On a typical crisp autumn night in Brooker last semester, Cooper Couch ’14.5 was curious about his new housemates. Curled up besides the cozy warmth of a crackling fire with fellow Brooker residents, he asked Emma Erwin ’15.5 a simple question. “What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?” This ...
When one spends 100 bucks on a bikini wax over break, it is important to make the feeling of a thousand fires being ignited on your “coochie” worth it. (“Is this what death feels like?”- Maddie Webb). One may assume that a bikini wax is part of the school-wide mission to secure that J-term cuddle ...
I’ve been in Madrid, Spain for the past week, beginning my semester of study abroad at the Middlebury School in Spain. Though Madrid has been amazing thus far, there are times of homesickness, stress, exhaustion and culture shock. Though these experiences are normal and common amongst those who study ...
Early on Tuesday night, when the sun had completely set and the temperature dropping by the minute, the room slowly fills with chattering students. Some sink into beanbags. Others stretch out on one of the many couches in the cozy, lamp-lit space. At first glance, this could just be a get-together of ...
When puberty comes around, little boys learn about the very rewarding experience of becoming a man. It is the time of muscle building, getting hair on your chest and get- ting a man’s voice. Everything gets bigger and manlier and what’s better than being a man in today’s patriarchy? Nothing. But ...
Madison Stebbins ’14.5 grew up in Col- orado eating homemade sourdough waffles on Sunday mornings. A Geography major at the College, Stebbins’ future plans lie in land management, yet he uses his space at the Old Stone Mill (OSM) for baking bread. This project developed from his love for geography, ...
Getting on and off the chairlift for the first time can be terrifying. It can also be quality comedy. There is even a short film by Warren Miller, an iconic action sports filmmaker, solely devoted to the potentially traumatic experience: “Chairlift-Funny Disasters” – check it out on YouTube. But ...
What [podcast] will make you a better person? Of course, I would be remiss to not say Serial, the new podcast by Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder. It has killer cliffhangers and incredible writing. It Has inspiring spoofs, spoiler specials and productive conversations about narrative, ethics in reporting ...
Getting on and off the chairlift for the first time can be terrifying. It can also be quality comedy. There is even a short film by Warren Miller, an iconic action sports filmmaker, solely devoted to the potentially traumatic experience: “Chairlift-Funny Disasters” – check it out on YouTube. But ...
Late afternoon on Saturday, Wilson Hall erupted in cheers. The 130 students who had just participated in JusTalks, an all-day, student led discussion event that encourages social justice dialogue, were wrapping up a day of heavy exchanges with dancing, loud whoops and even a birthday ballad to one lucky ...
Dr. Robin DiAngelo, an education professor at Westfield State University in Massachusetts, delivered the third annual JusTalks keynote address in Wilson Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Entitled “What Does it Mean to be White? Developing White Racial Literacy,” and based on her book with the same title, ...
[audio mp3="http://middleburycampus.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Campus-Voice-Ep-10.mp3"][/audio] The town candlelight Vigil for Michael Brown and Eric Garner's deaths took place at the Middlebury Green Triangle. The Vigil was organized by town resident Joanna Colwell. This photo was taken by town ...
Students returned from Thanksgiving Break to new and improved dining halls. All three — Ross, Proctor and Atwater — received a makeover with new features that include silver serving platters, cereal options for all meals and relocated silverware and sauce-dispensing stations.
The Ebola virus outbreak that is currently plaguing Western Africa has dominated international headlines since the first deaths were officially confirmed in March this year. The outbreak was first reported in the southwestern region of Guinea, Gueckedou, where a young child was suspected of consuming ...
Many students are presently surprised during finals to find free snacks in BiHall and Davis Library, but few know the source. So who provides these treats? The Student Wellness Leaders. Though their finals snack initiative may be their most well-known (and perhaps most appreciated) project, the Student ...
If my sexuality and race were their own person, my sexuality would walk straight out of the room at the sight of my race and wait patiently outside. My sexuality would spectate through the window and wait for my race to leave. He would be present, but at a distance. Silenced, yet still breathing. It ...
"She just has this magnetism around her. She is energetic, charismatic and that came through when she walked in the door—bright eyed, very attentive. It was just a very genuine feel. She came to our process with her research done. She articulated what makes this place tick, what makes it so special ...
Founder of Project Resilience Emma Erwin ’15 shares her story and answer to “What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?” Two and a half years ago, I was several thousand feet in the air, flying home from Vermont after my freshman year of college, crying. I reached into my backpack to grab ...
Mental health dialogue often begins after tragedy, for instance, the death of Robin Williams sparked debate and conversation on depression and suicide. Despite differences in opinion on how to properly address these issues, the one thing everyone seemed to agree on was that it was too late to help ...
I’m gay. I’m Mexican. I’ve never been both, but I guess I am. This last week Chris Woods, Program Administrator at the New York University LGBTQ Student Center, came to the College and gave some presentations on the intersection of identities pertaining to faith, ethnicity and sexuality and how ...