Author: [no author name found] William & Mary College dumped by cross donorAccording to CNN, an unidentified longtime donor withdrew a $12 million donation pledge to William and Mary College after College President Gene Nichol decided to remove the cross from the campus chapel in October.Critics ...
Author: Leslie Lim A new ticket-based reservation system will limit access to this May's high-profile commencement ceremony, according to commencement planners. The presence of former President Bill Clinton, who will deliver this year's commencement address, is expected to draw a larger than usual crowd, ...
Author: Mike West Students and staff met Monday night to propose the establishment of a student-run, on-campus bar or nightclub. The proposed bar would be located in the Hamlin dining hall, which composes the unused half of the Freeman International Center. The creation of a bar on College premises ...
Author: Ceara Danaher Four dollars and a student ID card will gain you entry to the Henry Sheldon Museum's new exhibit, "A Kid's Eye View of the American Revolution." The Sheldon Museum, located on College Street in Middlebury, is a haven from the neighboring restaurants and retail stores. Set far back ...
Author: Chi Zhang The Sustainable Endowments Institute slapped the College with a grade of "C" for endowment transparency and investment priorities in a report released on Jan. 24. In response to the low mark, the student-led Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investment (ACSRI) announced it ...
Author: Brian Fung Members of the College faculty joined students and staff in an open forum Monday to discuss the role of Wikipedia in higher education. Two presentations sponsored by Ross Commons offered differing treatments of the online encyclopedia and debated the value of open-source technology ...
Author: Kerren McKeeman Beginning next year, Junior Counselors (JCs) will receive a stipend of $2,500 instead of an extra room draw housing point, according to a Feb. 26 e-mail to sophomores and juniors from Dean of the College Tim Spears. In addition, the position will be renamed "First-Year Counselor" ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Middlebury raised more money than any other liberal arts college in 2006, signaling a robust start to the likely $500 million Middlebury Initiative to be announced next fall. The $61.5 million total exceeded the College's fundraising goal by more than $10 million.The year's ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner The notoriety associated with Mardi Gras in the United States has given the pre-Lenten holiday a bad rep to say the least. Tales of debauchery, lewd conduct and women flashing their assets up and down Bourbon Street have made the annual event in New Orleans an X-rated affair ...
Author: Tom Brant When Dean of Admissions Robert Clagett took the floor for questions at last week's faculty meeting, one professor raised his hand to ask about the scaleback of the College's February (Feb) admissions program. Specifically, the professor asked, is the program being scaled back to zero?While ...
Author: [no author name found] Gargeya, Stephens, Nardini win SGA electionsIn the Student Government Association (SGA) elections held last week, Ashwin Gargeya '08 took the Junior Half-Year Senator position, Emily Stephens '10.5 became the Feb Senator and Max Nardini '08 was elected Wonnacott Commons ...
Author: George Heinrichs In recent years, colleges and universities across the country, including Middlebury, have been under siege by the music, television and film industries because of the use of their servers by students to illegally share files. In order to fight back against illegal downloading, ...
Author: Kelly Janis When the Vermont Electrical Power Company (VELCO) scoped out the proposed site of its new line easement corridor on the banks of South Slang Creek, near Vergennes, it found its desired transmission pole structure already occupied. But it was not another utilities company that had ...
Author: Sara Black A grassroots student initiative promoting the foundation of a Korean language program at the College was launched last week. In a campus-wide e-mail, Ilhan Kim '07 outlined the first stage of a campaign to garner support for his movement: a petition. "I would like to set in motion ...
Author: Tamara Hilmes I was speed walking toward the bank to deposit a check in between classes when a bright purple and fuchsia sign caught the corner of my eye. It read "Vermont Beads and Fibers." I slowed down just enough to catch a glimpse of a room with walls lined with brightly colored yarn. Inside, ...
Author: [no author name found] Union Institute to sell Montpelier campusUnion Institute & University has announced plans to sell its Montpelier campus to the recently formed Vermont College of Fine Arts, the Associated Press reported Monday. Union Institute acquired the 34-acre campus overlooking ...
Author: Anthony Adragna Following an announcement at last week's faculty meeting that the College would provide free trips to campus for highly qualified applicants, the Office of Admission explained how the program would benefit Middlebury, and said that free visits are already offered at a number ...
Author: Sarah Pickering The Student Government Association (SGA) voted to increase the student activities fee to $360 for 2007-2008, up from $240 this year at its meeting on Sunday. The 50 percent increase was proposed by the SGA Finance Committee to give student organizations more money and ultimately, ...
Author: Dina Magaril Getting robbed at gunpoint is some awful story you hear happen to one in a million people, but unfortunately, I was left to experience this first hand my first Friday night in Buenos Aires. After trying to get over the lack of feminist response in this city - I'm referring to the ...
Author: Tom Brant In an effort to more effectively recruit highly qualified applicants, the Admissions Office will soon begin notifying more than a hundred top applicants to the Class of 2011 of their likely acceptance and offer them a free trip to Middlebury, Dean of Admissions Robert Clagett announced ...