Author: BEN SALKOWE, KATHRYN FLAGG AND JASON F. SIEGEL Senior honored with Marshall ScholarshipIn a press release issued Monday, Nov. 28, the Office of the British Consulate-General announced that 43 young Americans had been selected for the prestigious British Marshall Scholarship next year, including ...
Author: DANIEL L. J. PHILLIPS Confession board stirs up WesleyanFollowing the trend set at Oberlin College, Wesleyan University launched and recently ended its Anonymous Confession Board - an online message board that provided space that invited students to post their opinions or concerns. The Confession ...
A new report in The Chronicle of Higher Education shows that President Emeritus John M. McCardell, Jr., was one of a handful of presidents paid more than $1 million by their institution in 2003-04. It also revealed that during the rest of his presidency, McCardell was making merely a fraction of that ...
Author: Liz Campbell On Nov. 14, the Parton Health Center announced the arrival of the first doses of flu vaccine for Middlebury College students. But of the 500 doses ordered, only 100 were initially received during the second week of November, followed by a mere 50 additional vaccines a week later. ...
Author: Jason F. Siegel A recent survey regarding a decrease in the temperature of campus buildings shows that student opinion is generally in favor of the initiative to lower the temperature of classroom buildings and dormitories by two degrees Fahrenheit.The sponsoring committee, a division of the ...
Author: Kathryn Flagg Social house pledge events ground to a halt last week after College employees found and reported 14 30-rack cases of beer in Alpha Delta Phi (ADP). The cans were used as evidence of an unregistered party at ADP and shed light on a pledge violation. While pledge resumed this Tuesday ...
Author: ANNA SPENCER MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY - It's strange, but one of the things I miss most about living in the United States is eavesdropping. Not the eavesdropping one does through a keyhole or with an upside-down water glass against a door, but the unconscious kind. The kind one does in the dining ...
Author: KATHRYN FLAGG E-mail hoax strikes Middlebury inboxes Dean of Student Affairs Ann Hanson informed students on Monday of an e-mail hoax targeted at student inboxes. According to Hanson's memorandum, "a number of students" received the hoax e-mail, which originated from an off-campus source. The ...
Author: Derek Schlickeisen Following up on the campaign promises of many recently-elected senators, Middlebury's Student Government Association (SGA) met with administrators last Sunday to discuss the impact of College policy regarding private parties and social life on campus. The SGA also unveiled ...
Author: Laura Barrett On Oct. 27, the Strategic Planning Committee announced the possibility of changing the room draw process for seniors. The committee has decided to invest more in faculty and staff rather than in building more housing, so the quality differences in senior housing among commons will ...
Author: jason f. Siegel UVM alcohol rule riles studentsDue to a recent change in the alcohol policy, of-age students at the University of Vermont may only possess 24 servings of alcohol at a time, rather than the previous 56, approximately the size of a keg. The rule, known as the "Common Source Policy," ...
Author: Julie Ellenberger The College recently dispelled rumors that Middlebury College e-mail addresses have already become permanent for alumni, though this does not mean that the idea is not under discussion. Currently, when students graduate from the College, they receive an e-mail address at the ...
Author: Andrea M. Glaessner Last Saturday, a group of environmentally-conscious Vermonters, bound by a common interest in protecting the beloved "Romance Mountain" wilderness area in Middlebury's own backyard, gathered in Twilight Hall for a presentation hosted by the Sierra Club's Vermont chapter. ...
Author: [no author name found] Among the more than 300 Vermonters who rode to New York this past week to protest the proposed tire-burn at International Paper in Ticonderoga was Vermont Governor James Douglas '72. Douglas rode one of eight yellow school buses with other Addison County residents and ...
Author: Sean P. Breen Ever perused the aisles of Midd Xpress, searching for a change of pace from Cheez-its and Lays Potato Chips? Ever craved something a little spicier than Tostitos? Miguel's "Green Mountain Salsa" offers just the flavor that takes you out of the realm of the ordinary and into the ...
Author: Chris Knapp The Human Relations Committee (HRC) hosted a pair of open meetings Monday afternoon and Tuesday evening to solicit opinions, suggestions and concerns regarding the issue of diversity at Middlebury from members of the College community. Members of the student body and the faculty ...
Author: Joshua Carson The College is teaming up with Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) to explore the possibility of providing free Saturday bus service to and from Burlington. The initiative was conceived this summer when Jim Moulton, executive director of ACTR, invited Student Government Association ...
Author: KATHRYN BROOKS FLAGG College produces four Watson nomineesMiddlebury College boasts four nominees for the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Proposals from Lauren Markham '06, Molly Nora '06, Alison Shapiro '06 and Amber Trotter '06 have been selected by the College to vie for Fellowships ...
Author: Zoey L. Burrows Twenty students and seven professors congregated Tuesday afternoon in the Robert A. Jones '59 house for the second formal African Studies meeting in the past several years. History Professor and African Studies Director Jacob Tropp said the meeting was long overdue in light of ...
Author: LISIE MEHLMAN PRAGUE - The advent of the TV-show on DVD has played a large role in shaping my study abroad experience. I have enough sense not to let "24" and "Gilmore Girls" dominate my life whilst in the Czech Republic. And when I say that I don't allow them to dominate my life, I mean that ...