Author: Andrea Glaessner Autumn is just around the corner, and this year, Americans may be witnessing more than the usual turning of the leaves on Capitol Hill. With Bush's approval ratings dipping to a 31 percent in May, things seem promising for Democratic candidates across the country. Though the ...
Author: Katie Hylas Five months after convening, Middlebury's Social Life Task Force - a student-run group billed as a potential solution to last year's frustration at organized social life on campus - has yet to produce any substantive recommendations. Plagued by sporadic student participation, the ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed Man opens fire on Montreal campusOne person was killed and 20 others were wounded after a 25-year-old man opened fire on the campus of Dawson College in downtown Montreal on September 13. The gunman later shot himself in the head after a shootout with police.Witnesses say that Kimveer ...
Author: Jessica Weiss URUGUAY - After a brief hour of sleep my alarm sounds Yankee Doodle. Just about sunset. Perfect. Time to wake up. My tired body aches as I fall out of my bed onto the cold wood floor. I carefully calculate: three pair of underwear, one pair of pants, and then I throw a random assortment ...
Author: Dina Magaril The outdoor seating may have been full at Tully and Marie's this past weekend and students may have made reservations at their favorite eateries, but the consumer attitude in Middlebury was very different just a few months earlier. While fall foliage season is famed here in photogenic ...
Author: Scott Greene Middlebury College's total number of occupied faculty positions went up only slightly this year, despite the addition of 36 new teachers. The change signals the beginning of the gradual implementation of part of the College's Strategic Plan, which proposes to "increase faculty resources ...
Author: Annie Onishi Schines take on new posts as Brainerd faculty headsBrainerd Commons received two new faculty heads this summer in the form of Robert and Marita Schine. The Schines take over the post from Karl Lindholm, who served as faculty head last year.The Schines have been affiliated with Middlebury ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg Be ware the perils of Facebook, warned Middlebury College Dean of Student Affairs Ann Hanson and Dean of the College Tim Spears in an August 31 e-mail outlining the pitfalls of the popular social networking website. The warning highlighted privacy concerns related to the website ...
Author: Kasie Sherman If you are not a tobacco connoisseur, never fear, Middlebury's newest store, The Emporium: Tobacco and Gift Shop, is anything but intimidating. Alongside high-quality cigars and cigarettes, the store sells the work of local artisans and the helpful staff is available to offer ...
Author: Scott Greene Middlebury College will begin to scale back its February admissions program in an effort to transform a system that "no longer offers a structural advantage to the College," as recommended in the Strategic Plan approved in May. The College will make the February admissions (Feb) ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Language School accused of Arab-nationalismFranck Salameh, an adjunct professor who taught at Middlebury's Arabic School in the summer of 2004, published an opinion piece this August in several online news outlets charging administrators and faculty with "a restrictive Arab-nationalist ...
Author: Scott Greene Middlebury College vaulted into the top five of the recently released U.S.News and World Report "America's Best Colleges" ranking of the country's top liberal arts colleges, moving up from eighth to fifth place in the publication's annual calculations. Both the report and College ...
Author: Ben Salkowe Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. will deliver Middlebury's Fulton lecture next month, the Office of the President announced in an all-campus e-mail earlier this afternoon. Roberts, 51, will speak in Mead Chapel at 8:15 p.m. on Oct. 24. "The Chief Justice will take questions from ...
Author: Scott Greene Shirley Ramirez, executive vice president of the New York City-based Posse Foundation, will join the President's staff in January as the Dean of Institutional Diversity, Middlebury College announced on Thursday."We are delighted and most fortunate to welcome Shirley Ramirez to the ...
Author: Dina Magaril Students on campus looking for a sunny terrace to enjoy a midday snack need look no further than the recently renovated Middlebury Market and Cafe, formerly known as Baba's and most recently The Blue Hen and perhaps most famous for its selection of "creemes" ice cream. Many students ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg and Derek Schlickeisen Harvard drops early admissionIn a move that could significantly alter the landscape of elite university admissions, Harvard University announced Tuesday its plans to abolish the "early action" admissions option that allows high school students to vie for ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed & Derek Schlickeisen President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz suspended the Delta social house organization for a one-year period and denied the group residential status for the 2006-2007 academic year, house members were informed in a June 2 e-mail. The President's decision ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner The legendary Dog Team Tavern went up in flames in the early morning hours of September 1st, causing what appears to be irreparable damage to the beloved Middlebury restaurant. Dog Team, famous for its sticky buns, relish wheel and cozy, home-style interior, has become a crime ...
Author: Zamir Ahmed After years of construction in the peripheries of campus, projects at the former site of Hillcrest and Starr Library have now brought construction to the center of the College. Construction on these projects began on June 30. The Donald E. Axinn '51 Center for Literary and Cultural ...
Author: Christina Spencer PARIS - Last night, after eating a modest nine Euro meal - a massive mound of salad topped with peppers, tomatoes and hot chevre cheese covering slices of bread - another student commented that the food in Paris is "beautiful." Never have I heard a truer statement - impressive, ...