Video: Interview with Jyoti Daniere, Director of Health and Wellness Education

Middbrief: Handicap-accessible bathroom constructed in Sunderland

Construction at Sunderland Language Center to make the main entrance compliant with regulations in the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) was completed earlier this month. A handicap-accessible bathroom has also been built off the main lobby. The construction began on Dec. 14, as soon as students ...

Admissions negotiates record applications

With the passage of the Jan. 1 application deadline, the Office of Admissions has begun its process of sifting through thousands of applications to make up the Class of 2014 and ’14.5. While the final application totals are still being counted, the number appears to be around 7,960, a 15 percent ...

ENAM department eliminates senior Comps

In an effort to comply with a faculty vote two years ago to require a thesis, essay or other independent work of every senior at the College, the English and American Literatures (ENAM) department was forced to reexamine the ENAM Senior Comprehensive Exams Program, colloquially referred to by students ...

College Shorts - 1/21/10

Pressure to work linked to dropout rates A recent study found that students who drop out of college do so because they feel pressure to work. The survey, conducted by Public Agenda, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research firm with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, determined that 71 percent ...

Lack of leaders leaves 2010 ‘Hunt’-less

Suffering from a lack of logistical support, the popular Winter Term scavenger challenge known as The Hunt will not occur this year. The event invited students to form teams, complete a series of tasks and submit answers, with prizes for the most successful teams. Last year, teams were limited to ...

Middbrief: Ross Commons Coordinator Sue Harris retires after 10 years

This Friday marks Sue Harris’s last day as Commons Coordinator for Ross Commons. She is retiring after 10 years at the College. After leaving, she plans on moving to New Hampshire with her husband and working part-time elsewhere. Taunia Cantin, from the Dean of Students office, will be taking over ...

Overseas Briefing - 1/21/10

BAMAKO — As driven Middlebury students, we spend a significant portion of our time thinking about the future. What are we going to write that paper on?  Are you going to get that stellar internship next summer? And, of course, the ever looming question — what are you going to do after graduation? ...

Judicial board aims to protect community

Every Thursday at 3 p.m., time is set aside for a Community Judicial Board (CJB) hearing. On some weeks, no trial is scheduled; on others, the board may hear a case for a couple of hours; and on other weeks, members of the board may sit to hear the case of an accused student until past midnight or ...

51 Main to remain open for business

President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced that 51 Main at the Bridge will continue to operate in post on his blog and could become profitable as soon as this summer. Since its debut three years ago, the venue has continued to progress toward profitability. In spite of the projected $70,000 ...

Gas leak ends Cabrera concert

A propane gas leak prematurely shut down the Ryan Cabrera concert that took place Saturday night in McCullough Social Space. The Middlebury Fire Department responded and the problem was resolved, but the concert did not resume. Around 250 students, about half of the Social Space’s capacity, attended ...

Administration delays MiddView indefinitely

The Office of the President has decided not to revive the defunct MiddView outdoor orientation program for first-year students in 2011, overruling a months-long student initiative and a Student Government Association (SGA) pledge to reinstate the activity. The estimated cost of the program did not ...

Midd raises over $3,500 for Haiti

In the past week, a small group of Middlebury students has raised approximately $4,900 in donations for Haiti following the earthquake that left the country devastated on Jan. 12. The earthquake, with an estimated magnitude of 7.0, was the largest to strike the region in more than 200 years, and government ...

Overseas Briefing - 1/14/10

MONTEVIDEO — If I had a peso for every time an uruguayo told me that “Uruguay is a small country” I probably could have ridden the bus for free during my entire semester in Montevideo. Upon opening my mouth to speak my classroom-learned Spanish — if my appearance didn’t already give  me ...

SGA update - 1/14/10

The Student Government Association (SGA) has decided to pass a bill funding the MiddView program for the next three years. This bill will cover the program’s costs for the next three years and make it need-blind to all incoming students, giving them a chance to experience a version of the widely praised ...

Food service model remains unprofitable

The Grille and 51 Main at the Bridge continue to lose money despite reductions in hours of operation, administration officials acknowledged. The two College-operated venues stand to lose $340,000 and $70,000 in fiscal year 2010, respectively. While 51 Main is expected to reach profitability in coming ...

McCardell to depart College, leaves rich 34-year legacy

President Emeritus of the College and Professor of History John M. McCardell, Jr. will assume the position of vice chancellor at Sewanee: The University of the South, beginning July 1. Announcing his decision on Jan. 6, McCardell said, “The prospect of serving a unique institution whose history and ...

College Shorts - 1/14/10

Crime rates go up during holidays at U. Penn Members of the University of Pennsylvania police force reported a spike in violent crimes over a three day period in late December. Two robberies, an assault and a purse snatching occurred between December 15-17. In each of the instances, the victim was ...

Vt. floods Copenhagen summit

As 2010 begins, student environmental leaders returning from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen hope to spark federal action on climate change, while those involved in the Solar Decathlon project will work to provide Middlebury students with a tangible model for sustainability. In ...