Author: Polly Johnson Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont announced on April 20 his resignation from the Senate, causing much shock and surprise and sparking a race for his successor. Jeffords, who had been a member of Congress for the last 30 years, cited health issues plaguing both him and his wife, Liz. ...
Author: ERICA GOODMAN Let me be one of the first to say this: Congratulations to the Class of 2005. As you move beyond the Middlebury bubble, I wish you happiness and good fortune. Your four years are surely filled with memories and lessons, both good and bad, which will be with you always. Like those ...
Author: Sarah Shaikh Store: Neat Repeats Resale ShopAddress: 3 Bakery Lane (next to Taste of India)Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Those of you who are frequent lunch goers at Taste of India or even Tully and Marie's must notice the hot pink sign pointing to the underground ...
Author: Alexxa Gotthardt Last Thursday, members of the Middlebury College community gathered at a lunch reception in McCardell Bicentennial Hall to celebrate the winners of this year's Faculty and Staff Appreciation Awards. The Marjorie Lamberti Faculty Appreciation Award was presented to Assistant ...
Author: Dina Magaril Inevitable room draw imperfections have once again left many underclassmen with unsettled living situations for next fall, but the actual number of students entering summer draw this year does not appear to be cause for serious concern. As of Tuesday, Cook Commons had received ...
Author: Katie Flagg As Commencement draws near, students, faculty and staff unhappy with the choice of Rudolph Giuliani as Commencement speaker are mobilizing to protest Giuliani's politics and policies. College administrators predict that the protests, should they occur, will not interfere with the ...
Author: KATE DOORLEY PARIS - Before leaving for Paris I glanced through the handbook that the Study Abroad Office sent me, which talks a lot about cultural differences and how I needed to prepare myself for a totally different value system. "Alright," I said to myself, "I'm going to Paris, the so-called ...
Author: By Thomas C. Drescher and Caroline S. Stauffer Middlebury's new state liquor investigator, Michael G. Davidson, met with members of the College community last Wednesday to discuss preliminary plans to curtail on-campus party hosting and modify registration procedures. Davidson's reforms could ...
Author: Andrea M. LaRocca The wooden walls are covered with every variation of art - from colorful photographs of California to white-washed paintings of Vermont winters to an oversized sculpture made of light-up electrical parts - and a mix-and-match of tables and bright green chairs litter the sloping ...
Author: Dina Magaril While hockey season has long been over, Brown University's hockey auditorium was nevertheless full of screaming fans this past Friday. Thousands of students from all across America came to Providence to hear former President Bill Clinton deliver a speech entitled "Embracing our ...
Author: Ben Salkowe The Planning Committee for Middlebury's future is now wrapping up the first phase of its work. President Ronald D. Liebowitz recently announced in an all-campus e-mail that during finals week a forum will be held to preview preliminary findings of the Planning Committee task forces ...
Author: Dina Magaril The Finance Committee is preparing to review a proposal to discontinue or curtail stipend distribution to students in leadership positions on campus. Dean of Student Affairs Ann Hanson recently met with administrators from member schools of the New England Small College Athletic ...
Author: Andrea M. LaRocca A recent surge in the number of thefts outside Ross and Proctor Dining Halls, outside the fitness center and within the Peterson Athletic Center locker rooms marks the third time this academic year that a rash of robberies has plagued campus. In the past two weeks, eight dining ...
Author: Thomas C. Drescher Robert S. Clagett, current senior Admissions officer and associate director of Financial Aid at Harvard College, has recently accepted appointment as Middlebury's new dean of admissions. As dean, Clagett will be responsible for supervising the operations of the Admissions ...
Author: Katie Flagg Princeton students advocate chastity At Princeton University - largely regarded as the country's most conservative Ivy League school - a small group of undergraduates is pushing the discussion of sexual issues on campus in an entirely new direction. According to these students, in ...
Author: Abigail Mitchell The culmination of President Ronald D. Liebowitz's call for an immediate response to the tsunami disasters in Southeast Asia materialized on April 17 when the total amount of aid generated by the College was tallied. The grand total to be donated is $10,910.12. These proceeds ...