Author: Grady Ross Last Saturday morning, I took a walk in the fields around my house. I had four essays due last Friday, two looming on the horizon and a couple of midterms during the week about which I was not particularly excited. I knew I could get it done, but I had no motivation. For the first ...
Author: Kelly Janis On March 12, the Middlebury Police Department (MPD) released its final report on the death of Nicholas Garza, a first-year student who disappeared from the College last February, and whose body was found in Otter Creek nearly four months later. According to the report, Garza consumed ...
Author: Cloe Shasha Dining Room Servery Worker Stephen Draper, affectionately known as "Doctor Proctor" by many students, is retiring this April after 20 years at the College.Draper worked in Proctor Dining Hall for most of his 20 years at Middlebury and this year moved to the Freeman International ...
Author: Katie Siegner Throughout the process of reducing the College's budget and implementing financial cuts, it has remained a priority of the administration to avoid the elimination of faculty and staff positions and increase the efficiency of the current system. The College will ideally achieve ...
Author: Alice Wisener On a late Saturday afternoon right before closing time, Ellen Walter, owner of Blue Moon Clothing and Gifts, confessed that she has had a long and busy day, with streams of customers coming in and out. Her unique and different style shows through her merchandise and has proved ...
Author: [no author name found] Spring danceMarch 21, 2-5 p.m.The Unitarian Universalist Church in Middlebury is hosting a spring dance party for the whole family with particular attention to kids under 12 to benefit the tae kwon do K.I.C.K.S. scholarship program. Hike in CharlotteMarch 21, all day.There ...
Author: Molly Holmes On March 6, the Vermont-based jam band Phish reunited in Hampton, Va. for what would be the beginning of a new phase in the band's musical career. Critics deemed the festival a success for the band, and their recently announced summer tour is already sold out. But as the most famous ...
Author: Garrett Reynolds The Inter-House Council (IHC) is a student-only organization responsible, among other things, for keeping the social houses and super blocks in line. The IHC has historically been composed of the president and vice-president from each of five social houses: Alpha Delta Phi (ADP), ...
Author: Jaime Fuller On March 5, the Middlebury College Quidditch Club was an honorable mention at the annual PR Week Awards in the category of promotional event of the year. Last year's spring break quidditch tour came in second behind Fleishman-Hillard and Papa John's International's "A Pie in the ...
Author: Tim O'Grady Although the College has been faced with a plethora of financial challenges in the past few months, the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) appears to thriving with a growing enrollment and a budget greatly unaffected by the recession - unlike Middlebury - which has ...
Author: Aseem Mulji Student Government Association (SGA) President Hiba Fakhoury '09 led an agenda-less meeting on March 15. The informal format, explained Fakhoury, allowed for a "fast-paced, action-oriented" atmosphere conducive to brainstorming initiatives for the rest of the semester.The meeting ...
Author: Elizabeth Scarinci The steeple of the Congregational Church of Middlebury is the most defining characteristic of the town's skyline. But despite the steeples that dominate many Vermont towns, religion is a declining landmark of the state. The most recent American Religious Identification Survey ...
Author: Molly Holmes In a time of economic crisis, the Henry Sheldon Museum has chosen to bring to light some high points of economic and cultural prosperity in Addison County's history. On March 5, the museum unveiled a new exhibit entitled "Town Treasures: The Local History Show." The exhibit evokes ...
Author: Cloe Shasha The Student Government Association (SGA) Finance Committee is in charge of allocating the College's student activity fee across approximately 130 student organizations. The group meets every Wednesday to discuss requests from organizations. Caroline Woodworth '09, chair of the SGA ...
Author: Grady Ross Vermont maple trees brought $22 million of economic activity to the state last year, and in 2008 the state yielded 500,000 of the nation's 1.635 million gallons of maple syrup. On March 6, Governor Jim Douglas '72 celebrated this maple monopoly amid festivities and ritual at Mead ...
Author: Liz Scarinci On March 6, community members escaped the cold to "Turn Up the Heat for the Homeless" at the Middlebury Town Hall Theatre. ENCORE, a local musical theatre ensemble
Author: Aseem Mulji The Student Government Association (SGA) meeting on March 9 featured a presentation by the Student Comprehensive Fee Committee as well as a brief discussion of the Honor Code review process. Four new members also made their debut: SGA President Hiba Fakhoury '09, Brainerd Commons ...
Author: Derek Matus In a preliminary vote on March 9, members of the College faculty expressed strong interest in amending Middlebury's honor code to allow professors to proctor student exams. The faculty enjoys support from the Community Council, but the proposed measure faces stiff resistance from ...
Author: [no author name found] Looking forward to springMarch 12, 3-4 p.m.The Vergennes Garden Club is hosting Kay George, who will speak about the various methods for drying flowers for future use in arrangements. Heldin the Bixby Memorial Library, the presentation will be followed by light refreshments. ...
Author: Grady Ross As I sat in class last Friday afternoon, the final responsibility in a long week of adult endeavors that I am in no way mature enough to handle, there was one thing keeping me going besides the toothpicks wedged between my eyelids: the idea of my 2:30 nap. But before I could hit the ...