Author: Thomas C. Drescher An assortment of faculty members met on Tuesday afternoon in Kenyon Lounge to discuss three Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) recommendations designed to combat grade inflation at the College. The recommendations were crafted by the EAC's Ad Hoc Committee on Grading and ...
Author: Dan Stevens Ryan Tauriainen, Class of 2008Ryan Tauriainen is running for Student Co-Chair of Community Council (SCCOCC) because he feels he is the "best person to present the voice of this school." Along with a number of other specific goals, Ryan wants to open the dialogue between the student ...
Author: Jack Lysohir Looking for a classy dining alternative to the cumbersome menu of "Fire and Ice?" Then travel north on Rt. 7 for just a minute to the favorite bunking place of many Middlebury College parents, The Swift House Inn. Although the Inn itself is a relatively new entity - founded in the ...
Author: Katie Flagg Dispelling rumors of an unfair selection process for PALANA (Pan-African, Latino, Asian, Native American) residents, assistant in academic administration Jennifer Herrera said on Tuesday that racial bias did not play a role in the selection of PALANA residents for the 2006-2007 academic ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner Recent demonstrations by illegal immigrants in response to crackdowns on U.S. border control and deportation have prompted legislators to once again examine an issue that has been the source of fiery debate since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. In what The New York Times ...
Author: Katherine Doorley Outright Vermont, an organization dedicated to promoting tolerance and support for all sexual orientations, will present an anti-bullying program at the Williston Central School after the school board unanimously voted to allow the program to take place. A few weeks earlier, ...
Author: KATHRYN FLAGG AND LISIE MEHLMAN CSO sponsors resume collection for nonprofit sector employersCareer Services (CSO) will be conducting its first-ever Nonprofit Sector Resume Collection on April 19. This last collection will be the first to focus primarily on jobs in the nonprofit sector, although ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg In a letter mailed yesterday to parents of Middlebury College students, President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz announced a 2006-2007 comprehensive fee of $44,330. This fee, which was approved by the Board of Trustees at their February meeting, represents a 5.25 percent increase ...
Author: Polly Johnson In an effort to reduce campus energy usage, Bobby Levine '08, with the support of the Sunday Night Group and a large number of volunteers, has created ICICLE, the Inter-Commons Initiative to Consume Less Energy. As stated in the all-student e-mail that was sent out, ICICLE is a ...
Author: Emily Thompson Six lucky students will move into the newly located and improved German House and Max Kade Center at the start of next semester. The German House, the first academic house to have been established on campus, will also be the first language house to possess a permanent residence. ...
Author: Katie Flagg Orange Grove Gospel to perform SaturdayThe Orange Grove Gospel Choir of Durham, N.C., will return to Middlebury College on Saturday to perform in Mead Chapel at 4 p.m. The choir's performance, the third at the College, will celebrate the conclusion of this week's Religious Life Awareness ...
Author: Lisie Mehlman In response to student vocalization of discontent with social life on campus, the administration has developed the Social Life Task Force. An amalgamation of students with different interests selected to represent the diverse College community, the Task Force held its first meeting ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN Less than two weeks ago, a friend of mine from home hopped on a plane headed for Iraq. Matt is not journeying abroad to improve his Arabic skills through an academic program. Nor has he enlisted in the Peace Corps as a post-graduation experience. Matt is enlisted in the U.S. ...
Author: Rachel Greenhaus The social house Alpha Delta Phi (ADP) no longer exists at Middlebury College. "The Delta House," the social organization that has taken its place, includes the same members, the same house and many of the same principles. But there is one major difference: The Delta House, ...
Author: NIRVANA BHATIA PARIS - A man actually smiled at me out of his own volition this morning on the train, a sign that spring has finally arrived here in Paris, and the women have switched from their cashmere-lined fur coats into their long merino-wool pea coats. What else but spring fever could ...
Author: Annie Onishi The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly meeting on Sunday in the Robert A. Jones '59 House Conference Room. Agenda topics included a discussion about a possible change in school policy regarding smoking, a report from two representatives from the Service Council, ...
Author: Caitlyn Olson Washington has its apples, Wisconsin has its cheese and Vermont has, of course, its maple syrup. This state is the biggest source of maple syrup in the United States, home to approximately 2000 producers, all of whom have been hard at work during these first few weeks of warm weather.Sugaring ...
Author: Katherine N. Doorley Despite continued criticism from opponents arguing that the plan is unsafe, officials at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant have once again increased the plant's power output, this time to 110 percent of the plants capacity, which represents half of a planned production ...
Author: Scott Greene Protests in Paris have presented a literal roadblock for Middlebury students abroad, as strikes by major universities have prevented them from attending classes.Numerous universities, including Sciences-Po and Sorbonne Nouvelle, have gone on strike against France's new First Employment ...
Author: Lisie Mehlman Top-tier colleges increase aid for incoming studentsThere now exists a veritable competition among Ivy League colleges to attract low- and middle- income students by offering the most appealing and comprehensive financial aid packages. President of Harvard University, Lawrence ...