Author: Anthony Adragna With this year's Congressional elections less than a week away, both Democrats and Republicans on the College's campus have ramped up their efforts to turn out voters for their favored candidates. With the Senate and Governor's races in Vermont all but decided, efforts on both ...
Author: Lisa Zaval With the bitter months of autumn and midterms underway, an explosion of sore throats and runny noses has recently been afflicting students across campus. Director of the Health Center Dr. Mark Peluso, assures students that the number of those journeying to the Health Center with cold ...
Author: Kelly Janis Trek fifteen miles north of Middlebury, and you will land in the quaint, rolling hills of the town of Ferrisburgh. But is it Ferrisburg or Ferrisburgh? The proper spelling of the town's name has evolved into quite a debate among members of this small rural community.Ferrisburgh was ...
Author: Laura Budzyna CHILE - Three times a week, I hop off the micro bus, maneuver through the fruit sellers and street artists in the Plaza Anibal Pinto and begin the steep and winding trudge up to Cerro Concepción. Before the street takes its first curve, I pass Bar Cinzano and Café Ritual on my ...
Author: Claire Nielson and Lisie Mehlman First there was Bristol, New Hampshire to Highland Park, Illinois. Then there was Highland Park to Middlebury. And who can forget the epic Hotlanta-Charleston-Savannah excursion. As evidenced in the frequency with which we report on road trips in this oft-read, ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Harvard professor faces plagiarism caseHarvard Law Professor Charles J. Ogletree likely plagiarized portions of a bestselling book from a University of California San Diego civil rights expert, according to The Harvard Crimson. The Crimson's story regarding Ogletree's 2004 ...
Author: Brian Fung The College's Community Council discussed the possible installation of security cameras in dining halls during its Monday meeting in an effort to combat increased theft on campus. Though the Council did not vote on any specific proposals, a preliminary response, including requiring ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner Next Monday, Nov. 6, International Paper Company (IP) plans to begin testing the environmental effects of burning rubber for fuel at one of their mills located in Ticonderoga, N.Y., about 50 minutes southwest of Middlebury. IP accepted free tires and rubber from other corporations ...
Author: Ben Salkowe The College's decision to establish a professorship in honor of the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has set students, faculty and administrators in an impossible debate over the merits of honoring an individual with a far-reaching and controversial record of legal opinions. ...
Author: Michelle Constant Most students at the College believe room draw needs reform, according to a recent campus-wide survey conducted by the Student Government Association (SGA). Senators spoke at length about the survey results during an Oct. 29 meeting, though they could not decide upon a definitive ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner Red lanterns adorn the entrance to an unassuming cottage situated on a quiet street in downtown Burlington. In the soft green interior, waiters flutter about carrying dishes piled high with the most authentic Chinese food found in Chittenden County. Behind the doors of A Single ...
Author: Emily Thompson The United Way of Addison County and several local restaurants will join together in the coming weeks to raise money for the Addison County community in a collaboration called Dine the United Way. The participating restaurants will donate a portion of their profits to the United ...
Author: Akshay Khanna Yale alters stance on gender-identityMaking it the last of the Ivy League institutions to add "gender identity and expression" to the list of already-protected groups, Yale University voted last month to amend its non-discriminatory policy in light of student outcry.The policy ...
Author: Kelly Janis Fred and Judi Danforth opened their first Danforth Pewter stores in Woodstock and Lincoln - at that time they were not thinking of building a business. Instead, Middlebury store owner Fred Danforth explained, "we were thinking of making fine things that could actually be taken into ...
Author: Brian Fung Middlebury College will eliminate the stipends that traditionally have been awarded to students serving in positions of leadership beginning next fall, an attempt to reconcile its policy of compensation for student leaders with strict federal and state minimum wage laws.The current ...
Author: Thomas Phillips Mystery lock changes greet returning studentsAfter coming back from Fall Break, multiple Middlebury students in Ross Commons were unable to enter their rooms due to a lock change by Public Safety.Posted on the students' dorm room doors was an orange sheet, which notified students ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., delivered the Fulton Lecture in the Liberal Arts Tuesday evening, paying tribute to his predecessor and mentor, the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, after President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced the establishment of a professorship ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed The College's four active social houses saw varying degrees of success in the popularity of their rush events during the recently completed two-week rush period. Despite the range in rush attendance for different houses, many fulfilled or exceeded their targeted pledge class size. ...
Author: Ian Schmertzler The College is exploring possible improvements in the layout of sidewalks on campus following the adoption of a strategic plan that calls for greater pedestrian access to key buildings.President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz said that the College wants to address the need ...
Author: Michelle Constant Commons deans have seen a spike in recent weeks in the number of students requesting dean's excuses for what they describe as illegitimate reasons.In response, the administration reaffirmed the College's policy regarding dean's excuse in a campus-wide e-mail sent on Oct. 11. ...