Author: Leslie Lim and Scott Greene Former foreign language chair, German professor diesLong-time German professor M. Kimberly Sparks passed away early on Oct. 30, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced on the College's Web site. Professor Emeritus Sparks began his time at Middlebury ...
Author: Michelle Constant The College's Master Plan Committee assembled on campus for a series of meetings on Nov. 2-3 to discuss a long-range facilities plan that includes the future of the Center for the Arts (CFA) and Proctor Hall. The group hopes to present new Plan revisions to the Board of Trustees ...
Author: Will Ceurvels Last Friday, I joined a group of roughly 20 College students to stage a last-minute petition outside of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters' Waterbury, Vt. visitor's center. We were requesting that the company continue to put pressure on its partner firm, International Paper, to delay ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed A campus-wide survey looking at College facilities is now underway as part of a new effort to revise the Master Plan and better align handicap accessibility on campus with regulations outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As part of the College's reform to the Master ...
Author: Scott Greene A week before the College's first early decision (ED I) deadline for the class of 2011, the number of applications received has hit 685 or seven percent over last year, Dean of Admissions Bob Clagett reported on Tuesday afternoon. He estimated that the final number would rest around ...
Author: Kelly Janis O'Brien's hair salon has occupied a coveted position among the most frequented establishments on Main Street since opening in 1979. Now, boasting a new name, new services and a new line of hair care products, O'Brien's, now going by Bimini Bills: "Your Hair Resort," is eager to ascend ...
Author: Dean Atyia Commons-sponsored events kick-off Halloween festivitiesAtwater and Wonnacott Commons hosted Halloween events this past weekend, seeing a mixed result of student attendance. A Wonnacott-sponsored dance party, held in Prescott House, "never had more than 30 people at one time," said ...
Author: Dina Magaril Maura Clancy, a native of Fairfield Conn., works as an access services assistant at the New Library. But she has another passion that rivals her love of books. Every Saturday morning, from Memorial Day weekend until the weekend before Halloween, Clancy sets up her stand alongside ...
Author: Kelly Janis As Vermonters head to the polls next Tuesday to select a representative of Vermont's at-large congressional district in the House, U.S. House candidate Jerry Trudell bristles with hope that perhaps he can blaze the way to a much better state of affairs. "I love Vermont and I love ...
Author: Scott Greene Last week's newly endowed Justice William H. Rehnquist Professorship of American History and Culture joins the College's 44 other endowed chairs as a form of giving that many administrators believe provides the most overall benefit to the College in terms of flexibility and reaching ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen The College has added two international members to its Board of Trustees and is working to expand career and internship opportunities abroad, working toward the dual goals identified in last spring's Strategic Plan of building stronger ties with international alumni and attracting ...
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. ...