Author: [no author name found] Snow is on the ground, twinkles of light already adorn the College holiday tree on McCullough Lawn, and finals are just around the corner. Yes, the holiday season is here, and that means the end of 2007 is upon us. For Middlebury, the Year of the Boar included both valleys ...
President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz earned $477,764 for the fiscal year ending in June, 2006, making him the highest paid president of a Vermont institution of higher learning and the third highest compensated NESCAC president. The figures - published in the Nov. 16 edition of The Chronicle ...
Author: Michelle Constant Director of Dining Services Matthew Biette announced on Dec. 3 that the annual exam-period tradition of Midnight Breakfast would continue after delivering an ultimatum to students the previous week to return missing dishes. The decision came after a forum led by Biette on Nov. ...
Author: Kelsey Nelson PARIS - A few weeks ago, while I was traveling through Spain during my November vacation, my purse was stolen in Madrid. I was by myself in a cafÈ when it happened, and the feeling of complete and utter helplesness that washed over me directly afterwards was compounded by the ...
Author: Adam Dede On Dec. 3, the newly formed Student Government Association (SGA) subcommittee to revitalize the Winter Carnival met to discuss reclaiming the day off from classes on the Friday prior to Winter Carnival that was moved in the 2008-2009 academic year to accommodate a Spring Student Research ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Music producer and mash up DJ Girl Talk will headline the Winter Term concert on Jan. 18 in the McCullough Social Space. Girl Talk, whose real name is Gregg Gillis, has released three albums on the Illegal Art label. He began his career while at Case Western Reserve University, ...
Author: Patrick Jobson Members of the Middlebury Open Queer Alliance (MOQA) proposed a "Queer Studies House" at the Community Council's weekly meeting on Dec. 3. Christine Bachman '09, Ryan Tauriainen '08 and Molli Freeman-Lynde '08, co-presidents and treasurer respectively of MOQA, led the discussion ...
Author: Andrew Fuller As the number of U.S. college students seeking to study abroad continues to increase, so does the number of programs designed to accommodate that interest. But legislators and educators have been debating lately just how expensive those programs - now big business for many - should ...
Author: Chelsea Utterback Border film debuts in film festivals nationwideJustin Mashouf and Jordan Fuller, seniors at the University of Arizona, have been selected by film festivals across the country to show their film, "The Runners." Originally an assignment for their film class, Mashouf and Fuller ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe It is the most wonderful time of the year, and the town of Middlebury is ready to celebrate. Wreaths ring the lampposts on Main Street, lights adorn the rooftops of the buildings in Marble Works and a combination of the two have decked out the gazebo on the town green. Add ...
Author: Michael Suen and Brian Fung "Cosmic cannonball" research publishedNASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has discovered a star hurtling at very high speeds through space. Gamaliel Painter Bicentennial Professor of Physics Frank Winkler co-authored the research on this phenomenon with Robert Petre ...
Author: Will Mallett Holiday season is upon us once again. It is, needless to say, a pleasant time of year, and we here at Middlebury College all look forward to the joys the season will bring with anticipation - snow on the ground, smiles on children's faces, cheer in the air. Even a Wal-Mart parking ...
Author: Michelle Constant The College will utilize its affiliation with the Monterey Institue of International Studies (MIIS) to offer new Winter Term courses consistent with the international aspirations of the Middlebury Initiative. Many students have decided to take advantage of the new courses, ...
Author: [no author name found] Twist O'Wool GuildWhat is your skill level in constructing and decorating drop spindles, making knitted I-cord candy canes and weaving heart ornaments. Up to par? No? Mmm, yeah, that's what we thought. Good thing the American Legion is holding Christmas mini-workshops ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes with help from Jay Dolan Juice Bar not satisfying your hot chocolate needs? Have no fear - inspired by the wintry wonderland that Middlebury became under the second snowfall of the year, The Campus went in search of the best cup of hot chocolate in Middlebury, and this is what ...
Author: Kelly Janis Middlebury is hard at work to continue to bridge the divide between the College and the town - this time, quite literally. In a campus-wide e-mail issued on Nov. 29, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced the College's commitment to donate $18 million to the town ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Middlebury and its top-ranked NESCAC peers are overrated, according to a new guide to colleges released by The Washington Monthly. The controversial rankings, whose editors purport to ask "not what colleges can do for you, but what colleges are doing for the country," place ...
Author: [no author name found] Henry Sheldon Open HouseKick off your holiday celebration with a flair - music, homeade cookies, crafts, raffles and general merriment and cheer at the nation's oldest chartered community history museum. The Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History on Main Street in Middlebury ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed In light of recent media coverage regarding the bacterial infection methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), you might believe that you could be the next victim of this potentially fatal infection. However, according to College health officials, Middlebury has one of the ...
Author: Jamie Fuller and Anthony Adragna Columbia hunger strike finally ends for breadOn Nov. 16, seven students and a professor who waged a 10-day hunger strike at Columbia University finally broke fast with a small meal of bread. The strike was being held to protest certain administrative policies ...