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The Setonian

Casting our vote the Campus Guide to SGA Elections

Author: [no author name found] Last year, solitary candidate and current President of the Student Government Association (SGA) Max Nardini '08 stood alone on the ballot in the annual spring elections - making this year's gaggle of contenders all the more shocking. With an impressive 10 candidates vying ...


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College holds court on proposed Proctor plans

Author: Cloe Shasha President of Freeman French Freeman Architecture Jesse Beck led a campus-wide Open Forum on Proposed Renovations to Proctor Hall on April 11. A panel of administrators sat on stage to answer questions and provide information about the new building at the meeting for an audience of ...


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Middbrief

Author: [no author name found] Beyond the Bush yearsBob Herbert, Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, gave the Robert W. van de Velde Jr. '75 Memorial Lecture on April 9 in which he espoused the virtues of future civic engavement.


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college shorts

Author: Anthony Adragna UCLA police seek two criminals on campusMembers of the UCLA community continue to search for two prowlers who have recently terrorized various groups of people on campus. Police are seeking Jorge Angel Velasco and Brent Kennedy who have been seen in suspicious circumstances on ...


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Spring brings return of student Bike Shop

Author: Jaime Fuller The Middlebury Bike Shop reopened its doors last week in celebration of the return of green grass and optimal cycling weather. The student-run Bike Shop will continue to offer its free workshops teaching students, faculty and staff how to fix either their own bikes or one of the ...


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Republicans struggle to maintain viability

Author: Kelly Janis Poised on the brink of her 80th birthday, Sally Foley has spent several decades witnessing the evolution of the local Republican party of which she is chairwoman with increasing dismay."You have people who are concerned about saying they're Republican, because people will come to ...


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local lowdown

Author: [no author name found] Spring Rummage SaleSpring cleaning may not rank particularly high on most individuals' list of preferred ways to spend a gloriously warm April afternoon - but selling the fruits of such labor sure does. With this in mind, the Middlebury Congregational Church's fellowship ...


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Pond skimming Killington makes a splash at annual contest

Author: Kelly Janis Temperatures hovered around the freezing mark, snow flurries trickled down in earnest and hundreds of spectators gazed on expectantly as 85 thrill-seeking skiers and snowboarders attired as pirates, tigers, sunflowers and superheroes attempted to skid their way across 100 feet of ...


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localflavor Magnolia Bistro says go green or go home

Author: Tamara Hilmes If having a tree as its namesake was not quite hint enough, you need not look further than the Magnolia Bistro's 100-percent-recycled menu to realize that this cozy little cafe is dedicated to the "green" effort. The Magnolia Bistro, located at 1 Lawson Lane in Burlington, is the ...


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McCullough could close for fall semester renovations

Author: Anthony Adragna Pending approval by the College's Board of Trustees at its May meeting, the McCullough Social Space and Mail Center will close for the fall 2008 semester, administrators confirmed. Director for the Center of Campus Activities and Learning Doug Adams said The Grille would remain ...


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Faculty supports that teachers proctor exams

Author: Zamir Ahmed At their April 11 meeting faculty members approved a sense of the faculty motion that reflects a desire for the College community to consider an Honor Code during next year's review of the Code that allows professors to proctor exams. Though the vote is non-binding and only ceremonial, ...


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Search spreads to creek

Author: Scott Greene The search for missing Middlebury student Nicholas Garza '11 continued last week as crews explored Otter Creek for the first time since the first-year went missing more than two months ago, though the search yielded no new leads or evidence as to his whereabouts. The Saranac, N.Y. ...


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Applicant numbers reach new heights

Author: Ilana Prior The Office of Admissions sent out letters of acceptance to over 1,400 prospective students on March 28. This year, the College saw the largest applicant pool ever, with 7,823 prospective students vying for 570 September-enrollment spots in the Class of 2012, and 90 February-admission ...


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Hazing prompts a cappella suspension

Author: Anthony Adragna College administrators suspended the Stuck in the Middle (SIM) a cappella group for the rest of semester after finding the group committed hazing violations.Allegations of the hazing incident came to the attention of the College during the first week of March, Dean of the College ...


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Community Council approves first-year rush

Author: Michelle Constant On April 7, the Community Council approved a motion to ask President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz to allow second-semester students to pledge social houses. For an hour and a half, over 30 faculty members, administrators and students gathered to debate whether the pledge ...


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AlertFind emergency system passes first test

Author: Eleanor Horowitz Text messages and e-mails were delivered to 2,802 members of the College community during the first test of the emergency notification system AlertFind on Wednesday, April 2. The campus-wide test helped identify glitches and problems with the system and is part of the College's ...


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Welch rallies for vets, new moose permit bill

Author: Andrea Glaessner Hailing from the state with the highest per capita war-death rate in the nation, these Vermont soldiers certainly do not have it easy. But despite the immense danger they face on a daily basis, Vermont soldiers fighting in Iraq do not ask for much. When Congressman Peter Welch ...


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middbrief College drills to curb computer theft

Author: Bryant Cobb In response to a student request received by the Dean of Library and Information Services last year, Facilities Services has drilled holes in 300 study carrels in Middlebury's libraries to reduce and prevent laptop theft. The laptop lockdown cables are relatively easy to use. There ...


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Committee reviews, reverses Essig ruling

Author: Scott Greene In a largely unprecedented move, the College's Reappointments Committee last week reversed its decision regarding the tenure-track contract of Assistant Professor of Sociology Laurie Essig after a decision last month by the Appeals Committee found procedural errors in the original ...