A renewed call for testing and flexibility as the pandemic evolves
By Editorial Board | December 2, 2021We are renewing our call for a more robust testing strategy and increased flexibility in course modality.
Editorial
Anti-racism is not just a trend
By Editorial Board | July 4, 2020"As the summer carries on, it’s inevitable that the news cycles will change. But this is not a passing moment. It is and should be a turning point. To look away now would be to perpetuate centuries of systemic violence, to further marginalize our nation’s most vulnerable."
Alone, but not lonely: five socially-distant love languages
By Editorial Board | April 22, 2020"Chances are, we’re all in need of a little love right now."
Desperate times call for flexible measures
By Editorial Board | April 9, 2020"We started out this remote experiment thinking about how to adapt the structure of lecture halls to our laptops, but we should also be envisioning ways to bring the intimacy of our Zoom screens back to our classrooms."
Where Did the Small School Go?
By The Editorial Board | September 20, 2018Classes are getting fuller, lines are getting longer and the essential aspects of Middlebury are at risk.
If We Are to Move Forward
By The Editorial Board | September 14, 2017The word “community” is a trite word on this campus — in classes, in club meetings, in glossy admission materials. Since the beginning of her tenure, President Laurie Patton has stressed the importance of “rhetorical resilience” in strengthening the communal ethos of Middlebury. But when it ...
The Importance of Being Wrong
By The Editorial Board | May 10, 2017On April 20, 2017, Professor Bert Johnson wrote in to this paper with an apology. This doesn’t happen frequently; we were surprised and moved. Professor Johnson, chair of the Political Science Department, wrote that he regretted the manner in which department co-sponsorship was issued to Charles Murray’s ...
Changing Middlebury Pack Behavior
By The Middlebury Campus | May 3, 2017Last week we published an op-ed by Esme Valette ’16 illuminating “predatory pack behavior” on campus. She pointed to a “Hunters and Hunted Party” thrown by a group of senior boys in the spring of 2014 as an example of the perpetuation of a social culture on our campus that fosters predatory ...
Rethinking The Judicial Process
By The Middlebury Campus | April 26, 2017In the wake of the highly controversial protests against Charles Murray — which raised questions about the nature of free speech, political expression and power imbalances at Middlebury — many students are facing College discipline for their participation in the protests. This situation has caused ...
In Defense of an Intersectional Education
By The Middlebury Campus | April 20, 2017The liberal arts curriculum advertises itself as preparing us with skills that will apply to any job we might take while offering a selection of classes that spans a multitude of academic disciplines. In some ways, the curriculum is changing, in others it remains deeply rooted in tradition. Some departments ...
Letter From The Editors
By The Middlebury Campus | March 9, 2017Each week, the Editorial Board of The Middlebury Campus publishes an editorial, a statement meant to reflect the “official position” of our student publication. As a board of over thirty students, we typically spend two days debating and discussing the nuances of a variety of topics. Our conversations ...
Show Murray What We Stand For
By The Middlebury Campus | March 2, 2017This Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall, Dr. Charles Murray will discuss Coming Apart, his 2012 book which “explores class divisions in the United States, placing particular emphasis on the White working class.” Murray’s conclusions are upsetting, particularly those in his 1994 book The Bell ...
Towards a More Just Opinions Section
By The Middlebury Campus | September 15, 2016As Middlebury’s Homecoming weekend approaches, one can feel a burgeoning sense of school pride. A number of factors might form that feeling – excitement about seeing graduated classmates, a sense of spirit from cheering on the football team as a crowd, or perhaps just the fervor around ubiquitous ...
Reflecting on Town-Gown Relations
By Middlebury Campus | March 23, 2016We have a housing problem here at Middlebury. The off-campus housing of Middlebury students has long been a strain on delicate town-gown relations. The College has been contacted by a slew of disgruntled neighbors, frustrated with the collegiate party scene that has, for many years, encroached upon ...
A Call for More Equitable Funding
By Middlebury Campus | March 16, 2016Last Sunday, March 13, the Student Government Association (SGA) passed Sophomore Senator Colin Boyle’s Club Sports Funding Methodology bill. The bill extends club sports funding at its current level and, in anticipation of future budget constraints, delegates a committee to find an alternative method ...
Undercaffeinated and Underwhelmed
By Middlebury Campus | March 9, 2016Last week, Middlebury’s Community Council voted to recommend the discontiunation of energy drink sales on campus, citing the “problematic behavior” that can arise from the consumption of such drinks. A letter to MiddExpress customers — signed by Dan Detora, Middlebury’s executive director ...
A More Inclusive Campus
By Middlebury Campus | March 2, 2016On Feb. 15, a group of cultural organizations sent an email to the student body in protest of The Campus. They called upon this publication to make a number of changes in order to remedy the institutionalized silencing of marginalized communities at this school. We addressed many of the issues raised ...
A Paper for the People
By Middlebury Campus | February 24, 2016Issues related to race, privilege and language have been frequently and publicly discussed on our campus in the last few months. Town-hall forums were orchestrated by Miguel Fernandez, Chief Diversity Officer and Professor of Spanish. Numerous op-eds have been published. Some of these op-eds have incited ...
Lightening the Load for Incoming Febs
By Middlebury Campus | February 17, 2016You may notice 100 new faces walking around Campus this week: the new Febs. We know what you’re thinking and, yes, this is another editorial on how to improve the Feb program. The Campus welcomes the Class of 2019.5 and would like to wish them luck in fielding the inevitable small-talk staple, “What ...
J-term: Not Just Play-term
By Middlebury Campus | January 27, 2016With J-Term more than halfway over, many of us have accomplished a great deal: we have plowed through new Netflix series (Making a Murderer, anyone?!), spent afternoons at the Snow Bowl and caught up on much-needed sleep. But while many enjoy this brief respite from the busyness of the spring and fall, ...