Author: Jaime Fuller STANFORD STUDENT INJURED BY FALLING CEILINGLast Friday, a piece of plaster ceiling fell on a Stanford student while she was lying in bed. "I heard a noise and all of a sudden, before I knew it, a very large portion of my ceiling fell on my head," said Laura Stampler '10, the victim ...
Author: J.P. Allen The prevention of academic dishonesty is one of the thorniest issues facing Middlebury College. How often do students cheat and why? Does the Honor Code discourage students from cheating? Would changes to the Honor Code improve the situation, or will amendments be thwarted by human ...
Author: Patrick D'Arcy The second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, organized by the Alliance for Civic Engagement (ACE), drew 55 student volunteers at 10 different worksites on Jan. 17."Last year we only had six sites, with forty volunteers," said Service and Activism Initiatives Coordinator ...
Author: Amanda Cormier A boy with a felt mustache and denim overalls wields a plunger down the aisle. His willing attendant, Mom, follows. Gray-haired ladies usher families to their seats through bold rays of gamma-green light. Some of them mouth the words of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's "Somewhere Over ...
Author: [no author name found] Benefit Yoga ClassJan. 25, 12 - 1 p.m.Otter Creek Yoga in the Marble Works will be hosting this class to benefit H.O.P.E. (Helping Overcome Poverty's Effects). Donations of nonperishable food or money would be most appreciated.All levels welcome. "Torturing Democracy"Jan. ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner "It's the economy, stupid," seems to explain the retail and restaurant scene across Vermont these days. As Americans pinch those pennies and start holding back on excesses, local restaurants find themselves in a position to change. Tully and Marie's, the eight-year-old restaurant ...
Author: Jaime Fuller LAWLESS TOILETS CAUSE TROUBLE AT INAUGURATIONPresident Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20 drew millions of people, but the lack of portable toilets led John Banzhaf, professor of public interest law at George Washington University, to threaten legal action against the Presidential ...
Author: [no author name found] To see the Campus's inauguration coverage, please click on the pdf file to the right.
Author: Tamara Hilmes On Jan. 19, Chair of the English and American Literatures (ENAM) Department Brett Millier sent out an e-mail to all ENAM and English (ENGL) majors outlining changes that the department has already voted to set into motion next year. According to the e-mail, the ENAM/ENGL Senior ...
Author: Amanda Cormier It has been more than a month since 64-year-old Lorraine Clark of Bristol survived her car's plunge into the New Haven River, but there remain three moments that she does not understand.She doesn't understand how the green car that straddled the lane line on River Road did not ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe What the world needs now is love - cookie love.At least that is what Suzanna Miller and Paul Seyler, husband-and-wife owners of Vermont Cookie Love, have to say. They have been spreading their brand of cookie love since June 2007 when they started a small stand at the Shelburne ...
Author: Tim O'Grady At the Jan. 18 Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, officers updated the committee and discussed their plans for the coming year.Senator Roger Perrault '09 discussed the need to create a centralized resource for incoming first-years to pose their questions to current students. ...
Author: Hilary Hall On Jan. 13, Dean of Wonnacott Commons Matt Longman and Director of Health and Wellness Education Jyoti Daniere presented new ideas and initiatives about the College's alcohol policy to the Community Council. Longman and Daniere are both members of the Alcohol Policy Review Committee, ...
Author: Elizabeth Bates Three inches of snow and the world came to an end. At least, that's how the inhabitants of Poitiers, France seemed to feel about a week ago when they witnessed the worst winter weather anyone can remember. It started off as a mild dusting overnight that left the bare trees sparkling ...
Author: Adam Schaffer The College community packed into Dana Auditorium on Jan. 14 to engage a panel in discussing the escalating conflict in Gaza. The conflict boiled to the surface again on Dec. 27, when Hamas fired rockets from Gaza into Israel. Israel retaliated with targeted air strikes into Gaza, ...
Author: Kelly Janis Poet, playwright and activist Sonia Sanchez kicked off the College's week-long celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, delivering a keynote address titled "The Consistent Relevancy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 21st Century." In a lecture comprised by personal ...
Author: Katie Siegner With the renovations of the McCullough Student Center nearing completion, students are already seeing changes and improvements to the building. "While McCullough was closed, there was a noticeable lack of an all-campus social space," said Katie Horner '11. The project is on schedule ...
Author: [no author name found] FOUR FACULTY MEMBERS PROMOTED TO POSITION OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, EFFECTIVE JULYOn Dec. 4, the Board of Trustees granted promotions to four faculty members. This July, Assistant Professor of Psychology Jason Arndt, Assistant Professor of History Louisa Burnham, Assistant ...
Author: Jaime Fuller Former Press Secretary for Barack Obama Ben LaBolt '03 dissected the President-elect's successful campaign strategy in a lecture sponsored this Friday by the Rohatyn Center for International Affairs and the Career Services Office. LaBolt's remarks, titled "What It Took: Reflections ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe As businesses nationwide reported declines in holiday sales, the Middlebury community appreciated stability in local sales partly due to a gift certificate program called Middlebury Money. Community members purchased the certificates, which can be used at more than 100 stores ...