy ’25 adapted the 20 minute episode from “It’s ...
Crossword 03/06/2025: Backup Options Solution
By Josh Harkins | March 6, 2025Solution to this week's crossword!
Exit Music (for a concert): Radiohead cover band Fitter Happier at Higher Ground
By Gus Morrill | February 27, 2025I am running late, but the venue stands like a glowing oasis amidst the mid-winter darkness and sludge of South Burlington. It is Feb. 7, and Radiohead cover band Fitter Happier has just taken the stage at Higher Ground. I find my way in, carrying perhaps not the highest expectations, but excitement ...
Sparking conversation: “Who By Fire” opens spring season of the Hirschfield International Film Series
By Wendy Wang and Shelly Zhou | February 27, 2025The winner of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival Grand Prize, the Canadian-French drama “Who By Fire,” opened the spring season of the Hirschfield International Film Series to a packed Dana Auditorium on Feb. 20. Following the screening, the film’s writer and director Philippe ...
Strung together through the seasons: United for Ukraine 2025
By Madinah Rosen | February 27, 2025Arms linked, weights distributed, bodies encircled in a ring and performers moved harmoniously to the rhythm of the spirited musical symphony in Arkan, a traditional Ukrainian folk dance featured in the fourth annual United for Ukraine event.
Mini Crossword 2/27/25: Solutions
By Aaron Cohen | February 27, 2025First Campus Mini Crossword: Solutions!
Cryptic Crossword 2/27/25: Envelope, please
By Josh Harkins and Egan Turner | February 27, 2025Enjoy these two puzzles as a change of pace from our typical full-sized crosswords. “Envelope, Please” is a British style puzzle commonly known as a cryptic. If you are new to this format, check out go/cryptic or go.middlebury.edu/cryptic/ for a guide from the Wall Street Journal. Definitions are ...