Author: Kelly Janis When was the last time you petted an alpaca? On Sept. 29, Maple View Farm Alpacas in Brandon, Vt. held one of several annual open houses to allow visitors to satiate their curiosity about these fuzzy, little-known creatures who roam more than 45 farms in Vermont alone.According to ...
Author: Joseph Bergan and Thomas Brant Keeping up with the Ivy League?For many students at the College, programs like paying for visitation trips for the Top 100 students spell the downfall of the liberal arts. Last spring, Dean of Admissions Robert Clagett had to field many questions about the program ...
Author: Cloe Shasha Stewart book ignites merit debate at CornellDebate over source legitimacy, similar to the Wikipedia debate at Middlebury last year, is occurring at Cornell University. Professors at Cornell have expressed skepticism in response to the integration of Jon Stewart's 2004 bestseller ...
Author: Brian Fung The College's McCullough Student Center could see extensive renovations to its internal structure completed by as early as 2010, according to administration officials familiar with the project. Though the proposal has yet to be confirmed in any final form, College officials say the ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes Na's House of Thai - mediocre excuse for Asian cuisine or spicy ambrosia from the Far East? Sadly, I will never know. If you have seen the sign for Na's House of Thai on Route 7 as you head toward Lake Dunmore, do not be fooled as my friends and I were this past Saturday. Less ...
Author: Joseph Bergan and Thomas Brant Last spring, Middlebury admissions conducted an experiment - fly in 100 stand-out admitted students who may choose another school for one final presentation on why they should choose Middlebury. The College planned to attract "truly fabulous" students following ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes If you are in search of Vermont's sweetest tourist destination, look no further than the New England Maple Museum just outside Rutland, Vt. on Route 7. This tiny waystation in the Vermont countryside offers a delectable mix of history, creepy mannequins, slideshows and - oh, yeah ...
Author: Reid Hansen MADRID - As United States companies have advertisements along every major sidewalk in the city, American marketing in Madrid can't be missed. John McClane's bald head, frowning face and fingers wrapped around a nine milly celebrate the release of "La Jungla 4.0," better-known back ...
Author: Eleanor Horowitz After six years of freewheeling around campus, the Yellow Bikes Cooperative has locked up its fleet and will no longer be supplying its yellow bikes to the College community.The decision to terminate the program this year did not come easy, according to coordinator Abel Fillion ...
Author: Brian Fung Politically active members of the College community respectfully faced off with one another on Oct. 1 in an open discussion sponsored by Dialogues for Peace. The discussions were prompted by a poster, obtained several weeks ago by the College Republicans and subsequently displayed ...
Author: Will Mallett Otter Creek Brewing held its 13th Annual Oktoberfest Benefit Bash on Sept. 29, celebrating the season and raising funds for the United Way of Addison County, a nationwide organization whose mission, according to its Web site, is to "improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of ...
Author: Brian Fung Over a two-day conference on Sept. 29-30, students, faculty and administration representatives gathered at the Common Ground Center in Starksboro, Vt. to participate in a Synergy Retreat designed to enhance collaboration and communication among student organizations seeking to become ...
Author: Thomas Brant and Joseph Bergan The Unitarian Universalists of Middlebury (UUM) is one of the smallest religious organizations on campus - just four students."We meet once a month on Sunday nights and make dinner," said Mia Monnier '10, a member of the UUM. The organization is small, but there ...
Author: Thomas Brant and Joseph Bergan Perhaps one of the most hotly debated religions in politics and the press is Islam. News flooding in from Europe, the Middle East and America all contain stories about the clash between Christians, Muslims and Jews. Perhaps there is no other religion in our world ...
Author: Thomas Brant and Joseph Bergan "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn."These words of Hillel the Elder, a famous Jewish religious leader who lived in Jerusalem during the time of King Herod and Augustus, form ...
Author: Aviva Shen Two critically wounded in Delaware State shootingTwo students were wounded in a shooting at Delaware State University's Dover campus on Sept. 21. Classes were canceled for the day and the campus was locked down while police searched for the gunman. Authorities later arrested Loyer ...
Author: H. Kay Merriman After returning to Middlebury College, students took a break from moving in and went to eat lunch or dinner at their dining hall of choice. Whether they opted for the alternative Proctor patio, the echoing cavern of Atwater or the always-overwhelming Ross, they were surprised ...
Author: Mike Tierney LONDON - The only time that I had ever left the United States was for a brief stopover at the Canadian border to use the bathroom. As you can probably imagine then, leaving Boston, where four generations of my family have lived and died, would provide me with more than just a cultural ...
Author: Lea Calderon-Guthe According to one of the many shirts hanging along the wooden walkway to the front door of Frog Hollow's newest store, lollygagging is "to spend time in a lazy, idle way; to dawdle." In a world so obsessed with efficiency and densely-packed schedules, finding time to lollygag ...
Author: Thomas Brant and Joseph Bergan Besides watching the TV show "Big Love" on HBO or meeting a missionary, you have probably had little interaction with a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. At Middlebury College, you have probably never encountered a Mormon, as they are commonly ...