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ISO Show Breaks Through Boundaries

This Saturday, Dec. 2, the International Student Organization (ISO) will put on the 21st rendition of its annual show. The show is a yearly highlight for an organization that also organizes international trivia nights, food preparation workshops, and excursions into the wilds of Vermont. On a campus ...


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The Librarian is In

Literatures and cultures librarian Katrina Spencer is liaison to the Anderson Freeman Center, the Arabic department, the French department, the Gender Sexuality & Feminist Studies (GSFS Program), the Language Schools, Linguistics and the Spanish & Portuguese departments. These affiliations are ...


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Elle Varner Illuminates

This past Friday, Elle Varner performed for Middlebury’s annual Fall Concert. The Grammy-winning Los Angeles singer sang a mix of tracks from her album, Perfectly Imperfect, and some new music in Wilson Hall. The energy of both Varner and the crowd was palpable from the moment she stepped onstage, ...


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Perspectives on Student-Led Public Art on Campus

When Annie Ulrich ’13 describes Atwater Dining Hall, she describes a space that carries a magical dimension mirroring the fantastically bright world of the movie “La La Land.” Ulrich created “Sum of All Parts,” a public art piece at Atwater Dining that fills its high ceiling with more than ...


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Professor Examines Generation of Consciousness

Professor Mike Dash of the psychology department explores the question, how does the brain generate our consciousness? He studies this difficult concept by examining learning and memory in rats, observing how the coordinated activities of groups of neurons affect cognition and the brain. “As these ...


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Guest Lecturer Talks About Maternal Attitudes

As part of its search for a new professor, the psychology department has begun to invite interested candidates to speak at the college. One such lecturer is Laura Sockol, who is currently a research psychology professor at Davidson College. Sockol gave a short research talk, entitled “Maternal Attitudes ...


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The Librarian Is In

Literatures and cultures librarian Katrina Spencer is liaison to the Anderson Freeman Center, the Arabic department, the French department, the Gender Sexuality & Feminist Studies (GSFS Program), the Language Schools, Linguistics and the Spanish & Portuguese departments. These affiliations are ...


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Performing Arts Spotlight: Modigliani String Quartet

The Modigliani String Quartet will give a free concert on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kevin P. Mahaney ’84 Center for the Arts’ Robinson Hall. Since forming in 2003, the group has gained international acclaim and released seven CDs. The event is free; no tickets are required.


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The Librarian Is In

Literatures and cultures librarian Katrina Spencer is liaison to the Anderson Freeman Center, the Arabic department, the French department, the Gender Sexuality & Feminist Studies (GSFS Program), the Language Schools, Linguistics and the Spanish & Portuguese departments. These affiliations are ...


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Evolution Excites in Halloween Showcase!

On Saturday, Nov. 8, the Evolution dance crew performed in their annual Halloween showcase in front of a full audience in Wilson Hall. Performing to music from Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar, French rapper MHD, and others created an electrifying atmosphere amd appreciation of the skill and energy ...


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A Cappella Group Sings for Global Unity

On Friday Nov. 3 in Mead Memorial Chapel, the world-famous a cappella group, The King’s Singers, returned to Middlebury after their first performance in 2015. Marking the beginning of their 50th anniversary world tour, the Grammy Award-winning group filled the chapel with beautiful harmonies and melodies ...


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CupcakKe Comes to Midd

On Friday, Nov. 7, rapper and internet star Cupcakke performed a lively show hosted by WRMC in the Pit in Johnson Memorial Building. The 20-year-old performer from Chicago is known for her sexually-explicit and sex-positive songs such as “Deepthroat” and “Vagina” which have both gone viral on ...


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NPR’s Siegel Talks Trump, Role of Media

On Wednesday Nov. 1, Robert Siegel of National Public Radio (NPR) graced the Wilson Hall stage to reflect on his legendary career in broadcast journalism and remark on changes in the field over the last forty years. Siegel’s first foray into the world of radio was in 1968 when he provided in-depth ...


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Play Examines Workplace Dynamics

Seldom would a character release the four-letter expletive “f–ck” five consecutive times on stage without drawing a stunned silence from the audience. Such is the language of the play “Glengarry Glen Ross” by David Mamet. The Middlebury Department of Theatre and Dance put on the play, directed ...


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Exhibit Captures Landscapes

Currently on display in the Middlebury College Museum of Art until Dec. 10 is “Land and Lens: Photographers Envision the Environment.” A selection of 71 images, “Land and Lens” draws heavily from the museum’s own rich collection of photographs that spans multiple centuries and includes work ...


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Reel Critic: Blade Runner 2049

In 1968, Philip K. Dick asked us to ponder a question: do androids dream of electric sheep? His novel about what makes the human experience so human inspired director Ridley Scott to bring his vision to the big screen with “Blade Runner” (1982). It subsequently took Scott five attempts to tell Rick ...


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The Librarian Is In

Literatures and cultures librarian Katrina Spencer is liaison to the Anderson Freeman Center, the Arabic department, the French department, the Gender Sexuality & Feminist Studies (GSFS Program), the Language Schools, Linguistics and the Spanish & Portuguese departments. These affiliations are ...


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Cocoon Storytellers Share Pain and Love

Amid the reunions, career talks and campus tree tours of Fall Family Weekend, a storytelling event called Cocoon brought capacity levels of parents, students and community members to Robison Concert Hall on the evening of Saturday Oct. 14. One would be hard-pressed, as co-organizer Jocelyn Zemach ’18 ...


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Students Make College Acting Debut in First-Year Show

Two homicidal bridesmaids drinking away jealousy at their best friend’s wedding. Manic office drones trying their best to recapture the creative dreams that brought them to New York City. Two people falling in love over years of meeting in a pizza parlor. These diverse stories and more were brought ...


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Fawn Enchants with Flowing Folk Sound

Question: You have an electric guitar and electric banjo (but can only use one at a time), no percussion nor bass and a hauntingly talented vocalist. How do you create a memorable performance? Tuesday night, Fawn, a morphine folk duo hailing from South Bend, Indiana, answered that question in the Gamut ...




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