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The Setonian

Full Speed Ahead: The Premier Car Column

Let’s just say that in the time you are reading this article, you have five thousand dollars magically appear in your bank account. Rational college student that you are, you have to spend it, as your terrible fear of hyper-inflation is driving you mad. Good news, you’re logical: you should spend ...


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Darkroom Develops Nostalgia For Students

Middlebury College’s student-run darkroom lies tucked away in the basement of Forest Hall, proving that hidden amongst the drone of washing machines, Forest basement is also a place of creativity. Previously, the darkroom existed out of necessity and was used by Campus photographers shooting film. ...


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The Campus Voice: Town-Gown Relations Fray as We Party

"It's not just noise complaints, it's urination complaints, people setting stuff on fire."Partying during the past homecoming weekend may have brought town residents to a boiling point. We hear stories from town residents themselves. Plus, we hear student perspectives. Hosts: Jessica Cheung and Michelle ...


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Author's View from the Hilltop

On Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Asaaf Gavron, an Israeli author, came to speak about his recently published book The Hilltop. Considered one of the most accomplished young Israeli authors of our time, Asaaf Gavron aims to capture all aspects of Israeli experiences. Winner ...


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In-Queer-Y: Does Size Matter?

It doesn’t take long to find thousands of pages online relating to how size doesn’t matter. You can find articles about how the most sensitive areas in the vagina are only in the first two inches, about how it’s girth not length, about how large penises are unappealing, or any other of the many ...


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Friends and Mental Illness

Healthy relationships are a crucial element in mental health; mental illness can often wreak havoc on one’s life and damage relationships. By contrast, mental illness that is supported by healthy relationships can be managed far more easily. Friendship is one of the most valuable relationships for ...


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Never "Members Only" at Mountain Club

Spots for Middlebury Mountain Club-led trips go fast. “They fill up in half an hour or less,” last year’s Head Guide Tess Sneeringer ’14.5 said. “That’s a new phenomenon we’ve seen over the past couple years.” Established in 1931, the Middlebury Mountain Club (MMC) is the College’s ...


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Easy Repairs at New Bike Fix-It Station

Remember that time that you wanted to fix your bike, but the Bike Shop was closed and you had to walk, drive, or hunt for a ride to wherever you urgently needed to be? By early November, a new addition outside the bike shop by Adirondack Circle will enhance student mobility and possibly decrease student ...


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N.A.R.P.s

It’s no secret that it has been our lifetime dream to be extras in a Step Up movie. Those dreams were temporarily crushed when Maddie’s application to MTV’s show Made to become a hip-hop dancer went unanswered in 2010, and Izzy’s career in Irish Dancing quickly came to a halt when it became ...


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The Campus Voice: Yik Yak

  This week on The Campus Voice, Campus editors and writers debate the ethics of the popular app, Yik Yak.  Later in the hour, Jess looks around the library and asks students what were doing when they should have been studying? Plus, Jess and Michelle tell you how to use Yik Yak to provoke happiness. Hosts: Jessica ...


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Poor Form Poetry: Back on the Block

In a letter written in 1819 by Romantic poet John Keats to his brother George and sister-in-law Georgiana, Keats said that “nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced — Even a Proverb is no proverb to you till your Life hast illustrated it.’ The College’s community of poet-performers, ...


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No Fats, No Femmes, No Love

use of gay dating apps such as Grindr and Scruff has changed how people interact and form romantic relationships in the technological world. While many make the argument that the use of these apps helps connect and strengthen the gay community, the insidious effects of commoditizing sex and labeling ...


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Full Speed Ahead: The Premier Car Column

Imagine you’re driving through the quaint little town of East Middlebury, fairly lost, but telling yourself that you’re totally going the right way. It doesn’t matter though, because you’re the only person in the car, “Beverly Hills” is on the radio, you’re singing along and are crushing ...


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Treating Depression in College

Having depression can add to an already-stressful life, especially for college students. Oftentimes people experiencing depression feel exhausted and cannot bring themselves to do much at all. Most students at the College barely have enough time to get all their work done when they are at their most ...


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The Umbrella Revolution: This is Only the Beginning

The Umbrella Revolution is a grassroots movement of Hong Kong people in protest of increasing control by the Chinese government. It began as a class boycott organized by the Student Federation of Hong Kong and was meant to last as long as the chief executive would assent to demands to talks about Hong ...


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Happy Valley, the Apple of my Eye

Kati Daczkowski ’18 loves apples. When she went apple picking last weekend at Happy Valley Orchards, a 16-acre apple orchard just two miles from campus, she ended up eating more apples than she actually picked. “I love Honeycrisp apples!” she said. “The only downside of apple picking this weekend ...


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The Campus Voice: Community Volunteers

This week, we go to the Open Door Clinic, a health clinic that offers free healthcare to uninsured Vermonters, to chat with bilingual student volunteers and staff members about their work. (It wasn't hard to get an interview... their door was open.) Then, we chat with neuroscience major Rita Pfeiffer ...


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Where's Bisexuality on Campus? In Media?

Hey everyone! We are Lee Michael Garcia Jimenez and Rubby Valentin Paulino and we are two gay men on campus looking to facilitate sustainable conversations about gender and sexuality. While we’re hoping to discuss matters that range from lesbianism to the patriarchy, we acknowledge the fact that ...


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Humans of New York Inspires Midd Blog

Humans of New York (HONY) is not simply a blog on Tumblr or a Facebook page. With over 9.8 million followers and 6,000 posts as of August 2014, the blog has offered a worldwide audience a lens into the lives of strangers in New York City. These accomplishments have led to numerous awards and recognitions. ...


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The Secret Life of N.A.R.P.S

Ladies and Gentlemen, Izzy and Maddie a.k.a. the NARPs are back and ready to make a comeback that is hopefully more successful than Hilary Duff’s latest single (#duffwillrise). For those who are new to The Campus and our column, welcome. To returning fans, where was our fan mail this summer? And to ...




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