Author: ERICA GOODMAN Forget the Powerbars. Forget the steroids. No, the secret to athletic success is much sweeter.Milk is more than just part of a balanced diet and a key element to making Wheaties the breakfast of champions. A recent study published in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition ...
Author: Lisie Mehlman and Christine Nielson Maybe it's our undying love of country tunes. Maybe it's our shared secret wish to be mistaken for southern belles. Or maybe we just have a thing for cowboys. Whatever the reason, Lisie has been dreaming about a southern road trip since she first learned that ...
Author: POLLY JOHNSON Duke lacrosse players accused of gang rapeA gang rape investigation involving several male lacrosse players is underway at Duke University. The team members allegedly raped, strangled and robbed an exotic dancer who was one of two dancers hired to perform at a private party at ...
Author: Rachel Durfee and CC Ragan In March of 1991 Lawrence Miller brewed his first batch of Otter Creek Ale. Fifteen years later the local brewery is celebrating its anniversary with a series of limited edition beers and a special anniversary ale. To learn more about the brewery, which locally develops, ...
Author: Katherine N. Doorley Vermont is often considered to be one of the most progressive and tolerant states in the nation, and is well known for initiatives such as Civil Unions. Thus, it might seem surprising that a Burlington area school is currently under fire for canceling a presentation by the ...
Author: James Dolan In order to figure out where the average student stands on the issues of political activism and affiliation at Middlebury, The Middlebury Campus decided to interview several students at random.Every student questioned tended to believe that there is sometimes a perceived liberal ...
On Thursday, March 16, Middlebury College announced that a new annual award would be given in memory of Dana Morosini Reeve '84. This year's public service leadership awards ceremony will debut the first annual presentation of the Dana Morosini Reeve '84 Memorial Public Service award, which is intended ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel On March 16, the College was shocked by the unexpected passing of beloved Visiting Assistant Professor of German and Linguistics Mark R.V. Southern. He died on Wednesday afternoon in his home at age 45.The Office of the President sent out several messages over the course of the ...
Author: Rich Saunders In an environment like Middlebury's it is easy to ignore the world. The school prides itself on the awareness and involvement of its students, but many feel that the student body is not as politically active as it might like to think.Students within the Political Science department ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel The College Republicans and the College Democrats have many things in common: they believe that the political scene is unquestionably liberal, they view themselves as havens for like-minded students, and they suffer from the political apathy that pervades the campus.Zach Elmore ...
Author: Michael Stefanik A recent survey based on data from a 1999 North American Academic Study Survey (NAASS) that questioned 1,643 teachers at 183 four-year higher-education institutions nationwide seems to shed light on a political bias toward progressivism on college campuses across the country. ...
Author: Dan Stevens Ali Shapiro, a senior English major, has been awarded the prestigious Watson Fellowship by the Thomas J. Watson Foundation. At the conclusion of her senior year, Shapiro will embark on a year long tour studying the role tattooing plays in the lives of women in diverse cultures around ...
Author: KATHRYN FLAGG AND DANIEL L. J. PHILLIPS VCC honors College community membersThree members of the Middlebury College community received 2006 Vermont Campus Compact (VCC) awards today at the VCC's third annual award ceremony. The ceremony, conducted at the Vermont State House in Montpelier, recognized ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg The Middlebury College Activity Board's (MCAB) annual spring concert will present a record three bands this year as hip hop giants Naughty by Nature and vocal percussionist Razhel join Jurassic 5 as supporting acts in the upcoming April show. The show, according to MCAB President ...
Author: Kelsey Smith PARIS - The French are revolutionary. Their model of democracy did not come about little by little, as was the case for their non-continental neighbors to the north, but in one fell swoop. In one fell swoop, mind you, that was the result of a serious, violent struggle. And as I ...
Author: SALIM SAGLAM POITIERS, FRANCE - Concerned with their post-university career, the French students are on strike against Contrat Première Embauche (CPE), the new employment law proposed by the French PM Dominique de Villepin. This law enables the employers to fire newly hired employees between ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel and James Dolan Food occupies a special place in the lives of Middlebury students. Many plan their day according to when, where and what they are going to eat. As in other areas of life, students turn a critical eye to their food, questioning its quality, its source, its variety. ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Three months after Middlebury's faculty voted to merge the major programs in American Literature and English, opinions remain mixed as to whether the move was a good one. Proponents say the new Department of English and American Literatures reinvigorates an awkwardly organized ...
Author: Liz Campbell In response to increased campus-wide concern about social life at Middlebury College, Ann Hanson, dean of Student Affairs, and Tim Spears, dean of the College, have invited students to participate in a task force on student social life. The Committee will convene throughout the ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN In small towns where the village center usually consists of a main road and two, maybe three more densely populated avenues, parents generally do not warn their children to stay "off da street." Instead of the sight of drug hustlin', the streets in rural villages are simply what ...