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The Setonian

Administrative structure altered

Author: Anthony Adragna College officials created a new division of the Dean of the College's Office, named Student Life, as part of the school's ongoing effort to combine leadership between the Commons and the administration. Announced to students in an e-mail over the summer, the changes facilitate ...


The Setonian

Sigma Moo awaiting green light

Author: Scott Greene Middlebury College's on-campus social scene may soon welcome new blood in the coming weeks as a newly proposed social house awaits approval from the College administration. Already blessed with the backing of several key groups and the rest of the social house committee, the new ...


The Setonian

Local lowdown your source for upcoming events in the community

Author: [no author name found] Taste of Town Celebration Hungry for something besides dining hall cuisine? Join members of the Middlebury Business Association on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 2-5 p.m. on the Town Green for free refreshments provided by local eateries including Green Peppers, The Swift House ...


The Setonian

An arts center by any other name...

Author: Lizzy Zevalos The College announced this week that the Center for the Arts has been renamed after 1984 graduate Kevin P. Mahaney to honor Mahaney's support of the arts at the College. The official dedication and renaming cer emony will take place on March 8, 2008, coinciding with a celebration ...


The Setonian

Brainerd Council plans restructuring

Author: Brian Fung In an effort to streamline event-planning processes, to encourage student involvement in the Commons next fall and to discuss obstacles to those objectives, the Brainerd Commons Council met in a special convention on May 2. The Council resolved to improve its relationship with Brainerd ...


The Setonian

College Shorts Duke students expelled in cheating scandal

Author: Zamir Ahmed & Mia Lieb-Lappen Duke students expelled in cheating scandalThirty-four students at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business face disciplinary action for allegedly collaborating on a take-home test in a required first-year course, a violation of the school's honor code.In the ...


The Setonian

Admitted students yield at record rate

Author: Leslie Lim The rough final Admissions numbers for the for the College's class of 2011 are in, and the most evident trend is the continued surge of applicants to Middlebury with a record high admissions yield of 47 percent. This year's yield was greater than expected, and the Office of Admissions ...


The Setonian

Midd Briefs SGA votes to block release of election results

Author: [no author name found] SGA votes to block release of election resultsThe Student Government Association (SGA) voted Sunday to withhold the results of the April 27 SGA Presidential and Student Co-Chair of Community Council elections. The decision came after students reported having been able ...


The Setonian

Saving Middlebury's social life

Author: Tom Brant The Student Social Life Task Force recommended several improvements to the current available on-campus social life options in a presentation to the Student Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees on Friday. Its most significant proposal calls for the replacement of McCullough Student ...


The Setonian

Trustees approve carbon neutrality initiative

Author: Derek Schlickeisen The College's Board of Trustees formally announced a five-year, $500 million fundraising initiative at its meeting this weekend, immediately vaunting $221 million already pledged in a pre-campaign "silent phase." The Board also approved a plan first proposed by members of ...


The Setonian

Overseas Briefing Join the crowd and pucker up in Buenos Aires

Author: Dina Magaril BUENOS AIRES - I have kissed more people during my two months in Buenos Aires than ever before in my life. Before you get the wrong idea of me tramping around an unfamiliar Latin American city, let me explain. Kisses are to Argentina what the handshake is to the U.S. I was surprised ...


The Setonian

LIS to improve wireless security

Author: Anthony Adragna The College remains on schedule for introducing wireless Internet access throughout interior areas of campus by the end of the 2007-08 academic year while retaining a high level of network security. Creating a new wireless system will actually boost network security by combating ...


The Setonian

It's no lye...organic soap is sud-sational!

Author: Tamara Hilmes Larry Plesent was trying to earn some money for college by washing windows when he noticed that the soap he was using was giving him an unseemly rash. He experimented with a variety of soaps, but the itchy, red patches persisted. Sick and tired of irritated skin that made squeegee-holding ...


The Setonian

Beyond the Bubble

Author: Lisie Mehlman & Claire Nielson In its original form, the "Beyond the Bubble" column was not even a column at all. Nothing more than a few informational sentences strung together, it alerted the student body to upcoming local events. Then, on one glorious day in 2003, we took over, and the ...


The Setonian

Area towns strive to 'Green Up' state

Author: Kelly Janis "It was a little disappointing to see all the trash that had accumulated - wine bottles, cigarette boxes, coffee cups, tires and old plastic bags," said Hannah Panci '08 of her Saturday afternoon trek along the Trail Around Middlebury, as part of Vermont's 37th annual Green Up Day. ...


The Setonian

Residents resist rural development

Author: Andrea Glaessner For Miriam Roemischer, the picturesque view of rolling hills pressed against a majestic mountain range seen from her home on South Street is an integral part of what the 77 year-old Middlebury citizen calls home. So when the prospect of South Street's scenic farmland might be ...


The Setonian

college shorts Howard U. president retires amidst criticism

Author: Mia Lieb-Lappen Howard U. president retires amidst criticismPresident of Howard University H. Patrick Swygert, 64, announced his planned retirement for 2008 on April 29 after more than a decade as the head of the historically black college. Since 1995, Swygert has led Howard University through ...


The Setonian

Student's petition e-mail leads to disciplinary action

Author: Lisie Mehlman An online petition protesting recent changes to the College's residential life system has garnered over 300 student signatures, but the misuse of an all-campus e-mail to advertise the petition has led to disciplinary action against the student responsible for its creation. The ...