Audio Slideshow: Middlebury Orientation 2010

Local Lowdowm

Circus comes to town September 9, 5-7 p.m. Kick off your weekend fun early at a free community circus hosted by Nutty Steph’s Granola and Chocolate Shop. Nowhere else will you find juggling, horse-drawn carriage rides, alpacas and local hot dogs with sauerkraut. Handmade furniture will be auctioned ...

Video: Revealing a new name: Middlebury's Davis Family Library

Davis Family Library Naming Ceremony Photo Gallery

On May 6, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz rechristened the Main Library as the Davis Family Library, after Jim Davis '66 and his wife, Anne. [imagebrowser id=4]

Main Library rechristened the Davis Family Library; James S. Davis '66 revealed as longtime anonymous benefactor

It was James S. Davis ’66 and his wife, Anne, who in 2007 kicked off Middlebury’s $500 million capital campaign with an anonymous donation of $50 million. It was the Davis family that — for the past five years running — anonymously matched every alumni pledge to the College, dollar for dollar. ...

Middbrief: German Theater Group wins competition

The Middlebury German Theater Group took home the top prize at the 33rd Annual German Theater Festival and Competition last Thursday, April 29, which was held at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. This is the sixth year in a row that the Middlebury group has participated in the competition ...

College partners with online education leader

In an effort to increase College revenue, maintain the College’s leadership in language education and expand language education in America, Middlebury joined forces with online education leader K12, Inc. in April to create Middlebury Interactive Languages (MIL). MIL will serve students in eighth through ...

Errors force SGA re-election

Due to multiple errors in the election software used for the recent Senate elections, the Student Government Association (SGA) has voted to hold re-elections. Voting for re-elections will be open from 12 p.m. Thursday, May 6, until 12 p.m. Friday, May 7. Re-elections will be held for all elections except ...

Judicial boards see record applicants

The 13 new members of the College’s judicial boards have been chosen for the 2010-2011 academic year, selected from a record-breaking pool of 69 applicants. Six students have been appointed to the Community Judicial Board (CJB), and seven to the Academic Judicial Board (AJB). Two of the AJB members ...

UWC Scholars program celebrates 10th anniversary

Somewhere in rural New Mexico the dinner bell rings. An Israeli student and Palestinian student linger in the indoor swimming pool, dynamically conversing between laps. They look up to see a former investment banker glancing around. He first asks them their names, where they are from, and he is startled ...

Beyond the Bubble - 5/6

After re-reading my column from last week in conjunction with the SHOUT piece written by Features writer Rafferty Parke, I was struck by the differing tone of both articles. For those of you who did not read both pieces, I will quickly summarize. The article I wrote chronicled the surprising repercussions ...

New alcohol policy works, says Jordan

the number of students requiring care for alcohol intoxication has declined and the College has closed the night coverage office (NCO), popularly called the “Drunk Tank,” due to lack of use. The College implemented its new approach to drinking in September 2009 by closing the Health Center on ...

Future SGA president, SCOCC make plans

The votes are in: Riley O’Rourke ‘12 will assume office as President of the SGA for the 2010-11 academic year, and rising senior Raymond Queliz ‘11 will claim the position of student co-chair of Community Council (SCOCC). And already, both have big plans for the future of the school. O’Rourke, ...

Internships are "critical," says CSO

Over the past few years internships have become increasingly important for students as they play an ever larger role when applying for jobs after graduation. According to national data, 63 percent of students hired after graduation last year had at least one internship. Many of those students had ...

Overseas Briefing - 5/6

NOTTINGHAM — I love airports.  I love the fact that everyone has a place to go and a story to tell, and I admit it, I like Cinnabon quite a bit, too.  However, I hadn’t planned on spending 33 hours in the Prestwick Airport in Glasgow, Scotland, and before you ask, no, it actually had nothing to ...

College Shorts - 5/6

Students protest Arizona immigration law Students from the University of Texas and local civil rights groups staged a protest on the U. Texas campus against the new controversial Arizona immigration law. The students used signs, chants and pink boxers to protest. Members of the student group wore ...

College Shorts - 04/29/10

Gates urges Harvard students to give back Renowned Harvard dropout, Bill Gates returned to the university on Wednesday to encourage students to seek philanthropic jobs. In his address to a packed audience, Gates stressed the importance of youth’s involvement in social issues such as alleviating poverty ...

SCCOCC election race enters runoff

A runoff election to determine the student co-chair of the Community Council (SCOCC) will occur today starting at 5 p.m. and will continue until tomorrow, April 30, at 5 p.m. Since none of the three candidates — Janet Rodrigues ’12, Ray Queliz ’12 or Kevin Broussard ’11 — received more than ...

Overseas Briefing - 04/28/10

PARIS — Americans often talk about French exceptionalism, a term that, in its most general definition, means the French way of doing things. In the political and economical sense, it embodies the state being involved in many aspects of life, which leads to positive results such as universal healthcare ...