Author: [no author name found] Weekend of MusicThe After Dark Music Series continues at 7 p.m. on Jan. 18 at the United Methodist Church with Austin's "Elana James and The Continental Two." Leading the group is a violinist and singer who is among the youngest to earn a place in the Texas Western Swing ...
Author: Michael Suen In the last month, a burgeoning demographic has begun to assert its potential in swaying the outcome of the presidential elections: the college student. With the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses over, the race for the White House is now in full swing.Whether or not Middlebury's ...
Author: Mary Lane It's 11:26 p.m. on Saturday night and most kids on Midd Rides are headed to or from Fletcher house."This shirt is gonna get me p---- automatically!" exclaimed one dark-haired student as he assessed the appeal of his pin-striped orange Ralph Lauren oxford shirt. Laurent Lussier, a weekend ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg When Christine Bachman '09.5 found out last month that Assistant Professor of Sociology Laurie Essig had been fired, her first response, she said, was disbelief. That such a wildly popular professor would be dismissed was unthinkable. "It was a huge crush," said Bachman. "It was ...
Author: Cloe Shasha Faculty members gathered on Jan. 7 to discuss a proposal regarding "amorous relationships" between faculty and students. Led by President of The College Ronald D. Liebowitz and Faculty Associate in Admissions Miguel Fernandez, the meeting covered a range of moral, ethical and professional ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Yale to increase funds spent from endowmentYale University announced plans to increase spending from the school's endowment by 40 percent next year. The move comes amidst controversy that the nation's wealthiest universities continue to raise tuition annually while the value ...
Author: Derek Schlickheisen Somebody's epic night meant another typical morning for Donna Paquette, team leader of the Ross Commons custodial staff: three light fixtures were in shatters on Hadley 3, the drywall down the hall in Lang was sporting a couple of fist-shaped holes and the foosball table ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes For many, putting up the Christmas tree means digging the dusty box out of the attic, separating what seems like an endless amount of artificial evergreen boughs and placing them in color-coded slots embedded in a pole camouflaged with more fake greenery. While artificial Christmas ...
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 ...