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 The recent murder of University of Vermont student Michelle Gardner-Quinn has provoked professors and local community organizations working to stop violence against women, to urge individuals to question why such tragedies continue to occur in local communities. Gardner-Quinn's ...
Author: Scott Greene In an effort designed to reverse the recent devolution of the College's social scene away from campus and promote more on-campus partying, at least one additional music concert will be brought to campus during Winter Term after members of the Student Government Association's (SGA) ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen The Monterey Institute of International Studies' (MIIS) Board of Trustees met Oct. 14 on Middlebury's campus amidst a surge in fundraising and joint degree programs taking shape, marking a turning point nearly one year into the two schools' affiliation. With a new MIIS president ...
Author: Anthony Adragna The College administration hopes to begin a campus-wide convocation series, as outlined in the College's Strategic Plan, in early spring 2007. The goal of the series would be to promote more discussion of important issues within the College community.Proposed as a way to bring ...
Author: Leslie Lim The College announced its four nominees for the coveted Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in mid-October. The four seniors nominated were Dalal Al-Abdulrazzak, Jamie Henn, Vani Sathisan and Carolyn Barnwell. As one of 47 institutions participating in the fellowship program, the College ...
Author: Julia Whelan OXFORD - Here at Lincoln College, Oxford, we take our meals "in hall." The space itself looks like the dining room in the Harry Potter series, complete with long community tables and soaring ceiling. We had our first dinner on Monday evening, commencing "Fresher's Week," or what ...
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. ...
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Annie Onishi The Career Services Office (CSO) revamped its office, its Web site and several recruitment programs this year with the goal of making its employment offerings more accessible to students. Though hampered by technological glitches during senior resume submissions, the office believes ...
Author: Leslie Lim IBM opens contest for software designIBM Corporation is challenging college students to create computer programs that will be easy for those with physical disabilities to use. The company launched a competition this week that encourages competitors to design word processing and spreadsheet ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Democratic House candidate Peter Welch headlined a climate change rally at the College last Friday, taking the opportunity to tie his opponent to Republican inaction on the issue.With the race still close just over four weeks before Election Day, Welch argued that Martha Rainville's ...