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Painting Professionals: The boldness of Reverend Dr. François Scarborough Clemmons

By June Su | March 6, 2025

Reverend Dr. François Scarborough Clemmons is a lifelong professional musician, grammy-winning opera singer, author, and beloved member of the Middlebury community. He is perhaps best known for playing Mr. Clemmons in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and being the first recurring African American children’s ...

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Painting Professionals: A conversation with Brian Cirmo

By June Su | January 16, 2025

The best part of taking classes in studio art is the opportunity to talk with professional artists: to pick their brains apart and learn about their artistic philosophy in a career which requires extraordinary psychological determination. I had the chance to sit down and speak with Brian Cirmo, an internationally ...

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The Closet Report: Nonna Madoyan ’28

By Aren Lau | December 5, 2024

December has arrived. The leaves have fallen, the skies are endlessly gray, the wind chills and Middlebury students have begun dressing more casually to accommodate the cold, prioritizing comfort to focus on finals. However, there are some, including Nonna Madoyan ’28, who embrace the dreariness with ...

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I felt the sludge: Chat Pile at Higher Ground

By June Su | December 5, 2024

On Nov. 14, noise rock band Chat Pile brought the live sound of their new LP, “Cool World” to Higher Ground in Burlington. The band’s nihilistic lyrics, downtempo cuts, and punk influences have also led to widespread characterizations of their music as sludge metal. Released on Oct. 11, the band’s ...

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Going on site: Our tour of the new first year dorm

By Cole Chaudhari, Ryan Mcelroy and Madeleine Kaptein | November 14, 2024

Exterior furnishing and interior development remain well underway on the new first year dorm located between Coffrin Hall and BiHall, situated on the northern end of Battell Beach. The new dorm is set to replace Battell Hall, which will be torn down and replaced by an updated college art museum and ...

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Photo of the Week 11/14/2024

November 14, 2024

The Middlebury International Programs hosted the Study Away Photo Contest in the Davis Family Library Atrium last week, inviting students to vote on their favorite submission. The three winners were Saki Tsubouchi ’25, Lucas Nerbonne ’25.5 and Max Zeltsar ’24.5; their photos will be displayed ...

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Middlebury Cross Country Competes at NESCAC Championship Meet

By Simon Schmieder | November 7, 2024

“DIMOG.” The confused jumble of letters painted on their chests spelled out nonsense. “I thought Middlebury students were smarter than that,” one of the course officials joked. Eventually the final “D” ran across and the message was rearranged: “GO MIDD.”

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The Closet Report: Celeste Marrero ’27

By Aren Lau | October 31, 2024

You know that girl who just looks like she’s the embodiment of having your life together? You know, ‘That Girl’? If you do, then you’ll know that her name is actually Celeste Marrero ’27, and my afternoon with her began at Adirondack House as we walked the path to the Knoll together for her ...

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2024 MiddPride: Reflections on authenticity

By June Su | October 31, 2024

It was finally Oct. 12, and I was walking towards the town green for the third annual MiddPride, hearing cheers of children and live music getting louder, and seeing flashes of rainbow shine under the autumn sunshine. Having recently attended a Pride parade in Hollywood, overrun with corporations such ...

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A day in the Adirondacks: Middlebury Mountain Club hosts inaugural 46 Peaks Day

By Simon Schmieder | October 24, 2024

As we headed west on Vermont Route 125, the sun was still yet to fully rise. A layer of fog shrouded much of the landscape, so dense and defined you felt you could almost grab it. Minutes later, rays of sun bathed the valleys and farm fields in sleepy hues of orange and yellow. The fog reluctantly lifted, ...

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Autumnal propaganda

By June Su | October 10, 2024

Autumnal propaganda.

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Photo of the Week: Twilight over Twilight

By Delphine Wu | October 10, 2024

Delphine Wu ’28 captured a gloomy autumn evening over Twilight Hall, with autumnal colors in full display. On Oct. 10 through Oct. 16, the Green Mountain State will be flushed with warm foliage, when the changing of the leaves is expected to crest before subsiding into late October and November.

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The Closet Report: Abeera Riaz ’27

By Aren Lau | October 3, 2024

In a place like Middlebury, it can be hard to sift through the flannels, jeans and hiking boots that serve as the state’s style monopoly — not that there’s anything wrong with embracing the maple. Still, every once in a while, a splash of something different draws attention amongst the waves of ...

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West Cemetery: An overlooked corner of campus

By June Su | September 19, 2024

While some may view the Middlebury West Cemetery as just a spooky shortcut to the Fitness Center, or a smoke-stop before a night at the social houses, others treasure the grounds as a trove of local and national history. This corner of campus represents an obscure enterprise of Middlebury College and ...

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