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‘Truth & Dare’: TEDxMiddlebury returns to campus with challenges, inspiration for the community

By Ellie Trinkle | November 16, 2023

TEDxMiddlebury showcased a series of thought-provoking talks centered around this year's theme, ‘Truth and Dare.’  After seven months of meticulous planning, TEDx took to the Dana Auditorium stage in full form featuring speakers other than Middlebury students for the first time since the pandemic ...

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Middlebury Muslim Students Association hosts vigil for Palestinian lives

By Liv Sanchez | November 16, 2023

The Middlebury Chapel served as host to over 100 students, faculty and staff for the “Vigil for Palestine,” the evening of Nov. 9. The vigil, planned by the Middlebury Muslim Students Association (MSA) featured a variety of speakers who mourned the loss of life in Gaza and reflected on how the Middlebury ...

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Snow Bowl looks towards the upcoming ski season by hosting open house, Gobble Hobble fun-run

By Edith Mauch | November 16, 2023

The Snow Bowl slopes have not opened for the winter season yet, but that has not stopped the college’s ski mountain from welcoming students and community members to its grounds. On Saturday, Nov. 11, the Snow Bowl hosted an open house and artisan market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with food, games, vendors, ...

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Summer flooding damages The Mill basement, closing community and performance space for repairs this fall

By Catherine Goodrich | November 16, 2023

The basement of The Mill, a popular social house focused on music and student culture, was severely damaged by flooding this summer. The ongoing project to repair the space has closed the beloved community and performance space for the fall 2023 semester, although the renovations are predicted to finish ...

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Adul Samon ’27, survivor of the 2018 Thai cave disaster, shares experience, receives media attention

By Becca Clark | November 9, 2023

While Adul Samon ’27 is adjusting to the challenges of settling into life at Middlebury like many other first-year students, he is no stranger to difficult situations. 

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Student-run bar on campus offers alternative social scene, encourages responsible drinking

By Susanna Schatz | November 9, 2023

The Catamount, a student-run bar which aims to provide a social environment different from the traditional party scene at Middlebury, hosted its first event of the fall semester last week. Approximately 150 juniors and seniors attended the event held in Atwater Dining Hall on Thursday, Nov. 2.

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Club sports continue to face challenges with funding despite record athletics fundraising this fall

By Anabelle Lapp | November 2, 2023

This year’s Proud to be a Panther fundraising drive raked in a record-shattering $713,579 from 3,124 different donors, nearly doubling last year’s total of $387,651. Despite this significant total, club sports at Middlebury still reported financial challenges due to restrictions on how student organizations ...

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Middlebury addresses Israel-Gaza war through conversations, conflict transformation

By Cole Chaudhari | November 2, 2023

A recent panel and structured dialogue session have given the Middlebury community the opportunity to address the war in Israel and Gaza. 

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Facilities announces Stewart Hall renovations, finalizes new first-year residence hall project timeline

By Ellie Trinkle | November 2, 2023

If the new first-year dorm is finished by spring break of 2025, first-year students living in Stewart Hall next year will move into the new building for the remainder of the semester in order to allow for construction on Stewart to begin, Middlebury announced in an Oct. 23 email. 

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New engraved pavers at BiHall funded by medical institute grant celebrate diverse scientific achievements

By Ian Curry | November 2, 2023

The existing twelve engraved pavers outside of BiHall that honor individuals who made significant scientific discoveries have been joined by 24 new pavers recognizing an additional 25 innovators.

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ISO celebrates International Week with student performances, workshops and business panel

By Caroline Jiao | November 2, 2023

Centering around this year’s theme of “Radiance,” the week of Oct. 23 to Oct. 28 was filled with a series of events organized by ISO members. The week’s events included a business panel; poetry and calligraphy workshops; and food-focused programs such as a Haitian feast at a local resident’s ...

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Sustainability Spotlight: The Climate Action Program

By Charles Crounse | November 2, 2023

Launched in the fall of 2020, the Climate Action Program — formerly known as the Climate Action Capacity Project — was created to give students the opportunity to pursue their own passions with regard to climate change as well as to broaden its discussion on campus.

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First Year Seminar explores history through graphic novels

By Cole Chaudhari | October 26, 2023

Professor of History and Department Chair Rebecca Bennette has introduced an unconventional twist this fall to the standard First-Year Seminar with her course, “History, Representation, and the Graphic Novel.” Funded by the college’s Public Humanities Lab Initiative, Bennette’s class aims to ...

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Center for Health and Wellness hosts weekly open visits with therapy dogs

By Susanna Schatz | October 26, 2023

Since certified therapy dogs Milo and Stella joined Middlebury's Health and wellness program in 2022, the Center for Health and Wellness has been hosting open sessions with their two therapy dogs every Tuesday in an effort to boost students’ moods and bring joy to campus.

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