Author: Anna Briggs With the news of Atwater Dining Hall closing next winter and Ross Dining Hall closing for renovations this fall, students are particularly looking forward to the reopening of Proctor. Most of the structural work on the renovated dining hall is complete, and the construction crew ...
Author: Thomas Meyell USF VICE PRESIDENT STEALS BIKE AND RESIGNSDr. Abdul Rao, vice president of the University of South Florida's (USF) School of Health, resigned after surveillance footage showed him helping a friend steal a bicycle. The bike belonged to a university student. Rao, who was earning ...
Author: Kelly Janis Hiba Fakhoury '09 defeated Tik Root '12, 594 to 308 votes, in a special mid-term election to become Student Government Association (SGA) president following Bobby Joe Smith III's '09 resignation last month. Fakhoury appointed Katie Hylas '09 her chief of staff, and students elected ...
Author: Sarah Harris On a snowy Monday morning, Steve's Park Diner is a cozy oasis. At 7:30 a.m., the place is already hopping with regulars enjoying full plates of eggs, pancakes and hash browns. I scan the specials: Silver Dollar Pancakes, mushroom and cheese omelets and chipped beef and gravy on ...
Author: Hilary Hall It has been one year since the College introduced the 4/2 Commons System, hoping it would generate closer student bonds and increase communication between residential life staff and their commons residents. Reflecting on the past year, many students give it mixed reviews, and, with ...
Author: [no author name found] On Tuesday, Feb. 24, "the best party outside New Orleans" kicked off with a performance by the zydeco band Mango Jam. Cajun food was served as the crowning of the festival King and Queen and costume contest completed the pre-Lent celebration.
Author: Grady Ross If you ever watch infomercials you'll notice a trend among consumers: people love things they can do at home. Thanks to credit cards and paid programming you can sculpt firm abs, create the hottest celebrity hairstyles, make restaurant-quality pasta, remove dents from your car and ...
Author: Jaime Fuller FINANCIAL CRISIS FORCES STATES, FAMILIES TO CUTState universities across the country are expecting record-breaking application numbers this spring due to the precarious financial situation facing many families. However, the high number of qualified applicants makes admissions decisions ...
Author: [no author name found] All-you-can-eat fish fry!March 6, 5-7 p.m.The Saint Ambrose Church in Bristol is happy to host the 10th annual Lenten fish fry with all-you-can-eat fried or baked haddock,fries, coleslaw, drinks and dessert. Adults: $9; children under 12: $5; families of five or more; ...
Author: Katie Siegner The effects of the recent financial cuts announced by the administration have been felt by ever-expanding sectors of the College, and athletics has not been exempt. In light of the rapid changes, it is difficult for students to foresee how the budget cuts will affect them, and ...
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Author: Anna Briggs The economic downturn is taking its toll on the town of Middlebury, but has been hitting some businesses harder than others. Student spending off-campus has remained strong at some local hot spots, but has come to a relative stand-still at less fortunate locations. "I'm aware of ...
Author: Aseem Mulji Despite the turbulence brought on by former president Bobby Joe Smith's '09 resignation, the Student Government Association (SGA) pushed through its agenda on March 1, displaying a collective desire for a seamless transition into the rest of the spring semester. The meeting began ...
Author: Jaime Fuller From Feb. 28-March 2, nearly 12,000 college students converged on the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., for Power Shift 2009. The national youth climate change summit offered a chance for student leaders to exchange ideas on how to prevent global warming ...
Author: Alyssa O'Gallagher At this winter's second Art in the Snow festival in Brandon, Vt., one part of its title was missing. Despite the unseasonably warm February day, the festival recognized and celebrated the town's growing arts community on Feb. 28. Recently christened "the art and soul of Vermont," ...
Author: Hillary Hall In a report that could significantly change Middlebury's entire academic climate, the Honor Code Review Committee (HCRC) suggested several changes be made to the Honor Code, including the removal of the current ban on faculty presence during exams. The full report includes nine ...
Author: Sarah Harris The Alpine Shop boasts a unique cast of characters.The experts on the slope wait in a darkened basement, where hundreds of students rent and purchase skis and boards each year. Fischer Van Gulden, a 24-year-old Monkton native wearing a Burton sweatshirt, explained the ins and outs ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe To see Robert Jensen standing behind the wooden podium at the front of Ilsley Public Library's basement meeting room, no one would have guessed that this slight, bespectacled and amiable man, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin's School of Journalism, ...
Author: Caleigh Waldman SEA SEMESTER - Awoken at 2:30 a.m. with a rustling of my bunk curtains and a whispered debriefing of the wind and sea conditions, I groggily throw on my shoes, grab my flashlight and a mug of coffee as I stumble up on deck for dawn watch. The next four hours will be comprised ...
Author: [no author name found] In light of Bobby Joe Smith III '09's resignation as Student Government Association (SGA) president last week, students will choose a successor in today's mid-term election to fill three vacant Senate seats. Candidates Hiba Fakhoury '09 and Tik Root '12 both insist that ...