Author: Zoey L. Burrows On Friday, Oct. 28, Sarah Bray '08 won the 27th presentation of the Paul Ward '25 Prize for excellence in writing by first-year students for her art history essay, "The Erotic Drawings of Augustine Rodin: A Feminist Approach." This year a record 37 students were nominated. Students ...
Author: Rachel Durfee In the wake of two of the most destructive hurricanes this nation has witnessed, a group of volunteers from the Vergennes Volunteer Rescue and Middlebury Ambulance squads recruited by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) responded to a nation-wide call for outside support. ...
Author: Rachel Durfee, Francesca Filippelli Looking to avoid that awkward morning-after confrontation in the dining hall? Tired of holding your cumbersome tray as you wait for your made-to-order Ross omelet? Turned off by the prospects of yet another cup of acidic "Central Highlands Brew"? Might we ...
Author: Christine Fisher "There's no such thing as a free lunch, let alone free beer."The mention of "free" beer and pizza offered at Middlebury Campus Activity Board (MCAB)-sponsored Pub Nights in a Sept. 29 Middlebury Campus article raised the eyebrows of town officials on the grounds that Vermont ...
Author: KATHRYN FLAGG French dept. publishes Montreal travel guide Taking a trip across the border? The Middlebury College French Department announced last month that it will again publish "Vous Allez à Montréal," its free travel guide to Montreal. The guide, published in French, is designed to guide ...
Author: Zach Hecht-Leavitt On the afternoon of Oct. 24, approximately 15 members of Hillel and the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) joined forces to remove proselytizing flyers aimed at Jews from books in the Main Library and followed it with a discussion over dinner. The flyers were concentrated ...
Author: Chris Knapp A committee of Middlebury College faculty members has proposed the creation of a linguistics program at the College, which, if approved, would come into existence beginning with the 2006-2007 academic year.The College currently offers a number of classes in linguistics which enjoy ...
Author: Annie Onishi On Oct. 10, Middlebury students may have noticed a change at the McCullough Student Center - what was once an unused coat closet had suddenly become home to the Center for the Arts (CFA) Box Office and a small branch of the Middlebury College Store.Over the summer, simple renovations ...
Author: LINDSEY SELDIN MADRID - My curiosity got the best of me a few weeks ago when I decided to attend my first, and most likely only, bullfight here in Madrid. On a chilly Sunday afternoon, I headed off to the stadium, ignoring my nerves and avoiding excessive food consumption before witnessing the ...
Author: Caroline Stauffer Vermont is likely to pass legislation that would permit the sale of Plan B emergency contraception in select pharmacies, though Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for over-the-counter sales of the drug is delayed indefinitely.Plan B, which consists of a pair of Progestin-only ...
Author: Jennifer Shapland It's Friday night, and you walk up to the door of your favorite social house to find a long line of like-minded fellow students already tapping their party shoes impatiently against the pavement. "What's going on?" you inquire toward the crowd. A frustrated chorus of responses ...
Author: Andrea Glaessner Treehouses are a childhood staple. As a kid, there is something liberating about having your own exclusive dwelling high up in the trees, far away from parents, chores and homework. But unlike playing with Barbie in high school, remaining fond of the taste of Play-Doh or sleeping ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN A granite pad lays cracked and moss-covered over the old Colonel's remains, the stump of a diseased elm tree splitting the gravestone down the middle. In light strokes, the dedication across the top begins, "Here lies Colonel George Wray, who died in the year of our Lord 1804..." ...
Author: JASON F. SIEGEL Students protest Confederate flag On Saturday afternoon, approximately 20 Louisiana State University (LSU) students held a protest against the flying of the Confederate flag during a football game.Accompanied by approximately 20 police officers, the protesters followed the lead ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Middlebury College President Ronald D. Liebowitz and Board of Trustees Chairman Frederick M. Fritz '68 will attend a Nov. 10 meeting of the College's alumni chapter in London. On the agenda will be discussions of Middlebury's growing international network of alumni and its ...
Author: LIZ CAMPBELL AND BEN SALKOWE Personnette appointed VP for Facilities Services Susan R. Personette, previously a project executive for the planning and project management group Genesis Planners, recently joined Middlebury College as associate vice president of facilities services. In her new ...
Author: Chris Knapp In an effort to educate the College community about Middlebury's judicial system, the Judicial Board hosted a mock hearing of a plagiarism case in the Redfield Proctor Room on Tuesday night."In a real hearing, all deliberations are confidential," wrote Associate Dean of the College ...
Author: Daniel L. J. Phillips The Faculty Council completed the third and final open meeting on Tuesday to discuss an Educational Affairs Committee (EAC) proposal that would establish a department and major in English and American Literature and a new interdisciplinary program and major in American ...
Author: Joshua Carson and C. Gregory Lazerus If you're looking for a small, cozy, English-style pub, look no further than Main Street in Bristol, Vt. The Bobcat Café is nestled amongst local business in the heart of this quaint town 20 minutes from Middlebury. With a large bronze bobcat hung across ...
Author: Laura Barrett Jill Abramson, managing editor of The New York Times, gave a lecture entitled "The Assault on Journalism" on Monday, Oct.17 in Twilight Auditorium. Abramson spoke about the consequences of legally requiring journalists to break confidentiality agreements with anonymous sources. ...