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: 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: 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: 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: Katie Flagg Saturday marked the kick-off for a new Saturday bus service linking Middlebury and Burlington, an initiative co-sponsored by Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR), the Middlebury College Student Government Association (SGA) and the College's Office of the Treasurer. While SGA and ...
Author: Polly Johnson With April comes the arrival of spring, flip-flops, shorts and ... admitted students deciding in a scant two days whether Middlebury is the place they want to spend four of the most important years of their lives.This year, April preview days will take place on April 10 and April ...
Author: Daniel L. J. Phillips President of the College Ronald D. Liebowitz confirmed on Monday that Ann M. Veneman, executive director of UNICEF and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, will address members of the Middlebury College Class of 2006 at their commencement on May 28. The College will also ...
Author: Daniel L. J. Phillips The next time you make the drive up Route 7 to Vergennes, resist the urge to turn left for Black Sheep and treat yourself to an amazing meal at Christophe's on the Green, located in the Stevens House on the corner of Main Street. Serving innovative French country cuisine ...
Author: Dan Stevens On March 1, the Athletic Department announced a change in Fitness Center protocol. Due to a mandate from the State Fire Marshall, the College was forced to modify several aspects of the Fitness Center - most visibly the removal of personal belongings from the hallway directly outside ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg Fostering dialogue for a handful of students, alumni and administrators, the Middlebury College Student Government Association (SGA) Diversity Committee sponsored a sparsely attended forum for anti-defamation on Tuesday evening in Mead Chapel. The forum sought to discuss racial ...
Author: Rache Durfee The Blue Hen Kitchen and Market will be renamed the Middlebury Market and Café when it reopens in April. A sign outside the Blue Hen on College Street reads, "Closed for Renovations. Reopening in April." Sama Hayyat, a Middlebury resident, purchased the Blue Hen from its former ...
Author: Katherine Doorley Middlebury residents have voted to approve plans for a new bridge across Otter Creek. At the recent Town Meeting, the bridge proposal asking, "Shall the Town support the Cross Street Bridge location and conceptual intersection design and circulation as recommended by the ...
Author: Tom McCann The article in The Campus last week about the Career Services (CSO) Spring Job Fling blew my mind. In particular I refer to the comments made by Susan Walker, the Associate Director for Internships. Speaking of the job search process for current seniors, she said, "What's important ...
Author: Polly Johnson UPenn students caught in fireSix University of Pennsylvania students and one Bryn Mawr student were sent to the hospital on March 3 after a raging fire erupted at about 3:30 a.m. in a three-story student rowhouse at 4042 Sansom St., a Penn residence. While five of the seven students ...
Author: KATHRYN FLAGG AND LISIE MEHLMAN College admissions consider SAT errorsEarly last week, the College Board disclosed that moisture damage on answer sheets had led to the incorrect scoring of 4,000 SAT tests of students throughout the Northeast. The admissions offices of Vermont's University of ...
Author: Rachel Greenhaus Students, faculty and townspeople gathered in Dana Auditorium this past Thursday to view a program devoted to exploring and celebrating the work of Larry Kramer. Kramer, a renowned gay rights and AIDS activist as well as a playwright, novelist, screenwriter and non-fiction writer, ...
Author: Katie Hylas Sunday March 12, the Student Government Association (SGA) met in the Robert A. Jones House to discuss a potential revision to the current smoking policy at Middlebury College. The Community Council's proposed revisions aroused emotion in both smokers and nonsmokers. In response ...
Author: Scott Greene The Middlebury College faculty met on Monday, March 13 in John M. McCardell, Jr., Bicentennial Hall to discuss a proposal regarding changes in tenure and reappointment appeals procedures, a new faculty-inclusive admissions strategy and current elections for the Educational Affairs ...
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 ...
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 ...