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Inside the bubble Feb life at the College

Author: [no author name found] It is late into February and while the class of 2011.5 has only just started settling into Middlebury, Senior Co-Chair of Feb Orientation Patch Culbertson '08.5 has already started e-mailing back and forth with the Early Decision admits.Culbertson and fellow co-chair Becca ...


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Vehicle loses control, claims lives of three

Author: Tamara Hilmes Three people were killed on Feb. 13 in a two-car collision on U.S. Route 7 just north of Middlebury. The near head-on collision occurred late Wednesday morning a little before 11 a.m., Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley said in a Feb. 14 article in The Rutland Herald entitled "Route ...


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Vigil for Garza '11 unites community

Author: Anthony Adragna Over 200 students, faculty and members of the community gathered for a vigil of hope Feb. 19, two weeks after Nicholas Garza '11 disappeared during February break. Those in attendance wrote messages to the Garza family and lit candles at the front of Mead Chapel, where the event ...


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Trustees zero in on latest comprehensive fee increase

Author: Brian Fung The College's comprehensive fee could rise by at least five percent, and as much as 5.25 percent in the next academic year, officials familiar with the budgeting process say. While these numbers reflect a decrease over last year's growth rate of 5.3 percent, if the increase is approved ...


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localflavor Pho Dang Vietnamese Café cooks up flaming fare

Author: Jean Falconer If I had to describe Pho Dang Vietnamese Café in just one word, I think I would go with SPICY! If I had a bald spot, it would have been shiny with sweat by the time I finished my meal, just like my dad whenever he eats any really spicy food. Looking back on this dining experience ...


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Synergy II synthesizes social groups

Author: Denizhan Duran Various campus groups and students shared their projects and ideas at the second Synergy meeting, held on Feb. 18. Through this initiative, members of different groups were able to introduce and learn about several projects planned for the spring term. Many representatives of ...


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Carnival fights calendar shift

Author: Adam Dede After the administration's fall announcement that this year's Winter Carnival will be the last to enjoy a three-day weekend, student organizers working behind the scenes on the Carnival hope that a stellar showing at this year's celebration will prove to the Calendar Committee that ...


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College to join rating system based on sustainability

Author: Cloe Shasha Middlebury College will be participating in a nationwide effort to develop and provide feedback on a proposed comprehensive rating system that colleges can use to evaluate their sustainability and compare their environmental practices to those of other schools. Although ratings themselves ...


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local lowdown

Author: [no author name found] A Classy Rummage Sale in VergennesBeef up your wardrobe and benefit the Champlain Valley Christian School on Feb. 20-23 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. when the Your Turn Consignment Shop in Vergennes holds its "Classy Rummage Sale." Besides slashing every item in the store to rummage ...


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college shorts

Author: Anthony Adragna Princeton wants new students to study abroadPrinceton University unveiled a plan that would urge up to a tenth of newly admitted students to spend a year abroad doing foreign service work before they come to school as a freshman. The University's president, Shirley M. Tilghman, ...


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The few. The proud. The Febs.

Author: Mary Lane and Derek Schlickeisen What's in a decimal point? For some, it means a trip to Central America to help rebuild a town ravaged by natural disaster. For others, it means playing catch-up to learn their language of choice in time to study abroad.For all Febs, however, being a ".5" student ...


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Coffee corp. rethinks Middlebury franchise

Author: Tamara Hilmes Middlebury residents craving Grande Mocha Frappacinos and gingerbread lattes will have to continue to make the trek to Burlington to get their fix. At the end of January, the Starbucks corporation announced that it would not, in fact, be placing one of its franchises in Middlebury. ...


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Women athletes 'Face Off' Against Cancer

Author: Kelly Janis When Liz Cronin was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999, her teammates on the Middlebury Otters were not content to relegate the matter to the figurative sidelines. Members of the women's community hockey team decided to transfer their energy from the puck to a cause which now affected ...


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Mystery caller threatens students

Author: Cloe Shasha The Department of Public Safety notified the College community about harassing phone calls to students on campus on Jan. 19, in an e-mail was sent out asking for victims to report detailed information about the received calls. The caller's voice was identified as male.Since Jan. ...


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Forum sets global goals for education

Author: Michael Suen From Jan. 22 to 24, the Connect·Ed Conference on Global Education was held in Monterey, California. Co-hosted by Middlebury College and the Monterey Institute of International Studies (MIIS), the conference saw more than 400 leaders - representing universities, governments, corporations, ...


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An unusual canvas

Author: Tamara Hilmes It is Valentine's Day and couples all over the world are looking for ways to express their love for one another. Some choose flowers, others candy, but some opt for matching tattoos. "Bald Bill" Henshaw, the owner of Yankee Tattoo at 198 Pearl Street in Burlington, says people ...


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SNG to Focus the Nation on climate change

Author: Samantha Michaels In an effort to expand the College's environmental initiatives, students met with a Vermont State Climate Panel on Jan. 21 in McCardell Bicentennial Hall to discuss new policies and opportunities for activism. The dialogue was part of Focus the Nation, a teach-in movement across ...


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College remains model for study abroad

Author: Michelle Constant Middlebury is not among a list of 15 high-profile colleges and universities being investigated by the New York Attorney General's Office for their study abroad programs. According to The New York Times, schools including Harvard, Brown, Columbia, Fordham, Manhattanville, American ...


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Group stitches thread to Zambia

Author: Kelly Janis Sometime in the not-so-distant future, an orphan in Zambia will don a t-shirt from the 2005 Addison County Fair and Field Days, while another sports the emblem of the Vermont Voltage Soccer Club. The warmth furnished by these relics of central Vermont is attributable to the Mothers ...