Author: Roz Vara It's been more than two weeks since the protests began in Burma, and Yan Oak '09 has only spoken to his parents once. It was a brief, censored conversation, which is understandable as it is more than likely the phone lines were tapped by the military-ruled government that currently ...
Author: Sage Bierster I'd like to ask my readers a question - if we didn't live in Middlebury, in our infamous bubble where we feel safe and protected, if we weren't surrounded by well-educated and (let's face it) a bunch of mostly white, middle-and upper-class people, would you even consider having ...
Author: H. Kay Merriman It is 4:58 p.m. on a Friday and your religion paper is due in two minutes. You've attached your Word file to an e-mail to send to your professor James Davis. The "Check Names" application of Outlook pops up after you click "send." In your rush, you simply select the first name ...
Author: Tess Russell My original plan for this assignment was to shadow campus celebrity "Officer Chris," and deliver to you a thrilling account of a Saturday night in the life of a Middlebury College Public Safety officer. I was secretly imagining a full-color photo spread on this page, depicting me ...
Author: Sara Black The setting sun threw long shadows across the green lawn of Weybridge House and the leaves were just beginning to turn their famed red and gold. But on this particular lazy Sunday afternoon, it was the purple beets, red tomatoes and orange squash that lent their lively hues during ...
Author: Amanda Greene Dorm life, placing students in close proximity 24/7, creates an environment in which constant social interaction is unavoidable and confrontation is an unspoken rite of passage. Late night dance parties, the mailroom rendezvous with the cute-but-slightly-awkward boy from French ...
Author: H. Kay Merriman On Monday, students and faculty filled the seats and lined the walls of McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216 to hear the " 'Consensual' Relations in the Academy: Gender, Power, and Sexuality" lecture by University of Virginia professor and author Ann J. Lane. In her introduction of ...
Author: Mia Lieb-Lappen and Tess Russell Looking to spice up your dining hall routine? Some people settle for the same old fish every Friday and sundaes on Sunday, while others get creative and show off their culinary abilities. All it takes a little ingenuity and exploration of some of the hidden ...
Author: Aylie Baker "If you could say something to the Earth, what would it be?"For an onlooker standing in downtown Concord, N.H. on Aug. 4 this past summer, the answer would have been quite obvious. Indeed, the colorful tide of silk streamers emblazoned with missives - here a stanza from Walt Whitman, ...
Author: Lizzie Horvitz Most of us have heard of, if not experienced, the infamous "freshman 15," a term that refers to the number of pounds supposedly gained by first-year college students. Whether it's too many late nights at The Grille, opting to take the elevator to the fifth floor a few too many ...
Author: Molly Dwyer Walking up the hill towards Mead Chapel, trekking to distant student parking lots and dashing between classes are but minor inconveniences for the majority of Middlebury students. However, for some members of the College community, these inconveniences are magnified by physical disabilities.Though ...
Author: Mia Lieb-Lappen Class starts at 9:30 a.m. Rosh Hashanah Shacharit morning service starts at 9:30 a.m. Basketball scrimmage is at 5:00 p.m. and lab ends at 5:15p.m., but Tashlich service to repent sins starts at 5:00 p.m. Absences are said to be excused. However, Organic Chemistry labs are next ...
Author: Aylie Baker "You can go to sleep in a place with no seasons for twenty years and just lose track of time," says Tom Payne, his voice faint in the receiver, muffled perhaps by the faulty connection, perhaps by the resounding truth in his statement. I sit in awe as he unleashes a colorful tale ...
Author: Molly Dwyer The early days of fall bring fresh faces to schools everywhere. While most of those new faces are first-year students, many schools also accept a handful of transfer students each year. Many of us should have noticed new, but perhaps wiser-looking faces in the dining halls during ...
Author: Katherine Gura Throughout history, trees have served as archetypal symbols of growth and time, of preservation and continuity. Sadly, Middlebury College recently saw the destruction of one of its oldest trees, a gift of the Class of 1860 and a testament of the last 150 years. Yet while its branches ...
Author: Sage Bierster The beginning of a new semester always brings a feeling of excitement and hope for students here at Middlebury College. Whether you are a freshman, returning student, or a Super Senior Feb like myself, the possibilities of the year before us seem endless - especially in the area ...
Author: Molly Dwyer What better way to both save on gas and eliminate those long walks to student parking lots than to join Middlebury's Zipcar service? This year, the College will be offering Zipcars as an environmentally friendly alternative to bringing personal cars to campus. Director of Business ...
Author: Mia Lieb-Lappen Yellow communal bikes, candlelit dinners and an organic garden growing on top of a dining hall are not common sights at most colleges and universities. However, through such creative projects stemming from environmentally-active organizations on campus, Middlebury College has ...
Author: Aylie Baker Gender-neutral bathrooms. Mandatory diversity symposiums. An environmental honor code. On Saturday Sept. 8 incoming first-years grappled with such issues in the annual Deliberate Dialogue orientation event, exchanging ideas but also emerging with tangible solutions.Kelly Bennion ...
Author: H.K. Merriman Beauty and brains are not traditionally associated with one another and, consequently, pageant contestants have historically received a bad rap. It is ironic, then, that their platforms have been often based on education. Currently, one of the most highly viewed videos on You Tube ...