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SGA debates votes, ban over dinner with dean

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 ...


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College ensures Darfur divestment

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 ...


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Billings secures prestigious Mellon grant

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 ...


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Sailing accident prompts rescue

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 ...


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BEYOND THE BUBBLE

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 ...


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MIDDBRIEFS

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 ...


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STANTON WINS SGA PRESIDENCY

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 ...


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COLLEGE SHORTS

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 ...


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Rural Banter

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, ...


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The next Doogie Houser at Midd?

Author: Caitlyn Olson Forget AP classes. Each semester, a number of seniors from local high schools have the opportunity to take actual college courses here at Middlebury. The Dean of Student Affairs Office is in charge of this program, which offers 30 "slots" every term to students from Middlebury ...


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Police investigate drugs, assault case

Author: Caroline S. Stauffer and Thomas C. Drescher Patrol Officer Vegar Boe said that drugs and alcohol likely played a role in the two alleged sexual assaults that reportedly took place on the evening of Friday, March 31 in Prescott House as the Middlebury Police Department (MPD) proceeds with its ...


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The Local Flavor

Author: Jack Lysohir Travel north to Bristol, Vt. to enjoy a scenic, gracious setting as well as a decent meal at Mary's Restaurant at The Inn at Baldwin Creek. Mary's Restaurant is a perennial favorite of Middlebury parents looking to take their kids somewhere a bit more formal than the usual Middlebury ...


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SGA debates PE dept., vote tallies

Author: Annie Onishi The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly meeting on Sunday in the Robert A. Jones '59 House Conference Room. It was the first meeting after the highly charged SGA and Student Co-Chair of Community Council (SCCOCC) elections of last week. Despite this, news of the ...


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OVERSEAS BRIEFING

Author: ARIELLE WEISMAN MADRID, Spain - Still preoccupied with 1985? Two-toned mullets, fuzzy woolen legwarmers, low-cut shirts that show off the shoulders and bra straps. What do all of these things have in common? Well I'll tell you. They are essentials of every Spaniard's wardrobe. In fact, some ...


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Fighting Poverty in Addison County

Author: Jason F. Siegel and James Dolan In 2003, Addison County, home to one of the richest liberal arts institutions in the nation, was also home to nearly 3200 poor people. Despite this great inequity, the College has taken steps to alleviate the problem.Living below the poverty line means that one ...


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College receives $20 million

Author: Elizabeth Campbell An anonymous donor has pledged $20 million to Middlebury in response to the challenge established by an anonymous $50 million gift almost two years ago. The donor, wishing to remain anonymous, is identified only as a Middlebury Trustee family who has long been devoted to Middlebury ...