Someone needs to invite the producers of “Hoarders” to this campus. The hoarders? Us. What we hoard? Dining hall dishes. Good luck in pinpointing which student has the most extensive collection, some of which are impressive, to say the least. Many students own a complete set of dishes from every ...
My roommate and I generate about two full bins of recycling and garbage per week – and that’s just in our personal living space. Imagine all the food waste, paper, bottles and packaging we as a student body of around 2,500 produce each week. Just six people are responsible for the collection, ...
If you haven’t eaten one yet, chances are you probably have seen the sweet cupcake creations of MiddCakes somewhere on campus. Perhaps you spied their icing coiffures standing sweetly in Wilson Café (their most popular selling post), or got a whiff of their sugary goodness at the Grille or Crossroads. ...
The Syrian civil war has been going on for four years. It has dominated newspaper headlines and global consciences but shows little sign of devolving from horror. Up until 2014, the U.S. had only taken just over 200 Syrian refugees from the conflict. As the seemingly interminable streams of asylum seekers ...
On Monday 26th of October a Chinese Author came to speak at the Robert A. Jones conference room on being a writer in contemporary China, "When Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction." His name was Ning Ken, and like his novels, he is more than what meets the eye. It was his pen name, of course, but I only realized ...
The “million gallon question,” or more accurately, the “640,000 gallon question,” is one of the most significant obstacles in the College’s quest for carbon neutrality by 2016. According to the Climate Action Plan adopted in 2008, 89 percent of the College’s greenhouse gas emissions comes ...
Amazingly, it’s almost time for registration, and that can mean only one thing: you are going to have to use BannerWeb. I make fun of BannerWeb a lot, I’ll admit it, but this week it’s the star of the show. Seriously, BannerWeb is just the worst for so many reasons. How is it still a thing? Let’s ...
If you’ve passed through the Ridgeline area recently, you’ve noticed the rapid development occurring on the Ridgeline townhouses. Ridgeline “woods” now looks like a giant sandbox demarcated by bright orange netting. Last Thursday morning, sporting a fashionable yellow hard hat, I crossed over ...
The largest contribution to the College’s carbon emissions comes from heating and cooling buildings. When the Climate Action Plan (CAP) was implemented in 2008, heating and cooling constituted 89 percent of the College’s emissions. Most of the emissions came from the combustion of no. 6 fuel oil ...
It has been 285 days since the College unveiled its new logo. Each and every one of those days could have been just a tad bit better if the new logo never existed. That’s 6,840 hours with a logo that looks like the College proudly unified with DeVry University to create one comprehensive institution. ...
According to Middlebury’s CCI website, LinkedIn is the key to controlling our professional online identity. “LinkedIn profiles rise to the top of search results from sites such as Google, letting you control that first impression.” So having a LinkedIn profile forces potential employers to troll ...
The first debate between democratic candidates for the 2016 presidential election took place on Tuesday night. Before we went to press the College Democrats were expecting around 100 people to show up. Bernard ‘Bernie’ Sanders is the candidate who seems to have the most support with college-age ...
If you have been out to the Organic Farm this semester, you may have noticed a fourteen-foot-wide circular tent-like structure nestled quaintly in the verdant rolling fields. Inside this wooden lattice frame draped with pale fabric, a west-facing window and cupola provides a breathtaking view of the ...
Bernie Sanders, well known for his “democratic socialist” platform and veteran affairs activism, has found another way to distinguish himself from the other presidential candidates. He’s the leader of an all-star Kazoo band. “It sounds like a swarm of patriotic bumblebees,” describes Josh ...
“Are you doing points?” “Yes,” I robotically rattle off my ID number. Sick! I just got Panther Points! Wait … I’ve been here over two years and I still honestly have no clue what my Panther Points are good for. This isn’t necessarily a case of “how are they still a thing” so much as ...
On a hot summer Tuesday in Montevideo, Uruguay, I walked down the fluorescent–lit hallways of the Hospital Pereira Rossell, past people waiting in rows of metallic seats. The constant low hum of conversation hung in the air. One could hardly imagine the scene that was about to take place — some ...
Two of the areas targeted by the 2008 Climate Action Plan (CAP) to help the College reach carbon neutrality were waste management and travel emissions. At the time of the plan, travel and waste accounted for 10% of the College’s greenhouse gas emissions. The CAP laid out a variety of recommendations ...
Dear Ross, You are not a five star restaurant. It’s okay; we know and love you just the way you are. You don’t need to disguise the real you. Be free. There’s no need to hide behind fancy names or complicated ingredient lists. Let the real Ross shine: fry all the things, make pizzas best described ...
2015 is a year of many 50th anniversaries including the release of The Sound of Music, the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the death of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
Less than a half hour’s drive from the College is an enchanting farmhouse-turned-museum called Rokeby that was once the home of the Robinson family who profoundly influenced Vermont and American history. Middlebury Special Collections at Davis Family Library now has an extensive collection of letters ...