The Middlebury Great Eight - 4/15

MiddBrief - Students awarded $10,000 peace grant

Dristy Shrestha ’11 and Wyatt Orme ’12, along with Olivia Grugan ’12, have each been awarded $10,000 in funding from the Davis Projects for Peace initiative for projects to be completed in Guatemala and Nepal this summer. Orme and Grugan will build a public library in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. ...

Middbrief - Cavness ’09.5 wins prestigious Watson Fellowship

Each year, the Thomas J. Watson Foundation reviews approximately 180 finalist applicants from 47 participating universities, eventually settling on 40 recipients of the Watson Fellowship. The fellowship is designed to “offer college graduates of unusual promise a year of independent, purposeful exploration ...

Beyond the Bubble

Responsible leadership was the mandate for the American and Russian governments last week. On April 8, President Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev signed an arms control treaty that, once ratified, will force both countries to reduce their nuclear arsenals by approximately 30 percent. The ...

Gov. candidates debate in Dana

Last Sunday afternoon, the five Democratic candidates for governor of Vermont gathered in Dana Auditorium to discuss and debate a variety of policy issues, including renewable energy, healthcare, education, agriculture and economic development. Professor Emeritus of Political Science Eric Davis acted ...

College Shorts - 04/15/10

Web site makes it easier to pinpoint party schools Five students from U. Florida have created the Web site partyschooltexts.com in order identify the number one party school in the United States. Text message conversations are listed on the Web site, grouped by college, and students can vote for their ...

Overseas Briefing - 04/15/10

PARIS — Being abroad is many things. I can’t explain it because it’s such a fluid concept that changes daily and with every angle of perception. It’s normal. I live in an apartment, go to school, keep in touch with old friends, do homework and basically have my life here in Paris. I feel at ...

College awards Stonehenge grants

On April 11, the Stonehenge competition for 12 finalist applicant groups was held in McCardell Bicentennial Hall. The event lasted from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and was open to the community. Four out of the 12 finalist groups — out of an original 20 groups ­— were chosen to win $3,000 Stonehenge grants. Stonehenge ...

Attackers deface MOQA posters in Ross, Proctor

The destruction of large posters promoting “Gaypril” in Ross and Proctor Dining Halls, in addition to an instance of homophobic vandalism on a white board in Ross Commons, has called into question the state of gay rights on campus. The latest incidents have renewed discussion about the state of ...

Renovations to cost $3-4 million

President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced plans to begin a $3-4 million renovation project at the conclusion of commencement — a move that will create 62 new beds for on-campus residential housing. In a campus-wide e-mail sent to all faculty, staff and students on Monday, Liebowitz ...

Moore, Mitchell await court appearance

The two men responsible for many of the burglaries across campus in recent months are awaiting court appearances. Laptops and other items of value were reported stolen from various locations on campus, including Pearsons, Hepburn, Stewart and Forest halls, as well as the library. Bucky Mitchell is ...

Student Government Association Presidential Election: Meet your canidates

Riley O’Rourke, current Cook Commons Senator, has built a specific platform on increasing access to transportation for the student body. “The idea of better transportation is the focus of my campaign,” said O’Rourke. “If I am elected I am going to set up free shuttles from Middlebury to ...

Who won The Campus' Spring Break Photo Contest?

Congratulations to this year's spring break photo contest winner, Matthew Kingsbury! Kingsbury's winning photo, on display here, depicts the women's varsity crew team practicing in the early morning on Georgia's Lake Lanier. An extended gallery of all our contestants' entries is available below: [nggallery ...

Old Chapel hikes comprehensive fee by 3.4 percent for 2010-2011

Middlebury’s comprehensive fee for the 2010-2011 academic year will rise 3.4 percent to $52,120, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz confirmed on April 7. Factoring in the $380 annual student activities fee, this latest increase brings the total price of a year at Middlebury to $52,500. The ...

Admissions rates dip to 17.5 percent

On April 11 and 18, the members of the recently admitted Class of 2014 will arrive at Middlebury for Preview Days, having been selected from a pool of applicants 16 percent larger than last year’s. The admit rate this year stands at about 17.5 percent, making the Class of 2014, the product of Middlebury’s ...

Public Safety Log - March 27 - April 5, 2010

SGA buys two new ellipticals

Two new elliptical machines will soon be purchased for the fitness center. At its April 4 meeting, the Student Government Association (SGA) approved a bill allocating $10,390.00 to the fitness center to buy the two machines. The bill, proposed by David Peduto ’11, emphasized that SGA funding in the ...