In recent weeks violence has erupted in the North African nation of Tunisia. The violence was first sparked on Dec. 17 when a young man lit himself on fire to protest the worsening economic conditions in the agriculture-based state. Such a visible display of anger ignited the simmering public resentment ...
JOHANNESBURG — While all of you are living it up in feet of snow, I’m sitting outside writing this in gloriously sunshiney, 70-degree weather (sorry for bragging). In all seriousness, I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to spend my Jterm interning with the Tapologo AIDS hospice in South ...
FourLoko drink to be recycled, used as fuel Four Loko may have been banned from the shelf, but it has not yet been completely obliterated. As many college students know, the high-powered energy drink, which contains a potent mixture of caffeine and malt liquor, continues to live on at campus parties ...
The Office of Public Safety continues to investigate the forced entry and burglary of Porter House, which was discovered on Dec. 28. Officer Chris Thompson, who discovered the break-in around 5:20 p.m. that day, reported the crime. At 11:15 p.m., students, faculty and staff received an e-mail informing ...
Despite promises made last October for expanded operating hours at the Grille on Sundays and Mondays, administrators now predict new hours will not go into effect until the beginning of spring term, at best. Last October, Dining Services hoped to expand the operating hours of the Grille to 5 p.m. to ...
The Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy (MMLA) has announced the addition of Swarthmore College to the summer school’s locations for 2011. Located in Swarthmore, Penn., the school and its new program will draw 70 faculty and staff members and over 250 students. The MMLA was created by the Language ...
In their first meeting of Winter Term, on Jan. 9, the Student Government Association (SGA) sought to address complaints about the lack of available newspapers in the dining hall and continued discussing old business, such as Pass/Fail and Midnight Breakfast. Currently, the SGA funds The New York Times, ...
On Jan. 9, citizens of South Sudan began the seven-day process of voting for their independence. The vote represents the culmination of a desperate 50-year struggle of South Sudanese citizens to secede from their neighbors to the North. Government officials from both sides will continue to discuss the ...
BEIJING — It was somewhere between the instant noodle aisle and distilled rice spirits section that an unsettling sensation started in my stomach. Caught in the whirlwind of a sudden onrush of shoppers scrambling for half-priced yogurt, I lost track of my friends. The first few days in Beijing had ...
Study sheds light on effects of being dumped According to a recent study by the University of Michigan, being dumped has a negative effect on a person’s attractiveness to the opposite sex. The study, published in the scientific journal Evolutionary Psychology, tracked how 198 U. Michigan students ...
Laurie Essig, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology and women’s and gender studies, along with four other professors, were approved for tenure this past fall. The Geology and Classics departments also announced two new endowed chairs. Essig’s tenure was met with enthusiasm from students ...
Author appearance Dec. 2, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Take a break from your studies to listen to Jared Duval, who will speak at the Ilsley Library tonight. Head down to the library, located on Main St. in Middlebury, to hear what the author of Next Generation Democracy: What the Open Source Revolution Means ...
Community Council has approved a proposal to implement gender-neutral housing for all sophomores, juniors and seniors beginning with rooming assignments for the fall semester of 2011. In a meeting on Nov. 22, the Council unanimously supported the proposal to allow for co-ed housing assignments for ...
Middlebury has long prided itself on its dual status as a prestigious liberal arts college as well as a powerhouse in the world of Div.-III sports. Student athletes are expected to live up to these rigorous expectations, and successfully balance the demands of their schoolwork with a strong commitment ...
On Nov. 20 Middlebury Interactive Languages (MIL) officially launched its software program MiddWorld Online at the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) conference in Boston, Mass. The demonstration was “very well attended,” according to Michael Geisler, vice president ...
Though applications may continue to trickle in since the Nov. 15 Early Decision I deadline, data from the Office of Admissions reveals that the number of early applicants for the Class of 2015, 663, roughly equals numbers for the Class of 2014 and 2013 — 665 and 672, respectively. This high number ...
On Nov. 14, The Chronicle of Higher Education released its annual compensation report for the chief executives of 448 colleges and universities across the U.S., reporting on tax data from the calendar year 2008. According to the report, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz’s total compensation ...
The College placed as a finalist in the Polartec “Made Possible” contest, a competition among college outdoor clubs to win a $10,000 grant for a project of their choice. Polartec is a fabric company based in Lawrence, Mass., that subcontracts with and supplies textiles to outdoor gear companies ...
With the College’s new membership this month in the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), students will have access to a plethora of research material comparable to top universities through the Inter Library Loan (ILL) program. “We now have access to this enormous research library,” said Library ...
Tension continues to rise on the Korean peninsula following a series of attacks by the North Korean military against their South Korean neighbors. Both strikes have been strongly condemned by the South Korean government, state leaders and the United Nations. Analysts claim that there are very few options ...