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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
With the first week of Winter Term well under way, the Middlebury College Snow Bowl began experiencing traffic as students pulled out their skis and snowboards and headed to the mountains. Many students have been buying season passes, with more than 200 sold before the first snow. On busy days, up ...
Members of the Board of Trustees discussed the College’s financial state and promoted two faculty members to the position of associate professor at their Dec. 10 meeting in New York. The one-day meeting focused on discussions of the budgets for the fiscal years of 2011, 2012 and 2013. Members of ...
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn will deliver a joint commencement address to the Class of 2010 on May 23. At an event with an expected audience of 5,000, the couple will receive honorary degrees from the College. Throughout their 25-year careers, which have spanned ...
Though a few scattered application materials continue to trickle in since the Nov. 15 deadline, this year’s pool of Early Decision I (ED I) applications has largely arrived. The Office of Admissions has already evaluated many of the applications, and will announce their decisions electronically on ...
ALEXANDRIA — We, the students of the Alexandria study abroad program, are welcomed in Egypt every day. That doesn’t mean that the Egyptians welcome us to Egypt. Rather, they prefer to welcome us in Egypt. What’s the difference, beyond a preposition? In Arabic, the English phrase “Welcome to ...
This fall, students find themselves in the midst of a compressed final exam period. This semester’s scheduled exams run from Dec. 8 to Dec. 12, and students will have Monday through Saturday to complete self-scheduled tests. In previous years, finals period has stretched across nine days, including ...
The Class of 2010 has voted to establish the “Class of 2010 Scholarship” as its senior class gift. This scholarship is an endowed fund designed to provide financial aid to incoming students. It is designed with a preference for international students, who often need large amounts of financial aid. The ...
Dan Brown tops college bestsellers book list The number one bestselling book on college campuses this year is “The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown, according to a list compiled by the Chronicle of Higher Education. Other bestselling books include “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak, “The ...
Starting in February, Library and Information Services (LIS) will enact a new policy establishing a printing quota for students. The policy will require students who exceed the quota to pay five cents per page for each side of a page. Under the new policy, first-years, sophomores and juniors can print ...
President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz continues to maintain a salary and benefits package comparable to that of peer institutions despite increases over the last decade. Liebowitz and Chief Financial Officer Patrick Norton note that direct comparisons of total compensation can be misleading, ...
At the Nov. 22 Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, Dean of the Students Gus Jordan spoke about the College’s controversial “sober friend” program, clarifying that sober friends were not legally liable for their intoxicated friends. However, when questioned about the unpopularity of the ...