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middbrief Midd elects student awards speakers

Author: Jaime Fuller Robert Levine '08 and Katy Smith Abbott, associate dean of the College and visiting assistant professor of Art History, won the run-off elections to determine this year's Senior Awards ceremony speakers who will address the Class of 2008 on May 24 during Commencement Week. The student ...


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Spring symposium showcases research

Author: Jaime Fuller Last Friday, over 100 students showcased their undergraduate research either through visual or oral presentation in McCardell Bicentennial Hall during the Second Annual Spring Student Symposium. Members of the College community met in Great Hall to acknowledge the work completed ...


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local lowdown

Author: [no author name found] Lilac Wand Hand-OutThe Middlebury Garden Club will distribute lilac wands on April 26 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the parking lot behind Ilsley Public Library. What, exactly, is a lilac wand? When in doubt, consult Google - and remain baffled. Local News's best guesses ...


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Baker fills 'knead' for local bread

Author: Thomas Brush The past three Mondays have seen the whir of traffic jams, bicyclists and joggers which mark a typical spring afternoon on Main Street supplemented by a perhaps slightly less congruent sight - Yannig Tanguy leaning against the brick retaining wall in front of Steele's Auto Center, ...


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Power Shift stresses global change

Author: Michelle Constant On April 19-21, between 40 and 50 students from the College, local high school students and other community members united on campus for the Power Shift Vermont 2008 conference. On Monday, the group traveled to Montpelier to demand that the Vermont legislature and governor ...


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Housing reform prompts sharp criticism

Author: Brian Fung Complaints about the College's annual room draw process have spiked in recent weeks as an unusually high number of rising juniors and seniors failed to secure their preferred housing options for the next academic year. Students and administration officials attributed the housing difficulties ...


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Lead prompts new search in Garza case

Author: Anthony Adragna New aerial photography taken as part of the Nick Garza disappearance investigation revealed an 'object of interest' in Otter Creek, according to officials. The discovery provided investigators with the first new clue in recent memory and prompted a second search of the creek.Members ...


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Breaking the Pledge Academic dishonesty at Middlebury

Author: Cecilia Goldschmidt, Mary Lane and Derek Schlickeisen The scene was unexpected: after a student informed her of a typo in one of her in-class exam's questions, a Middlebury professor left her office for the exam room with the intention of offering the class a corrected version of the question. ...


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Student lobbyists rally for climate change

Author: Tamara Hilmes Though most of the events sponsored by PowerShift Vermont occurred on campus earlier in the weekend, the environmental conference culminated events that linked the climate change movement on campus to efforts for change in the greater community of Vermont. On April 20, Vermont ...


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Voting returns spark runoff

Author: Adam Dede Last week's Student Government Association (SGA) Presidential election has left the question of who will take Max Nardini's '08 place undecided. With the SGA having voted to withhold full election results, the only thing known about last Friday's vote is that Hiba Fakhoury '09 and ...


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localflavor Al's French Frys provides blast from past

Author: Kelly Janis Last August, as I was sitting in my hometown Barnes & Noble and fantasizing about my imminent return to Middlebury, I leafed through a sea of Vermont travel guides and compiled a list which, eight months later, reads like a prophetic road map of two semesters' worth of Local ...


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Committee supports Carnival break

Author: Adam Dede The Calendar Committee has made a change to its recommendation to give a break from classes for the Spring Student Symposium in response to student objections to the original plan. As a result, the Winter Carnival will likely enjoy its traditional Friday without classes in the 2009-2010 ...


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Middlebury celebrates Earth Day

Author: Kelly Janis On April 20, local residents joined College students on the Town Green for an Earth Day Fair, sponsored by the Addison County Relocalization Network (AcoRN) and the Middlebury Area Global Warming Action Committee (MAGWAC). The two-hour event featured an opening drumming circle, a ...


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Local trails offer outdoor fun

Author: Tamara Hilmes Who says 'Get Outside Week' comes only once a year? In honor of spring's arrival, The Campus offers you a guide to popular hiking spots around Middlebury to get you out of the classroom and into some fresh air.1. Cooley Glen/Emily ProctorLocated in South Lincoln in the Green Mountatin ...


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college shorts

Author: Anthony Adragna Madson staff urge students vaccinationsThe University of Wisconsin at Madison (UW-Madison) has begun a campaign to ensure all students are properly vaccinated against the measles after a recent outbreak in the community. Four came down with the measles over the past month and ...


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overseas briefing Arabian Nights

Author: Michael Nevadomski ALEXANDRIA - I awoke to Hamada shaking my shoulders in the darkness."Sabahal-ful, ya bey. Yulla bina." Morning, boss. Time to go.I stretched under the blankets and pulled on my boots, shivering in the cold. The blue light of morning was breaking to violet, and I could hear ...


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Council continues social house discussion

Author: Afsana Liza Following up on its previous recommendation that first-years be allowed to pledge a social house during their second semester at the College, the Community Council convened on April 21 to discuss whether or not February-admitted students should also be allowed to pledge in the spring ...


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Public speech clinic reflects SGA goals

Author: Adam Dede For over three years, MaryEllen Bertolini, a member of the Center for Teaching and Learning Research (CTLR), has been training peer writing tutors to double as peer speaking tutors. Last Thursday, Bertolini - along with Yonna McShane, director of Learning Resources - gave these students, ...


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Council aims to reform hand-me-down system

Author: Samantha Michaels The Community Council met on April 14 with representatives from Recycling Facilities and discussed initiatives to reduce the tremendous amount of reusable furniture, books, clothing and other materials which are annually left as waste during the student move-out period in May. ...