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 ...
Author: Patrick Jobson The Student Government Association (SGA) Senate decided in its final meeting on May 4 to support a proposal to reallocate available parking spots and also alleviate parking confusion on campus. The SGA had many things on its table on what was going to be a long and heated meeting. ...
Author: Samantha Michaels After nine months of drafting and weeks of heated debate, the Student Government Association (SGA) gathered on May 4 to pass the Freedom of (Textbook) Information Bill, which calls for the online publication of course booklists before the start of each semester. Under this ...
Author: Dina Magaril On the surface, even frequenters of Middlebury's Chinese restaurant scene would have a hard time finding anything different about their beloved establishment. But behind the kitchen doors, big changes have taken place.The ambiance with its gray-green walls and floor-to-ceiling mirrors ...
Author: Anthony Adragna While gender relations across campus have generally improved over the last decade, sexism remains a dominant and controlling facet of social life, a report released April 29 from the Task Force on the Status of Women (TSW) at the College found. In the report, the group acknowledges ...
Author: [no author name found] Little Shop of HorrorsStarting on Thursday, May 1 and running through Saturday, May 3 will be Middlebury Union High School's productoin of Little Shop of Horrors. The play will take place in the high school's auditorium and will begin at 7 p.m. all three nights. Tickets ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe Though the first full opening of the newly renovated space at 51 Main Street is not until May 15, the open house on April 25 has had students, faculty, staff and town members alike buzzing with excitement over the décor, the mood and the opportunities at the aptly named 51 ...
Author: Afsana Liza At 3 p.m. on a bright, sunny Friday afternoon, a huge crowd of Middlebury College students, faculty and townspeople gathered together to fight cancer as a unified force. Energetic event coordinators and helpers set up tents, tables, food and entertainment for participants for the ...
Author: Kelly Janis "For years, they've been fighting," said Cowasuck tribe member Todd Hebert, pointing to portraits of several Abenaki tribes, situated side-by-side on the walls of the Ndakinna Cultural Center. "They've been against each other. And now, here they are in the same room, facing each ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen, Mary Lane To celebrate her 100th birthday, philanthropist Kathryn Wasserman Davis chose to award $1 million in $10,000 Project for Peace grants for 100 projects designed to promote peace throughout the world, all of which would be carried out by undergraduate students in ...