Social houses welcome new members as gathering restrictions loosen
By Ben Wagner | November 18, 2021Following semesters of limited social gatherings, several houses have noticed an increased demand for opportunities to connect through house events.
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News in Brief: Bread Loaf and Marriott students staying for Thanksgiving break required to move onto campus
By Bea Parr | November 11, 2021According to Associate Dean of Student Life AJ Place, Breadloaf and the Marriot residents staying on campus over Thanksgiving break will be accomodated in housing currently set aside for emergency use.
Post-Halloween damage in Atwater creates extra work for facilities staff
By Alexandra Burns | November 11, 2021Urine in the elevators, smashed pumpkins, spilled trash, spit on the doors, shattered glass and vomit in the stairwell confronted custodial staff in the Atwater A and B residences in the morning after Halloween weekend.
News in Brief: Twenty students continue remote classes
By Sabrina Salam | November 11, 2021While many of these students have taken advantage of being home, they have also faced difficulty finding classes in their major and staying connected to their friends on campus.
Student advocacy groups rally in Portland for Milk With Dignity protest
By Aidan Shepardson | November 11, 2021Student organizations and environmental groups are working with the migrant farm worker advocacy group, Migrant Justice, to promote the Milk with Dignity program in Vermont and New England. Representatives from several campus advocacy groups convened on Oct. 28 with organizers from the Milk with Dignity ...
Student suffers near-critical medical emergency at Marriott Hotel without support from Public Safety
By Sophia Mcdermott-Hughes | November 4, 2021Zoe Sipe ’23.5 waited to die in the parking lot of the Middlebury Marriott.
News in Brief: Middlebury’s endowment grows by 37.4%
By Jack Mcguire | November 4, 2021Other colleges, including Williams and Bowdoin, saw substantial endowment increases as well.
News in Brief: Demitria Kirby named new Director of Public Safety
By Charlie Keohane | November 4, 2021Kirby comes to Middlebury with experience working with youth and families in New Hampshire, following the recommendation of a search committee that included students, staff, and administrators.
Club sports struggle to compete with limited funds
By Ryan Mcelroy | November 4, 2021Club leaders said the lack of funding limits the opportunities they can offer Middlebury students and their ability to remain competitive against other colleges.
A conversation with Caitlin Goss, newly appointed vice president for Human Resources
By Alec Gong | November 4, 2021Goss, a native of Hinesburg, Vermont, comes to the college to lead the HR team on issues including recruiting, wage, and benefits.
News in Brief: At the fall faculty forum, academic discourse across disciplines flourishes, in-person
By Viraj Shankar | November 4, 2021Middlebury hosted its fourth Fall Faculty Forum on Oct. 29, an opportunity for faculty and staff to share their academic projects and research with the community.
Middlebury mourns death of Yan Zhou ’23
By Ideal Dowling | October 28, 2021Content Warning: This article contains mentions of suicide.
College breaks ground on new solar panel project, following controversial site selection
By Maya Heikkinen | October 28, 2021An expanse of field off South Street Extension will soon be the site of a 29,000-panel solar array, but community and ecological concerns linger.
NIB: College announces Prism Center for Queer and Trans Life, to open fall 2022
By Katie Futterman | October 28, 2021Exact events and programming has yet to be planned, but the focus of the center will be on community building.
NIB: Anderson Freeman Center receives $110,000 funding from SGA Justice Projects
By Katie Futterman | October 28, 2021SGA Justice Projects funding has granted the Anderson Freeman Center $110,000 to use for travel-learning trips and speaker events throughout the year.
News in Brief: Bread Loaf residents get on-campus lounge, later bus times
By Alexandra Burns | October 28, 2021Students in Bread Loaf, the Marriott, and Inn on the Green now have key card access to the President’s dining room as a lounge space on the college's main campus.
Dining services still struggling to fill vacant positions, divert traffic during peak times
By Ben Wagner | October 28, 2021Amid a staffing shortage, dining services has worked to manage traffic during busy lunchtimes.
Dining halls strive for sustainability while Covid-19 guidelines and waste remain a challenge
By Xiaoyuan Jiao | October 28, 2021Amid a staffing shortage, dining services has worked to manage traffic during busy lunchtimes.
Professors, departments face decision to teach in person
By Sammy Conrad-Rooney | October 28, 2021While many professors are eager to return to in person learning this fall, not all are comfortable with in-person given the persistent risks of Covid-19.
News in brief: students brush up against Covid-19 policies
By Charlie Keohane | October 14, 2021This fall, with long Proc lines, primarily in-person classes and no room capacity limits — according to the campus status page — many students welcome a return to a more “normal” semester. However, ResLife, dining hall staff and Public Safety officers are still tasked with enforcing rules like ...