Author: Rachel Durfee The setting is perfect: a quaint village in rural New England, where cows outnumber people and citizens smile and wave as they pass each other on Main Street. Idyllic in every way, time seems not to have interrupted life in this small town, where the dirty, exhaust-choked smells ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN Once there was a giving tree ~ Shel SilversteinWhile off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz, Dorthoy and company are grabbed by irritable trees as the girl from Kansas attempts to take apples from their branches. Indian mythology describes the Tree of the Sun and the ...
Author: LISIE MEHLMAN Employers plan to hire more grads A senior? Still no job? Worry not. The National Association of Colleges and Employers released a report last week whose results reveal that employers expect to hire 14 percent more college graduates this year. These results are based on the polling ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg At a ceremony held last Wednesday in the Ross Fireplace Lounge, students, faculty and staff gathered to recognize the outstanding achievements of Middlebury College employees. With an unprecedented crowd on hand to congratulate recipients, President of the Student Government Association ...
Author: Liz Campbell Following a severe spinal cord injury during a ski race in February, sophomore Kelly Brush, a member of the alpine ski team, has been undergoing extensive rehabilitation at Craig Hospital, a rehabilitation center designed specifically for people with spinal cord injuries, in Englewood, ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel A beloved member of the Middlebury community was lost on April 29, when Catering Manager Charles "Chaz" Sternberg passed away in his home after a long illness. He was 60 years old. A dynamic, exuberant presence on campus, Sternberg immersed himself in everything he did, from ...
Author: Scott Greene The end of April brought a rise in theft at Middlebury College, with eight reported incidents from April 17 through April 25. The eight thefts make up one third of the total reported thefts on campus since the beginning of 2006. Seven of the eight incidents involved the disappearance ...
Author: Jack Lysohir For an antidote to that memorable (or unmemorable) Saturday night, fried eggs and a stack of pancakes are a must. While the made-to-order omelets at Ross Dining Hall are delectable, and a brunch at Rosie's is hard to beat - a stroll downtown to Middlebury's own Steve's Park Diner ...
Author: Dan Stevens The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly meeting this past Sunday at a new venue, convening at Dean of Student Affairs Ann Hanson's house to discuss SGA matters and share dinner. Over the course of the meal, the SGA discussed several important matters including smoking ...
Author: Polly Johnson Recognizing the need for Middlebury to take a stance against the genocide that is taking place in the Darfur region of Sudan, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz informed the community of the College's position on divestment in companies with direct ties to Sudan in an ...
Author: Katie Hylas This March, Associate Professor of English Timothy Billings was awarded a $181,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - one of the largest grants ever offered to a Middlebury professor. The grant is intended to foster higher level interdisciplinary competence. Billings will ...
Author: Liz Campbell Two Middlebury students were rescued from Lake Champlain after their sailboat capsized last Tuesday evening, April 18. Chris Wearn '08 and Robbie Burton '08 were sailing out of Point Bay Marina in Charlotte, Vt. when a gust of wind capsized the boat, launching them into the frigid ...
Author: CLAIRE NIELSON AND LISIE MEHLMAN The last time Markandbar came into town, there was a lot of antiquing and a lot of separation anxiety between Claire and Lisie. This time, there was less antiquing and more separation anxiety. When the Mehlman parental unit arrived in town, we jetted off to explore ...
Author: KATHRYN FLAGG AND LISIE MEHLMAN College hosts multiple environmental speakersAn institution known for its environmentalism, Middlebury College will host two environmentally-minded speakers next week. Essayist and acclaimed environmentalist Scott Russell Sanders will speak in Dana Auditorium ...
Author: Zoey Burrows When it comes to free entertainment, Middkids are pampered with astounding resources. FreshTracks Music (FTM), a brand-new music subscription service, is just one more resource that will be offered to students by the end of the year. Director of the Center for Campus Activities ...
Author: Joshua Carson This week, The Campus spoke with the Democratic candidate for Vermont's lone House seat, Peter Welch. Welch is currently the president pro tempore of the Vermont state Senate and is gearing up for the November election, one of the few competitive House races in the country. Both ...
Author: Dan Stevens Following a hotly debated election last week, College administrators announced Friday that Alex Stanton and Annie Williams, both '07, will become Middlebury's next generation of top student leaders. Stanton and Williams, the new SGA President and Student Co-Chair of Community Council ...
Author: [no author name found] Author, Harvard student accused of plagiarismOn Wednesday, April 24, Harvard sophomore Kaavya Viswanathan responded to accusations that she had plagiarized selections of her newly released book, "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life," by acknowledging that ...
Author: Polly Johnson On Saturday, April 22, Clara Yu became the 12th president of the Monterey Institute for International Studies (MIIS), an affiliate of Middlebury College since Dec. 22, 2005. Yu was formerly a faculty member, vice president for foreign languages and director of the Center for Educational ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN Beware of ... salamanders crossing?The colorful amphibians seem quite odd specimens to watch out for. They do not hold for individuals the equal fear as running into a bear on your travels nor the same awe of seeing a moose cross your path. But within the Otter Creek Preserve, ...