Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe Come December, the College will lose two esteemed staff members as they move closer to New York City because of pressing family circumstances. Shirley and Alfredo Ramirez came to Middlebury at the end of 2006 when Shirley was hired following a report from the 2006 Human Relations ...
Author: Kaity Potak Gray skies and rain showers did not stop Middlebury community members from gathering on the Green to celebrate this fall's Harvest Festival on Sept. 6. Featuring everything from homemade ice cream and a harp player, to a whole host of workshops geared toward educating and encouraging ...
Author: Jack Lysohir Professor of History and Russian Studies and longtime director of Middlebury College's program in international studies, David A.J. Macey passed away on Aug. 10. The 30-year veteran of the Middlebury faculty will be remembered for his renowned scholarship, his vision for Middlebury's ...
Author: Brian Fung BEIJING - The stands are finally empty at the National Stadium. The Water Cube keeps pulsing gently at night, for nobody in particular. The athletes have all gone home, the reporters and photographers back to their day jobs covering golf or baseball. Even the Chinese tourists have ...
Author: Jaime Fuller Hurricane Gustav ravages LSU campusAlthough Hurricane Gustav passed quickly out of the American mindset in comparison to its predecessor, Hurricane Katrina, it still had the opportunity to cause destruction all across Louisiana, including the State University. "It's the worst storm ...
Author: Jaime Fuller This summer, Middlebury College continued its rise in commercial prominence and academic prestige with its posting on college rankings lists published by U.S News and World Report Magazine, Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, and the Sierra Club.Middlebury is no stranger to the rankings, ...
Author: Jack Lysohir, Managing Editor The 16-week search for Middlebury College first-year student Nicholas Garza is over. On Tuesday, May 27, Middlebury Police discovered a body in Otter Creek, which they have tentatively identified as Nicholas Garza. At approximately 4:00 p.m., while checking water ...
Author: Cloe Shasha The College's Office of Admissions announced that, as of May 6, it had received 564 deposits for September and 92 for February enrollment. The numbers ensured that it would fill its target enrollment size of 570 for September and 90 students for February, after only 18.5 percent ...
Author: H.Kay Merriman "Lani Guinier is an idea-woman who does not shrink from controversy," said President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz in introducing this year's John Hamilton Fulton Lecturer. Guinier, a lawyer, author, scholar and activist, spoke to members of the College and community last ...
Author: Tom Brant Sunder Ramaswamy, dean for Faculty Development and Research, was appointed President of the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS) by the College's Board of Trustees at their annual meeting on Saturday. The trustees also approved the scheduled renovations of the McCullough ...
Author: Brian Fung On May 5, former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Peter W. Galbraith and Captain Peter Hegseth, a veteran of the Iraq War, sparred in a two-hour debate in McCullough Social Space over the future of American policy in Iraq. The debate follows a string of efforts this year by College Democrats ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Search and rescue workers assisting with the investigation into the disappearance of Middlebury first-year Nick Garza '11 believe they spotted Garza's body in Otter Creek over two weeks ago during an aerial search of the area. Despite the claim, officials with the Middlebury ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner From early settlement until the mid-20th century, the falls that define the picture-perfect postcard image of Middlebury have been utilized for power production. When the Frog Hollow building was a wooling mill, the falls were the source of hydroelectric power to the factory. ...
Author: Kelly Janis According to Vermont Grassroots Party leader Denny Lane, when alcohol prohibition came to an end in the 1930s, the individuals who had once enforced the measure were left with a woeful quantity of time on their hands."So they all got together to create this boogey-man marijuana, ...
Author: Mary Lane and Hannah Wilson As the year comes to a close and final exams approach, The Campus plays the role of professor and evaluates the higher-ups. Three of the most powerful bodies on campus, the Student Government Association, Community Council and the administration in Old Chapel all ...
Author: Nicole Lam A colorful quilt decorated with detailed embroidery of fall leaves is the centerpiece of the new exhibit at the Henry Sheldon Museum.But unlike most museum artifacts, this quilt may be touched. One lucky winner of the raffle will win this gorgeous quilt, as the museum attempts to ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Students nabbed for campus racoon hunt Two intoxicated students were arrested for hunting raccoons with bow and arrows at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Police officials found the two students, identified as Jared Leidich, 22, and fifth-year senior civil engineering major ...
Author: [no author name found] Go Green ExpoOn May 10-11, the University of Vermont will play host to the Going Green Expo, one of the largest expositions on sustainable energy and living in the United States. The event - modeled after similar undertakings in Manchester, N.H. and Boston, Mass. and including ...
Author: Jon King The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Home Box Office Inc. (HBO) have identified 90 total incidents of possible copyright infraction at the College since April 21, 2008. After Dean of the College Tim Spears alerted the College community by e-mail last week about the ...
Author: Eleanor Buechner, Michelle Cady and Elizabeth Kelley If you have ever gone on a run down Weybridge Street or cruised the drive up to McCardell Bicentennial Hall, chances are that you have seen the Scholten Family Farm. Its twin silos and silver barn are nestled on the rolling hills just north ...