Middlebury is a school that is largely defined by its outdoor access and culture. Yet, after four years of photographing Middlebury, as seniors we feel like the beautiful landscape surrounding the college is still underappreciated. If not underappreciated, then it is certainly underutilized.
Both college staff and students have long enjoyed the sense of community within Middlebury dining. However, policy adjustments that affect staff employment and autonomy represent a steady shift in dining over the past 15 years that is changing this pillar of campus life.
If you’re near Gifford Hall on a Wednesday night, you are likely to stop and wonder what that delectable brown sugar, buttery scent is — the irresistible smell of crêpes. The Creperie at Wednesday Night Open Mic Party (WOMP) has been providing dessert to fulfill students’ cravings when the dining ...
The Special Collections Reading Room is, by design, a quiet space. Researchers pore over the college’s archives, marking discoveries in an excited, hush tone only possible in a library. The space — frequented by college students and varied visitors — is marked by a single glass door as the threshold ...
They had most likely seen our own keffiyehs as they passed by. Instantly, a connection was made between strangers all intending to confront our nation’s leaders over continuing to fund Israel’s genocide with our tax dollars. It was January 13th and the weekend of 100 days of war in Gaza, an anniversary ...
The thunderous rolls of tiny urethane wheels down Middlebury’s hills can be heard from dorm room windows across campus at virtually any time of day. Balancing precariously on top of an eight inch wide wooden plank while going down rails and jumping down stairs whose architects never envisioned them ...
These past few weeks have been especially stressful at Middlebury, from false alarms and reduced dining options to upcoming final exams. One of the many outlets that has helped me maintain peace during these times has been grounding myself in the natural world, looking above these difficulties and down ...
I’m a very big fan of tea, and the Stone Leaf Teahouse is one of my favorite places in Middlebury. I visit the store regularly, as I find it to be the best place to spend some good, quality time with my school work or friends (or both). With this in mind, I can’t quite tell if my motivations behind ...
Since the pandemic, custodians have been faced with new challenges, from shifting hours, shifting staff, and decreased connection with students. Members of the custodial staff share their experiences.
Last weekend marked the 100th anniversary of the celebrated Middlebury Winter Carnival, one of the college’s most beloved traditions. The Carnival came and went in true Middlebury fashion, including most of its quintessential events. But not every winter carnival tradition could be reanimated. ...
Nathaniel Brown ’13 majored in International Politics and Economics with an East Asian focus and is now a freelance filmmaker and photographer. He received a Fulbright Scholarship after college. He has since traveled around the world making documentaries with subcultural communities, including in ...
Photo of the Week: Sunset Over Chapel Hill by Zeyi Tong '25
The Spring Student Symposium returned in person for the first time since spring 2019 on Friday, April 22.
Bicycle in the Tree Behind Forest by Wayne Wang '22.5
For this article, I wanted to spend time documenting students who identify as musicians at Middlebury, whose rich musical history extends from Tony-award winning Anaïs Mitchell to the infamous viral “MiddKid” music video. Though hailing from different backgrounds and styles, they are all brought ...
Dylan Schmeling ’24.5, a Biology and Physics double major and an international student, finds inspiration in his home country of Tanzania. His photography shows the Tanzanian countryside, and thus documents the people, animals and landscape he grew up around.
Ella Roelofs and Charlotte Marks after a successful pond skim
As a photojournalist, I acknowledge the historical role the media has played in perpetuating ableism through representations of disability. I would like to emphasize the various ways students with disabilities exist on this campus, and the extent that Middlebury as an institution comes to support us ...
Alum Conversation is a new podcast series of The Middlebury Campus Multimedia. In this series, we will interview Middlebury alumni. Some of them currently work at Middlebury College, some supplied the salmon at school dining halls, and some started the first mountain bike company in Afghanistan. They ...
A Trip to Shoshone National Forest by Sophia Johnson '22