CHANGCHUN — In November 2005, NaiNai (my grandmother) decided that she wanted to move to Changchun, China and in early March 2006, she finally made the move. I have spent the past four weeks living with her and YeYe (my grandfather) here in Changchun. NaiNai is not your average waiguo laotaitai; ...
Abilene publication debuts on Apple iPad The Optimist, the student newspaper of Abilene Christian University, is getting big press for being the first collegiate publication to debut on Apple’s iPad. Student and faculty researchers from many departments are working on the project, which should ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Library and Information Services (LIS) plans to launch the new College Web site in February. The new site will feature a redesigned home page that focuses on displaying the diversity of the College, while retaining the traditional links to admissions, academics and other popular portals. Although there ...
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 ...
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? ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...