Author: SCOTT GREENE AND KATHRYN FLAGG Campus heats up for 83rd Winter CarnivalThis weekend's expected snowfall comes at a perfect time, coinciding with Middlebury's 83rd annual Winter Carnival. The weekend's festivities, themed "Iced Out," form both the largest and oldest student-run carnival in the ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner At Congressional hearings of the National Security Agency (NSA) in early February, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced a skeptical Senate armed with questions regarding the legality and modus operandi of the highly covert terrorist surveillance program. In his testimony, ...
Author: Joshua Carson Something revolutionary occurred last weekend in the town of Middlebury - a new restaurant opened. Expanding from its flagship store in Vergennes, Eat Good Food has opened a second location on Main Street right next to the Alpine Shop, ushering in a fresh perspective on dining ...
Author: Lisie Mehlman Admissions data affecting the College's national ranking was hotly contested among the faculty, who also discussed grade inflation and the Starr Restoration Project at a meeting on Monday in John M. McCardell, Jr. BiCentennial Hall. The first order of business presented in the ...
Author: Katie Flagg Dean of the College Tim Spears confirmed on Monday that two students have been disciplined for violating College policy following an encounter involving racial epithets allegedly followed by physical force. The Jan. 27 incident has sparked a Community Judicial Board inquiry and several ...
Author: Liz Campbell In response to a growing deficiency of student awareness and activism on the Middlebury College campus, a group of students is organizing the Midd8 Global Spring Symposium in order to increase student participation in global affairs and to enhance the role of young people in the ...
Author: Zoey Burrows The Student Government Association (SGA), under President Eli Berman '07.5, temporarily discontinued the Collegiate Readership Program this week. The program, which provides free newspapers in dining halls for students to read, was cancelled after dining hall workers complained ...
Author: Katherine N. Doorley Anti-abortion activists in Vermonthave just reached another milestone on their pro-choice agenda. Residents of the town of Milton, in Chittenden County, have become the latest community in the state to succeed in placing a parental notification recommendation on this spring's ...
Author: JOHN MONTESANTI AUSTRALIA-Australia tends to be a little more lax on most everything: no shoes required at the grocery store, no leashes on their dogs and no tops on their bikinis. They also like their booze, most of the time. The interesting part of Coogee is that everyone here seems to be ...
Author: Annie Onishi The Student Government Association (SGA) convened Sunday in the Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room to vote on the proposed SafeRides program, a program providing student-run transportation from off-campus parties. The SGA also received a report from Middlebury College President ...
Author: Daniel L. J. Phillips Harvard faculty force resignationHarvard University President Lawrence H. Summers announced on Tuesday that he will resign from his role on June 30 due to mounting pressure from the undergraduate College faculty who have criticized his leadership style and his handling ...
Author: Christine Fsher Of the 211 athletes representing the United States at the XX Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, seven proudly hail from Vermont: Andy Newell of Shaftsbury, Andrew Johnson of Greensboro, Chip Knight of Stowe, Hannah Kearney of Norwich, Hannah Teter of Belmont, Lindsey Jacobellis ...
Author: LISIE MEHLMAN NU professor denies Holocaust, supports Iran Northwestern University Engineering professor Arthur Butz, known for his 1976 book "The Hoax of the 20th Century: The Case Against the Presumed Extermination of European Jewry" and his denial that the Holocaust occurred, recently made ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner For those poor souls who have visited Dr. Feel Good so many times that it has finally lost its luster, fear not. Now there is hope for taste buds burnt out on the tasty but all too familiar Grille menu. Patrons of the College restaurant were welcomed back from break with a brand ...
Author: Jeff Klein Thirteen games into the season, men's basketball owned a 10-3 record, a remarkable turnaround from last season. They had responded to a three-game losing streak in dominating fashion, posting three confidence-building wins, and seemed poised to make a serious run in the NESCAC playoffs. ...
Author: JASON F. SIEGEL College competes in waste reduction contest Middlebury College recently joined Yale University, Grinnell College, MIT and 89 other colleges and universities in a nationwide campaign to reduce waste on campus. The contest, known as Recyclemania and sponsored by the Environmental ...
Author: Polly Johnson Over the February break, the Board of Trustees convened on campus for its annual meeting, a discussion on the future direction and pertinent issues for the College. Although little was voted on during this specific meeting, two important issues were at the forefront of the discussion ...
Author: Thomas C. Drescher A recent Student Government Association (SGA) press release announced the initial success of last semester's textbook requisition forms legislation, affirming a marked increase in both the number of timely form submissions and subsequent student resale earnings. College Store ...
Author: AMANDA GOODWIN LONDON-The culture of the British Library of Political and Economic Science is unique. Its pervasive competition makes Middlebury look like a Kumbaya sing-along. Located at the epicenter of the London School of Economics campus, the library represents everything that is cutting ...
Author: Rachel Durfee When the College awarded its annual Citizens' Medal at the end of 2005, Al Stiles was among the most notable recipients. Stiles' extensive list of volunteer activities includes work with the Green Mountain Club, Catamount Trail Association, United States Forest Service and Middlebury ...