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Cuts to save College $20 million
By Middlebury Campus | May 6, 2009Author: Kelly Janis When the Middlebury College Board of Trustees convenes for its annual spring meeting from May 7 to May 9, money will be at the forefront of its discussions, especially the $20 million in budget cuts Old Chapel is planning for the next academic year. "By and large, we're going to ...
Faculty begin adopting new educational media
By Middlebury Campus | May 6, 2009Author: Simran Bhalla Next semester, you may be reading The Campus on your Amazon Kindle, after getting a Google Alert on your iPhone about the arrival of the latest edition, and you'll probably have a few classes at Middlebury where you are asked to blog, post to Segue or a Wiki and perhaps even spend ...
Music, art slated for summer schedule
By Middlebury Campus | May 6, 2009Author: Becca Fanning Staying in Middlebury this summer? With gas prices expected to rise, don't head to Burlington or Lake Champlain to beat the heat. Middlebury and Addison County offer more than enough to keep you busy this summer, from outdoor adventures to musical performances. The best part? It's ...
Wield a musket, fire a cannon, play a fife. Gorham's Rangers re-enact French-Indian War battles
By Middlebury Campus | May 6, 2009Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe Ever woken up in the middle of a field in strange clothes? Jim Ross, a history teacher at Mt. Abraham Union High School, does it 10 to 12 times a summer, but the clothes he wears have been meticulously researched, and rather than waking up in the middle of Battell Beach, he ...
College puts pandemic plan on hold
By Middlebury Campus | May 6, 2009Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe Though the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5 - one step short of a global pandemic - the recent outbreak of swine flu (also called the Influenza A[H1N1] virus) across the globe will not prompt Middlebury ...
Overseas briefing
May 6, 2009Author: Lizzie Horvitz TANZANIA - I lowered my cupped hands into the cavity of the slaughtered goat, filled them with blood and drank. The night before, I had slept on a cowhide "bed" next to my naked Maasai Mama. I danced in the discos, rode the public transportation and kickboxed at the local gym. ...
Voters approve new honor code
By Middlebury Campus | May 6, 2009Author: Kara Shurmantine On May 1, three proposed Honor Code recommendations passed after finally being approved by a two-thirds majority of the student body.The honor code referendum, however, was at a standstill for over a week. In order to be passed, the code amendment had to be voted on by two-thirds ...