Author: Rachel Schiffer Who would've thought that our little town of Middlebury was big enough to have a Little Italy? Any doubts you harbor will be gone when you walk into Depasquale's Delicatessen and get a whiff of the savory Italian cold cuts and lingering aromas of Parmesan and sharp provolone ...
Author: Kelly Janis In an effort to rejuvenate an aging Proctor Dining Hall, College officials are currently deliberating future renovations that would bring the building up to the standards of other campus dining halls. While a final decision has yet to be made, the possibility of commencing construction ...
Author: Kelly Janis Tucked on the third floor of Ilsley Public Library lies the studio of Middlebury Community Television (MCTV), a public television station committed to serving the community as a respectable source of information, expression and entertainment. The public access station has broadcasted ...
Author: Lizz Huntley After two months of living in Damascus, I don't think I can comfortably say that my study abroad experience is "awesome!" I had these crazy notions that living in a foreign country would be a mind-blowing experience in which I, through making many Arab friends and using my finely ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Commons Deans are bracing for a nine-year period during which the College's decision to invest in faculty resources and student financial aid will prevent the construction of any new facilities for Brainerd, Cook and Wonnacott Commons. With Middlebury's rise in nationwide ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed Thomas Wisdom '05 still remembers the time when he sold his truck during the spring of his senior year at Middlebury. Forced to drive several hours to meet the buyer, he needed a ride back to campus. In desperation, Wisdom asked Sammy Muhlfelder '05 the night before if Muhlfelder ...
Author: Brian Fung College officials granted the public a brief first glimpse of Middlebury's new Master Plan at an open forum last Thursday. The plan revealed includes an ambitious list of proposals - everything from the closure of Old Chapel road to the future demolition of Battell Hall.Led by a presentation ...
Author: Lisie Mehlman, Jessie Singleton, Ben Salkowe, and Zamir Ahmed SGA approves creation of Social Honor Code task forceIn a Dec. 4 all-student e-mail, Student Co-Chair of Community Council Annie Williams '07 and Student Government Association President Alex Stanton '07 proposed the "formation of ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg Local Shoreham resident Steven Browne was cited recently for allegedly cashing stolen checks, three of which have been traced back to the College's mailroom, the Department of Public Safety reported on Tuesday. Vermont State Police cited Browne to appear in court on four counts ...
Author: Dina Magaril In the spirit of holiday giving, the Mary Johnson Center held a silent wreath auction at Middlebury's Center for the Arts. Addison County community members and local establishments were asked to decorate wreaths using merchandise from their stores so that the wreaths could be auctioned ...
Author: Scott Greene A&M students post slavery video onlineThree white students from Texas A&M University in College Station recently posted a homemade video on YouTube depicting a master and slave scene in which a man in blackface is beaten for not following orders.The video, titled "The Adventures ...
Author: Tom Brant The Student Government Association (SGA) housing bill passed in early November has been met with a variety of opinions by Commons staff and students across campus. Some feel that the bill would disrupt the community created by the Commons and take away the advantage in room draw for ...
Author: Kacie Sherman Homelessness has its stereotypical depictions: men and women in dirty clothes begging in the street, shantytowns in cities' peripheries and people sleeping on park benches. In Vermont, and especially in Middlebury, those images couldn't be further from the true nature of homelessness. ...
Author: Rachel Schiffer After a two-day-long Thanksgiving extravaganza (yes, my family goes all out and celebrates two nights), the idea of gobbling down more food seemed an impossible feat. But on the third day after Turkey Day I was finally able to end the holiday weekend with a true finale dessert ...
Author: Scott Greene Alcohol-related visits to Parton Health Center have dropped to the level of two years ago after last year's record highs. Overall, Parton has seen a decrease in the total number of medical cases despite a steady increase in visits to the Counseling and Human Relations Center over ...
Author: Emily Thompson For those of us looking for sushi here in Middlebury, the Asiana House in Burlington fulfills that Japanese desire with its menu ranging from standard favorites like shrimp tempura and teriyaki salmon to innovative sushi maki. Due to its wide range of sushi and cooked entrees, ...
Author: Jessie Singleton The Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) held its first joint meeting of the year with the Student Educational Affairs Committee (SEAC) on Nov. 20 to move forward on the agenda for the academic year. Reports from the closed-door meeting indicate that the joint-committee focused ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed Student course registration for the spring semester has been running smoothly on Banner Web, according to Library and Information Service (LIS) staff members, after a slow server and performance issues frustrated students in previous years."In terms of how registration has gone this ...
Author: Hannah Washington PORTUGAL - Coming to Portugal, I had no idea that I would be stepping out of one version of "Harry Potter" world into another. We're all familiar with the general perception of Middlebury, complete with its Commons and Quidditch teams in rural Vermont, as a version of reality ...
Author: Lisie Mehlman Nan Jenks-Jay, who has served as Middlebury College's Director of Environmental Affairs since 1997 and has, throughout her tenure as director, played a pivotal role in the College's receipt of eight awards for its commendable and oft-emulated environmental policies, will become ...