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 ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner Sadly, Middlebury may well be one of the few college towns where the best cheap burger to be found is from McDonalds. Perhaps the demand is just not there - after all, we are known as one of America's fittest colleges. But just because we do not have a beloved cheap burger joint ...
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 ...
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: 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 ...
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 ...