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 ...
Author: Cloe Shasha Since the announcement of the budget cuts at the end of Winter Term, speculation about the implementation of a meal plan has become a talking point on campus. But according to Director of Dining Services Matthew Biette, the discussion among faculty and staff is at an early, non-definitive ...
Author: Brian Fung The College's comprehensive fee could rise by the lowest margin in recent memory next month, as Old Chapel continues debating how best to grapple with the nationwide economic crisis. In its February meeting last weekend, the Board of Trustees authorized the Office of the President ...
Author: [no author name found] CORNELL ALTERS FINANCIAL AID TO INCREASE RECRUITINGCornell University made the decision this past November to change the face of its need-based financial aid program in order to enhance their ability to "aggressively recruit" select students - particularly athletes, minorities, ...
Author: Liz Scarinci The town of Middlebury holds a distinct identity as a place of tight-knit community and quirks. And at the First Annual Middlebury Winter Carnival and Chili Contest on Feb. 21, students and townspeople held out their bowls to welcome heaping servings of chili and renowned small-town ...
Author: Simran Bhalla Sales at the Bookstore are down by eight percent from last semester, according to Bookstore Manager Robert Jansen. For the first time, the Bookstore released course textbook lists online two weeks before the beginning of the spring term. The decision, brought into practice by the ...
Author: Grady Ross Several weeks ago, while exchanging small talk in the dining hall, I mentioned that I was from Middlebury. Overhearing me, a student interjected: "That's so great that you already consider Middlebury your home." I didn't correct her, but in truth, I wasn't being philosophical or praising ...
Author: Hillary Hall The Community Council held a brief meeting on Feb. 17. After all members approved the minutes, Co-Chair Antoinette Rangel '09 introduced new member Lizzie Horvitz '10 to the rest of the group. Horvitz, an environmental studies major, called her new position an exciting opportunity.The ...
Author: Kelly Janis Bobby Joe Smith III '09 steppeddown as Student Government Association(SGA) president this week afterbeing suspended from the Collegefor plagiarism. In accordance with theprocedure stipulated in the CollegeHandbook, Student Co-Chair of CommunityCouncil (SCCOCC) AntoinetteRangel '09 ...
Author: Jaime Fuller President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced in an e-mail to the College community that the Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) has recommended to continue operations at 51 Main at the Bridge until December 2009. Liebowitz has agreed to the committee's recommendations, but ...